Basic knowledge of the Italian language. Basic knowledge for research and study through digital applications

During the course attention will focus on language on social platforms, on the differences between online written  and spoken language and on the divergence between norm and use: balancing traditional grammar with digital innovations

1. Knowledge and understanding: at the end of the course, students will have communicative and critical skills for using Italian in digital context.
2. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: students will have skills for producing digital content (posts, blogs) in Italian.
3.  Making judgments: students will acquire the tools and techniques for the management and use of digital content of Italian in order to achieve competence and evaluation skills.
4. Communication skills: students will be able to transfer digital content of Italian to new contexts.
5.  Learning skills: the student will develop skills that will enable him/her to reuse the knowledge acquired in other courses of study.

Lectures with real-life case studies and  seminars.  Peer-to-peer feedback and collaborative reflection.

Oral exam on the text book and analysis of digital texts and critical production

In the assessment of the examination, the determination of the final grade takes into account the following elements:

30 e lode: excellent evaluation; complete and rich preparation; accurate command of the Italian language and secure knowledge of the topics

30: excellent evaluation; complete preparation and good command of the Italian language and good clarity of exposition

29-28: evaluation: very good; complete preparation; in the presentation and some uncertainties in the production in the Italian language, fairly secure knowledge, not completely clear exposition

27-26: good evaluation; complete preparation; fairly secure presentation, with uncertainties/confusions of expression/exposition in the Italian language

25-24 fair assessment; approximately complete preparation, occasional inaccuracies and/or gaps; occasional confusion of terminology or concept in exposition in Italian language

23-22: more than sufficient assessment; almost complete preparation, gaps and/or inaccuracies; in exposition in Italian language some confusion of terms and concepts

21-20: sufficient evaluation; approximately complete preparation, inaccuracies, gaps; in the exposition in Italian language approximation in the use of terms and concepts

19-18: barely sufficient evaluation; limited preparation (many inaccuracies and various gaps); stunted exposition in Italian language

< 18: insufficient evaluation; insufficient preparation; insufficient presentation, poor knowledge of the Italian language

Office Hours for students

Friday, 9:30-10:30

Elene Pistolesi, L’italiano del web: social network, blog & co., Franco Cesati, Firenze, 2022.