Programmi

Lecturers/Professors:	MACHETTI Sabrina
Educational activities:	MEDIATION THEORY AND CONTEXTS
Academic discipline:	L-LIN/02
Teaching hours:	36
Course hours:	36
Credits:	6
Teaching period:	1° semestre
Course Title: Course content:	The course provides both a theoretical and an applied framework for the study of linguistic and cultural mediation, with particular emphasis on theories concerning the dynamics of language contact and the concept of linguistic understanding. The course covers the following topics: mediation and understanding; mediation in the CEFR (2001) and the CEFRCV (2020); mediation in contexts of language contact and linguistic superdiversity; traditional contexts and new global scenarios for mediation.
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Course books:	Manuale di riferimento: S. Machetti, R. Siebetcheu, Che cos’è la mediazione linguistico-culturale, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2017. Testi: V. Carbonara, A. Scibetta, Imparare attraverso le lingue. Il translanguaging come pratica didattica, Carocci, Roma, 2020 (i capitoli oggetto di studio saranno indicati dai docenti). Council of Europe, Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment, Companion Volume with new descriptors, 2018. https://rm.coe.int/cefr-companion-volume-with-new-descriptors-2018/1680787989 M. D’Agostino, Noi che siamo passati dalla Libia. Giovani in viaggio fra alfabeti e multilinguismo, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2021. R. Siebetcheu, Imparare l'italiano con lo sport. Educazione linguistica e dinamiche politico-culturali, Carocci, Roma, 2025. UNESCO, Languages matter: global guidance on multilingual education, https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/languages-matter-global-guidance-multilingual-education, 2026. Per studenti non frequentanti J. Blommaert, B. Rampton, Language and Superdiversity, “Diversities”, 13, 2, 2011 (reperibile online). V. Carbonara, A. Scibetta, Imparare attraverso le lingue. Il translanguaging come pratica didattica, Carocci, Roma, 2020. Council of Europe, Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment, Companion Volume with new descriptors, 2018, capitolo sulla mediazione https://rm.coe.int/cefr-companion-volume-with-new-descriptors-2018/1680787989 S. Machetti, R. Siebetcheu, Che cos’è la mediazione linguistico-culturale, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2017. R. Siebetcheu, Imparare l'italiano con lo sport. Educazione linguistica e dinamiche politico-culturali, Carocci, Roma, 2025. M. Vedovelli, Prima persona plurale futuro indicativo: noi saremo, EDUP, Roma, 2010. UNESCO, Languages matter: global guidance on multilingual education, https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/languages-matter-global-guidance-multilingual-education, 2026. e un testo a scelta fra i seguenti M. D’Agostino, Noi che siamo passati dalla Libia. Giovani in viaggio fra alfabeti e multilinguismo, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2021. E. Banfi, L. Gavioli, C. Guardiano, M. Vedovelli, Problemi e fenomeni della mediazione linguistica e culturale, Guerra, Perugia, 2006. A. Benucci, G. Grosso, Mediazione linguistico-culturale e didattica inclusiva, UTET, Torino, 2021. A. Belpiede (a cura di), Mediazione culturale. Esperienze e percorsi formativi, UTET, Torino, 2002. L. Luatti (a cura di), Atlante della mediazione linguistico culturale, Franco Angeli, Milano, 2006.
Teaching Methods:	The course combines lectures with a blended teaching approach and additional strategies, including the use of multimedia and multimodal resources, with the aim of enhancing students’ motivation, attention, and active participation. PowerPoint presentations and video materials will be used to illustrate and synthesize the key topics covered. Student engagement is encouraged through regular interaction during class, including frequent question-and-answer sessions and class discussions.
Learning Objectives:	The course provides students with the theoretical and practical knowledge needed to understand and manage linguistic and intercultural mediation from a socio-semiotic perspective. Upon completion, students will be able to analyse communicative dynamics in multilingual and multicultural contexts; engage effectively with linguistic and cultural diversity; identify the roles of linguistic and intercultural mediators within European contexts; understand the main Italian and European legal and policy frameworks on migration, reception, and linguistic rights; and apply the knowledge acquired to professional settings in linguistic and intercultural mediation, addressing the challenges of an increasingly multicultural society with greater competence and awareness.
Expected Learning Outcomes and Assessment Methods:	Esame scritto obbligatorio / Compulsory written test, Colloquio orale / Oral exam
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