To enable the students to know the first linguistic and cultural stages of Slavic culture.
To develop the ability to place the first linguistic documents of Eastern Slavic in space and time.

To develop  a conscious approach to the skills related to the philological analysis of texts.

What is Slavic philology

Ethnogenesis of the Slavs

The Cyrillic-Methodian question

The question of language

Writing in ancient Slavia

Literature and Alphabets of Orthodox Slavia

The course aims to provide a broad overview of the fundamental issues in Slavic philolgy. Specifically, the student should demonstrate that he/she has acquired:

- knowledge and understanding of the study topics covered durng the course and through the study materials

- the ability to apply the knowledge acquired in such a way as to be able to discuss about the issues of the discipline (applying knowledge and understanding)

- the ability to reflect on the main issues of Slavic philology (making judgements)

- the ability to communicate in an adequate manner information, ideas, problems discussed during the lessons or encountered during individual study (communication skills)

- the ability to develop the necessary learning skills for independent study.

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

The teaching material prepared in addition to the recommended texts (such as slides, handouts, exercises, bibliography) and the teacher's communications specific to the course can be found on the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Teaching

Face-to-face and participatory lectures with the aid of slides. During the course it will be possible to submit written assignments dedicated to a previously agreed topic.

Course books

M. Garzaniti, Gli Slavi. Storia, culture e lingue dalle origini ai nostri giorni, Rome, Carocci, 2013.

Other materials will be provided during the lessons and will be made available in the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Assessment

Oral test. The student's ability to communicate course content clearly, effectively and coherently will be assessed.

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

Independent study.

Course books

In order to give each non-attending learner the opportunity to compensate for what is done during the lectures by self-study, the following materials referring to the same programme content are indicated. The texts indicated should be read critically:

F. Conte, Gli Slavi. La civiltà dell'Europa centrale ed orientale, Torino, Einaudi, all except the following chapters: Book A, V; Book E, I, II, III; Book F, II, IV.1 and 2; Book G, II.4. Further materials will be provided through the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Assessment

Spoken test. 

The student's ability to communicate the course content clearly, effectively and coherently will be assessed.

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.

Foreign language materials will be compulsory for both attending and nonattending students foreign language materials will be compulsory for both attending and non-attending students.