Teaching code

4S006164

Credits

9

Coordinator

Lara Vannini

Language

Italian

Moodle Seminars 0

The teaching is organized as follows:

Learning outcomes

Intercultural Pedagogy
The goal of the course is to teach the basics of Intercultural Pedagogy, considered the best answer to pluralism, globalization, multiethnic and multicultural society. A specific attention will be given to the epistemological and methodological-didactic aspects. The changes caused by the globalization and the multicultural societies will be analyzed during the course and there will be also presented the pedagogical answers to these challenges (meta-cultural, trans-cultural, multi-cultural and intercultural pedagogy). In particular, the course will consider the historical development of Intercultural Pedagogy in Europe and in overseas countries.

Theories of dialogue and integration
The goal of the course is to develop preservice teachers’ communication and mediation skills, starting from the reinforcement of their cultural awareness: indeed to become aware of own and others' cultural perspective is an essential prerequisite for encouraging educational innovation. For this purpose, the preservice teachers will learn how to use practices such as linguistic and conceptual deconstruction and deconstruction and decentralization exercises, that are essential to find a new way to look at themselves and others. They will also analyze the main theories that form the background to the acquisition of communication, dialogic and mediation skills and of guidelines for constructive conflict management.

Program

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MM: TEORIE DEL DIALOGO E DELL'INTEGRAZIONE
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The course will present the principles of a dialogic practice understood as an education of inner and intersubjective thought inspired by the principle of caring. Specifically, the following themes will be addressed: The value of dialogue within the educational process and the social construction of knowledge. The Socratic Dialogue: a cognitive practice for reasoning together and learning to think for oneself in depth. The maieutic approach in school: experiences and current research. The theoretical foundations and training techniques of the MelArete project. The role of the adult in the dialogue with children within school contexts: recognizing and reflecting on different communication styles. Methods and techniques for analyzing group conversations.
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MM: PEDAGOGIA INTERCULTURALE
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Contents: Ist part Starting from ourselves Recognition in educational contexts - Difference as a constitutive element of human life - The theory of recognition The three steps for an intercultural approach - Decentralization - The reference framework of the other - Negotiation and intercultural mediation Obstacles to understanding the other - The representations - The forms of ethnocentrism - Limits of human judgment - Professional models and techniques IInd part The school context: ‘a mixed bag’ - Life and experiences of children and families - Insights: the ‘second generations’ - School ‘a mixed bag’ - Micro-aggressions - The teachers’ point of view on diversity - Ministerial documents IIIrd part Teachers intercultural training and competences - The construct of intercultural competence. - A model of intercultural competence for primary and infant school teachers - First level intercultural competence - Second level intercultural competence IVth part Relationship with parents from here and from elsewhere Teaching methods and learning settings Traditional lectures using additional materials (slides, video clips, extracts from government documents, other texts, etc.), individual exercises (personal skills and competencies) and group exercises (case studies, interviews, etc.) Bibliography 1. P. Dusi (2012). la comunicazione docenti-genitori. Milano: Franco Angeli. 2. Recommended reading list This list of titles applies equally to the programs for attending students and for non-attending students. Additional recommendations will be provided to attending students during the course of the lessons.

Bibliography

Examination Methods

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MM: TEORIE DEL DIALOGO E DELL'INTEGRAZIONE
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Several options are available: written papers for those attending the course or oral presentations for those not attending the course. In the written essay the attending students will be able to present: - an educational-didactic project characterized by a maieutic approach (preschool or elementary school); - the analysis of a group dialogue recorded within the school context in order to highlight the conversational moves and communicative styles. Students will be assessed on their ability to thoroughly and critically re-elaborate the content presented during the course, and on their understanding of the fundamental concepts present in the reference texts.
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MM: PEDAGOGIA INTERCULTURALE
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Exams: Learning outcomes will be assessed through an individual written essay Nature of the assessment and material covered: - An individual written report, which – taking as its starting point the collected interviews (at least 2) - should critically analyse them using, as appropriate, the concepts, theoretical models and interventions covered during the course. Assessment criteria The assessment result will be expressed as a score out of a possible thirty marks Marks will be awarded on the basis of the following performance criteria: -command of specialist terminology pertaining to the sector in question; - the rigorousness in the administration and transcription of the interviews (using the format posted in moodle). - by analyzing and discussing the collected interviews; - by citing the texts indicated in the bibliography and other texts identified during the research process, - demonstration of personal reflection on the material studied and the ability to reconcile theory and practice; - by providing a personal interpretation of, and reflection on, the lessons attended bibliographical sources. - correct grammar and syntax. Instructions for drafting the report* The data analysis process should be supported by references to the texts covered during the course (and to other works and studies known to the student or students). The length of the report is to be decided by the student himself. The recommended minimum length, however, is 10 pages (each of 3,000 characters) plus the bibliography and appendices (which should include a complete transcription of the data collected through interviews) The report should include: - a cover (with full names and matriculation numbers of the student or students, the name of the degree course, the project title, and a contact email address and telephone number; - an abstract/brief summary of the project; - introduction; - data analysis; - discussion of data analysis; - conclusion; - bibliography - appendices: all data collected via interviews. The text should be subdivided into paragraphs and supplemented, in a proper academic fashion, by footnotes and final bibliography. The report must be submitted by email to the course leader at least five days prior to the exam date selected by the student.