IL DIBATTITO SULL’INSEGNAMENTO DELLE LINGUE E DELLE CULTURE CLASSICHE IN ITALIA

Abstract

The paper deals with the debate about the crisis of classical teaching in Italy, with specific reference to the current situation of the Humanistic High School (Liceo classico). After a short survey of several studies (books and articles) about this topic, the paper tries to summarize the principal reasons of this crisis and to give some hints for the future.