S.S.I.S
Scuola di Specializzazione all’Insegnamento Secondario Classe 46/A (III ciclo)
Indirizzo Lingue Straniere:
Inglese
Preparazione di Esperienze
Didattiche nella Civiltà
Cosentino Mariella matr. 948
Stage
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Attività |
Tempo |
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1.
Lancio e
negoziazione |
. presentazione del modulo . individuazione del prodotto finale |
1
ora |
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2.
Realizzazione del primo tema “Ethnic
Minorities: a new life in a different country” |
. presentazione e definizione del tema . lettura e ascolto di testi . esposizione e confronto di esperienze personali
reali o immaginate . ricerca in Internet |
6 ore |
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3. Realizzazione del secondo tema “Racism” |
. presentazione e definizione del tema . descrizione di immagini . Civil rights: M.L.
King and “I have a dream” . riflessione sui concetti e sulle parole-chiave . trasposizione del testo con esercitazioni
dell’abilità di sintesi . esposizione e confronto di esperienze personali |
6 ore |
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4. Realizzazione del terzo tema “Homosexuality” |
Il tema può essere sviluppato come una sorta di follow-up di quello precedente. L’insegnante non ha la pretesa di trattare il topic in maniera esaustiva, ma in base al contesto e agli studenti può essere convenientemente esteso. . presentazione e definizione del tema . lettura (e ascolto) di testi . riflessione sui concetti e sulle parole-chiave . trasposizione del testo con esercitazioni
dell’abilità di sintesi . esposizione e confronto di esperienze . ascolto + attività canzone J. Lennon “Imagine” |
6 ore |
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5.
Differenziazione |
. recupero, potenziamento, sviluppo di quanto
appreso |
2 ore |
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6.
Verifiche intermedie, sommative e
valutazione finale |
(vedi assessment) |
4 ore |
Target level: 4th year students
CEF Level: B1
·
Pre-requisites
General
pre-requisites
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positive attitude to interactive pair work and group
work;
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knowledge of rules for fair interaction
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B1level grammar;
Pre-requisites
concerning the subject
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reasonably clear talking and writing about feelings,
experiences and opinions;
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identifying the core of a written text, whose topic,
cultural content and basic vocabulary are known;
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conveniently using the monolingual and bilingual
dictionary;
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understanding audio material (speech, song).
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Overall aim: helping and
guiding students to reach responsibility and maturity in considering specific
problems and dealing with topics and questions within theme “Diversity and
Prejudice” using the foreign language.
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Cross – subject aims:
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learning to reflect on general topics and personal
experiences;
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evaluating relevancy and pertinence of texts within a
given field;
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discover links with others subjects;
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skimming and scanning reading techniques;
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summary skill training.
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obtaining useful information from different sources
(magazines, books, internet, etc.) concerning a given field.
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Specific aims
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analysing the following themes: ethnic minorities,
racism, homosexuality;
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discover that knowing different countries, cultures,
religion and feelings enriches the human being and that a prejudice is only the
result of ignorance.
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focusing on some aspects of XX century American
civilization;
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focusing on structure and function of narrative and
descriptive texts.
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Can do statements:
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Ss can take notes and summarise;
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Ss can understand main points of a texts and descriptions
of events;
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Ss can gather informations from different parts of
texts in order to fulfil a specific task;
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Ss can enter into conversation on topics that are
familiar (e.g. racism, homosexuality, etc.);
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Ss can connect phrases in a simple way in order to describe
experiences and events;
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Ss can give reasons and explanations for opinions and
plans;
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Ss can narrate a story or an event and express their reaction.
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Linguistic competence :
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broadening active reading vocabulary;
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using the Past Simple in past events narration;
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using the Present Perfect in events description;
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identifying the main features of narrative and
descriptive texts;
Communicative competence:
(also includes pragmatic)
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grasping global and detailed information from an audio
or written
text;
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simple oral reporting of a written text within the
given field;
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straightforwardly writing short text on subjects
within a field of interest, structuring them as linear sequences of points;
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identifying the main features of narrative and
descriptive texts;
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Language activities skills
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reading with satisfactory degree of independence and
adequate level of comprehension narrative texts on subjects related to a
specific field of interest;
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writing a short report within appropriate stress on
significant points and relevant supporting details;
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gathering informations from different parts of texts
in order to fulfil a specific task;
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listening and speaking during goal oriented activities
(e.g. brainstorming, guided discussion,…).
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Aids
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photocopies of texts and pictures;
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Cassette player;
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OHP;
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Video cassette player;
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Slides with pictures of different countries (possibly
on Power point);
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Multimedia lab booking.
· Methodology
All
activities have to combine linguistic abilities and an interactive class. An
ecleptic approach is recommended, giving more attention to the integrated
approach. T. will give preference to the research and discovery procedures,
inductive reasoning, single, pair and group work. Students must be guided to
develop strategies of reading-comprehension, note-taking, and oral and written
summary of texts.
· Assessment
The
assessment stage will be based on:
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constant checking and monitoring during class
activities;
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checking homework;
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intermediate testing through grids at the end of every
Unit;
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final evaluation through grids.
Appropriate grids
(“Schede di valutazione”) have to be arranged for testing and evaluation.
· Involved
subjects: English, Italian, History, Laws.
· Time: 25
hours