The course aims to provide an understanding of the origins and development of Germanic languages and to acquire a method of analysis through the study of medieval written texts and various recurrent styles, genres, languages and themes.

Introduction to Germanic philology: birth and genesis of the discipline, objects of study, applied methods, and objectives

Origins and development of Germanic languages.

Critical reading and discussion of some of the earliest written texts from various geographical areas.

The reception of the Arthurian legend in medieval German and English literature will provide us with an example for a critical reading and give us an opportunity to trace the origins and wide dissemination of this myth throughout the Central and Northern European area, where it finds its place in culture to this day.

This work will take us through laboratory activities of reading and analyzing some original texts in small groups.

Knowledge and Ability to Understand: Students acquire knowledge of the historical and cultural context and the ability to historically, socially and culturally contextualize the texts analyzed.

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: Students and female students are able to independently apply critical theories and methodologies to the analysis of proposed texts.

Autonomy of judgment: Students and female students are able to elaborate and argue their own interpretive theses about the texts analyzed.

Communication skills: students and female students are able to communicate their knowledge and ideas, using appropriate specialized language.

Learning skills: students possess the methodological and critical thinking skills, as well as the ability to apply their theoretical knowledge, to undertake further studies in the field of Germanic philology.

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

Students are required to submit a philological analysis paper on a text chosen together with the lecturer, based on the languages they study, thus enabling a self-assessment of the degree of understanding of the methods studied and applied.

Teaching

Frontal lecture, with use of audio and video materials, group work on text analysis.

Innovative teaching methods

CLIL

Laboratory didactics

Attendance

Submission of a paper

Course books

1)  Francovich Onesti, Nicoletta, Filologia germanica. Lingue e culture dei Germani antichi. Roma: Carocci, any edition.

2) Essays, articles and texts available on the moodle platform.

Attending students will be required to read at least 2 essays or articles that will be made available on the platform

Assessment

Oral examination and evaluation of the paper

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.

Teaching

Non-attending students are requested to make contact via e-mail with the lecturer.

Attendance

Study of the indicated texts

Course books

1)  Francovich Onesti, Nicoletta, Filologia germanica. Lingue e culture dei Germani antichi. Roma: Carocci, any edition.

2) Essays, articles and texts available on the moodle platform.

Attending students will be required to read at least 2 essays or articles that will be made available on the platform

Assessment

Oral examination

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.