This thesis explores the potential of transmedia storytelling as a teaching tool for English language and literature in contemporary education. In a cultural context shaped by the widespread diffusion of digital media and the increasing multimodality of communication, there is a growing need to rethink traditional educational practices by integrating languages and tools that can engage with students’ everyday media experiences. The study is divided into two main parts: a theoretical section and an applied one. The initial chapters examine the relationship between media, language education and contemporary forms of literacy. Within this theoretical framework, particular attention is given to transmedia storytelling, defined as a narrative process that unfolds across different media, in which each element contributes in a specific way to the construction of a shared narrative universe. From this perspective, transmedia storytelling is considered not only as a cultural phenomenon but also as a teaching strategy capable of encouraging more participatory and meaningful learning experiences. The thesis also addresses the role of children’s literature in language learning. In particular, Roald Dahl’s Matilda is analysed as an example of a narrative universe that extends across different media and offers a particularly suitable context for transmedia-based teaching projects. The second part of the dissertation presents a teaching experiment based on Matilda’s narrative universe. A series of workshops was designed and implemented, engaging students in reading activities, comparative analysis across different media, and creative production through a collaborative and multimodal approach. The analysis of the results, supported by classroom observation and a final questionnaire completed by students, suggests that the transmedia approach can enhance language learning by making it more engaging and inclusive. In particular, the use of different media appears to encourage student participation, to facilitate the understanding of the content and to support different learning styles. Overall, the dissertation suggests that the effective use of transmedia practices in language teaching may represent a valuable way of bringing educational practices closer to contemporary cultural forms, while also promoting linguistic, creative and collaborative competences.
La presente tesi esplora il potenziale della narrazione transmediale come strumento didattico per l’insegnamento della lingua e della letteratura inglese nella scuola contemporanea. In un contesto culturale caratterizzato dalla diffusione dei media digitali e dalla crescente multimodalità della comunicazione, emerge la necessità di ripensare le pratiche educative tradizionali, integrando linguaggi e strumenti capaci di dialogare con l’esperienza mediale degli studenti. Il lavoro si articola in una prima parte teorica e in una seconda parte applicativa. Nei capitoli iniziali viene analizzato il rapporto tra media, educazione linguistica e alfabetizzazione contemporanea. In questo quadro teorico si inserisce la riflessione sulla narrazione transmediale, intesa come processo narrativo che si sviluppa attraverso diversi media, nei quali ciascun elemento contribuisce in modo specifico alla costruzione dell’universo narrativo. Tale prospettiva viene considerata non solo come fenomeno culturale, ma anche come strategia didattica capace di favorire forme di apprendimento più partecipative e significative. La tesi approfondisce inoltre il ruolo della letteratura per ragazzi nell’apprendimento linguistico. In particolare, l’opera Matilda di Roald Dahl viene analizzata come esempio di universo narrativo capace di attraversare diversi media e di offrire un terreno privilegiato per sperimentazioni didattiche di tipo transmediale. La seconda parte della ricerca presenta un’esperienza di sperimentazione didattica basata sull’universo narrativo di Matilda. Sono stati progettati e realizzati una serie di laboratori che hanno coinvolto gli studenti in attività di lettura, analisi comparativa tra diversi media e produzione creativa, secondo un approccio collaborativo e multimodale. L’analisi dei risultati, supportata dall’osservazione della classe e dalla somministrazione di un questionario finale, evidenzia come l’approccio transmediale possa contribuire a rendere l’apprendimento linguistico più motivante e inclusivo, favorendo la partecipazione degli studenti, la comprensione dei contenuti e la valorizzazione di diverse modalità di apprendimento. Nel complesso, la ricerca suggerisce che l’integrazione consapevole di pratiche transmediali nella didattica delle lingue possa rappresentare una strategia efficace per avvicinare la scuola ai linguaggi culturali contemporanei, promuovendo al tempo stesso competenze linguistiche, creative e collaborative.
Tra lingua, letteratura e media: una sperimentazione di didattica transmediale a partire da Matilda di Roald Dahl
AMOROSO, ALESSIA
2024/2025
Abstract
This thesis explores the potential of transmedia storytelling as a teaching tool for English language and literature in contemporary education. In a cultural context shaped by the widespread diffusion of digital media and the increasing multimodality of communication, there is a growing need to rethink traditional educational practices by integrating languages and tools that can engage with students’ everyday media experiences. The study is divided into two main parts: a theoretical section and an applied one. The initial chapters examine the relationship between media, language education and contemporary forms of literacy. Within this theoretical framework, particular attention is given to transmedia storytelling, defined as a narrative process that unfolds across different media, in which each element contributes in a specific way to the construction of a shared narrative universe. From this perspective, transmedia storytelling is considered not only as a cultural phenomenon but also as a teaching strategy capable of encouraging more participatory and meaningful learning experiences. The thesis also addresses the role of children’s literature in language learning. In particular, Roald Dahl’s Matilda is analysed as an example of a narrative universe that extends across different media and offers a particularly suitable context for transmedia-based teaching projects. The second part of the dissertation presents a teaching experiment based on Matilda’s narrative universe. A series of workshops was designed and implemented, engaging students in reading activities, comparative analysis across different media, and creative production through a collaborative and multimodal approach. The analysis of the results, supported by classroom observation and a final questionnaire completed by students, suggests that the transmedia approach can enhance language learning by making it more engaging and inclusive. In particular, the use of different media appears to encourage student participation, to facilitate the understanding of the content and to support different learning styles. Overall, the dissertation suggests that the effective use of transmedia practices in language teaching may represent a valuable way of bringing educational practices closer to contemporary cultural forms, while also promoting linguistic, creative and collaborative competences.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14251/5893