CODE 94813 ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023 CREDITS 9 cfu anno 1 SCIENZE DELL'AMMINISTRAZIONE E DELLA POLITICA 11161 (L-16) - GENOVA 9 cfu anno 3 SCIENZE DELL'AMMINISTRAZIONE E DELLA POLITICA 11161 (L-16) - GENOVA 8 cfu anno 1 SCIENZE INTERNAZIONALI E DIPLOMATICHE 8768 (L-36) - GENOVA 8 cfu anno 2 SCIENZE INTERNAZIONALI E DIPLOMATICHE 8768 (L-36) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR L-LIN/04 TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER Annual PREREQUISITES Propedeuticità in uscita Questo insegnamento è propedeutico per gli insegnamenti: ADMINISTRATION AND PUBLIC POLICIES 8772 (coorte 2020/2021) LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND INSTITUTIONS OF FRENCH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES I 94813 2020 POLITICAL SCIENCE AND ADMINISTRATION 8776 (coorte 2020/2021) LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND INSTITUTIONS OF FRENCH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES I 94813 2020 POLITICAL SCIENCE AND ADMINISTRATION 8776 (coorte 2021/2022) LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND INSTITUTIONS OF FRENCH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES I 94813 2021 POLITICAL SCIENCE AND ADMINISTRATION 8776 (coorte 2022/2023) LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND INSTITUTIONS OF FRENCH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES I 94813 2022 INTERNATIONAL SCIENCES AND COOPERATION 10177 (coorte 2021/2022) LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND INSTITUTIONS OF FRENCH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES I 94813 2021 INTERNATIONAL SCIENCES AND COOPERATION 10177 (coorte 2022/2023) LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND INSTITUTIONS OF FRENCH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES I 94813 2022 INTERNATIONAL SCIENCES AND COOPERATION 10177 (coorte 2020/2021) LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND INSTITUTIONS OF FRENCH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES I 94813 2020 TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW French Language Level B1 AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES The object of the course is the systematic study of French in its phonological, morphological, syntactical and lexical dimensions. It also aims at developing students’ spoken and written competence with a special attention to politics, economics and law discourse. AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES At the end of the course, students will have acquired a level B1 competence in French, which will allow them to engage in professional activities thanks to basic linguistic competence and their ability to communicate information, suggest solutions for problems and/or to continue their university career. Students will have a sufficient linguistic repertoire to explain a concept’s main points and to express opinions on abstract and cultural topics. Students will be able to express themselves clearly, albeit with errors, and to relate simple and sequential events. Students will also be able to understand and comment in a simple manner texts related to francophone countries international politics and to contextualize them. PREREQUISITES Students should know basic metalinguistic terminology, have history, geography and society basic notions, and know the organization of society and its political structures. TEACHING METHODS Presential lessons with Aulaweb support. Team based learning. Students are also invited to use the following online course to improve their language competence: B1: link to the course: https://clire.aulaweb.unige.it/course/view.php?id=32 access key: dispoLCIFRB1_2020 Due to possible anti-Covid restrictions, the course may be taught entirely or partially online. Recommended Reading/bibliography See Italian section Further bibliographical references will be given during the course. Students can refer to Aulaweb for information on lesson notes, bibliography. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Course: through the reading and anlysis of essays and articles, the course will deal with the subject of French colonisation, more specifically on the recent question of “déboulonnage des statues”. This course is connected to the “MemWar. Memorie delle guerre e dei traumi del XX secolo” research project (https://memwarunige.hypotheses.org/). Students are invited to take part in the theatre workshop (for information see https://corsi.unige.it/8740/news/5566-laboratorio-teatrale-narramondo-per-progetto-memwar). Practical exercices: development of French B1 competences thorough practical exercices (grammar, lexicon, text reading). TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD ISABELLA PESCE Ricevimento: Wednesday from 10 am to 12 pm on Teams. VALERIE EMMA OZZA Exam Board VALERIE EMMA OZZA (President) DANIELA CARPANI (President Substitute) ISABELLA PESCE (President Substitute) LESSONS LESSONS START Annual courseTimetable available on EasyAcademy. Lessons will start in the middle of October Class schedule LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND INSTITUTIONS OF FRENCH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES I EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Theoretical module: final oral examination will deal with subjects dealt with during the course. Non attending students may refer to Aulaweb instructions and material. Practical exercises: Attending students: there will be two written exams, one at mid-course and one at the end, that will aim at assessing language competence. Non attending students: final written exam, aiming at assessing language competence Attenzione: le modalità d’esame potranno essere adattate alle condizioni imposte dalle norme di sicurezza anti-Covid e potranno subire variazioni. Due to possible anti-Covid restrictions, exams may be entirely or partially online. ASSESSMENT METHODS The written exam will assess the level of linguistic competence. The oral exam will assess the level of spoken language competence and also the students’ ability to organize contents and to establish links between different subjects and contexts. The final evaluation is given on 30. Attending students: mid-course exam: 25% final written exam: 25% oral exam: 50% Non-attending students: final written exam: 50% oral exam: 50% Exam schedule Data Ora Luogo Degree type Note 14/12/2022 09:00 GENOVA SCRITTO+ORALE OZZA 11/01/2023 09:00 GENOVA SCRITTO+ORALE OZZA 08/02/2023 09:00 GENOVA SCRITTO+ORALE OZZA 31/05/2023 09:00 GENOVA SCRITTO+ORALE OZZA 15/06/2023 09:00 GENOVA SCRITTO+ORALE OZZA 12/07/2023 09:00 GENOVA SCRITTO+ORALE OZZA 06/09/2023 09:00 GENOVA SCRITTO+ORALE OZZA 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).