Open AccessSelf-actualization and Self-efficacy in the Elderly in a Ludic Italian Language Learning Program
Author(s) -
Nilce da Silva,
Hélène Carbonneau
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
licere
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1981-3171
pISSN - 1516-2168
DOI - 10.35699/2447-6218.2021.29496
Subject(s) - feeling , perspective (graphical) , psychology , self actualization , self efficacy , cognition , neuroscience of multilingualism , pedagogy , psychotherapist , social psychology , computer science , artificial intelligence , neuroscience
This article presents the conceptual framework developed for the study “Self-actualization and self-efficacy in the elderly in a ludic foreign language program.” We explicate the theoretical grounds for the ludic teaching approach used in the Italian language learning program Pian, piano si va lontano. Based on the concept of ludicity, this serious leisure activity is a form of social participation that fosters self-actualization and hence feelings of self-efficacy in older learners. We conclude with some research avenues to gain a deeper understanding of the protective effects of bilingualism on cognitive functioning in the elderly and the role of a ludic teaching approach in enhancing these protective effects from a gerontagogical perspective.