93577 - Workshop on Textual Analysis (B)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the lab activities, the student:

• is able to apply the concepts covered in the integrated course within a simulated learning environment;
• is able to critically reflect in a group on the proposed topics.

Course contents

Reading and Understanding: Effective Strategies

During the laboratory activities, students will engage with various types of texts, both in print and digital formats, designed for different reading purposes. This approach will allow us to focus on two key aspects: the diverse and complex linguistic and cognitive processes involved in comprehension, and the most effective activities and strategies to support students' understanding. Particular attention will also be given to vocabulary development and the need to expand it.

Specifically, the activities will concentrate on the most suitable methods for understanding the meanings of words and expressions, identifying explicit and implicit information, recognizing textual cohesion and coherence relationships, and reconstructing the overall or partial meaning of a text.

Readings/Bibliography

The bibliography will be provided during the laboratory activities.

Teaching methods

Work will be carried out in small groups using the provided materials.

Assessment methods

The final evaluation will consider:

• participation and cooperation during the lessons,
• the ability to present content (clarity and reasoning) and the capacity for reflection (relevance, breadth, and depth of concepts and connections) demonstrated in an individual final report (max. 2 pages) analyzing the links between the laboratory activities (including group work) and the Indicazioni Nazionali per il Curriculum (MIUR, 2012).

The final evaluation will result in one of the following grades:

+1 (very good)
  0 (good)
-1 (sufficient)
unsatisfactory (not sufficient: in this case, the laboratory must be retaken).

Teaching tools

PowerPoint presentations to be projected and provided in copy, and texts for practical work.

Office hours

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