O0042 - Linguistic-Communicative, Logical-Inductive and Deductive knowledge (OFA)

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, students will have: a) - refreshed and consolidated their knowledge of spelling, grammar and syntax; b) expanded and assessed their lexical, morphological and syntactic skills; c) carried out in-depth reading of narrative, descriptive/informative and argumentative texts, as well as tables and graphs; d) carried out exercises in analysing and breaking down texts in order to reconstruct, expand and summarise them; e) gained an understanding of text types, as well as the analysis and drafting of specialist texts; f) learnt a number of rhetorical strategies

Course contents

PLEASE NOTE: This programme for the completion of the Additional Educational Requirement (OFA) is aimed at students enrolled on the degree programme in Educational Sciences in Social, Cultural and Community Contexts at the Bologna campus.

To find out whether you have fulfilled the OFA requirement, please log in to SOL, look up your study plan and check whether ‘OFA’ is indicated.

Students who were assigned the OFA in the ‘Educational Sciences in Social and Cultural Contexts’ programme at the Rimini campus following their entrance exam are required to read the instructions on the following pages carefully:

https://corsi.unibo.it/laurea/ScienzeEducazioneSocialiCulturaliRimini

https://corsi.unibo.it/laurea/ScienzeEducazioneSocialiCulturaliRimini/come-assolvere-ofa

where they will find all the relevant information. The two links will be available in the coming weeks

Specifically, the 30-hour OFA remedial course organised by the degree programmes in Education Sciences in Social, Cultural and Community Contexts will include targeted activities on the following topics:

a. revision and consolidation of spelling, grammar and syntax;

b. expansion and assessment of lexical, morphological and syntactic skills;

c. in-depth reading of narrative, descriptive/informative and argumentative texts, as well as tables and graphs;

d. analysis and deconstruction of texts in order to reconstruct, expand and summarise them;

e. text types, analysis and drafting of specialist texts;

f. an introduction to rhetorical strategies

Readings/Bibliography

During the course, ad hoc materials prepared by the lecturer will be presented. Further recommendations will be provided during the course.

Attendance is very important and strongly recommended.

For non-attending students, in addition to the online material, the following texts may be useful (though not compulsory):

L. Serianni, Leggere, scrivere, argomentare: prove ragionate di scrittura, Bari, Laterza, 2013.
G. Patota, Prontuario di grammatica, Bari, Laterza, 2013.

Teaching methods

Lectures and discussion-based sessions; distance learning activities via the elearning-cds platform (specific instructions will be provided in class); laboratory work and individual and group exercises.

Assessment methods

The examination will consist of a 60-minute written test, which will assess candidates’ knowledge of spelling, vocabulary, text-related skills (production and comprehension), and logical-linguistic skills.

The results of the examination will be published on the “Almaesami” platform.

PLEASE NOTE: To sit the exam, you must register via the “Almaesami” platform, strictly adhering to the specified deadlines. Anyone unable to register by the deadline due to technical issues must promptly report the problem to the academic office (and in any case before the official closure of the registration lists).

Students enrolled for the 2026–2027 academic year are reminded that it is NOT possible to sit the OFA exam before the course begins, i.e. from January 2027.

Please be advised that the use of AI in any form is prohibited during the exam (chatbots, text generators, advanced translators, and tools built into devices).

Teaching tools

EOL e-learning platform, audiovisual projector, computer, textbook and supplementary materials (both printed and digital).

FURTHER INFORMATION:

https://corsi.unibo.it/laurea/EducatoreSocialeCulturale-Rimini/come-assolvere-ofa

Students with specific learning difficulties or disabilities: please contact the relevant University office in good time (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/it). The University Service will be responsible for proposing any necessary adjustments to the students concerned; these must, however, be submitted for the lecturer’s approval 15 days in advance, and the lecturer will assess their appropriateness in relation to the course’s learning objectives.

Office hours

See the website of Dorena Caroli