Modern Philology

Educational objectives

General objectives: the course is aimed at students of master's degree courses who already possess historical-literary, metric and narratological knowledge, and intends to present an exemplary theme (an author, a text, a genre ... ) of particular importance, also on the methodological level, inserting it into the current discussions on the subject, placing it in the appropriate historical-literary context, and highlighting the most relevant philological problems.
Specific training objectives are: 1. acquisition of in-depth skills concerning nodal issues of Italian studies; 2. acquisition of a secure working methodology (critical analysis of the current bibliography, ability to work directly on ancient and modern texts, ability to put them in relation with other historical-cultural disciplines); 3. ability to discuss critical bibliography at an advanced level; 4. ability to communicate the acquired information and explain the procedures that allowed the acquisition; 5. development of new texts analysis skills through their formal characters, and the comparison between similar objects.

Educational objectives

General objectives: the course is aimed at students of master's degree courses who already possess historical-literary, metric and narratological knowledge, and intends to present an exemplary theme (an author, a text, a genre ... ) of particular importance, also on the methodological level, inserting it into the current discussions on the subject, placing it in the appropriate historical-literary context, and highlighting the most relevant philological problems.
Specific training objectives are: 1. acquisition of in-depth skills concerning nodal issues of Italian studies; 2. acquisition of a secure working methodology (critical analysis of the current bibliography, ability to work directly on ancient and modern texts, ability to put them in relation with other historical-cultural disciplines); 3. ability to discuss critical bibliography at an advanced level; 4. ability to communicate the acquired information and explain the procedures that allowed the acquisition; 5. development of new texts analysis skills through their formal characters, and the comparison between similar objects.

Educational objectives

The course aims to provide specific elements of 19th- and 20th-Century literary language, history, theory; it enables the student to master the subjects in order to use it and apply it also in other fields of study, with the correct use of the specific technical language. With the acquired knowledge the student is able to develop autonomous ability of connections with other disciplines in the various historical-cultural epochs.

Educational objectives

The module aims to provide a knowledge of the main methods of investigation in the history of the Italian language through individual research topics. At the end of the course the student must demonstrate: a) to have developed a first autonomous research capacity in a historical-linguistic context; b) to use in an appropriate and critical way the bibliography; c) to know how to adequately transmit the results of his research.

Educational objectives

The module aims to provide a knowledge of the main methods of investigation in the history of the Italian language through individual research topics. At the end of the course the student must demonstrate: a) to have developed a first autonomous research capacity in a historical-linguistic context; b) to use in an appropriate and critical way the bibliography; c) to know how to adequately transmit the results of his research.

Educational objectives

The module aims to give a grounding in research methods applied to the history of the Italian language, by guiding students through the investigation of a chosen topic. At the end of the course students should be able to demonstrate: a) an ability to work with a reasonable degree of independence on topics relating to Italian linguistic history; b) an ability to use bibliography appropriately; c) an ability to convey the results of their research in presentations, essays or any other means of discussion and transmission.

Educational objectives

General objectives: the course is aimed at students of master's degree courses who already possess historical-literary, metric and narratological knowledge, and intends to present an exemplary theme (an author, a text, a genre ... ) of particular importance, also on the methodological level, inserting it into the current discussions on the subject, placing it in the appropriate historical-literary context, and highlighting the most relevant philological problems.
Specific training objectives are: 1. acquisition of in-depth skills concerning nodal issues of Italian studies; 2. acquisition of a secure working methodology (critical analysis of the current bibliography, ability to work directly on ancient and modern texts, ability to put them in relation with other historical-cultural disciplines); 3. ability to discuss critical bibliography at an advanced level; 4. ability to communicate the acquired information and explain the procedures that allowed the acquisition; 5. development of new texts analysis skills through their formal characters, and the comparison between similar objects.

Educational objectives

The students will acquire good knowledge of Contemporary Italian Literature and its evolution in the last two centuries, an high level knowledge and ability to interpret texts and the development of an adequate knowledge of the new trends and literary genres of the 2000s. Secondary objective is development of interdisciplinary skill (expecially on visual arts and new languages) and adequate communication skills.

Educational objectives

A) Knowledge and understanding (Dublin Descriptor 1)

Enhancement and integration of the knowledge acquired in the first Cycle Degree.

B) Applying knowledge and understanding (Dublin Descriptor 2)

Strengthening and refinement of the analysis skills of the forms of the literary text and its problems.
Ability to insert literary, linguistic and critical studies into a wider panorama of historical, philosophical and historical-artistic knowledge. Ability to analyze the literary work in its historical-cultural context (italian and european).

C) Making judgments (Dublin Descriptor 3)

The autonomy of judgment will be acquired through lessons held in seminar form and with the intervention of external scholars. The student's activities must allow a correct critical interpretation of the texts (forms and problems) and of the documentary sources, through which the student will be able to orient himself correctly, linking the various areas of literary, linguistic and philological knowledge.

D) Communication skills (Dublin Descriptor 4)
Students must reach a high level of knowledge and understanding of literary texts in order to be able to explain their forms, meaning and circulation, both orally and in writing, showing autonomy of judgment and adequate language skills. These skills will be verified by drafting written papers (term papers, reports on particular aspects of the course, etc.) whose results the student must present orally to the class, in a clear and effective way from a communicative point of view.

E) Laerning skills (Dublin Descriptor 5)

The acquisition of learning skills will take place by stimulating students to study individually, to organize study time, to bibliographic research, to the critical study of texts and sources, to participation in seminar activities, to the research and drafting of short texts (term papers). At the end of the course, the student must be able to independently design his own research path.

Educational objectives

The course aims to provide specific elements of 19th- and 20th-Century language, history, theory; it enables the student to master the subjects in order to use it and apply it also in other fields of study, with the correct use of the specific technical language. With the acquired knowledge the student is able to develop autonomous ability of connections with other disciplines in the various historical-cultural epochs.

Educational objectives

The course aims to provide specific elements of 19th- and 20th-Century literary language, history, theory; it enables the student to master the subjects in order to use it and apply it also in other fields of study, with the correct use of the specific technical language. With the acquired knowledge the student is able to develop autonomous ability of connections with other disciplines in the various historical-cultural epochs.

Educational objectives

General objectives: the course is aimed at students of master's degree courses who already possess historical-literary, metric and narratological knowledge, and intends to present an exemplary theme (an author, a text, a genre ... ) of particular importance, also on the methodological level, inserting it into the current discussions on the subject, placing it in the appropriate historical-literary context, and highlighting the most relevant philological problems.
Specific training objectives are: 1. acquisition of in-depth skills concerning nodal issues of Italian studies; 2. acquisition of a secure working methodology (critical analysis of the current bibliography, ability to work directly on ancient and modern texts, ability to put them in relation with other historical-cultural disciplines); 3. ability to discuss critical bibliography at an advanced level; 4. ability to communicate the acquired information and explain the procedures that allowed the acquisition; 5. development of new texts analysis skills through their formal characters, and the comparison between similar objects.

Educational objectives

Learning outcomes of the course unit
The course presents the central topics of sociolinguistic, italian linguistic framework and education in italian language.

Specific skills

Knowledge and understanding
The student will have to demonstrate the knowledge and understanding of the concepts foreseen by the course, with attention to the relative educational applications, according to scientific literature and ministerial documents; the student will know the scientific literature on the topics covered and will be able to comment on it critically.

Applying knowledge and understanding
The student will be able to describe the Italian contemporary language and its variability, to formulate hypotheses in the context of Italian-Romance sociolinguistic and language teaching on the basis of the concepts and analytical tools acquired, to recognize and to plan educational activities.

Making judgements
The student will be able to move freely and independently between problems and topics related to sociolinguistics, linguistic education, and will be able to reason on the teaching activities.

Communication skills
The student must know how to communicate with specialists in sociolinguistic and glottodidactic studies and non-specialists the concepts of the discipline with clarity, propriety of language and using the technical terminology of the discipline.

Learning skills
The student will have to know how to use and find the tools to deepen and update (constantly and autonomously) the knowledge in the disciplinary area, according to his own scientific interests and to the real educational needs.

Educational objectives

1) Knowledge and understanding:

The course aims to deepen a literary topic, a theme, an author, a historical period, through the direct reading of the provided texts and the knowledge of different kinds of writing.

2) Ability to apply knowledge and understanding

At the end of the course the student must be able to deal with the study of a specific literary topic, relate the texts with the cultural and historical context, know how to use the critical and philological language, know how to construct intertextual maps.

3) Critical and judgment skills:

The analysis of the texts is a fundamental tool for making the student acquire the ability to read and interpret literary texts in poetry and prose; during the lectures various texts will be analyzed, also with autonomous working methods such as written reports and reading laboratories, to favor the critical spirit and the independent judgment of the student.

4) Ability to communicate what has been learned:

To encourage communication concerning the comprehension of a literary text or the analysis of a critical problem, individual and group reports in written and oral form will be favored, as well as comments in lectures on the texts.

5) Ability to continue the study autonomously in the course of life:

The understanding of literary texts, the habit of reading and the ability to organize critical reflection independently are useful practices even beyond university study.

Educational objectives

The student will increase the knowledge of the discussed textbooks in connection with the historical-philosophical tradition in which they are placed. He will develop also the ability of critical analysis about the sources thanks to philological and linguistic instruments, in particular about the problem of individual.

Educational objectives

Given for granted some basic and indispensable goals (knowledge and understanding of the field of studies; ability to apply knowledge and understanding; critical analysis of texts and ideas; ability to communicate about what has been learned; skills to undertake further studies with some autonomy), the course intends to attain the following specific objectives: knowledge of the main features of the analytic approach to ethics with reference to the contemporary debate over the limits and goals of moral philosophy; development of the ability to apprehend and discuss philosophical texts.

Educational objectives

The course aims to provide the student knowledge about the economic, social,cultural and religious factors that have shaped the history of ancient Rome. Aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of Roman Antiquities and Institutions, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way. In particular, the course aims at providing students with competence on the basic tools for research in the field of Latin epigraphy and Roman institutions and knowledge of the main fields of research with deepening of methodological skills

Educational objectives

knowing the general history of cultural anthropology;
.- knowing the theoretical and methodological problems the discipline experiences in the practice, particularly in the educational settings and processes;
.- having good skills for cultural analysis of social and territorial contexts, especially in multicultural places;
.- being able to translate the theoretical and methodological knowledge of anthropology in critical stance;
.- interpreting the sources as data to be processed according to an ethnographic model;
.- reading the events as social texts.

Educational objectives

To know the main themes of Pedagogy starting from its epistemological status and the relationship with the educational sciences. Knowing theories and models of learning-teaching. Knowing how to collect, interpret and reflect on problems and data related to the field of study of pedagogy, proving to possess scientific attitude and critical and self-critical capacity. Being able to conceive, plan and evaluate educational interventions and projects.

Educational objectives

The course aims to deepen a complex issue of great importance in medieval history through the direct reading of sources and specialized bibliography, in order to put the student in a position to address original topics even in a research context, to formulate judgments in more complex and articulate, communicate the knowledge and the processes that led to their acquisition, and study the topics in an autonomous way.

Educational objectives

The course aims to deepen a complex issue of great importance in modern history through the direct reading of sources and specialized bibliography, in order to put the student in a position to address original topics even in a research context, to formulate judgments in more complex and articulate, communicate the knowledge and the processes that led to their acquisition, and study the topics in an autonomous way.

Educational objectives

The course aims to deepen a complex issue of great importance in contemporary history through the direct reading of sources and specialized bibliography, in order to put the student in a position to address original topics even in a research context, to formulate judgments in more complex and articulate, communicate the knowledge and the processes that led to their acquisition, and study the topics in an autonomous way.

Educational objectives

Knowdlege of literary gendres, authors and texts by using methodologies of linguistic and philological research aimed at the history of Middle age's latin literature. Specific competence for translation of latin medieval and humanistic texts.

Educational objectives

1. The student has to demonstrate that he has acquired knowledge and ability to understand that reinforce those acquired during the first cycle of the training course and that allow to elaborate original ideas in the field of text criticism.
2. The student has to show to be able to solve new problems in the field of textual criticism with reference to interdisciplinary contexts.
3. The student must be able to integrate the acquired knowledge and manage the complexity of the scientific problems related to the method of restitution of the text, to know how to formulate independent judgments with attention to the social issues related to the critical edition of a text.
4. The student has to know how to communicate the acquired information and explain the procedures that have enabled their acquisition so that they can be understood in the specialist and non-specialist fields.
5. The student must prove that he knows how to study independently in the field of philology and textual criticism of Italian literature.

Educational objectives

The aim is to enable students to explore the theoretical issues of literature and to reason about the methodology of comparative literature at an advanced level. The course, delivered in face-to-face lessons and in a distance mode (moodle-elearning), enables students to master the subject (knowledge) in order to use and apply it in other fields of study with the correct use of the specific technical language (skills). Specific teaching objectives: 1. to provide students with knowledge and understanding, at an advanced level, of the comparative study of literature and its main critical categories such as the canon, modernity, worldliness (Weltliteratur), intertextuality, transnationality; 2. to develop the autonomous ability to use, at an advanced level, the theoretical and methodological tools useful for the theoretical and comparative study of literature; 3-5. to enable the student to use the knowledge acquired and the specific language learnt for the so-called "transversal competences" (autonomy of judgement, communication skills).

Educational objectives

The aim is to enable students to explore the theoretical issues of literature and to reason about the methodology of comparative literature at an advanced level. The course, delivered in face-to-face lessons and in a distance mode (moodle-elearning), enables students to master the subject (knowledge) in order to use and apply it in other fields of study with the correct use of the specific technical language (skills). Specific teaching objectives: 1. to provide students with knowledge and understanding, at an advanced level, of the comparative study of literature and its main critical categories such as the canon, modernity, worldliness (Weltliteratur), intertextuality, transnationality; 2. to develop the autonomous ability to use, at an advanced level, the theoretical and methodological tools useful for the theoretical and comparative study of literature; 3-5. to enable the student to use the knowledge acquired and the specific language learnt for the so-called "transversal competences" (autonomy of judgement, communication skills).

Educational objectives

At the end of the course the student will have to be able to read and translate properly the texts in the programme. Moreover, he/she will have to be familiar with linguistic, philologic and literary issues related to those texts (point 1). He/she will have to be able to apply independent critical skills when required (point 82) and to express the relevant acquired skills both in writing and orally (point 3). Finally he/she will be able to use all the tools necessary to carry on his/her studies autonomously (bibliographies, databases, etc…) (point 4). Point 1 aims to primarily satisfy the first Dublin descriptor (understand the fundamental themes of the discipline through the use of updated bibliography). Point 2 aims to primarily satisfy the second descriptor (ability to argue and organize knowledge). Point 3 aims to satisfy the recognition and the ability to interpret and use the proposed data, according to the third descriptor. The knowledge provided by the teaching is necessary for the autonomous continuation of studies in the field of philology (descriptor 5). The exam (oral exam) aims to evaluate the student's presentation (descriptor 4).

Educational objectives

At the end of the course the student will have to be able to read and translate properly the texts in the programme. Moreover, he/she will have to be familiar with linguistic, philologic and literary issues related to those texts (point 1). He/she will have to be able to apply independent critical skills when required (point 82) and to express the relevant acquired skills both in writing and orally (point 3). Finally he/she will be able to use all the tools necessary to carry on his/her studies autonomously (bibliographies, databases, etc…) (point 4). Point 1 aims to primarily satisfy the first Dublin descriptor (understand the fundamental themes of the discipline through the use of updated bibliography). Point 2 aims to primarily satisfy the second descriptor (ability to argue and organize knowledge). Point 3 aims to satisfy the recognition and the ability to interpret and use the proposed data, according to the third descriptor. The knowledge provided by the teaching is necessary for the autonomous continuation of studies in the field of philology (descriptor 5). The exam (oral exam) aims to evaluate the student's presentation (descriptor 4).

Educational objectives

Metodi e problemi 12 cfu
The course is aimed at students of master's degrees who already possess basic knowledge of Romance philology and linguistic and intends to present a case-study (an author, a text or a group of texts, a genre, a problem, a theme, ...) of exemplary importance, placing it into the appropriate historical-literary context, highlighting the most relevant philological problems, inserting it in current discussion on the subject.
Specific objectives that are meant to be reached are the acquisition of in-depth expertise and critically evaluated skills around key problems of romance philology; acquisition of a secure methodology of work (critical analysis of the current literature, the ability to work directly out of ancient texts), in relation to the most recent research directions; ability to confront with the current critical literature. Students will develop more advanced critical skills in the analysis of texts through their formal characters and the comparison between related objects, refining the ability of contrastive analysis concerning texts, forms, genres, thematic clusters.

Placing itself within a broader didactic development, this didactic unit is aimed at students of master's degrees who already possess basic knowledge of Romance philology and linguistic and intends to present a case-study (an author, a text or a group of texts, a genre, a problem, a theme, ...) of exemplary importance, placing it into the appropriate historical-literary context, highlighting the most relevant philological problems, inserting it in current discussion on the subject.
Specific objectives that are meant to be reached are the acquisition of in-depth expertise and critically evaluated skills around key problems of romance philology; acquisition of a secure methodology of work (critical analysis of the current literature, the ability to work directly out of ancient texts), in relation to the most recent research directions; ability to confront with the current critical literature. Students will develop more advanced critical skills in the analysis of texts through their formal characters and the comparison between related objects, refining the ability of contrastive analysis concerning texts, forms, genres, thematic clusters.

Educational objectives

The course is aimed at students of master's degrees who already possess basic knowledge of Romance philology and linguistic and intends to present a case-study (an author, a text or a group of texts, a genre, a problem, a theme, ...) of exemplary importance, placing it into the appropriate historical-literary context, highlighting the most relevant philological problems, inserting it in current discussion on the subject.
Specific objectives that are meant to be reached are the acquisition of in-depth expertise and critically evaluated skills around key problems of romance philology; acquisition of a secure methodology of work (critical analysis of the current literature, the ability to work directly out of ancient texts), in relation to the most recent research directions; ability to confront with the current critical literature. Students will develop more advanced critical skills in the analysis of texts through their formal characters and the comparison between related objects, refining the ability of contrastive analysis concerning texts, forms, genres, thematic clusters.

Placing itself within a broader didactic development, this didactic unit is aimed at students of master's degrees who already possess basic knowledge of Romance philology and linguistic and intends to present a case-study (an author, a text or a group of texts, a genre, a problem, a theme, ...) of exemplary importance, placing it into the appropriate historical-literary context, highlighting the most relevant philological problems, inserting it in current discussion on the subject.
Specific objectives that are meant to be reached are the acquisition of in-depth expertise and critically evaluated skills around key problems of romance philology; acquisition of a secure methodology of work (critical analysis of the current literature, the ability to work directly out of ancient texts), in relation to the most recent research directions; ability to confront with the current critical literature. Students will develop more advanced critical skills in the analysis of texts through their formal characters and the comparison between related objects, refining the ability of contrastive analysis concerning texts, forms, genres, thematic clusters.

Educational objectives

The teaching of Dante Philology aims to transmit to the student the knowledge of the life and works of Dante Alighieri from the historical, textual and historical-linguistic point of view and to discuss the main problems relating to the edition of texts, to research sources and commentary.

Educational objectives

Aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of Latin Literature, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way. In particular, students are required to acquire: a deep knowledge of Latin language; a deep knowledge of Latin literature from III B.C. to VI A.D.; a good notion of the persistence of Latin language and civilization in Italian and European culture from the Middle Ages onwards; advanced skills in the research techniques required for the critical exam of Latin texts; mastery of the specific research tools available in traditional or computerized and telematic form in the specific area of Latin texts.

Educational objectives

Aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of Latin Literature, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way. In particular, students are required to acquire: a deep knowledge of Latin language; a deep knowledge of Latin literature from III B.C. to VI A.D.; a good notion of the persistence of Latin language and civilization in Italian and European culture from the Middle Ages onwards; advanced skills in the research techniques required for the critical exam of Latin texts; mastery of the specific research tools available in traditional or computerized and telematic form in the specific area of Latin texts.

Educational objectives

Aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of Latin Literature, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way. In particular, students are required to acquire: a deep knowledge of Latin language; a deep knowledge of Latin literature from III B.C. to VI A.D.; a good notion of the persistence of Latin language and civilization in Italian and European culture from the Middle Ages onwards; advanced skills in the research techniques required for the critical exam of Latin texts; mastery of the specific research tools available in traditional or computerized and telematic form in the specific area of Latin texts.

Educational objectives

At the end of the course the student will have to be able to read and translate properly the texts in the programme. Moreover, he/she will have to be familiar with linguistic, philologic and literary issues related to those texts. He/she will have to be able to apply independent critical skills when required and to express the relevant acquired skills both in writing and orally. Finally he/she will be able to use all the tools necessary to carry on his/her studies autonomously (bibliographies, databases, etc…).

Educational objectives

Students will know the scientific literature on the topics dealt with and will be able to comment on it critically;
They will be able to formulate hypotheses pertaining to Germanic philology on the basis of the acquired analytical concepts and tools;
They will be able to integrate their new knowledge with the previous ones in order to face the theoretical and practical complexity of acquired concepts;
They will also manage to communicate knowledge entering in discussion with specialists of Germanic philological studies and with non-specialists.
They will lastly be able to study self-managed or autonomous topics proposed during the course and will be encouraged to cultivate their own scientific interests independently.

Educational objectives

1. The student has to demonstrate that he has acquired knowledge and ability to understand that reinforce those acquired during the first cycle of the training course and that allow to elaborate original ideas in the field of text criticism.
2. The student has to show to be able to solve new problems in the field of textual criticism with reference to interdisciplinary contexts.
3. The student must be able to integrate the acquired knowledge and manage the complexity of the scientific problems related to the method of restitution of the text, to know how to formulate independent judgments with attention to the social issues related to the critical edition of a text.
4. The student has to know how to communicate the acquired information and explain the procedures that have enabled their acquisition so that they can be understood in the specialist and non-specialist fields.
5. The student must prove that he knows how to study independently in the field of philology and textual criticism of Italian literature.

Educational objectives

A) Students will know the scientific literature on the topics dealt with and will be able to comment on it critically;
B) they will be able to formulate linguistic hypotheses on the basis of the acquired analytical concepts and tools;
C) they will be able to integrate their new knowledge with the previous ones in order to face the theoretical and practical complexity of acquired concepts;
D) they also will manage to communicate knowledge entering in discussion with specialists of linguistic studies and non-specialists.
E) They will lastly be able to study self-managed or autonomous topics proposed during the course and will be encouraged to cultivate their own scientific interests independently.

Educational objectives

The educational purpose is the possession of the theoretical and practical knowledge necessary 1) to "read" a critical edition of novel texts (interpreting and decoding the methods and scientific formulas proper to Romance ecdotics), 2) to "produce" a critical edition of novel texts (interpreting the text in the historicity of its testimonies, recomposing them, according to literary and linguistic reasons, in the "abstraction" of the critical text).

Educational objectives

Advanced knowledge of French literature though the study of a text / author / theme / genre which hold a key-position in this tradition and literary culture. Specific deepenings of literary text analysis; acquisition of critical and performative capacity.

Educational objectives

Advanced knowledge of Spanish literature though the study of a text / author / theme / genre which hold a key-position in this tradition and literary culture. Specific deepenings of literary text analysis; acquisition of critical and performative capacity.

Educational objectives

Advanced knowledge of Portuguese and Brazilian literature, though the study of a text / author them / genre which hold a key-position in this tradition and literary culture. Specific deepenings of literary text analysis; acquisition of critical and exhibition capacity.

Educational objectives

Advanced knowledge of German literature through the study of a text / author / theme / genre which hold a key-position in this tradition and literary culture. Specific deepenings of literary text analysis; acquisition of critical capacity and ability to expose a matter.

Educational objectives

Advanced knowledge of English literature though the study of a text / author / theme / genre which hold a key-position in this tradition and literary culture. Specific deepenings of literary text analysis; acquisition of critical and performative capacity.

Educational objectives

Finality of the course is the critical approach of the students to the most important tendencies of the Contemporary Art from the end of the XVIII century to the present time. To attain this aim will be necessary memorize a given number of images along with the instruments for analysis and comprehension of their continuity and discontinuity. This exercise will be supported by a continuous confrontation with the other visual arts.

Educational objectives

Starting from the consolidated base in Lingua 1, this course can address the most diverse aspects of translation practice. Elements of theory and history of translation integrate a more pragmatic approach and the close reading of different types of text, in order to develop multiple translation strategies.

Educational objectives

Advanced knowledge of Spanish literature though the study of a text / author them / genre which hold a key-position in this tradition and literary culture. Specific deepenings of literary text analysis; acquisition of critical and exhibition capacity.

Educational objectives

Approfondimento delle conoscenze della letteratura portoghese e brasiliana, attraverso lo studio di un testo / tema / autore nodale di questa tradizione letteraria e culturale. Approfondimenti specifici dell’analisi testuale letteraria; acquisizione di capacità critiche ed espositive.

Educational objectives

Advanced knowledge of English literature though the study of a text / author them / genre which hold a key-position in this tradition and literary culture. Specific deepenings of literary text analysis; acquisition of critical and exhibition capacity.

Educational objectives

Advanced knowledge of German literature though the study of a text / author theme / genre which hold a key-position in this tradition and literary culture. Specific deepenings of literary text analysis; acquisition of critical capacity and ability to expose a matter.

Educational objectives

The course aims to provide students with an advanced preparation in the field of the methodology of investigation and analysis in the anthropological-medical field, both in relation to the theoretical disciplinary framework, and regarding possible applications in the social-health field, in Italy and in 'abroad. At the end of the course the student must be able to organize a critical discourse around the problematic issues of the discipline as well as to prepare a scientific research program on topics related to it.

Educational objectives

Given for granted some basic and indispensable goals (knowledge and understanding in the field of studies; ability to apply knowledge and understanding; capability of critical analysis; ability to communicate about what has been learned; skills to undertake further studies with some autonomy), the course intends to attain the following specific objectives: To aquire or strengthen the knowledge of the key notions of the history of medieval philosophy by means of reading and commenting on a particularly relevant text belonging to the Latin medieval tradition but rooted in the Greek-Arabic tradition; capacity of critical reading and historical-theoretical framing of philosophical texts; mastery of philosophical terminology in oral and written communication; improvement of argumentative skills.

Educational objectives

The module is oriented to provide an in-depth knowledge of the main figures in the history of pedagogical ideas, with particular reference to the modern age. Learning outcomes: adequate knowledge of the subject in view of the development of personal research on specific topics and problems. Skills to be acquired: interpretative skills, use of some research methods, with particular reference to multimedia resources.

Educational objectives

• To know and understand general topics and problems related to the fields of study of the educational sciences.
• Knowing how to interpret information and be able to reflect on the problems related to the field of study, showing that it has acquired a scientific attitude and possesses a critical and self-critical capacity.
• To develop instrumental skills (writing, oral expression, informatics and foreign languages) in order to favor the ability to know how to relate with others, identify oneself in one's job role and know how to work in a group.
• Ability to learn or possess the skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy, to integrate into the constantly changing world of work and become an active part of society.

Educational objectives

The course aims to present the topics related to information science, related to the organization, interpretation and dissemination of recorded knowledge, in order to allow its use; the different methods for organizing knowledge; advanced indexing strategies and bibliometric measures, as well as the latest tools for organizing online knowledge and for the realization of the Semantic Web, such as the RDF data model and ontologies, favoring the theoretical-critical analysis of the topics proposed.

Educational objectives

The student is expected to acquire knowledge of the cultural and social dynamics that characterize the history of writing in the Latin alphabet from antiquity to the modern age and the ability to contextualize correctly the various graphic phenomena. The student will be able to investigate a manuscript source even in the complex relationships between writing and transmitting the text, connecting the specific knowledge acquired with those of other disciplinary fields. Thanks to classroom exercises the student will also learn to recognize, locate, date and read Western handwriting up until the 16th century.

Educational objectives

In consistency with the educational purposes of the whole teaching course, aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of Latin Literature, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach orginal themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way. In particular, students are required to acquire: a deep knowledge of Latin language; a deep knowledge of Latin literature from III B.C. to VI A.D.; a good notion of the persistence of Latin language and civilization in Italian and European culture from the Middle Ages onwards; advanced skills in the research techniques required for the critical exam of Latin texts; mastery of the specific research tools available in traditional or computerized and telematic form in the specific area of Latin texts.

Educational objectives

Being able, through the acquisition of a rigorous method, to investigate the genesis of a literary work and to study the modifications to which it has been subjected through the centuries.

Educational objectives

Acquire the knowledge, methodology, critical tools and theories of migration studies, cultural studies, postcolonial studies and gender studies and then understand how such studies change our approach to literature and literary theory. Understand how such theories and themes are relevant at a national and international level and be able to relate them to a broader literary, historical and cultural context. Acquire the ability to create a continuum among the different issues discussed during the course, construct and articulate a critical discourse, formulate independent thoughts, present and discuss them in articulated presentations (to this end, oral presentations will be organized in class). Learn how to apply the acquired knowledge in migration studies, cultural studies, postcolonial studies and gender studies as the foundation to better understand contemporaneity and to connect different historical and social contexts to specific cultural productions.

Educational objectives

A) Knowledge and understanding

- Students will be required to demonstrate basic knowledge and understanding of the topics covered during the course and presented in the reference bibliography; they will be able to prove to possess abilities of analysis, reflection and comparison concerning the main areas of linguistics.

B) Applying knowledge and understanding

- Students will be able to demonstrate the full understanding of the syllabus of the course; they should apply the knowledge acquired to relevant issues in a thoughtful and critical way; they will be able to demonstrate they possess the appropriate skills to build and support arguments related to the topics covered by the course, and to apply the suitable techniques and methods to the field.

C) Making judgements

- Students will be able to express judgments in an autonomous form, on the basis of examples provided in the lectures and/or in the bibliographic resources provided, and prove to be able to find and interpret data in order to formulate answers to general – both concrete and abstract – problems.

D) Communication skills

- Students will be able to communicate information, ideas, problems and related solutions; to demonstrate adequate capacity of synthesis and expressive ability in the light of the specific terminology.

E) Learning skills

- Students will develop the skills necessary to undertake further studies with a certain degree of autonomy.

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To know the main themes of Pedagogy starting from its epistemological status and the relationship with the educational sciences. Knowing theories and models of learning-teaching. Knowing how to collect, interpret and reflect on problems and data related to the field of study of pedagogy, proving to possess scientific attitude and critical and self-critical capacity. Being able to conceive, plan and evaluate educational interventions and projects.

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A) Students will know the scientific literature on the topics dealt with and will be able to comment on it critically;
B) they will be able to formulate linguistic hypotheses in Italo-Romance dialectology on the basis of the acquired analytical concepts and tools;
C) they will be able to integrate their new knowledge with the previous ones in order to face the theoretical and practical complexity of acquired concepts;
D) they also will manage to communicate knowledge entering in discussion with specialists of dialectology studies and non-specialists.
E) They will lastly be able to study self-managed or autonomous topics proposed during the course and will be encouraged to cultivate their own scientific interests independently.

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The course of geography teaching, addressing the main issues concerning the learning / teaching processes of geography, highlights the relationships between research and disciplinary teaching and identifies teaching methodologies and tools able to promote in students an appropriate use of vocabulary and categories interpretations of the discipline in order to be able to understand and contextualise the environmental and anthropological characteristics of the territory.

Course topics: geographic skills and the assumptions of the vertical geography curriculum; learning units; teaching practices; direct observation; indirect observation and the tools of geo-graphicity (iconic instruments, literary-linguistic tools, ludiform instruments); space and time; geotechnologies; values in geographic education.

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The Course aims to offer students tools for historical-critical analysis of art from the 15th to the beginning of the 19th century - through a theme-based and chronological cut, which allows students to orient themselves in the sources and in the bibliography, in order to develop - in time - ability to read, interpret, link works and historical-artistic events.

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Advanced knowledge of French literature though the study of a text / author them / genre which hold a key-position in this tradition and literary culture. Specific deepenings of literary text analysis; acquisition of critical and exhibition capacity.

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The course focuses on the strategies needed to decipher a text; these include inferring the meaning of a term from the context, understanding various aspects of the lexical system, recognizing the most complex grammatical forms and cohesive structures within a text.

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Advanced knowledge of Anglo-American literaturethough the study of a text / author them / genre which hold a key-position in this tradition and literary culture. Specific deepenings of literary text analysis; acquisition of critical and exhibition capacity.

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Analytical and logical-argumentative competence in relation to the forms of knowledge and the aesthetic language. Ability to analyze and discuss the theories and models of aesthetic rationality.

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Students will be guided to deepen a historically and theoretically relevant subject of the discipline, comparing it with classical texts and with the relative critical debate. They will also have to produce a written paper on a theme agreed upon with the teacher, however referring to the course, making use of a specialized bibliography.

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The course aims to provide the student knowledge about the institutional, economic, social, cultural and religious factors that have shaped the history of ancient Rome and Italy (descriptor 1). Aim of the teaching unit is to give students knowledge and comprehension skills in the field of Roman History, that complete and/or reinforce those acquired in the first grade of studies. Moreover, it will make the students able to approach original themes in a research context, making more complex judgments, communicating knowledge and its process, and studying the subject in an independent and self-educational way (descriptor 2-4). In particular, the course aims at providing students with competence on the basic tools for research in the field of Roman History and knowledge of the main fields of research with deepening of methodological skills (descriptor 5).

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The course aims to deepen a complex issue of great importance in medieval history through the direct reading of sources and specialized bibliography, in order to put the student in a position to address original topics even in a research context, to formulate judgments in more complex and articulate, communicate the knowledge and the processes that led to their acquisition, and study the topics in an autonomous way.

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The course aims to deepen a complex issue of great importance in modern history through the direct reading of sources and specialized bibliography, in order to put the student in a position to address original topics even in a research context, to formulate judgments in more complex and articulate, communicate the knowledge and the processes that led to their acquisition, and study the topics in an autonomous way.

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The course aims to provide the student knowledge about the political, economic, social and cultural factors that have shaped the human history from the First World War to the present globalization, for allowing him / her to navigate easily between different historical periods and appropriately contextualize the knowledge gained in other disciplines of the course.

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The course aims to provide specific elements of 20th Century's literary language, history, theory; it enables the student to master the subjects in order to use it and apply it also in other fields of study, with the correct use of the specific technical language. With the acquired knowledge the student is able to develop autonomous ability of connections with other disciplines in the various historical-cultural epochs.

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The aim of the course is to deepen the knowledge of Greek literature through the analysis of texts and the use of the main critical tools (linguistic, rhetorical, pertaining to textual criticism). The course also aims to refine the skills of independent research in students.

Educational objectives

At the end of the course the student will have to be able to read and translate properly the texts in the programme. Moreover, he/she will have to be familiar with linguistic, philologic and literary issues related to those texts (point 1). He/she will have to be able to apply independent critical skills when required (point 82) and to express the relevant acquired skills both in writing and orally (point 3). Finally he/she will be able to use all the tools necessary to carry on his/her studies autonomously (bibliographies, databases, etc…) (point 4). Point 1 aims to primarily satisfy the first Dublin descriptor (understand the fundamental themes of the discipline through the use of updated bibliography). Point 2 aims to primarily satisfy the second descriptor (ability to argue and organize knowledge). Point 3 aims to satisfy the recognition and the ability to interpret and use the proposed data, according to the third descriptor. The knowledge provided by the teaching is necessary for the autonomous continuation of studies in the field of philology (descriptor 5). The exam (oral exam) aims to evaluate the student's presentation (descriptor 4).

Educational objectives

1. The student has to demonstrate that he has acquired knowledge and ability to understand that reinforce those acquired during the first cycle of the training course and that allow to elaborate original ideas in the field of text criticism.
2. The student has to show to be able to solve new problems in the field of textual criticism with reference to interdisciplinary contexts.
3. The student must be able to integrate the acquired knowledge and manage the complexity of the scientific problems related to the method of restitution of the text, to know how to formulate independent judgments with attention to the social issues related to the critical edition of a text.
4. The student has to know how to communicate the acquired information and explain the procedures that have enabled their acquisition so that they can be understood in the specialist and non-specialist fields.
5. The student must prove that he knows how to study independently in the field of philology and textual criticism of Italian literature.

Educational objectives

A) Students will know the scientific literature on the topics dealt with and will be able to comment on it critically;
B) they will be able to formulate linguistic hypotheses on the basis of the acquired analytical concepts and tools;
C) they will be able to integrate their new knowledge with the previous ones in order to face the theoretical and practical complexity of acquired concepts;
D) they also will manage to communicate knowledge entering in discussion with specialists of linguistic studies and non-specialists.
E) They will lastly be able to study self-managed or autonomous topics proposed during the course and will be encouraged to cultivate their own scientific interests independently.

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General objectives: the course is aimed at students of master's degree courses who already possess historical-literary, metric and narratological knowledge, and intends to present an exemplary theme (an author, a text, a genre ... ) of particular importance, also on the methodological level, inserting it into the current discussions on the subject, placing it in the appropriate historical-literary context, and highlighting the most relevant philological problems.
Specific training objectives are: 1. acquisition of in-depth skills concerning nodal issues of Italian studies; 2. acquisition of a secure working methodology (critical analysis of the current bibliography, ability to work directly on ancient and modern texts, ability to put them in relation with other historical-cultural disciplines); 3. ability to discuss critical bibliography at an advanced level; 4. ability to communicate the acquired information and explain the procedures that allowed the acquisition; 5. development of new texts analysis skills through their formal characters, and the comparison between similar objects.

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The course aims to provide students with the fundamental knowledge of cognitive, emotional, motivational and personality functioning, in order to offer a basic knowledge of the variety of structures and psychological processes underlying human behavior in different relational contexts.

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The course aims to introduce the theoretical, conceptual and methodological tools for the study of human development. During the course will be provided a detailed knowledge, through appropriate historical contextualization, of the main evolutionary models that over the years have tried to describe and explain the psycho-physical development of human beings. In particular, the fundamental concepts of the psychology of the evolutionary age will be presented, underlining the basic theoretical aspects that accompany the growth of the individual throughout the entire life span.

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Objective: introducing students to a first contact with the world of work through traineeships with public or private institutions, for a total of 150 hours of work, corresponding to six university credits (CFU). The activity must clearly be related to the aims of the program/curriculum "Filologia moderna", and therefore has to take place at educational institutes, publishing editorial offices, libraries, cultural institutions.

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To introduce students to activities relevant to the training objectives of the program "Filologia moderna", through workshops and participation in conferences.