AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Building on the skills acquired during the Bachelor's degree, the course aims at teaching the students how to use the Swedish language in advanced contexts. In order to to this, the course is divided into two parts: a one-semester linguistics module and a two-semester practical language module

LEARNING OUTCOMES (FURTHER INFO)

The linguistic module aims at presenting comparatively the diacronic evolutio of the Scandinavian languages, thus providing the Swedish language and culture student with the tools for a basic understanding of the other Scandinavian languages.

The practical language module aims at bringing students to the C1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

TEACHING METHODS

Frontal lectures and language practical classes

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

1. Periodization problems in the history of the Scandinavian languages
2. Ancien Scandinavian
2.1 Phonology
2.2 Morphology
2.3 Syntax
2.4 Vocabulary
3. Common Scandinavian
3.1 Phonology
3.2 Morfphology
3.3 Syntax
3.4 Vocabulary
4. Old Scandinavian
4.1 Old East and Old West Scandinavian
4.2 Phonology
4.3 Morphology
4.4 Syntax
4.5 Vocabulary
5. Middle and Modern Scandinavian:
5.1 Icelandic
5.2 Faroese
5.3 Swedish
5.4 Norwegian
5.4.1 Nynorsk
5.4.2 Bokmål
5.5 Danish
6. Similarities and differences among Swedish, Norwegian and Danish

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Chiara Benati, Storia delle Lingue scandinave, ECIG Genova, 2011

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

CHIARA BENATI (President)

ANDREA BERARDINI

CELINA NADIA BUNGE

DAVIDE AGOSTINO FINCO

PAOLO MARELLI

STEFANO ROTA

LESSONS

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The linguistics module is assessed through an oral exam at the end of the course. The practical module is assessed at the end of the second semester through a written exam paper and an oral exam.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The oral exam on the linguistics module will deal with the most significant features of the phonology, morphology, syntax and vocabulary of the Scandinavian languages in their historical phases, on the periodization problems, as well as on the syncronic relationship between the Scandinavian languages.

Exam schedule