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CODE 65248
ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018
CREDITS
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR L-LIN/15
LANGUAGE Italian
TEACHING LOCATION
SEMESTER 2° Semester

OVERVIEW

This 36-hour, 6-CFU course is intended mainly for third-year Modern Languages and Cultures students taking the Languages and Cultures for Business and Tourism Curriculum. It is, however, open to all students who have passed the first year of Swedish Language.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course is meant to provide students with the lexical, syntactic and stylistic skills necessary for them to properly understand specialized texts in Swedish and accurately translate them. Special attention will be given to the languages of Economics and Tourism.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

A B2 vocabulary level in Economics, Business and Tourism.

TEACHING METHODS

Classroom lectures.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

SWEDISH FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES. The specialized language of Economics and Tourism (Svenskt fackspråk: ekonomi och turism): the 36-hour teaching plan provides 6 CFUs.

This course provides students with the tools it takes to understand and translate various types of practical, specialized texts from Swedish to Italian. Special attention will be paid to Economics, Business and Tourism texts.  In addition, students will compile short glossaries on our themes during the course.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Lecture notes distributed during the lessons and available in AulaWeb in the second semester. Texts and other materials will be provided in Aulaweb.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

PAOLO MARELLI (President)

CHIARA BENATI

CELINA NADIA BUNGE

DAVIDE AGOSTINO FINCO

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Lessons in the second semester: monday 13-15 Room B, wednesday 15-16 Room A.

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Mainly oral (see Assessment Methods)

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The exam consists of an oral test at the end of the semester involving the translation of a few brief texts (in the fields of Economics, Business Administration, Politics, Art, Tourism or Gastronomy) from Swedish to Italian, a check of their lexical/terminological skills in these fields, and the translation of a brief Tourism text from Italian into Swedish. Before the oral test, there is a brief written test on translation skills.

Exam schedule

Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note
05/02/2018 10:00 GENOVA Orale
05/02/2018 10:00 GENOVA Orale
05/02/2018 14:30 GENOVA Scritto
05/02/2018 14:30 GENOVA Scritto
20/02/2018 10:00 GENOVA Orale
20/02/2018 10:00 GENOVA Orale
08/05/2018 11:00 GENOVA Orale
08/05/2018 11:00 GENOVA Scritto
08/05/2018 11:00 GENOVA Orale
08/05/2018 11:00 GENOVA Scritto
04/06/2018 14:30 GENOVA Scritto
04/06/2018 14:30 GENOVA Scritto
20/06/2018 10:00 GENOVA Orale
20/06/2018 10:00 GENOVA Orale
04/07/2018 10:00 GENOVA Orale
04/07/2018 10:00 GENOVA Orale
10/09/2018 14:30 GENOVA Scritto
10/09/2018 14:30 GENOVA Scritto
12/09/2018 10:00 GENOVA Orale
12/09/2018 10:00 GENOVA Orale
25/09/2018 10:00 GENOVA Orale
25/09/2018 10:00 GENOVA Orale
17/12/2018 10:00 GENOVA Orale
17/12/2018 10:00 GENOVA Orali Linguaggi settoriali

FURTHER INFORMATION

Attendance is not compulsory but strongly recommended.