French to Italian - intercomprehension and notions of linguistics

Teacher(s)

De Pascale Stefano;

Language

Italian

Prerequisites

Good command of French and a foreign language studied at secondary level 

Main themes

Students are introduced to the intercomprehension of Romance languages, which is based on their close kinship. From the very first lecture, they will read and understand texts at levels C1 and C2. They will learn to recognise the conversion rules that enable them to switch from French to Italian. 
After the introductory phase, students will read and study linguistic texts written in Italian. 

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	Identify the characteristics of the Italian language
2	Understand Italian texts passively at C2 level
3	Apply intercomprehension strategies
4	Analyse the morphology of lexemes
5	Make linguistic inferences from the context concerning locutions, conversion rules, syntactic structure, etc.
6	Read and understand linguistic texts.
This learning unit contributes to the development and command of the following skills and learning outcomes of the ELAL programmes:  2.6; 6.4; 6.5; 6.6

Content

The student is introduced to intercomprehension among the Romance languages, which is based on their close linguistic relationship.
In the first quarter, from the very first classes, the student will be expected to read and understand texts at C1 and C2 levels. They will learn to recognize conversion rules that make it possible to move from French to Italian. After the introductory phase, the student will read and study linguistics texts written in Italian.
During the second quaert, the student will be introduced to Italian linguistics. The course will be taught in Italian. The student will use the reading skills acquired during the first semester (Q1) to study linguistics texts.

 

Evaluation methods

The annual assessment is based on:

1. one compulsory written test during the course (in Q1); the date will be announced during the first class;
2. a linguistic autobiography completed in several stages (in Q2);
3. two written exams during the examination periods of the first and second examination sessions;
4. continuous assessment, taking into account class attendance and participation in discussions.

Distribution of marks:

• 50% for the written exams;
• 20% for the linguistic autobiography;
• 30% for the intermediate written test, attendance, and class participation.

Assessment in the third examination session consists of the following:

1. The marks obtained during the two semesters for the intermediate written test, as well as for attendance and class participation, are retained.
2. Any written exams for which an insufficient mark was obtained during previous examination sessions must be retaken. The same applies to the linguistic autobiography.

Distribution of marks:

• 50% for the written exams;
• 20% for the linguistic autobiography;
• 30% for the intermediate written test, attendance, and class participation.

Online resources

Moodle

Teaching materials

• sélection d'articles de journaux et de textes linguistiques (Moodle)
• Diapositive delle lezioni

Faculty or entity

> ELAL