Methodological Guidelines

The Methodological Guidelines are designed to address to the needs of University teachers / researchers of Italian language and University students. 
The Guidelines offer practical methodologies on how lectures should be organized to make reference to cultural topics. Practical techniques are suggested to memorize as well as indications related to inter-comprehension that facilitate the teaching and learning process. 
The most innovative aspect of the Guidelines is related to the implementation of a new teaching praxis that enhance the use of original cultural and artistic material as a mean to teach and learn Italian.

Didactic units

The purpose of the Didactic Units is to provide language students, at university level (and beyond), with the opportunity to come into contact with Italian culture through authentic material of artistic value selected on the basis of the language skills of each learner, ordered by level of language proficiency and according to specific objectives, interests and lexical, cultural and grammatical needs through literature, art, cinema, folklore, cuisine, science and all aspects of the Italian tradition, in constant relation with a European, Mediterranean and international context.

Reference Textbook

The Reference Textbook aims to maximise the efficiency of language learning. It is optimised for the implementation of the Pastille method within Italian language courses, offering teachers guidance for classroom and online teaching, additional activities and reinforcement exercises, cultural and grammatical insights, external links and a useful bibliography for courses.

Audio Visual and Multimedia Materials

The aim of audio-visual and multimedia materials is to assist Italian language teachers in using up-to-date technology in their teaching.

For the purpose, a specific YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@pastilleproject) containing several playlists has been created