OVERVIEW

The course is composed of a theoretical module and practical exercises. The theoretical module deals with language variation in a sociolinguistic perspective.

Students that choose this course as "insegnamento a scelta" (6CFU) will have to follow and pass only the practical exercices modules and exams ("esercitazioni").

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims at giving students advanced knowledge and competences both in terms of tools for metalinguistic analysis and in-depth analysis of specific points, including different LSP. It is accompanied by practical language courses, held by native French teachers, at an advanced level.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the course the student will be able to:

- express knowledge about linguistic variation phenomena;

- recognize and interpret such phenomena in the context of French by using linguistic theory on variation;

- manipulate texts which present variation phenomena.

PREREQUISITES

Students will have language competences in French of level B2.

They will be able to sit for the exam of third year theoretical module only if they have passed the second year one. The same applies to the exams relating to the practical exercises. For furthre information, see the exams regulations on the French section page (http://www.lingue.unige.it/?op=sections&sub=view&section=4).

TEACHING METHODS

Presential lessons with Aulaweb support. During presential lessons, and according to the number of students that regularly attend lessons, active participation will be encouraged and groupwork aiming at discovering variation phenomena and anlyzing them will be encouraged. The attendance of students who speak other languages is encouraged as it will be an enrichment for the course.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

The course will deal with variation phenomena in their diatopic, diastratic, diaphasic and diamesic dimensions (therefore in a synchronic perspective) within the French speaking world.
Texts (belonging to different genres and media, such as literature, comics, film, etc.) will be analysed.

The theoretical module is accompanied by practical exercices in French (Manipulation du texte écrit – Mme Bianchini; Manipulation du texte oral, Mme Brunin). Further information is available on the web page of the French section (http://www.lingue.unige.it/?op=sections&sub=view&section=4).

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

BERRUTO Gaetano (2012), Sociolinguistica dell’italiano contemporaneo, Roma, Carocci (nuova edizione).
DETEY Sylvain, DURAND Jacques, LAKS Bernard, LYCHE Chantal (dir., 2010), Les variétés de français parlé dans l’espace francophone, Paris, Ophrys.
GADET Françoise (2003), “La variation : le français dans l’espace social, régional et international”. In Yaguello, Marina (dir.), Le grand livre de la langue française, Paris, Editions du Seuil. pp. 91-152.
GADET Françoise (2007), La variation sociale en français, Paris, Ophrys.

Further bibliographical references will be given during the course. Students can refer to Aulaweb for information on lesson notes, bibliography.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

ANNA GIAUFRET (President)

MICAELA ROSSI

STEFANO VICARI

LESSONS

LESSONS START

I semester. Start: October 2nd

Modulo teorico

Schedule: Tuesday 8-10 room 1 Albergo dei Poveri and Wednesday 15-16 room 11 Albergo dei Poveri

Practical exercices

They will start regularly at the beginning of October.

Schedule:

Prof.ssa Laure Bianchini (Manipulation di texte écrit): Tue 10-11 room 16 Albergo dei Poveri and Wed 10-12 room 1 Albergo dei Poveri

Prof.ssa Fabienne Brunin (Manipulation du texte oral): Fri 11-13 room 18 Albergo dei Poveri

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The theoretical module exam aims at verifying the acquisition of theoretical knowledge about linguistic variation in French and the ability to apply this knowledge to the specific analysis of a text. The student will have to be able to identify and analyze the phenomena that appear in a specific text, using theoretical knowledge in an appropriate way.

The exams concerning the practical exercises aim at testing the students’ ability to understand oral and written texts, interact with other speakers, reformulate, and express articulate and complex personal opinions, at level C1 of the common European framework for languages.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Theoretical module: the written exam (2 hours) aims at assessing he acquisition by the students of theoretical knowledge in the field of French language variation and the ability to apply this knowledge to the analysis of a text.

The student will have to prove to be able to:

• identify variation phenomena in the text given for the exam;
• organize them in a structured way and analyze them;
• sum up basical theoretical knowledge. Without the demonstration he/she possesses this knowledge the mark will not be higher than 26/30.

Practical exercises: oral exam (manipulation of oral text) and written exam (manipulation of written text) aiming at assessing the ability  to understand texts, written and oral, to interact with other speakers, to reformulate, to express complex and nuanced personal opinions; all of this at level C1.

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

The inscription to Aulaweb is compulsory both for students who attend lessons and for those who cannot attend them. The inscription to the exams is compulsory and available up to 3 working days before the exam (if not otherwise specified).