SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT

Course Information
TitleΑΠΟΚΤΗΣΗ ΔΕΥΤΕΡΗΣ ΓΛΩΣΣΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΓΛΩΣΣΙΚΗ ΑΞΙΟΛΟΓΗΣΗ / SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION AND LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT
Title in ItalianAcquisizione della Lingua Seconda e Valutazione Linguistica
Code11427
FacultyPhilosophy
SchoolItalian Language and Literature
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CommonYes
StatusActive
Course ID600019750

Programme of Study: UPS School of Italian Language and Literature 2013

Registered students: 36
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
Italian Language and LiteratureElective CoursesWinter/Spring-6
Class Information
Academic Year2023 – 2024
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours4
Total Hours52
Class ID
600229688
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
  • Distance learning
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • English (Instruction)
  • Italian (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
Students are expected to have acquired the necessary knowledge and skills after: • Understand the interface points of the two scientific fields (Second Language Acquisition and Language Assessment) • To connect theory with practice and more specifically through curricula and certification systems of language learning (and Italian learning in particular) • Familiarize themselves with the use of tools in the European area (Council of Europe, ECML) on language acquisition, learning and assessment.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Generate new research ideas
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
Course Content (Syllabus)
Τhe interfaces between Second Language Acquisition and Language Assessment and their applications in Italian as L2. The individual fields that will be studied are: Basic Principles of the two fields, Multilingual Assessment, Multilingual Skills and Language Needs Analysis, Alternative Methods of Assessment and Self-Assessment, Communicative Language Skills and standardisation, CEFR Levels (CEFR, CEFR-CV, LASLLIAM, Uneven Profiles), Stages of Language Development vs. Language Proficiency Levels. Individual Differences and Language Assessment (as well as Measurement of Individual Differences and Productive Skills (focusing on grades, descriptors and assessment criteria in Italian language certification systems), Language Assessment of Special Populations (bilingual students, students with special needs or learning difficulties, children, illiterate adults, etc.), language tests for migration/citizenship. Italiano L2 in contesti migartori. Sillabo e descrittori dall'alfabetizzazione all'A1. At attempt will also be made to present the interface points of the two fields during the design of empirical and experimental research and the construction of reliable and valid measurement tools for SLA research purposes.
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures522.1
Seminars80.3
Laboratory Work200.8
Reading Assigment502
Written assigments100.4
Exams100.4
Total1506
Student Assessment
Description
There are 2 alternative ways of evaluation: 1. Continuous Assessment through quizzes (2) and (small) assignments (2) during the semester, the average of which will be the final grade of the course. - To participate in the process of continuous assessment, it is recommended to attend the course (MAX. 4 absences) and to participate in the discussions and related activities. 2. Final Examination
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
  • Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
VALUTARE LE COMPETENZE IN ITALIANO LINGUA STRANIERA Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 77111765 Έκδοση: 1/2014 Συγγραφείς: ΜΗΛΙΩΝΗ ΓΕΩΡΓΙΑ ISBN: 978-960-9495-41-7 Τύπος: Σύγγραμμα Διαθέτης (Εκδότης): ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ ΔΙΣΙΓΜΑ ΙΚΕ Κοινό Ευρωπαϊκό Πλαίσιο Αναφοράς για τις γλώσσες:εκμάθηση διδασκαλία αξιολόγηση Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 41960251 Έκδοση: A'/2008 Συγγραφείς: Τμήμα γλωσσικής πολιτικής.Συμβούλιο της Ευρώπης ISBN: 978-960-7779-46-5 Τύπος: Σύγγραμμα Διαθέτης (Εκδότης): Κέντρο Ελληνικής Γλώσσας Language Testing and Assessment [electronic resource] Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον Εύδοξο: 75488138 Αριθμός τόμου: Έκδοση: 3rd ed./2017 Συγγραφείς: Elana Shohamy / Iair G. Or / Stephen May ISBN: 9783319022611 Τύπος: Ηλεκτρονικό Βιβλίο Διαθέτης (Εκδότης): HEAL-Link Springer ebooks
Last Update
21-03-2022