CODE 117690 ACADEMIC YEAR 2025/2026 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 1 LINGUE E COMUNICAZIONE INTERCULTURALE PER LE ISTITUZIONI E LE IMPRESE 11974 (LM-38 R) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR L-LIN/02 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester OVERVIEW The teaching focuses on the contribution, but also the risks and limitations, of Artificial Intelligence to written production in a foreign language. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES -Know the main uses of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for written production in a foreign language; -Identify the potential for writing of the different tools available; -Apply linguistic knowledge to interaction with AI; -Define appropriate prompts for specific writing-related needs (preparing an outline, evaluating a text, etc.); -Compare and evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of AI for a given writing-related task (e.g., improving coherence and cohesion of a text). AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES At the end of the course, learners will: Know the theoretical and practical principles of written production (WP) in a foreign language Know how artificial intelligences work Use artificial intelligences to support WP Compare different models and systems for the purposes of WP Design appropriate prompts Evaluate the output of AI systems PREREQUISITES None TEACHING METHODS The course comprises both lectures and practical workshops SYLLABUS/CONTENT Written production (WP) cognitive models of WP WP in the foreign language and the CEFR The genre-oriented approach to WP Generative artificial intelligence Basics of AI Main models and families Machine translation and post-editing Basics of prompt engineering AI and WP Unsing AI for WP text design applications of genre characters phraseology feedback output evaluation Post-editing RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Bibliography will be provided at the beginning of the course TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD SIMONE TORSANI Ricevimento: Office hours: Tuesday 10-12 teacher's office or by appointment Exam Board SIMONE TORSANI (President) LESSONS LESSONS START Regular Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION [Provisional] - The examination consists of a written test and one or more practical exercises ASSESSMENT METHODS [Provisional] Final and ongoing tests FURTHER INFORMATION More details about the program and exam methods will be made available on the Aulaweb page of the course Students who have valid certification of physical or learning disabilities on file with the University and who wish to discuss possible accommodations or other circumstances regarding lectures, coursework and exams, should speak both with the instructor and with Prof. Sara Dickinson (sara.dickinson@unige.it), the Department’s disability liaison.
