Balboni, Paolo E. Educational linguistics is a dyadic science. The noun, linguistics, is a broad term which includes neuro-, psycho-, socio-, pragma-, ethno-linguistics and communication studies: areas where national ‘schools’ non longer exist. Educational, on the contrary, is a culture-bound term: language teaching is carried out according to laws which concern syllabi, exams and certifications, the language(s) of instruction, the teaching of the host language to migrant students, teacher training programmes etc. These juridical and administrative acts are meant for the local educational systems. We propose that it is possible to find a number of principles and models (we call them “hypotheses”) which can be accepted by culture-bound educational decision-makers, thus increasing consistency within language teaching and research throughout the world. CC BY 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ application/pdf 2020-03-01 A Non-Culture-Bound Theory of Language Education hdl:11168/11.461219 doi:10.30687/ELLE/2280-6792/2020/01/001 https://phaidra.unipd.it/o:461219 Il saggio costituisce una sintesi della linguistica educativa vista attraverso la teoria dei modelli. Vengono presentati 8 modelli che, in teoria, sono validi sempre e ovunque, e quindi possono costituire la base per pensare a un impianto teorico universale dell’educazione linguistica e dell’insegnamento linguistico. Tale impianto può essere comune a tutte le culture, sebbene realizzato sulla base dell’idea che ogni cultura ha di educazione e di competenza comunicativa in una o più lingue. In tal modo la comunicazione tra studiosi e la ricerca internazionale sarebbero agevolate e condotte con parametri omogenei. Edizioni Ca' Foscari - Digital Publishing Text eng