La cultura implicita inserita nei dialoghi
IMPLICIT CULTURE IN TEXTS’ DIALOGUES

Summary/Abstract: The article points out the importance of implicit information transmitted in dialogues whose principle aim is to introduce new vocabulary and grammar items. The handbooks often constitute the first contact with Italian culture apart from the existing stereotypes. Each book has a separate part dedicated to the civilisation nevertheless students also pay their attention to the information and to the attitudes presented by the protagonists of dialogues. Teachers of foreign languages should accomplish the role of a cultural mediator able to explain the signification of certain types of behaviour. The analysis of four books for elementary course enables to observe several characteristics of Italian society presented in an implicit manner in the dialogues or readings. The image of an Italian that arises is a talkative and noisy person who likes enjoying his life, loves eating, especially pasta and pizza, and cannot imagine a day without a telephone conversation with friends or without siesta. Teachers must be conscious of this implicit cultural content to be prepared to clarify this image or to enrich it with other examples.

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