ITALIANO L2

Attending the course will give the students theoretical and methodological instruments to: 

• reflect on the concept of linguistic typologies, language contact and interlinguistics; 
• analyze contemporary Italian’s repertoire and its grammatical structure; 
• know principal textual typologies in order to better organize didactical action; 
• develop metalinguistical competence in order to teach Italian as a foreign language; 
• know the European Framework; 
• know how to analyze a movie’s linguistic features; 
• project didactic actions based on Audiovisuals. 

During the course, made of 18 lessons (36 h.), there will be a mid term test and a laboratory activity. 

The students who will choose to do a practical activity will structure a lesson and will present their work to the class. The final version of this work has to be submitted to the teacher one week at least before final exam.

Knowledge of main elements of General linguistics.

Knowledge of the structures of the Italian language. 

• Structures of Italian language and of its varieties. 




• Main theories on Second language teaching and acquisition; 
• Italian as a L2 or a LS; 
• features of the learners; 
• The European Framework; 
• linguist evaluation; 
• didactical strategies; 
• how to coordinate a multilingual group; 
• The use of TV seriality for teaching Italian language as a L2 or Ls;
• The use of songs for Teaching Italian language; 
• The use of online newspapers for teaching Italian language. 
• CEFR and syllabi of Italian L2;
• The assessment and certification of language skills. 

Diadori P., a cura di, Insegnare italiano L2. Seconda edizione, Milano, Le Monnier, 2022. (pp. 418)

Martari Y., Insegnare italiano L2 con i mass media, Roma, Carocci, 2019 (pp. 147)

Coveri L., La canzone nell’insegnamento dell’italiano L2, in «Italiano LinguaDue», n. 1. 2020, pp. 173-181 (https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/promoitals/article/view/13752/12886)

To strengthen  their linguistic competence, students are suggested to study:   

D’Achille P., L’italiano contemporaneo, Bologna, il Mulino, 2019.

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.

In-progress assessment and Oral test

The examination will include an in-progress assessment, which is not compulsory and open to all students, and will result in those who pass being able to divide the program. The test will be structured with open and closed questions. 

There is the possibility of designing a teaching unit, to be presented at the final exam. 

The final exam will be oral. 

The assessment of the exam will take into account the mastery of the content and skills acquired, linguistic accuracy and lexical property, and the argumentative ability demonstrated by the candidate.