Programma

The reading of different types of narrative texts will allow the student to enrich his/her lexical and grammar-syntactical competences through constant exercise (pre-reading and post-reading activities, reading and listening comprehension), stimulating the students’ reflection and discussion on general-interest themes and providing useful topics for class-work both at written and oral level.
In particular, the course will focus on bullying attitudes, through the analysis of some of the first text dealing with the phenomenon in the UK.

* N.B.: All changing concerning the program or the lessons, or any other news will be posted on the teacher’s page on the Department website, and on sdeonline.

Testi Adottati

** Reading texts (mandatory):
- Maria Edgeworth, Essay on Irish Bulls (any edition; online https://www.fadedpage.com/showbook.php?pid=20130643) introduction; chap. I. Originality of irish Bulls Examined, IV. Little Dominick; conclusions
- Marco Catarci, Massimiliano Fiorucci (eds.), Intercultural Education in the European Context. Theories, Experiences, Challenges, Ashgate, UK/USA, 2015 introduction and chapter 1
- R. Leproni (ed.), Women on Women. De-gendering perspectives, Milano, FrancoAngeli, 2021 (introduction; furteher chapters of interest will be indicated during the course).

Bibliografia Di Riferimento

• R. Leproni, Literature fighting prejudice: teaching social behaviours against bullyism in an intercultural perspective, in Di Rienzo Paolo, Azara Liliosa (eds.), Learning City e diversità culturale, Rubbettino editore, Soveria Mannelli, 2018, ISBN 978-88-496-5458-9, pp. 139-152 • R. Leproni, Tra il dire e il fare – l’innovazione educativo-pedagogica dell’opera di Maria Edgeworth, collana "QuaSI - Quaderni di 'Studi irlandesi'", FUP - Firenze University Press, 2015 • Società, identità e pregiudizio: i linguaggi di Harrington di Maria Edgeworth. In Femininum Ingenium. Collana di Studi e Ricerche. Pensiero Femminile. Storia e Teorie; Drengo, Roma, vol. 1, nov.2012, pp. 63-92. • Fiorenzo Fantaccini, Raffaella Leproni (eds.), “Still Blundering into Sense”. Maria Edgeworth, her context, her legacy, Firenze, Firenze University Press, 2019, Series: BSFM. Biblioteca di Studi di Filologia Moderna. • R. Leproni, M. Canals Botines. Storymakers, Storytellers. Narrative strategies for (English) L2/FL teaching and Learning, LTD – Lingua, Traduzione, Didattica, FrancoAngeli, 2025. ** Grammar texts (optional): - Michael VINCE, Lelio PALLINI, English Grammar Practice for Italian Students, Macmillan & Heinemann OR . M. Foley, D. Hall, MyGrammarLab (Intermediate B1/B2), Pearson Education Limited, 2012 ** Dictionaries (optional): - Bilingual dictionaries: Hazon Garzanti, New Edition, OR F.Picchi, Grande dizionario Inglese-Italiano/Italiano-Inglese, Hoepli. - Monolingual dictionaries: Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners OR Oxford Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary, OR Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary Further materials (optional) will be implemented on the course on sdeonline

Modalità Erogazione

The constant use of English will be encouraged; students will be fostered to noticing the differences and similarities between L2 and L1 also by providing and analysing different translations of the texts proposed. Pre-reading and post-reading activities, as well as reading and listening comprehension exercises will be proposed.

Modalità Frequenza

The course materials will be implemented on sdeonline; synchronous lessons will be delivered via Teams. In the case of an extension of the COVID-19 emergency measures, all dispositions on the modalities of carrying out of the didactic activities / assessment of the students will be adopted. In particular, the course, available on sdeonline to support self-learning dynamics, will be integrated by live lessons on Teams.

Modalità Valutazione

The course final test is written, administered in ICT format usually at the Piazza Telematica), and lasts approximatedly 45 minutes; it consists in: (1) Reading Comprehension, (2) Language Skill Test to ascertain grammar, syntax and lexical-idiomatic competencies. Students documenting they have achieved B2 level through a CLA course or English placement test, or official certificates approved by he CLA, will be exonerated from part (2) of the test (they still will have to face the Reading Comprehension). Marking is on x/30 basis; the exam is passed when obtaining 18/30 or more in both the course and the lab, as the exam will include the test concerning the Laboratory of English Language (see specific Programme) so granting 9 CFU in total. In the case of a resurgence of the COVID-19 emergency measures, all dispositions on the modalities of carrying out of the didactic activities / assessment of the students will be adopted. In particular, the written test onthe 6CFU programme will be held online, via Teams/Moodle/Respondus (or any other device provided by and regulated by the Athenaeum), and integrated with an oral exam on the lab programme (3 CFU).