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This paper examines the growing impact of English in Italy and in the Italian education system. The analysis focuses on issues of educational policy and practice and addresses discrepancies that exist across these areas with regards to English proficiency and use among Italians. The first part of the paper examines English dominance in non-Anglo countries, the education system in Italy and foreign language policy initiatives of the European Union that impact language policy and practice in Italy. The second part of the paper reports on findings of a survey completed by high school teachers and professors of English as well as interview data on their perceptions on the role of English in the Italian education system and the society at large. While this study focuses on the situation in Italy, the results have resonance for other contexts in Europe and beyond. Resume Cet article examine l’impact croissant de l’Anglais en Italie et dans le systeme educatif italien. L’analyse se concentre sur les questions de politiques et pratiques educatives et aborde les divergences existant a travers ces domaines, par rapport a la maitrise de l’Anglais chez les Italiens et leur usage de la langue. La premiere partie de cet article examine la domination de l’Anglais dans les pays non anglophones, le systeme educatif en Italie et les initiatives en maniere de politique des langues etrangeres de l’Union Europeenne qui affectent les politiques et pratiques des langues en Italie. La seconde partie de ce document rapporte les resultats d’enquetes completees par des enseignants d’ecole secondaire et par des professeurs d’Anglais, de meme que les donnees d’entretiens sur leurs perceptions du role de l’Anglais dans le systeme educatif italien et dans la societe en general. Bien que cette etude mette l’accent sur la situation en Italie, les resultats s’etendent aussi a d’autres contextes en Europe, et ailleurs. INTRODUCTION The status of English as the fastest growing language in the world is uncontested. Given today’s global economy, it is not surprising that 25% of the world’s population uses English for some purposes (Kachru & Smith, 2008) and this percentage is on the rise. English has gained the status of the language of “global communication” (de Swann, 2001, p.6) and the “language of the world market” or “commercial lingua franca” (Brutt-Griffler, 2002, p. 49). Countries which have not had a previous Anglo affiliation (e.g., Italy) are now facing the growing hegemony of the English language. These countries are facing a dilemma: preserve their own language, culture and history and attempt not to participate in the growing impact of English or become involved in the spread of English as the lingua franca of the economic world. This article examines the growing impact of English in Italy and the Italian education system. The first part of the paper examines the dominance of English worldwide as well as the European Union’s foreign language policy

English Education in Italy: Perceptions of Teachers and Professors of English