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OFA KNOWLEDGE OF THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE AND ACQUIRED SKILLS

Guido Gabriele CAVALCA OFA KNOWLEDGE OF THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE AND ACQUIRED SKILLS

OFA0312303
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL STUDIES
EQF6
SOCIOLOGY
2024/2025

YEAR OF COURSE
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2019
AUTUMN SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
015LESSONS
GUIDO GABRIELE CAVALCA T Curriculum
Objectives
THE TEACHING AIMS TO INCREASE THE ABILITY OF STUDENTS WHO HAVE SHOWN DEFICITS IN THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE AND GENERAL CULTURE TO FULLY UNDERSTAND TEXTS IN ITALIAN, TO GRASP THE MOST RELEVANT ELEMENTS AND TO BE ABLE TO SUMMARISE THE CONTENTS. THE TEACHING ALSO AIMS TO STRENGTHEN GENERAL CULTURE KNOWLEDGE IN PARTICULAR IN HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, POLITICS AND SOCIETY.

KNOWLEDGE AND COMPREHENSION SKILLS
THE STUDENT
- KNOW THE MEANING OF WORDS IN UNCOMMON USE;
- UNDERSTAND RELATIVELY COMPLEX TEXTS IN THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE;
- KNOW RELEVANT ASPECTS OF ITALIAN CULTURE, HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, SOCIETY AND POLITICS.

ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO
- INTERPRET PROPOSITIONS AND THE LOGICAL AND SYNTACTIC LINKS BETWEEN THEM;
- CONSTRUCT A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF A TEXT
- SUMMARISE THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF A TEXT;
- TEMPORALLY PLACE RELEVANT HISTORICAL EVENTS;
- CORRECTLY INDICATE THE TASKS AND ROLES OF INSTITUTIONS IN ITALY;
- CORRECTLY PLACE PHYSICAL AND POLITICAL PLACES (STATES AND CAPITALS OF THE WORLD) IN SPACE;

AUTONOMY OF JUDGEMENT
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- EVALUATE CRITICAL ASPECTS OF GENERAL AND SUBJECT-RELATED TEXTS;
- USE THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL CONTENTS TO AUTONOMOUSLY ELABORATE INTERPRETATIONS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PROBLEMS.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO
- COMMUNICATE CLEARLY AND COMPREHENSIVELY THE MEANING OF A TEXT OF RELATIVE COMPLEXITY;
- ARGUE THEIR OWN REFLECTIONS ON WRITTEN TEXTS ON TOPICS OF GENERAL CULTURE OR SPECIFIC DISCIPLINES.

LEARNING SKILLS
THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO:
- USE THE SKILLS ACQUIRED IN UNDERSTANDING THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE IN STUDY AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES;
- UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET COMPLEX TEXTS OF AN ADVERTISING OR LITERARY NATURE;
- CONTINUOUSLY UPDATE THEIR KNOWLEDGE, USING TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE.
TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE.
Prerequisites
NO PREREQUISITES
Contents
STUDENTS LEARN TO UNDERSTAND TEXTS IN ITALIAN BY READING, UNDERSTANDING, SUMMARISING AND REVISING A TEXT OF MEDIUM TO HIGH COMPLEXITY. STUDENTS WILL ALSO BE INTRODUCED TO GENERAL CULTURAL TOPICS THROUGH THE READING AND DISCUSSION OF HISTORICAL, CULTURAL, GEOGRAPHICAL AND POLITICAL TEXTS.
- INDIVIDUAL READING OF TEXTS IN ITALIAN (2 HOURS)
- COLLECTIVE READING OF ITALIAN TEXTS (2 HOURS)
- COMPREHENSION EXERCISES (7 HOURS)
- EXERCISES ON GENERAL CULTURE (4 HOURS)
Teaching Methods
LECTURES, INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP EXERCISES, DISCUSSION OF RESULTS
Verification of learning
THE EXAMINATION IS WRITTEN AND CONSISTS OF A MULTIPLE-CHOICE TEST ON ITALIAN LANGUAGE AND GENERAL CULTURE AND A COMPREHENSION TEST ON TWO TEXTS IN ITALIAN, WHICH ARE TESTED BY SUMMARISING THEIR CONTENT AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS ON THEIR CONTENT.
THE EXAM IS PASSED IF THE CANDIDATE HAS A GOOD KNOWLEDGE OF THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE AND A SUFFICIENT KNOWLEDGE OF GENERAL CULTURE.
THE ASSESSMENT FOCUSES ON THE STUDENT'S ABILITY TO INDEPENDENTLY UNDERSTAND AND PROCESS THE CONTENT OF WRITTEN TEXTS AND TO FIND THE CORRECT ANSWERS TO TESTS AND QUESTIONS.
Texts
THE TEACHING USES MAINLY ITALIAN LANGUAGE TEXTS OF FICTION AND GENERAL CULTURE; THE FOLLOWING TEXT IS USED AS A REFERENCE:
BUTTERWORTH, JOHN, AND GEOFF THWAITES. 2014. LA GUIDA CAMBRIDGE AL RAGIONAMENTO LOGICO: PENSIERO CRITICO E PROBLEM SOLVING, NAPOLI, SES.
More Information
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FOR ANY INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT ME BY EMAIL: GCAVALCA@UNISA.IT
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