ABILITA ORALI E SCRITTE
PROF. GENTILE PIETRO
GIOFFRE MARIA
V CICLO S.S.I.S
MODULE PLAN
TITLE:
A WINDOW ON MEDIA
1 module: life
and society (12 h)
2 module: a window on Media (18 h)
3 module: new
technologies and progress (16 h)
MODULE N: 2
ADDRESSEE: ITC 3 year
LANGUAGE LEVEL:
B2 (threshold) level on C.E.F.
TIME: 18 H
TEACHING
UNITS:
-a)
presentation of different types of media: in particular newspapers, Radio and
TV (4 h)
-b) the
importance of Media in the world (6 h)
-c) their
influence on people’s mind (4 h)
-d) revision dedicated in assessment (4 h)
GRAMMAR: knowledge of the grammatical structures of the level: present simple, use of different past tenses, prepositions of time and place, future, conditional.
VOCABULARY:
knowledge of the words concerning media in general, some newspapers and
magazines’ titles.
FUNCTIONS:
expressing like/dislike, suggesting, describing things and people, asking and
answering questions;
OBJECTIVES:
LINGUISTIC
AND COMMUNICATIVE:
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comprehension and analysis of this theme;
-
-
consolidation of the
vocabulary and introduction of new words;
-
-
reinforcement of receptive
skills (listening and reading) and productive skills ( writing and speaking);
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capability to read articles
and listening news;
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capability to talk about
media;
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-
skimming and scanning of a
text;
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analysis of a text;
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capability to give own opinion
about the subject.
PEDAGOGICAL AIMS (because these can
not be verified):
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cultural and social
enrichment;
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understanding how Media
influence our thoughts;
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sharing opinion;
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capability to give personal
opinion;
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stimulating interests of SS;
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motivating SS.
GENERAL COMPETENCES:
DECLARATIVE (savoir)
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knowledge of Media’s world;
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enrichment of cultural aspects of
L2;
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knowledge of pros and cons of media;
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capability to talk about everyday life.
SKILLS AND KNOW-HOW:
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ability to require information on Media;
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ability to take notes and summarize;
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ability to recognize the difference between newspapers and magazines;
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ability to recognize the different kind of programs on TV or on Radio;
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ability to put in relationship the culture of L1 and that of L2.
EXISTENTIAL
(savoir-étre):
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open mind towards Media and what they could offer us;
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interest of other different cultures;
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ability to put in relationship own point of view;
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ability to accept other opinions.
COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCES:
Linguistic:
Lexical, phonological, syntactical, semantic; words or expressions
referred to language used on TV, newspapers, magazines and Radio;
Socio-linguistic:
Knowledge of the L2 society, culture and life, for example through the vision of a movie;
Pragmatic:
Functions used to talk about Media; asking and giving information,
discussing advantages or disadvantages of TV programs, buying certain types of
magazines.
TEXT USED:
WRITTEN: articles, newspapers and
magazines, advertisement, textbook, dictionary;
SPOKEN: interview and TV programs,
advertisement.
TASKS:
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key-words searching;
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dialogues to simulate interviews;
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writing exercises to simulate articles;
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debating topics to simulate talk show on TV;
- producing articles;
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giving personal opinion;
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producing summaries and tables;
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skimming and scanning.
STRATEGIES:
RECEPTION:
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inferring information;
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identifying cues of the world
referring to Media;
INTERACTION:
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cooperation among SS with pair
and group work;
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discussion and conversations;
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considering other point of
view;
PRODUCTION:
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building on previous knowledge, self-correction;
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making active use of language learnt in real situation;
AIDS:
Photocopies,
O.H. projector, transparencies, handouts, worksheets, Authentic Materials
(newspaper and magazines), blackboard, flashcards, textbook, satellite TV,
Radio.
ASSESSMENT TOOLS:
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: at the end of unit
ORAL:
conversations and dialogues;
WRITTEN:
written exercises and writing articles;
WRITTEN: - half structured ( composition and summaries, questions with open answers);- not structured (free writing);
ORAL: half
structured (pair work and role-play conversation and description),
-non-structured (open stimulus and answers, discussions, debates).
The
assessment is given also by the behaviour of the SS in the class and by their
intervention during the lessons , their attention.
CRITERIA FOR CREDIT GRADING:
WRITTEN:
Content: 0-3
Spelling and punctuation: 0-2
Grammatical structures: 0-2
Cohesion and coherence: 0-3
|
Complete and articulate |
Complete but simple |
Presence
of errors But
the communication Is
not compromised |
incomplete |
The
task has been misunderstood |
|
3-2,50 |
2,50-2 |
2-1,50 |
1,50-1 |
0,50 |
|
2-1,50 |
1,50-1 |
1,50-1 |
1-0,50 |
0,50 |
|
2-1,50 |
1,50-1 |
1,50-1 |
1-0,50 |
0,50 |
|
3-2,50 |
2,50-2 |
2-1,50 |
1,50-1 |
0,50 |
ORAL:
Content:
0-2
Pronunciation:
0-3
Communication:
o-3
Lexis: 0-2
Complete and
articulate |
Complete
But
simple |
Presence
of errors
But
the communication Is
not compromised |
incomplete
|
The task has
Been
misunderstood |
2-1,50
|
1,50-1
|
1,50-1
|
1-0,50
|
0,50
|
3-2,50
|
2,50-2
|
2-1,50
|
1,50-1
|
0,50
|
3-2,50
|
2,50-2
|
2-1,50
|
1,50-1
|
0,50
|
2-1,50
|
1,50-1
|
1,50-1
|
1-0,50
|
0,50
|
LINKS TO OTHER MODULES:
- Media in other cultures (in
Italy or U.S.A.);
- Notions about journalism;
- Notions about newspapers and programs about
economy and business;
- Media history.
EXAMPLES OF ACTIVITIES.
These activities are based on an article taken from the textbook “ culture to culture” ed.Zanichelli.
Put the papers’ titles in the correct column in the box below:
The Times, The Financial Times, The Guardian, The Sun, The Daily Mirror, The Daily Telegraph, Today, The Daily Mail, The Daily Express.
|
Quality papers or broadsheets |
Popular papers or tabloids |
|
|
|
Another possible example could be a true or false activity:
National Newspapers in U.K. can be divided into two kinds T F
The Economist and The Spectator are magazines in U.K T F
ABC, CBS, are national television network in the U.S.A T F
The FCC is a body that regulates TV and Radio in the U.S.A. T F
There are no news programs aired via satellite T F