History of the Italian Language and Linguistic Variation
Postgraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 15
- Teaching semesters
- Autumn
- Course code
- ITAL301
- Number of semesters
- 1
- Teaching language
- Italian
- Resources
- Schedule
Course description
Objectives and Content
The course aims to develop an independent and critical understanding of research traditions within Italian linguistics, and the main features of the dialectological and sociolinguistic practices in the country.
The central theme for the course is the linguistic development from the early Middle Ages to a common national language in a context that has always been characterized by linguistic diversity.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills, and general competence:
Knowledge: Upon completion of the course, the student will
- have in-depth knowledge of the linguistic developments in Italy
- be familiar with the linguistic diversity in Italy today
Skills: Upon completion of the course, the student will
- have an understanding of and be able to contextualize linguistic research questions pertaining to the Italian language in a broad historical perspective
- have the ability to use this knowledge in their further study of Italian culture
General competence: Upon completion of the course, the student will
- be able to complete a theoretically challenging project with multiple variables
- be able to work independently with analytical questions related to the field- have high proficiency in Italian
ECTS Credits
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Required Previous Knowledge
Recommended Previous Knowledge
Credit Reduction due to Course Overlap
Access to the Course
Teaching and learning methods
Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
The compulsory assignment for this course is a prepared 20-minute seminar presentation about a given topic. The assessment for this assignment is pass/fail.
Approved compulsory assignments are valid for the course semester and for the following semester.