OVERVIEW

The course aims to provide the students with theoretical and practical elements related to teaching Italian as a foreign language.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The aim of the course is to provide students with a general overview of the basic issues related to "Teaching Italian as a Second Language".

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the course, students are expected to be able to:

- describe the different contexts where Italian is learned and taught;

- describe the main theories of language learning;

- describe the evolution of teaching methods;

- understand the role of Common European Framework;

- identify the principal elements of planning, design and assessment;

- analize exercises and didactic materials;

- create exercises to practise different activities (understanding, speaking,  writing);

- planning a unit.

TEACHING METHODS

This is a face to face course (36 hours) but students can use Aulaweb to get further materials to study. 

The face to face course adopts a double approach (a frontal approach to explain the theoretical aspects and a "hands on" approach to get the students to practice the work of a language teacher). 

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The course aims to describe the different contexts where Italian language is learnt and taught. It also focuses on the theories, the approaches, the methods and the exercises to learn and teach Italian as a Second Language as well as on the Common European Framework. Furthermore, the course explores how to plan and design lessons and how to assess linguistic competence.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Diadori P., cur., 2011, Insegnare italiano a stranieri, Le Monnier, Firenze (only PART ONE: p. 2 - 319, except chapter 7); 
• multimedia presentations downloadable from Aulaweb;
• students who not attend classes shoul read also the SECOND PART of  Diadori P., cur., 2011.
• further readings could be assigned ongoing.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

FRANCESCA MOLINARI (President)

EMANUELA COTRONEO

LORENZO COVERI

MANUELA MANFREDINI

LESSONS

LESSONS START

The classes will start during second semester (February 2018).

Class schedule

TEACHING ITALIAN AS A 2ND LANGUAGE

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Assessment consists of an oral exam. 

Before the oral exam students prepare a written work (portfolio or essay). 

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The course is based on ongoing and final assessment. 

For ongoing assessment, students have to:

a) write a "portfolio" that is composed by readings and activities, related to the face to face class. 

b) plan and present a lesson of Italian as a Second Language (individual or collaborative work).

Students can choose not to do the portfolio and the presentation: in this case, they have to prepare an essay (ten pages). To decide the subject, students have to send an e-mail to the teacher. 

Two weeks before the oral exam, students have to submit their portfolio (a printed version) or their essay (a printed version). 

The final assessment consists on an oral exam (at least one question for each of the main themes of the course). 

Exam schedule