Sandro Caruana
Biographic Data
| ID | 5887510 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sandro Caruana |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sandro |
| FAMILY NAME | Caruana |
| SIGNATURE | CARUANA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Malta |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2592-849X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Navigating the Landscape of English-Medium Instruction
English-Medium Instruction (EMI) has gained prominence in higher education as a strategy to foster internationalisation, enhance institutional reputation, and improve students’ global professional prospects and competencies. However, its implementation is complex and poses several challenges in terms of educational practices, communication, and interaction. This Special Issue explores the multifaceted nature of EMI through different case studies,…
Opinions and Attitudes of Trainee Teachers Towards Plurilingualism
Teachers’ opinions and attitudes are crucial in shaping educational practices, though their analysis remains complex due to internal and external influences, such as training and socio-biographical background. Recent large-scale European studies identified significant gaps in teacher preparation regarding plurilingualism and related classroom practices. In order to delve deeper into this issue, the current research investigates trainee teachers’ …
Elicitazioni plurilingui nella classe d’italiano LS a Malta
Plurilingual elicitations in Italian for foreigners’ classrooms in Malta Through elicitation teachers involve learners in the process of discovering language and they use various means in order to do so: these include verbal cues (paraphrasing, questioning etc.) and non-verbal ones (pictures, gestures etc.). In this paper I refer to data collected in the Italian language classroom in Malta, in a small-scale study based on twelve lessons, carried …
Rethinking Maltese English as a continuum of sociolinguistic continua through evaluations of written and oral prompts
Scientific literature has tackled Maltese English (MaltE) mainly in the framework of World Englishes in order to focus on its features compared to other varieties of English around the world. In this paper we shed more light on MaltE by proposing a sociolinguistic perspective, oriented towards its social stratification, and by referring to it through degrees of linguistic competence in English. We therefore propose two continua of variation: Malt…
An Overview of Audiovisual Input as a Means for Foreign Language Acquisition in Different Contexts
Traditional media, such as television and cinema, provide rich audiovisual input that is conducive to language acquisition, as research in the field has shown. This includes contexts where learner-viewers are exposed to a foreign language without subtitles, as well as when exposure occurs using subtitles in their different modalities—interlingual and intralingual. The aim of this review article is to source information from different contexts to …
Perspectives on Maltese Linguistics
The contributions included in this collection present different perspectives on various aspects of Maltese Linguistics, thereby enriching a field which has been attracting considerably greater interest in recent years than was the case in the past. The papers focus on the Maltese language itself as well as on Maltese in relation to other languages. They provide a picture of Maltese mainly from a synchronic perspective, descriptions ranging from i…
Italian in Malta
In this contribution I present an overview of Italian in Malta, the third language of Malta, focusing on the role of this language within educational institutions and other domains of society. Italian was one of Malta's official languages till 1936 and, historically, it was used mainly within administrative and cultural spheres of society. Contact with Italian is evident in many Maltese words, which form part of the language as integrated borrowi…
Trilingualism in Malta
Malta has experienced various linguistic influences over the course of time. Maltese and English are presently the official languages of the island. Nevertheless, Italian was never completely erased from the Maltese linguistic scene and over the past years its popularity has increased considerably because of the influence of Italian television programmes. In this study the impact of input from television programmes is investigated, as well as the…
An Overview of Audiovisual Input as a Means for Foreign Language Acquisition in Different Contexts
Traditional media, such as television and cinema, provide rich audiovisual input that is conducive to language acquisition, as research in the field has shown. This includes contexts where learner-viewers are exposed to a foreign language without subtitles, as well as when exposure occurs using subtitles in their different modalities—interlingual and intralingual. The aim of this review article is to source information from different contexts to …
Trilingualism in Malta
Malta has experienced various linguistic influences over the course of time. Maltese and English are presently the official languages of the island. Nevertheless, Italian was never completely erased from the Maltese linguistic scene and over the past years its popularity has increased considerably because of the influence of Italian television programmes. In this study the impact of input from television programmes is investigated, as well as the…
Trilingualism in Malta
Malta has experienced various linguistic influences over the course of time. Maltese and English are presently the official languages of the island. Nevertheless, Italian was never completely erased from the Maltese linguistic scene and over the past years its popularity has increased considerably because of the influence of Italian television programmes. In this study the impact of input from television programmes is investigated, as well as the…
Perspectives on Maltese Linguistics
The contributions included in this collection present different perspectives on various aspects of Maltese Linguistics, thereby enriching a field which has been attracting considerably greater interest in recent years than was the case in the past. The papers focus on the Maltese language itself as well as on Maltese in relation to other languages. They provide a picture of Maltese mainly from a synchronic perspective, descriptions ranging from i…
Italian in Malta
In this contribution I present an overview of Italian in Malta, the third language of Malta, focusing on the role of this language within educational institutions and other domains of society. Italian was one of Malta's official languages till 1936 and, historically, it was used mainly within administrative and cultural spheres of society. Contact with Italian is evident in many Maltese words, which form part of the language as integrated borrowi…
Rethinking Maltese English as a continuum of sociolinguistic continua through evaluations of written and oral prompts
Scientific literature has tackled Maltese English (MaltE) mainly in the framework of World Englishes in order to focus on its features compared to other varieties of English around the world. In this paper we shed more light on MaltE by proposing a sociolinguistic perspective, oriented towards its social stratification, and by referring to it through degrees of linguistic competence in English. We therefore propose two continua of variation: Malt…
An Overview of Audiovisual Input as a Means for Foreign Language Acquisition in Different Contexts
Traditional media, such as television and cinema, provide rich audiovisual input that is conducive to language acquisition, as research in the field has shown. This includes contexts where learner-viewers are exposed to a foreign language without subtitles, as well as when exposure occurs using subtitles in their different modalities—interlingual and intralingual. The aim of this review article is to source information from different contexts to …
Elicitazioni plurilingui nella classe d’italiano LS a Malta
Plurilingual elicitations in Italian for foreigners’ classrooms in Malta Through elicitation teachers involve learners in the process of discovering language and they use various means in order to do so: these include verbal cues (paraphrasing, questioning etc.) and non-verbal ones (pictures, gestures etc.). In this paper I refer to data collected in the Italian language classroom in Malta, in a small-scale study based on twelve lessons, carried …
Navigating the Landscape of English-Medium Instruction
English-Medium Instruction (EMI) has gained prominence in higher education as a strategy to foster internationalisation, enhance institutional reputation, and improve students’ global professional prospects and competencies. However, its implementation is complex and poses several challenges in terms of educational practices, communication, and interaction. This Special Issue explores the multifaceted nature of EMI through different case studies,…
Opinions and Attitudes of Trainee Teachers Towards Plurilingualism
Teachers’ opinions and attitudes are crucial in shaping educational practices, though their analysis remains complex due to internal and external influences, such as training and socio-biographical background. Recent large-scale European studies identified significant gaps in teacher preparation regarding plurilingualism and related classroom practices. In order to delve deeper into this issue, the current research investigates trainee teachers’ …
Linguistics (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (5 works) · Maltese (5 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (4 works) · Second Language Learning and Teaching (4 works) · Foreign language (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)