The course aims at consolidating and deepening students’ linguistic skills particularly concerning the morphological, syntactical and lexical aspects of language (B1 level of the Common European Framework), the receptive and productive oral and written skills and the comment on specialized texts belonging to the fields of education and pedagogy.
Entry level: A2.
Achievement level: B1.
Following on the Dublin Descriptors, the expected learning outcomes are the following:
Knowledge and understanding (DD1)
Applying knowledge and understanding (DD2)
Making judgments (DD3)
Communication skills (DD4)
Learning skills (DD5)
Lectures + Lab.
It is important to underline that attendance, both in the laboratory activities and in the lectures, is
highly recommended, given the communicative language teaching approach. It is also necessary to access the in-progress tests.
Morphological, syntactical and lexical analysis of different texts types; reading comprehension activities with a focus on the scientific lexicon of Education and particularly on the following topics:
By the end of the course students will be able to:
Grammar and language skills:
Monographic course:
Students who don’t attend the course, are kindly requested to meet the Professor, during office hours.
> Should teaching be carried out in mixed mode or remotely, it may be necessary to introduce changes with respect to previous statements, in line with the programme planned and outlined in the syllabus.
> Learning assessment may also be carried out on line, should the conditions require it.
Author | Title | Publisher | Year | ISBN |
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M. Swan, C. Walter, D. Bertocchi | The Good Grammar Book for Italian Students | Oxford U.P. | 2015 | |
M. Hancock, A. McDonald | English Result, Pre-Intermediate | Oxford U. P. | 2010 | |
S. Notini, H. Monaco | Issues in Education | Clueb | 2001 |
Subjects | Text References | |
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1 | Grammar, B1 CEFR level | M. Swan, C. Walter, D. Bertocchi, The Good Grammar Book for Italian Students, Oxford U.P., 2015 |
2 | lab units | M. Hancock, A. McDonald, English Result, Pre-Intermediate, Oxford U. P., 2010 |
3 | Bringing Reggio Emilia home, pp. 62-67 | S. Notini, H. Monaco, Issues in Education, Clueb, Bologna 2001 |
4 | Bringing Reggio Emilia home, pp. 62-67 | S. Notini, H. Monaco, Issues in Education, Clueb, Bologna 2001 |
5 | Film analysis: ''The Freedom Writers'' | Leotta, P.C., “The transportation of British, American and Indian cultures to Italian-dubbed films. Conventionality and creative solutions”, in V. Bonsignori, G. Cappelli, E. Mattiello (eds), Worlds of Words: Complexity, C+ handouts |
6 | S. Notini, H. Monaco, Issues in Education, Clueb, Bologna 2001 | |
7 | Sudbury Valley School, pp. 81-85 | S. Notini, H. Monaco, Issues in Education, Clueb, Bologna 2001 |
8 | Internet Linguistics | handouts |
9 | Technology in Education, pp. 92-93 | S. Notini, H. Monaco, Issues in Education, Clueb, Bologna 2001 |
10 | The modern student, pp. 98-101 | S. Notini, H. Monaco, Issues in Education, Clueb, Bologna 2001 |
11 | Film analysis: ''Bend it like Beckham'' | Leotta, P.C., The Challenge of Mediating: from English to the New Englishes. Cultural Otherness in 'Bend it like Beckham', Englishes 41/2010, pp. 51-61. |
12 | Stories in Education, pp. 103-105 | S. Notini, H. Monaco, Issues in Education, Clueb, Bologna 2001 |
13 | Reading Pinocchio, pp. 105-112 | S. Notini, H. Monaco, Issues in Education, Clueb, Bologna 2001 |
14 | Tsunesaburo Makiguchi | handouts |
Written test, oral test (interview with a native speaker + interview with the teacher of the course) + in-progress assessments for attending students.
The evaluation criteria used for the examination are as follows:
The final mark of the entire course (9 credits) will be derived from the average of the marks obtained in the three parts (written test, interview with the native speaker, interview with the teacher of the course).
The learning assessment can also take place online, under certain conditions.
The written test focuses on the B1 level of the CEFR.
The oral interview focuses on the topics covered during the laboratory, as well as on the contents of the Professor’s programme. For each module, students will be asked to read, translate, answer comprehension questions, summarize, comment.
The exam is based largely on the knowledge of specific lexicon.