Relazione di

Prof.Gentile

Emanuela Ferraro

Topic

Use of the pc

Title of the Module

Pc world

Addresses

Level B1 – IV year (Liceo scientifico, I.T.I., I.T.A.S.)

Module number

The last one (April-May)

Title of teaching units

1^st  Basic concepts

2^nd How to write a cv using Word

3^rd Search engine

4^th Send an e-mail!

Prerequisites

Grammar and vocabulary: Knowledge of basic grammar, from the present simple to the past; specific basic vocabulary related to the argument; to know something about the theme (ex what is a pc).

Functions: answering and asking questions, talking about everyday life (for ex about the past, the present, the future, about hobbies and interests)

Language activities: (reception and production)to read, understanding the global sense (scanning) and catching the main points of the texts related to the informatic field (skimming); to understand the instructions to use the pc, Word, etc.; to answer oral and written simple questions about the argument studied.

Objectives

Grammar and vocabulary: to enrich vocabulary, in particular related to the argument; to improve the grammar structures; to reinforce receptive and productive skills.

Knowledge and use: to improve their knowledge of the argument (for ex. the difference between hardware and software; to learn how to write a cv and write it using Word; to draw a table into the document; to change the type and to make other changes; to learn what is a net; the different types of net (Internet, LAN, WAN etc.); what Internet is; the history of Internet; how internet works; how to do a research using the searching engines.

Functions: finding a specific information in a text or in a magazine (for ex. what a software is, what Internet is etc.).

“Can do” statements: using Word, writing at pc, sending an e-mail, write a cv, making a research on internet etc.

Competences involved

General competences

1)      Declarative knowledge (savoir): knowledge about the argument, what internet is, how internet works, what a software or a hardware component is, what is the difference between RAM and ROM, how the search engine works etc.

2)    Knowledge and skills (savoir-faire): ability to use the pc; to open a program (Word), to use it, to write a cv through it; to navigate on internet, searching for something, through the search engines etc.

3)    Existential competence (savoir-etre): to give an opinion about something; to work not only individually, but also in team (for ex. searching for something on internet etc).

Communicative language competences

1)      Linguistic competence: knowledge of the vocabulary of the language, above all of a specific vocabulary, lexical elements (for ex. fixed expressions or words of the informatics field) and grammatical elements (for ex. articles, prepositions, etc.); knowledge of the perception and production of sounds-units (phonemes) of the language, pronunciation of the words; orthographic competence, that is the knowledge of the production of the symbols of which written texts are composed, the use of punctuation marks, varieties of font (for ex. Arial, Times New Romans, Comic Sans etc.) common signs (for ex. @etc).

2)    Sociolinguistic competence: use and choice of greetings (for ex in a letter: “best regards, love from, yours sincerely...”etc or in a cv), use and choice of address form (for ex. in a letter: “dear, My Lord, Sir, Madame.....” etc); to perceive the register differences (for ex. formal or informal letter or e-mail).

Text to be used

Written: magazine, letter, e-mail, cv.

AID

Photocopies, textbook, pc, cd rom, internet site, blackboard.

Strategies involved

to extrapolate the meaning of unknown words from the context, to ask for clarification about the terms or phrases related for ex to the Informatics field that are difficult, to cooperate  with the other schoolmates.

Assessment tools and criteria

Use of structured texts (objective): questionnaire (for ex. true or false, multiple choice, fill in the blank); half-structured texts: short essay; not structured texts (subjective): interrogation, using equipment.

Timing

About 10 hours.