Programme

The course aims at deepening the knowledge related to the teaching of L2 Italian, as well as the current trends in educational linguistics, with special focus on language education from a plurilingual and intercomprehension perspective.
It will also focus on the study of the ability of written comprehension (reading) in a second language and will promote the skills of designing instructional activities and the analysis of teaching tools to be used both in in-person and in digital environments.

Core Documentation

Book:
FIORENZA E. (2020). Strategie di lettura nella didattica plurilingue. Caissa Italia.

Some chapters from:
CORTÉS VELÁSQUEZ, D., FAONE, S., NUZZO, E. (2017). Analizzare i manuali per l’insegnamento delle lingue: strumenti per una glottodidattica applicata. Italiano LinguaDue, 2, 1-73.

Course packets provided by the professor.

Type of delivery of the course

The course will be completely delivered in Italian. Furthermore, it will be taught online and will require the active participation of students.

Attendance

Attendance is not mandatory. All students may use the many instructional materials that will be available online. However, only those who attend will be admitted to the in-class activities and the ongoing evaluation.

Type of evaluation

The final exam will be oral. For those attending there will be forms of ongoing evaluation and the possibility to submit a project. The questions concern all the topics of the program, both those deepened during the frontal lessons, and those left to the student’s individual study and personal reflection.