Consorzio ICoN
The Consorzio ICoN is an inter-university consortium for Italian cultural studies and philology based in Pisa and was founded in 1999. It consists of 21 Italian universities and is managed by the University of Pisa . In collaboration with the Italian Ministry of Universities and Research (Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca) , the consortium is dedicated to teaching Italian linguistics , literature and cultural studies. The president is Alberto Casadei.
Attendees
ICoN consists of the following universities:
- University of Bari (Università degli Studi di Bari)
- University of Bologna (Università degli Studi di Bologna)
- University of Cassino (Università degli Studi di Cassino)
- University of Catania (Università degli Studi di Catania)
- University of Genoa (Università degli Studi di Genova)
- University of Milan (Università degli Studi di Milano)
- IULM Milan (Libera Università di lingue e comunicazione IULM)
- University of Naples L'Orientale (Università degli Studi di Napoli "L'Orientale")
- University of Padua (Università degli Studi di Padova)
- University of Parma (Università degli Studi di Parma)
- University of Pavia (Università degli Studi di Pavia)
- University of Perugia for Foreigners (Università per Stranieri di Perugia)
- University of Pisa (Università degli Studi di Pisa)
- Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna (Scuola Superiore di Studi Universitari e di Perfezionamento Sant'Anna di Pisa)
- Sapienza University of Rome (Sapienza Università di Roma)
- University of Tor Vergata (Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata")
- University of Rome III (Università degli Studi Roma Tre)
- University of Salerno (Università degli Studi di Salerno)
- University of Siena for Foreigners (Università per Stranieri di Siena)
- University of Trento (Università degli Studi di Trento)
- University of Turin (Università degli Studi di Torino)
- University of Venice (Università "Cà Foscari" di Venezia)
Bachelor degree
The University of Pisa , with the involvement of the universities of the consortium, is organizing a joint, inter-university bachelor's degree in Italian philology and culture (Corso di laurea triennale in Lingua e cultura italiana per stranieri ) for foreigners and Italian expatriates . The e-learning- based bachelor's degree is thematically assigned to the philological class L-10 (Classe di Lauree in Lettere) and offers the four specializations
- Linguistics and didactics ,
- Literature ,
- Art and culture ,
- Story .
The exams are held in the student's country of residence (at partner universities or Italian embassies ) or at the consortium's headquarters in Pisa . The academic degree is awarded by the coordinating university, the University of Pisa . The completion of the three-year course requires 180 ECTS points and entitles you to start a thematically related master’s course .
Master's degree
ICoN offers three non-consecutive master’s programs (60 ECTS ) in the field of language and cultural studies, which are part-time:
- Translation (English-Italian) organized by the Universities of Pisa , Bari and Genoa
- Didactics for Italian language and literature organized by the Universities for Foreigners in Perugia and Siena
- Heritage Management, University of Parma
Language courses
In addition to academic programs, the consortium also offers specialized Italian language courses. A special learning program has been developed for English-speaking language students in collaboration with the University of California, Los Angeles (Department of Italian). The courses have been awarded the European Language Label by the European Commission .
literature
- Padovani, G. (2008): Didattica a distanza e multimedialità: la galassia ICoN. Intervista al prof. Mirko Tavoni. In: Bolletino d'Ateneo dell'Università di Catania. Catania.
- Tavoni, M. (2010): Educazione plurilingue e traduzione dei saperi umanistici. Giornata europea sulle lingue 2010. Pisa, Lucca. (PDF; 104 kB)
- Liscia, R (2005): E-learning in Italia: una strategia per l'innovazione. Milano. ISBN 8850324456
- Salvatori, E & G. Marcazzani (2006): Mediaeval history course at ICoN. In: Anttonen, S. et al. : E-learning History: Evaluating European Experiences. Publications of eHLEE 3 . Turku, 137-146 ISBN 9512930412
- Scardicchio, A (2006): Letteratura e informatica. Problemi ed esperienze. Melpignano. ISBN 8884060893
- Favretto, G. et al. (2005): E-learning measurement of the learning differences between traditional lessons and online lessons. In: European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning 8 (2).
- Baldini, AE (2005): I materiali didattici della laurea triennale online “Lingua e cultura italiana” (ICoN - Italian Culture on the Net). In: Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society 2 (1).