Intercultural and Linguistic Mediation

Language and Gender By the third year, students are expected to be able to deal with multiple text types, commenting on them from a theoretical point of view. The aim is to talk about language, rather than simply using language. This module will focus on the relation between Language and Gender: how gender is developed through language in English; the rise of Politically Correct Language and how far a language can be 'engineered'; changing societal norms and language variation; Gender Neutral Language; Gender Inclusive Language; Non-Binary Language. The course will be taught entirely in English. To earn 6 credits (CFU), the student must attend and/or pass both the lecturer-led module and the written/oral lettorato course. Both the lecturer-led module and the lettorato will take taught in the first semestre.

Students need to have passed 1st and 2nd year English language courses to follow this third year course.

Language and Gender, Felicity Titjen (2018), Cambridge University Press.

Recommended

The exam will be a written exam with questions based on material from the textbook (and topics discussed in class): there will be six questions - students must anwer three of the six questions. The answer should be structured as paragraphs (not in note-form). Dictionaries (mono- or bilingual will be permitted).

One lesson a week in the first semestre