| CODE | ALI4102 | ||||||
| TITLE | La Sociolinguistica e la Didattica dell'Italiano | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Languages and Humanities Education | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The study-unit will investigate the relevance of sociolinguistic elements in the teaching of Italian as a second language. The first part of the study-unit will focus on the basic theoretical concepts of sociolinguistics. The second part of the study-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 to students who normally have a sound knowledge of Maltese and English. Students will also be asked to participate actively during lectures by selecting specific topics which are then to be discussed – these will include teaching Italian through poems, fables, legends, riddles and similar material as well as using Italian films and books to teach Italian in local secondary schools. Reading List Textbooks: - BERRUTO, G. Prima lezione di Sociolinguistica, Laterza, Roma-Bari, 2004. - CARUANA, S. Mezzi di comunicazione e input linguistico. L’acquisizione dell’italiano L2 a Malta, Franco Angeli, Milano, 2003. - SANTIPOLO, M. Dalla sociolinguistica alla glottodidattica, UTET, Torino, 2002. Other textbooks / articles from journals will be indicated during the course Recommended reading: - BERRUTO, G. Sociolinguistica dell’italiano contemporaneo, La Nuova Italia scientifica, Roma, 1987. - BRINCAT, G. Malta. Una storia linguistica, Le Mani, Genova, 2004. - COVERI, L. - BENUCCI, A. - DIADORI, P. Le varietà dell’italiano. Manuale di sociolinguistica italiana, Bonacci, Roma, 1998. - CAMILLERI, A. Bilingualism in education, the Maltese experience, Julius Groos Verlag, Heidelberg, 1995. - FAVARO, G. Insegnare l’italiano agli alunni stranieri, La Nuova Italia, Milano 2002. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Sandro Caruana |
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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 Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice.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 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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