Teaching and Narrating Italian Literature
The course aims to tackle the key issues related to teaching Italian literature, focusing on educational objectives, teaching effectiveness, and canon construction, particularly for the final three years of upper secondary school. Emphasizing the role and practices of storytelling, which are increasingly significant in cultural and scientific dissemination to the general public, the course adopts a seminar format. Students will engage in analyzing teaching resources, practices, and literary dissemination experiences in both Italy and Europe. While designed to prepare students for professional opportunities, the course does not substitute the qualification pathways for teachers. By examining the methods, purposes, and effectiveness of literary storytelling, the course offers a perspective that is valuable for various professional careers.
The course aims to tackle the key issues related to teaching Italian literature, focusing on educational objectives, teaching effectiveness, and canon construction, particularly for the final three years of upper secondary school. Emphasizing the role and practices of storytelling, which are increasingly significant in cultural and scientific dissemination to the general public, the course adopts a seminar format. Students will engage in analyzing teaching resources, practices, and literary dissemination experiences in both Italy and Europe. While designed to prepare students for professional opportunities, the course does not substitute the qualification pathways for teachers. By examining the methods, purposes, and effectiveness of literary storytelling, the course offers a perspective that is valuable for various professional careers.
scheda docente
materiale didattico
- I. Calvino, “Lezioni americane. Sei proposte per il prossimo millennio”, Milano 1988 (qualsiasi edizione);
- S. Giusti, “Didattica della letteratura italia. La storia, la ricerca, le pratiche”, Roma, Carocci, 2023;
- L. Rodler, “Con altre parole. La divulgazione umanistica”, Venezia, Marsilio, 2023.
- C. Segre, "Una crisi anomale", in Id., "Notizie dalla crisi", Torino, Einaudi, 1993, pp. 3-20 [su Moodle].
Students who are not attending classes will read and prepare 3 chapters of
- Didattica della letteratura italiana. Riflessioni e proposte applicative, a cura di G. Ruozzi e G. Tellini, Firenze, ADI-Le Monnier università-Mondadori education, 2020.
All students are requested to register and refer to the course's Moodle channel, which will be used for communications and the exchange of teaching materials.
Programma
The course will initially explore the distinctive characteristics of the literary experience and its specific formative and educational functions. Subsequently, it will address some issues related to the sharing and transmission of literary tradition in both educational and popular contexts. Students will be tasked with selecting and investigating specific case studies (for example, a comparative analysis of the treatment of a particular author, genre, or specific issue in the main textbooks and high-quality popular literature products) and developing their own proposals. Special attention will be given to the use of narrative techniques in the construction of educational and outreach pathways.Testi Adottati
Students will read in their entirety:- I. Calvino, “Lezioni americane. Sei proposte per il prossimo millennio”, Milano 1988 (qualsiasi edizione);
- S. Giusti, “Didattica della letteratura italia. La storia, la ricerca, le pratiche”, Roma, Carocci, 2023;
- L. Rodler, “Con altre parole. La divulgazione umanistica”, Venezia, Marsilio, 2023.
- C. Segre, "Una crisi anomale", in Id., "Notizie dalla crisi", Torino, Einaudi, 1993, pp. 3-20 [su Moodle].
Students who are not attending classes will read and prepare 3 chapters of
- Didattica della letteratura italiana. Riflessioni e proposte applicative, a cura di G. Ruozzi e G. Tellini, Firenze, ADI-Le Monnier università-Mondadori education, 2020.
All students are requested to register and refer to the course's Moodle channel, which will be used for communications and the exchange of teaching materials.
Modalità Frequenza
Attendance is not mandatory and will not be monitored. However, given the importance of the seminar activities, it is strongly encouraged.Modalità Valutazione
Both attending and non-attending students will identify, in agreement with the instructor, a case study to investigate (see syllabus) and prepare a paper (35.000 characters with spaces). Students attending lessons will present their work during classes; non-attending students will present it during the exam. Its assessment will contribute to the final grade, which will be completed by a brief oral exam aimed at verifying the overall preparation on the topics covered.