ITALIAN SIGN LANGUAGE II

Academic Year 2023/2024 - Teacher: ERIKA RANIOLO

Expected Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students will achieve the following objectives:

- Communicating fluently and accurately in a language that uses a visual-gestural linguistic modality;

- Applying acquired linguistic skills to the study of theoretical issues;

- Being aware of the notion of language and the different levels of analysis;

- Acquiring specialized vocabulary.

Course Structure

Frontal lessons and group work.

Should teaching be carried out in mixed mode or remotely, it may be necessary to introduce changes with respect to previous statements, in line with the programme planned and outlined in the syllabus.

Required Prerequisites

The student should have a basic knowledge of sign language functioning (sublexical, lexical, morphological and syntactic level). It is also essential that the student has successfully passed the LIS I exam.

Attendance of Lessons

As indicated in the regulations of the Course of Studies in Linguistic and Intercultural Mediation, attending the lessons is optional.

Detailed Course Content

The course offers an in-depth study of LIS, considering current research perspectives.

Textbook Information

- Volterra, V., Roccaforte, M., Di Renzo, A., Fontana, S., Descrivere la lingua dei segni italiana. Una prospettiva cognitiva e sociosemiotica, Il Mulino, Bologna 2019 (capp. 4-5-6, pp. 123-232).

- Marziale, B., Volterra, V. (a cura di), Lingua dei segni, società, diritti, Carocci, Roma 2016.

- Maragna, S., Roccaforte, M., Tomasuolo, E., Una didattica innovativa per l’apprendente sordo, Franco Angeli, Milano 2013.

- Checchetto, A., Cecchetto, C., Geraci, C., Guasti, M.T., Zucchi, A., «Una varietà molto speciale: La LISt (Lingua dei Segni Italiana Tattile)», in A. Cardinaletti, C. Cecchetto, C. Donati (a cura di), Grammatica, lessico e dimensioni di variazione nella LIS, Franco Angeli, Milano 2011, pp. 207-217.

Further teaching material will also be provided during the lessons (it will also be available on Studium).

Please remember that in compliance with art 171 L22.04.1941, n. 633 and its amendments, it is illegal to copy entire books or journals, only 15% of their content can be copied.

For further information on sanctions and regulations concerning photocopying please refer to the regulations on copyright (Linee Guida sulla Gestione dei Diritti d’Autore) provided by AIDRO - Associazione Italiana per i Diritti di Riproduzione delle opere dell’ingegno (the Italian Association on Copyright).

All the books listed in the programs can be consulted in the Library.

Course Planning

	Subjects	Text References
1	1. Flessioni delle unità di senso	Volterra et alii, 2019
2	2. Indicare, dire e illustrare	Volterra et alii, 2019
3	3. Metafora in LIS	Volterra et alii, 2019
4	4. Sociolinguistica della LIS	Volterra et alii, 2019
5	5. Comparazione lingue dei segni e lingue vocali	Volterra et alii, 2019
6	6. Dibattito sull’educazione dei sordi	Marziale e Volterra, 2016
7	7. Percezione dei sordi	Marziale e Volterra, 2016
8	8. Funzionamento del cervello	Marziale e Volterra, 2016
9	9. L’apprendente sordo in contesto scolastico	Maragna et alii, 2013
10	10. Strategie didattiche per apprendenti sordi	Maragna et alii, 2013
11	11. Competenze dei sordi in italiano scritto	Maragna et alii, 2013
12	12. LIS tattile	Checchetto et alii, 2011

Learning Assessment

Learning Assessment Procedures

ORAL EXAM

The assessment of the exam will take into account the mastery of the contents and skills acquired, linguistic accuracy and lexical properties, as well as the argumentative ability demonstrated by the candidate.

Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises

Sense units, sociolinguistics of LIS, education of the deaf people, bimodal bilingualism, tactile LIS.

VERSIONE IN ITALIANO

Corso di laurea in

Mediazione linguistica e interculturale