Modern Philology

From the Giscel Ten Theses to European language policy documents and their implementation. Multilingualism and multilingualism in language education The aim of the course is to analyse educational linguistics and language education from a historical perspective. The course is divided into three parts.

Course participants are expected to have acquired basic skills in the study of educational linguistics, through the study of a freely chosen textbook. An English language proficiency level of at least B2 is required.

S. Loiero, E. Lugarini (a cura di), 2019, Tullio De Mauro: Dieci tesi per una scuola democratica, Cesati, Firenze, T. De Mauro, 1977, Il plurilinguismo nella società e nella scuola italiana, in R. Simone, G. Ruggiero (a cura di), Aspetti sociolinguistici dell’Italia contemporanea, Roma, Bulzoni Editore, vol. I, pp. 87–101. Council of Europe, 2024, Guide to Action-oriented, Plurilingual and Intercultural Education, Strasbourg, Council of Europe. M. Barni, Valutare le competenze nelle L2, Roma, Carocci, 2023.

Attendance is strongly recommended, as various workshop activities will be carried out.

The student should be able to illustrate and argue the concepts developed during the course and found in the reference texts, making appropriate use of scientific terms. He/she will have to demonstrate that he/she can move with sufficient familiarity between the various contents presented, also trying to make autonomous judgements on their ability to correctly describe the phenomena in question. He/she should present the arguments clearly, citing theories and authors of reference.

Giscel, Dieci Tesi per l’Educazione Linguistica Democratica, 1975, scaricabile da http://www.giscel.it/?q=content/dieci-tesi-leducazione-linguistica-democratica Council of Europe, Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: learning, teaching, assessment. Companion volume with new descriptors, 2018, Council of Europe, Strasbourg. in English https://rm.coe.int/cefr-companion-volume-with-new-descriptors-2018/1680787989 in Italian https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/promoitals/article/view/15120

The course includes both frontal teaching with the use of supports such as ppt slides, short films, and seminars. During the lesson, an attempt will also be made to activate forms of cooperative teaching, recommending active participation on the part of the students. The latter will therefore be encouraged not only to ask questions on the points not understood in the lesson, but also to formulate judgements and opinions on the topics presented. From these interventions, an attempt will be made, with the teacher's guidance, to arrive at conclusions useful for maintaining the attention of the entire class.