CODE 65248 ACADEMIC YEAR 2018/2019 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 3 LINGUE E CULTURE MODERNE 8740 (L-11) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR L-LIN/15 LANGUAGE Swedish TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB 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 VITTORIO DELL'AQUILA Exam Board VITTORIO DELL'AQUILA (President) PAOLO MARELLI (President) DAVIDE AGOSTINO FINCO LESSONS LESSONS START Lessons in the second semester: monday 13-15 Room B, wednesday 15-16 Room A. Class schedule SWEDISH FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES 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 28/01/2019 08:00 GENOVA Orale 28/01/2019 08:00 GENOVA Orale 28/01/2019 14:30 GENOVA Scritto 31/01/2019 10:00 GENOVA Orale 31/01/2019 10:00 GENOVA Orale Linguaggi settoriali 14/02/2019 10:00 GENOVA Orale 14/02/2019 10:00 GENOVA Orale Linguaggi settoriali 03/05/2019 10:00 GENOVA Orale 03/06/2019 14:30 GENOVA Scritto 12/06/2019 09:00 GENOVA Orale 17/06/2019 15:00 GENOVA Orale 03/07/2019 09:00 GENOVA Orale 16/07/2019 15:00 GENOVA Orale 16/07/2019 15:00 GENOVA Orale 09/09/2019 14:30 GENOVA Scritto 13/09/2019 10:00 GENOVA Orale 13/09/2019 10:00 GENOVA Orale 26/09/2019 10:00 GENOVA Orale 26/09/2019 10:00 GENOVA Orale FURTHER INFORMATION Attendance is not compulsory but strongly recommended.
