DIDACTICS OF LITERATURE AND INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION MOD.1

The definition of a model of intercultural communicative competence. The influence of culture on communication and the meaning of being interculturally competent.
Acquiring the theoretical bases and the main notion concerning intercultural communication.
Analysis of the main critical points in intercultural communication according to the following parameters: cultural values, verbal and non verbal communication, communicative events.
 
 

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
The student will acquire basic knowledge and understanding regarding: underlying theoretical principles of intercultural communication; theories of language acquisition; culture in the literature and intercultural communication and education.

APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
The student will acquire the skills to: make connections between theory and its implications for practice; analyze and create teaching materials related to literature and intercultural communication; elaborate exercises and tasks for a given group with specific needs; analyze a situation for language teaching intervention.

AUTONOMY
Knowing how to organise a course matching the requirements of the context and to evaluate teaching materials.

COMMUNICATIVE ABILITY
Mastery of the LSP of literature and intercultural communication research.

LEARNING ABILITY
Note taking, participating in research and work groups, organising autonomous research, carrying out field research

no one prerequisite is required

The course is an introduction to intercultural communication.
The core is the analysis of cultural differences in international setting; the main topics are: communication and culture, multiculture and interculture, stereotypes, nonverbal communication.

Balboni P., Caon F., 2015, La comunicazione interculturale, Venezia, Marsilio.
Melero Rodríguez, C.A. Brichese A., Caon F., L’inclusione linguistica. Facilitare l’apprendimento degli studenti con BES, Milano, Pearson
Caon F., Spaliviero C., 2015, Educazione letteraria, linguistica, interculturale: intersezioni, Torino, Bonacci/Loescher.
Brichese A., Tonioli V., 2017, Il mediatore interlinguistico e interculturale e il facilitatore linguistico. natura e competenze, Venezia, Marsilio.
Battaglia S., Brichese A., Caon F.,2020, Educazione interculturale in classe. una prospettiva edulinguistica, Milano, Pearson.

written exam; it will be possible to carry out supplementary activities upon indication of the teacher

Traditional lessons, group discussions, analysis of videos, case studies, etc.

Italian

written

This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Poverty and inequalities" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development