HISTORY OF ITALIAN LANGUAGE
STORIA DELLA LINGUA ITALIANA
Elements of history of the Italian language: from the first documents to the prose of the origins
Lineamenti di storia della lingua italiana: tra prosa documentaria e prosa letteraria
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| 2019/2020 | 6 |
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| Andrea Felici | Please contact the teacher to fix an appointment |
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Course with optional materials in a foreign language
English
This course is entirely taught in Italian. Study materials can be provided in the foreign language and the final exam can be taken in the foreign language. |
Assigned to the Degree Course
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Learning Objectives
The course aims to provide basic knowledge on the transition from Latin to Italian and the linguistic analysis of Medieval texts.
Program
The lessons will initially focused on the main linguistic tracts that caracterize the transition from Latin to Italian, and will further analyze the most ancient documents in Italian language and some of the most important examples of Italian literature from the 13th to the 14th century (from Guido Faba to Boccaccio).
Learning Achievements (Dublin Descriptors)
- Knowledge and specific skills related to the linguistic analysis of Medieval texts.
- Knowledge of the main linguistic tracts that that caracterize the transition from Latin to Italian.
- Knowledge of technical and analytical terminology related to the subject of the course; critical judgment linked to the main methodologies for the linguistic analysis of the texts.
Teaching Material
The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it
Teaching, Attendance, Course Books and Assessment
- Teaching
Lectures.
- Course books
Notes will be available at the beginning of the course. In addition, the course will focus on the following texts:
- C. Marazzini, La lingua italiana. Storia, testi, strumenti, Bologna, il Mulino, 2015.
- Handouts distributed by the teacher.
- Assessment
Oral exam. Since the subject of the course requires a specific vocabulary, this choice was made in order to enhance the capability of the individual student in relation to oral skills.
- They will give rise to evaluations of excellence: the student's possession of good critical and in-depth skills; the ability to connect the main topics dealt with in the course; the use of an appropriate language with respect to the specific nature of the discipline.
- They will give rise to discrete evaluations: the student's possession of a mnemonic knowledge of the contents; a relative critical capacity and connection between the themes dealt with: the use of an appropriate language.
- They will give rise to sufficient evaluations: the achievement of minimal knowledge on the subjects dealt with by the student, even if there are some training gaps; the use of inappropriate language.
- They will give rise to negative evaluations: difficulty of orientation of the student with respect to the topics dealt with in the exam texts; training gaps; the use of inappropriate language.
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
Additional Information for Non-Attending Students
- Teaching
Non-attending students must follow bibliographical references listed in the corresponding section below.
- Course books
- G. Patota, Nuovi lineamenti di grammatica storica dell'italiano, Bologna, il Mulino, 2007.
- C. Marazzini, La lingua italiana. Storia, testi, strumenti, Bologna, il Mulino, 2015.
- Assessment
Oral exam. Since the subject of the course requires a specific vocabulary, this choice was made in order to enhance the capability of the individual student in relation to oral skills.
- Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.
To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.
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