CODE 55962 ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 1 TRADUZIONE E INTERPRETARIATO 8743 (LM-94) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR L-LIN/07 LANGUAGE Spanish TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 1° Semester TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The course (6 ECTS) is taught in Semester 1 by Dr. Elena Errico. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The aim of the course is to provide the theoretical and methodological foundations of discourse analysis in Spanish. The basic assumption will be that textual meaning is built at several intertwined levels - grammar, pragmatics, etc. - in constant interaction with the extra-linguistic context. The course will be taught in Spanish. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES The course aims at providing an advanced understanding of the features of the oral political discourse in the media in Spain and in Spanish-speaking America, from a pragmatics and discourse analysis perspective. PREREQUISITES None TEACHING METHODS Lectures SYLLABUS/CONTENT The oral political discourse in the media (speeches, interviews, talk shows, etc.) from a pragmatics and discourse analysis perspective. Authentic materials in Spanish will be analyzed, looking at the relationship between language, ideology and power that emerges from them. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Fernández Lagunilla, M. La lengua en la comunicación política, voll. 1 and 2, Madrid: ArcoLibros, 2014. Fuentes Rodríguez, C. Estrategias argumentativas y discurso político. Madrid: ArcoLibros, 2016 [selected chapters]. Lakoff G. y Johnson M. , Metáforas de la vida cotidiana. Madrid, Cátedra, 1986 [selected chapters] van Dijk, T. Análisis crítico del discurso, Revista austral de ciencias sociales 30, 2016: 203-222. Additional materials will be uploaded to the Aulaweb portal at the beginning of the course. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD ELENA ERRICO Ricevimento: In Semester 1 by appointment via Teams platform. Exam Board ELENA ERRICO (President) MORENA LANIERI LESSONS LESSONS START Semester 1 Class schedule SPANISH LINGUISTICS (LM) EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION The exam will consist of written commentary in Spanish of a fragment of oral political discourse. ASSESSMENT METHODS Grading will take into account familiarity with the contents of the bibliographical references and the ability to apply them both in terms of critical reflection and analysis of texts or transcriptions of interactions in Spanish. Correction and adequacy of academic writing in Spanish will also be taken into account. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 25/01/2021 16:30 GENOVA Scritto 08/02/2021 16:30 GENOVA Scritto 03/05/2021 11:30 GENOVA Scritto 09/07/2021 11:45 GENOVA Linguistica 23/07/2021 11:45 GENOVA Linguistica 09/09/2021 16:00 GENOVA Linguistica 23/09/2021 16:00 GENOVA Scritto + Orale FURTHER INFORMATION The course will be taught remotely via Teams and Aulaweb platforms.
