Italian language didactics
The student will acquire specialized skills in the field of studies on the Italian language and the dialects spoken in Italy, with reference to their history, phonetic, phonological, morphological, syntactic and lexical studies, the evolution of such systems, social uses and geolinguistic structures, literary language and its formal structures (including metrics), historical and synchronic lexicography and grammar, as well as problems and methodologies of language teaching Italians and foreigners and linguistic and computer analysis of texts and corpora.
The student will acquire specialized skills in the field of studies on the Italian language and the dialects spoken in Italy, with reference to their history, phonetic, phonological, morphological, syntactic and lexical studies, the evolution of such systems, social uses and geolinguistic structures, literary language and its formal structures (including metrics), historical and synchronic lexicography and grammar, as well as problems and methodologies of language teaching Italians and foreigners and linguistic and computer analysis of texts and corpora.
teacher profile teaching materials
De Roberto, Elisa (a cura di) (2020), Fuori e dentro il libro di testo, Firenze, Cesati.
Diadori, Pierangela (a cura di) (2019), Insegnare italiano L2, Firenze, Le Monnier.
Programme
The course aims to provide the tools and skills needed to teach Italian to non-native speakers, with particular attention to the school environment. The course is divided into two modules. The first module will introduce the concepts of implicit and explicit norms and the notions of textual linguistics, necessary to set up didactic paths that start from the text to reach the strengthening of grammatical and lexical structures and communicative skills; finally, some problematic aspects of Italian textbooks used in secondary schools will be discussed. The second module will deal with aspects and notions useful for teaching Italian L2 (acquisition linguistics, learner profile, types of exercises, structuring of a learning unit).Core Documentation
Giovanardi, Claudio / De Roberto, Elisa (2018), L’italiano. Strutture, comunicazione, testi, Milano, Bruno Mondadori / Pearson.De Roberto, Elisa (a cura di) (2020), Fuori e dentro il libro di testo, Firenze, Cesati.
Diadori, Pierangela (a cura di) (2019), Insegnare italiano L2, Firenze, Le Monnier.
Type of evaluation
The exam is oral and takes place at the end of the course. The exam, which will focus on the texts in the program and the topics presented by the teacher, consists of an interview on the topics of the program. The student will have to demonstrate that he or she has acquired advanced knowledge of the most significant notions, methods and issues in the teaching of Italian L2. The student will have also to demonstrate that he or she possesses adequate skills, which allow him or her to analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the teaching tools (Italian handbooks) and to develop learning units that are coherent and didactically appropriate to the disciplinary objectives identified from time to time.