LANGUAGE LEARNING AND TEACHING

NB: TAKE NOTICE THAT THIS COURSE IS DIVIDED INTO THREE CLASSES ACCORDING TO THE INITIAL LETTER OF YOUR SURNAME:

Class 1 - COONAN: A-E


‘Language learning and teaching’ is one of the characterising courses of the degree Languages, Civilisation and Language Sciences where the student can acquire knowledge and understanding in the field of foreign language teaching.
The aim of the course is develop knowledge of the principle bases of language acquisition/learning and the teaching of languages highlighting also the cultural aspects. The historical develop of the field both in Europe and the United States will be traced out.

Knowledge and understanding
The student will acquire basic knowledge and understanding of: theoretical principles of language teaching, theories of language acquisition and language learning; historical development of language teaching; culture in the teaching of languages, curriculum e syllabus design, language learning assessment issues.

Applying knowledge and understanding
The student will be able to make connections between theory and its implications for practice by consulting and evaluating teaching materials, elaborating exercises and tasks for specific learning needs of different groups of learners and analyse a situation for a language teaching proposal .

Making judgements
The student will be able to interpret and evaluate the importance, for effective language learning, of various aspects dealt with on the course.

Communication skills
The student will be able to communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions clearly and show mastery of the specific language of the field.

For this course no prerequisites are required

Theories of language acquisition. Methods and approaches: historical development of language teaching. Language skills. The role of grammar in language teaching. Culture in language teaching. Evaluation and assessment.

Compulsory
E-book "La Glottodidattica" and other material which will be made available on Moodle as the course proceeds.

Written exam: the written exam, made up of 11 multiple choice questions and 10 open questions, aims to ascertain knowledge and understanding of the aspects dealt with during the course as well as writing skills .
Attendance on-line lessons: 5 lessons (done within the time indicated) for a maximum of 2 marks (0,4 marks for each lesson). The forum-lessons focus on discussing and reflecting on different issues in language learning and teaching.

Traditional and interactive (students will be required participate actively in the class discussions and group work).
Five of the lessons will be conducted on-line.

Italian

The medium of instruction is Italian. However, some materials used - posted on Moodle - may also be in English.

written

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Human capital, health, education" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development