Italian Language Teaching Methodology 2

LECTURES AND SEMINARS:

Assessment and grading (of written and oral written competences in L2 / FL):
planning of assessment / grading,
ongoing and final testing, criteria,
anticipating problems, error correction,
external testing, self-evaluation.

Transfer (positive, negative)
Use of J1 in FL/L2 lessons, role and use of transfer.

Motivation in adopting / learning / teaching FL/L2

Personal multilingualism and multiculturalism,
Social multilingualism and multiculturalism.
Teaching/learning the culture of the target FL/L2,
the role of J1 and primary culture.

An overview of the teaching/learning of FL/L2 from ancient times to the present day
Linguistic theories and learning theories FL/L2.
Krashen’s 5 hypotheses
about learning a second language.
Influences of other psycholinguistic theories.
Influences of sociolinguistic theories.

Italian teacher and
lifelong learning perspectives
Societies and institutions related to the didactics of Italian and the popularization of this language.

TUTORIALS
Lesson planning (and autonomous learning):
- elaboration of lesson plans, defining general and partial / specific objectives;
- organisational forms of teaching/learning;
- analysis and selection of textbooks, elaborating of additional teaching/learning materials.
- teaching/learning tools.

Transfer (positive, negative) - tutorials
Use of J1 in FL/L2 lessons, role and use of transfer.

Motivation in adopting / learning / teaching FL/L2 - tutorials