| CODE | EDU5944 | ||||||
| TITLE | Linguistica applicata, sociolinguistica e didattica dell'italiano L2 | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Faculty of Education | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Theoretical and practical issues in the field of Applied Linguistics and Sociolinguistics have a significant impact on the teaching and learning of Italian L2, in light of theories based on communicative language teaching (CLT) and the task-based approach. The first part of the unit will focus on the basic theoretical concepts of Applied Linguistics and Sociolinguistics. These include the architecture of contemporary Italian (as proposed by Berruto, 1987 and 2011), borrowings/calques in Italian, language learner varieties, acquisitional sequences of Italian and the different context-related varieties of the language. The second part of the unit will investigate the relevance of these aspects in the Maltese context. Particular emphasis will be put on the fact that in Malta, Italian is taught in a bilingual context in which language contact is often present. In the communicative approach towards the teaching of modern languages, language-related issues are either based on authentic input or on input which is modified for didactic purposes. Such input may be provided through texts which are selected from Italian books, newspapers, television, films etc. Although these materials are used to teach language, they also include various cultural aspects, pertaining both to high and popular culture. While students will be reflecting on linguistically-related topics and on strategies and techniques which are related to language teaching, these will be placed within Italian cultural contexts: these include, for example, typical Italian products and way of life, geographical locations in Italy, historical information, texts in newspapers, texts by contemporary authors, popular films etc. This approach is also present in the Italian coursebooks used in local and foreign schools as well as in recently published school textbooks which base materials on texts selected through the Internet, to be exploited in the classroom setting through the use of the Interactive Whiteboard. The notion of “culture” referred to above will mainly be based on its inclusion in the NCF (2012): - The learning and teaching of foreign languages at secondary level provides for the acquisition of further communication tools that are useful to appreciate cultural diversity and to facilitate interaction within the European and international contexts (page 34). - Cultural issues - ......... overcoming prejudices or perceptions related to other languages and cultures (page 41). - Language education with an emphasis on the wider cultural context is one of the most appropriate tools to develop intercultural competence (page 60). Study-unit Aims: This study-unit aims to assist the students: - to become knowledgeable in didactically-related issues of Italian Applied Linguistics and Sociolinguistics, both from a theoretical and functional point of view. - to get acquainted with the notions related to language varieties of Italian and their relevance within a classroom context. - to get acquainted with acquisitional sequences of Italian morphology and syntax. - to reflect on the changing dynamics of contemporary Italian language and how these changes are related to L2 teaching and learning. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - demonstrate knowledge of didactically-related issues of Italian Applied Linguistics and Sociolinguistics by being able to describe them and illustrate them in writing. - formulate distinctions between forms of Italian varieties and their applications by showing how these may be used for Italian L2 teaching and learning. - explain the various areas included in Italian Applied Linguistics and Sociolinguistics by being able to define them, comment on them and relate them to other areas of study. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - demonstrate that he/she possesses knowledge of contemporary Italian Sociolinguistics and Applied Linguistics by providing practical examples of how aspects of these disciplines are manifest in the present-day use of the language. - apply and compare developmental sequences of Italian by showing how these are present in written and oral production of learners of Italian L2. - formulate didactic exercises based on considerations related to the fields of Applied Linguistics and Sociolinguistics. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: Berruto, G. (2004), Prima lezione di sociolinguistica, Laterza, Bari-Roma. Bettoni, C (2007), Imparare un'altra lingua. Lezioni di linguistica applicata, Laterza, Roma-Bari. Ciliberti, A. (2012), Glottodidattica. Per una cultura dell'insegnamento linguistico, Carocci, Roma. Giacalone Ramat, A. (2003). Verso l’Italiano, Carocci, Roma. Santipolo, M. (2002) Dalla sociolinguistica alla glottodidattica, UTET, Torino. Vedovelli, M. (2002 [nuova edizione: 2013]), Guida all'italiano per stranieri, Carcci, Roma. Supplementary readings: Balboni, P. (1999) Dizionario di glottodidattica, Guerra, Perugia. Berruto, G. (1997) Fondamenti di sociolinguistica, Laterza, Roma-Bari. Bonomi, I., Masini, A., Piotti, M. & Morgana, S. (2003 [nuova edizione: 2010]), Elementi di linguistica italiana, Carocci, Roma. Coveri, L., (1998), Benucci A., Diadori P., Le varietà dell’italiano, Bonacci, Roma. Caruana S. (2003) Mezzi di comunicazione e input linguistico, Franco Angeli, Milano. Mollica, A. / Dolci, R. / Pichiassi, M. (2008), Linguistica e glottodidattica. Studi in onore di Katerin Katerinov, Guerra, Perugia. Pallotti, G. (1998). La seconda lingua, Bompiani, Milano. Pichiassi, M. (1999) Fondamenti di glottodidattica : temi e problemi della didattica linguistica, Guerra, Perugia. A reading pack including articles on Italian in Malta from a socio-educational perspective will be distributed throughout the course. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Study-Unit Title in English: Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics and Intercultural Competence for the Teaching and Learning of Italian L2 | ||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Sandro Caruana Gabriele Pallotti |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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