Il docente di Italiano L2 tra tecnologia, collaborazione e linguaggi speciali: un’applicazione corpus-based per la formazione dell’adulto migrante sulla lingua per il lavoro.

This article presents an ongoing doctoral project and reports some preliminary findings. We propose an IT procedure that enables Italian L2 teachers to collaboratively design mul- timedia specialized teaching content for beginners, in order to support work-related second language development. For adult migrants, a language training program focused on pro- fessional integration from the earliest levels of linguistic competence has been shown to be effective, as suggested by the European Language for Work scheme. Given the shortage of operational responses in Italy, it is essential for language teachers to develop appropriate dig- ital skills, especially in a collaborative environment, and to employ computational linguistics methods to observe and transmit specialized language characteristics. This can foster the socio-professional inclusion of adult migrants.