LEARNING AND COMMUNICATION PROCESSES IN TRAINING CONTEXTS (2014/2015)

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Course code
4S001371
Name of lecturer
Marinella Majorano
Coordinator
Marinella Majorano
Number of ECTS credits allocated
9
Academic sector
M-PSI/04 - DEVELOPMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Language of instruction
Italian
Location
VERONA
Period
Sem. IA, Sem. IB

Lesson timetable

Learning outcomes

The course focuses on the theoretical, epistemological, methodological and educational issues of the processes of learning and communication in educational contexts. The course aims to enhance the student’s ability to integrate theoretical and practical knowledge in order to design intervention programmes in particular educational situations.
The specific learning objectives are as follows:
1) knowledge and understanding of communication and learning processes and their interrelationships, with reference to the main theoretical models;
2) knowledge and understanding of all aspects, especially the practical ones, of language and communication, and of their role in learning and relational processes in various contexts;
3) the ability to critically consider the relationship between individual, social, educational and cultural factors determining the learning and communicative processes in an educational context;
4) the ability to apply the knowledge acquired in designing intervention programmes in various educational contexts, promoting individual and social well-being.

Syllabus

1) Introduction. Principal theoretical, epistemological, methodological and practical issues of the learning and communicative processes in educational contexts.
2) Verbal and non verbal communication, theoretical models, dimensions and characteristics. The relationships between language, cognition and emotion. Specific aspects of communication in some learning contexts. Assertiveness as a construct. The practice of communication. Assertiveness training.
3) Communication training. Examples of training programmes in educational, social and health care contexts.
4) Theoretical models of learning and knowledge development in educational contexts. Learning as a social process. Learning and innovation.
5) Examples of projects and intervention programmes in educational contexts.

Assessment methods and criteria

Exam texts
Preparation for the exam includes studying the following monographs:
Toni, A. (2012). Psicologia della comunicazione. Tra informazione, persuasione e cambiamento. Brossura Edizioni.
Gherardi, S., & Nicolini, D. (2005). Appredimento e conoscenze nelle organizzazioni. Roma: Carocci.
Mauri, A., & Tinti, C. (2002). Formare alla comunicazione. Trento: Erickson.
Anchisi, R., Gambotto Dessy, M. (2013). Manuale di assertività. Milano: Franco Angeli.

Exam
The exam will consist of a written test only. The student will have 2 hours to answer 4 open questions.

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