The objective of the course is to provide basic knowledge on the grammatical structures of italian language, the textuality, the textual types and genres. Its main purpose is to supply students with the necessary analytical tools for a correct use of the italian language in the text comprehension and writing-editing process and in the didactics of this subject matter.

This course was designed as an introduction to the study of italian linguistics and will be focused on the principles of this discipline. The first part of the course will be dedicated to general topics (such as the features of italian language, standard italian and varieties of contemporary italian) and to the basic elements of italian grammar. The second part of the course will be dedicated to the textual dimension of the language, the in-depth analysis of the characteristics of the text, the types of text and the specialized languages in order to provide essential didactic tools for the teaching of this discipline.

- Knowledge and specific skills related to italian grammar.

- Knowledge of technical and analytical terminology related to the subject of the course;

- Knowledge of the main concepts related to language teaching.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Teaching

Front lessons

Course books

- P. D'Achille, L'italiano contemporaneo, Bologna, il Mulino, 2019

- L. Serianni, Italiani scritti, Bologna, il Mulino, 2012.

Assessment

Written exam, consisting of a questionnaire with multiple choice and open questions. Evaluation criteria: level of formal correctness; relevance and effectiveness of the answers in relation to the contents of the program; adequacy of the disciplinary language used.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Teaching

Non-attending students must follow bibliographical references listed in the corresponding section below.

Course books

- P. D'Achille, L'italiano contemporaneo, Bologna, il Mulino, 2019.

- L. Serianni, Italiani scritti, Bologna, il Mulino, 2012;

- R. Setti, La scoperta della lingua italiana. Linguistica per insegnare nella scuola dell'infanzia e primaria, Firenze, Cesati, 2019.

Assessment

Written exam, consisting of a questionnaire with multiple choice and open questions. Evaluation criteria: level of formal correctness; relevance and effectiveness of the answers in relation to the contents of the program; adequacy of the disciplinary language used.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.