CODE 61333 ACADEMIC YEAR 2023/2024 CREDITS 12 cfu anno 2 TEORIE E TECNICHE DELLA MEDIAZIONE INTERLINGUISTICA 8741 (L-12) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR L-FIL-LET/12 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER Annual TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The first part of the course aims to provide an in-depth knowledge of the structure and main varieties of contemporary Italian, within a brief sketch of its historical development. The second part focuses on the main tenets of text linguistics, as well as on the development of planning, drafting and revising techniques of non-literary text-types. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES It concerns the scientific study of contemporary Italian in its geographical, social and situational varieties, focusing on the structures, functions and linguistic usage; it is integrated by an interactive workshop, aimed at promoting techniques of text analysis and drafting of Italian for professional purposes [part distance course]. TEACHING METHODS Two contact hours plus a distance hour every week, in which students will prepare a short presentation, to be given in the second part of the course. All course material will be on AulaWeb. Students with SLD are advised to contact the teacher at the start of the course. SYLLABUS/CONTENT In the first part of the course the main features of contemporary Italian will be considered in its phonetic and phonological, morphological, syntactic, semantic and pragmatic aspects. Moreover, the main varieties forming a sociolinguistic profile of Italian will be looked at - diatopic, diamesic, diastratic and diaphasic, also in a diachronic perspective. In the second part, starting from key concepts in text-linguistics, the main features of the written text will be investigated in its diverse typologies, to then focus on the phases of its production. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY 1 PART L. LORENZETTI, L'italiano contemporaneo, Roma, Carocci, 2002. 2 PART L. SERIANNI, Leggere, scrivere, argomentare, La Terza, 2013. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD JACQUELINE VISCONTI Ricevimento: Office hours will be on Wednesdays h 15 at DIRAAS (Balbi 2, 3rd floor) or via Teams; it is advised to confirm an appointment by email. Exam Board JACQUELINE VISCONTI (President) MANUELA MANFREDINI LORENZO COVERI (Substitute) LESSONS LESSONS START Start of course will be on Wednesday 4 October h 10 (Aula F, Polo didattico, via delle Fontane). Class schedule ITALIAN LINGUISTICS (WRITING WORKSHOP) EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION The assessment consists in a written test on the course contents and skills. Questions will focus on each of the following fields: phonetics, morpho-syntax, lexicon and varieties of the Italian language, as well as the production and analysis of a short text. ASSESSMENT METHODS See above. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 26/01/2024 16:00 GENOVA Scritto aula 11, Albergo dei Poveri 15/02/2024 10:00 GENOVA Scritto aulaIV, Balbi 5 11/06/2024 10:00 GENOVA Scritto Aula C, Polo didattico. 11/06/2024 10:00 GENOVA Scritto Aula C, Polo didattico 19/07/2024 10:00 GENOVA Scritto Aula 11, Albergo dei Poveri. 06/09/2024 16:00 GENOVA Scritto Aula 1, Albergo dei Poveri 26/09/2024 10:00 GENOVA Scritto Aula 18, Albergo dei Poveri FURTHER INFORMATION Students with disabilities or learning disorders are allowed to use specific modalities and supports that will be determined on a case-by-case basis in agreement with the Delegate of the School of Humanities in the Committee for the Inclusion of Students with Disabilities. Students are invited to contact the professor and copy the Delegate (https://unige.it/commissioni/comitatoperlinclusionedeglistudenticondisabilita.html). AULAWEB: during the course, the professor will make available on the Aulaweb in-depth materials that can be downloaded by students and are useful for exam preparation; all information and notices concerning lectures will also be posted on the Aulaweb.
