DIDACTICS OF MODERN LANGUAGES

Academic year
2021/2022 Syllabus of previous years
Official course title
DIDATTICA DELLE LINGUE MODERNE
Course code
PFA3D3 (AF:366296 AR:194778)
Modality
Blended (on campus and online classes)
ECTS credits
6
Degree level
Corso Singolo 24 CFU
Educational sector code
L-LIN/02
Period
Annual
Course year
1
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The teaching is one of the basic activities of this course which allow the students to acquire the basic knowledge and comprehension of language teaching. The aim of the teaching is to develop knowledge concerning the acquisition and teaching of foreign languages also pointing out cultural elements. Moreover, the historical development of the language teaching and questions related to the evaluation of the language are going to be faced.
The students will acquire and be able to apply basic knowledge of language teaching during the course.

KNOWLEDGE AND COMPREHENSION
The students will acquire basic knowledge and comprehension regarding: underlying theoretical principles of language teaching; theories of language acquisition; historical development of language teaching; culture in the teaching of languages and evaluation of the language.

APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND COMPREHENSION
The students will acquire the skills to: make connections between theory and its implications for practice; analyze teaching materials; elaborate exercises and tasks for a given group with specific needs; analyze a situation for language teaching intervention.

AUTONOMY
Knowing how to organise a course matching the requirements of the context and to evaluate teaching materials.

COMMUNICATIVE ABILITIES
Mastery of the LSP of Language Teaching research.

LEARNING ABILITIES
Note taking, participating in research and work groups, organising autonomous research, carrying out field research.

There are no prerequisites.
Different topics are introduced: the notion of communicative competence; language aptitude and attitude; teaching and learning grammar and lexicon; developing language skills; technology and learning/teaching languages; CLIL methodology and LSP; intercultural communication and evaluation.

A videocourse - MEAL - in the 'studia con noi' section of the university website summarizes the contents above.
Balboni P. E., "Le sfide di Babele: insegnare le lingue nelle società complesse", Torino, Utet Università, 2019
Written exam:

multiple choices and open questions based on "Le sfide di Babele" and on materials given during lessons (tasks).
- 15 hours: frontal lessons
- 15 online hours, based on www.unive.it/meal and carrying out activities (tasks) guided by a tutor
written
Definitive programme.
Last update of the programme: 06/02/2022