Communication and Interpretation in Italian Sign Language (LIS and LISt)

Educational objectives

A) Knowledge and understanding: the student will know the main theoretical aspects of translation and interpretation, the semiotic transformations from the prototext to the metatext (i.e. the translation process), the elaborate taxonomies that provide for various types of translation and interpretation, from endolinguistics, to interlinguistics, to intersemiotics.
B) Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: the student will be able to apply the knowledge acquired in the science of translation in the choice and implementation of translation and interpretation techniques, doing thant in different contexts and through different communication channels, adapting to the needs that the situation requires .
C) Autonomy of judgment: the student will be able to make careful and motivated decisions about the most appropriate translation and interpretation methods according to the different situations;
D) Communication skills: the student will be able to explain and motivate the main aspects related to his/her interpretative choices and will be able to argue the main implications and / or critical issues from an application perspective;
E) Learning skills: the student will learn to use the tools necessary to go deeper into the methodological aspects of translation, using audiovisual materials and video recording archives, to independently search for materials on which to practice.

Educational objectives

A) Knowledge and understanding: The student will know and understand the architecture of the Italian language in relation to the different linguistic levels (phonology, morphology, word formation, vocabulary, syntax, pragmatics, textuality); he/she will also know and understand the concepts of standards and norms aimed at metalinguistic reflection, and the dimensions of sociolinguistic variation in contemporary Italian.
B) Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: the student will be able to describe Italian language at various levels of linguistic analysis (phonics, morphology, syntax, vocabulary), illustrating and applying the concepts of the discipline.
C) Autonomy of judgment: the student will be able to move freely and independently between problems and topics related to Italian linguistics, to enrich their knowledge and to deepen disciplinary aspects of particular interest.
D) Communication skills: the student will be able to communicate their ideas with clarity and language properties, knowing how to use the technical terminology of the discipline.
E) Learning skills: the student will be able to find and use the tools to constantly and independently update the knowledge and professional skills in the disciplinary field.

Educational objectives

A) Knowledge and understanding: the student will know the different basic interpretation techniques in consecutive, negotiation, simultaneous and chuchotage modalities, both in voice and in signs
B) Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: the student will be able to use the main translation and interpretation techniques, in different contexts and through different communication channels, adapting to the needs that the situation requires.
C) Autonomy of judgment: thanks to the knowledge acquired, the student will be able to make well-considered and motivated decisions on which are the most appropriate translation and interpretation techniques according to the different situations in which he will find himself practicing his profession;
D) Communication skills: the student will be able to explain and motivate the main aspects related to translation and interpretation techniques and will be able to argue their main implications and / or critical issues from a practical point of view;
E) Learning skills: the student will learn to use the tools necessary to further study the technical aspects of translation, using audiovisual materials and video recording archives, to independently search for materials on which to practice.

Educational objectives

A) Knowledge and understanding: demonstrate a good command of the Spanish language system, from both a synchronic and a diachronic perspective; understand at least in general literary and informative texts, including those on sectoral topics, partially appreciating their style and linguistic registers.
B) Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: the students will communicate effectively using a clear language, appropriate to the communication context; he/she will demonstrate command of the lexicon and syntactic structures of the Spanish language in social and / or professional relationships; he/she will write texts with a clear and effective argumentative structure.
C) Autonomy of judgment: the student will be able to recognize and interrogate texts of different types and belonging to various genres, with different degree of complexity: he/she will be able to express one's point of view on a varied range of topics, adopting a style appropriate to the recipient; he/she will know how to use the theoretical tools learned during the course for the analysis of textual macrostructure and microstructure; he/she will develop a non-mnemonic study-method based on full awareness of theoretical principles and critical analysis of texts.
D) Communication skills: the students will be able to express oneself in written and spoken form, demonstrating to understand the speech of the interlocutors; he/she will present clear descriptions of simple topics, and explain the topics that will be discussed during the course, using the appropriate scientific terminology.
E) Learning skills: the student will develop a study method suitable for the transmission of acquired knowledge, and be able to use the tools provided during the course with the utmost rigor, approach the scientific literature of the discipline.

Educational objectives

A) Knowledge and understanding: demonstrate a basic command of the German language system, from both a synchronic and a diachronic perspective; understand at least in general literary and informative texts, including those on sectoral topics, partially appreciating their style and linguistic registers.
B) Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: the students will communicate effectively using an elementary language, appropriate to the communication context; he/she will demonstrate command of the lexicon and syntactic structures of the German language in social and / or professional relationships; he/she will write texts with a clear and effective argumentative structure.
C) Autonomy of judgment: the student will be able to recognize and interrogate texts of different types and belonging to various genres, with different degree of complexity: he/she will be able to express one's point of view on a varied range of topics, adopting a style appropriate to the recipient; he/she will know how to use the theoretical tools learned during the course for the analysis of textual macrostructure and microstructure; he/she will develop a non-mnemonic study-method based on full awareness of theoretical principles and critical analysis of texts.
D) Communication skills: the students will be able to express oneself in written and spoken form, demonstrating to understand the speech of the interlocutors; he/she will present clear descriptions of simple topics, and explain the topics that will be discussed during the course, using the appropriate scientific terminology.
E) Learning skills: the student will develop a study method suitable for the transmission of acquired knowledge, and be able to use the tools provided during the course with the utmost rigor, approach the scientific literature of the discipline.

Educational objectives

A) Knowledge and understanding: The student will have to acquire general knowledge and ability to read the historical-cultural dynamics in the studies of Spanish literature, with attention to the most recent developments in the debate and in the disciplinary bibliography.
B) Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: a knowledge of the pivotal moments of Spanish literature will make the student more aware even in the activity of mediator of general cultural phenomena of artistic production.
C) Autonomy of judgment: student will be able to collect and interpret the data on which base a critically aware judgment, even in the ethical-social dimension.
D) Communication skills: the student will be able to use the knowledge acquired in arguing, addressing open questions, and communicating with competence both to specialists and to an audience of people who are not experts in the subject.
E) Learning skills: the student must finally be provided with the necessary skills to undertake further Spanish literature exams.

Educational objectives

A) Knowledge and understanding: The student will have to acquire general knowledge and ability to read the historical-cultural dynamics in the studies of German literature, with attention to the most recent developments in the debate and in the disciplinary bibliography.
B) Ability to apply knowledge and understanding: a knowledge of the pivotal moments of German literature will make the student more aware even in the activity of mediator of general cultural phenomena of artistic production.
C) Autonomy of judgment: student will be able to collect and interpret the data on which base a critically aware judgment, even in the ethical-social dimension.
D) Communication skills: the student will be able to use the knowledge acquired in arguing, addressing open questions, and communicating with competence both to specialists and to an audience of people who are not experts in the subject.
E) Learning skills: the student must finally be provided with the necessary skills to undertake further German literature exams.