33851 - Teaching of Greek Language and Culture with Laboratory (1) (2nd cycle)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students will be able to plan, formulate and evaluate didactic projects of Ancient Greek language and/or culture. They will be also have the required level of critical awareness to deal with the key problems of teaching and learning Greek language and culture in the current historical context and in order to evaluate possible future developments.

 

Course contents

1.      Methodologies for the teaching of Greek language and culture. The most up-to-date grammatical methods and models will be explained starting with the analysis of some textbooks (for example, M. Balme, T.F. Bórri, G. Lawall, L. Miraglia, Athenaze, I-II, Avellino 1999-2000; N. Natalucci, Il "nuovo Metodo Grammaticale". Lingua greca 2, Perugia 2006).

2.      Typologies of didactic planning and evaluation will be explained, starting from the ‘"indicazioni nazionali" of Greek language and culture.

3.      Learning to elaborate didactic paths for special themes, literary genres, authors, works, historical and cultural periods, with particular focus on special computer-based teaching tools.

Beginning of the course: 29th January 2018.

Timetable and venue: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 3.00 pm-5.00 pm, Dipartimento di Filologia Classica e Italianistica, via Zamboni 32, 3rd floor, Aula Mansarda.

Students who don't attend the lessons are invited to contact the teacher to define personalized exam contents.

Readings/Bibliography

1. At least one of these texts:

Nuove chiavi per insegnare il classico. A cura di U. Cardinale, Torino (UTET) 2008 (at least Chapters 1, 2, 16, 17, 26, 28, 30 and three more chapters chosen by the student).

Disegnare il futuro con intelligenza antica. L'insegnamento del latino e del greco antico in Italia e nel mondo. A cura di L. Canfora e U. Cardinale, Bologna (Il Mulino) 2012.

Lingue antiche e moderne dai licei alle università. A cura di R.Oniga e U. Cardinale, Bologna (Il Mulino) 2012.

M. Ricucci, Storia della glottodidattica, Roma (Armando) 2014.

F. Roscalla, Greco, che farne? Ripensare il passato per progettare il futuro. Manuali e didattica tra Sette e Novecento, Pisa (Edizioni ETS) 2016.

M. Napolitano, Il liceo classico: qualche idea per il futuro, Roma (Salerno Editrice) 2017.

2. Reading of:

Indicazioni nazionali relative all'insegnamento della lingua e della cultura greca nel liceo classico;

B. M. Trentin, Educare le competenze, Milano (Sironi) 2012;

Di fronte ai classici. A colloquio con i Greci e i Latini. A cura di I. Dionigi, Milano (BUR) 2002 (at least ten chapters).

3. Also recommended is the reading of  R. Tosi – P. Rosa, Periéghesis. Percorsi di letteratura nella Grecia classica, Bologna (Cappelli Editore) 2008, 187-242; F. Carta Piras (cur.), Didattica della lingua e della letteratura greca. Materiali per la didattica del greco e per la funzione docente, pref. di L. Canfora, Ortacesus (CA): Sandhi, 2011.

Teaching methods

Lectures will be interactive and based on continuous exchanges between lecturer and students.

Assessment methods

 

Assessment for this course consists of an oral examination, during which the following are assessed: (1) skill in the critical elaboration of the themes considered during the course and the bibliography agreed with the teacher; (2) ability to use the tools and specific language of the subject; (2) ability to elaborate a didactic path for a chosen theme.

Teaching tools

Blackboard, photocopies, personal computer etc.

Links to further information

http://www.unibo.it/docenti/giovanna.alvoni

Office hours

See the website of Giovanna Alvoni