Linguistics

LUCA GENDOLAVIGNA

A) Knowledge and understanding
Students will know the scientific literature on different topics within Scandinavian culture and linguistics and they will be able to comment on it critically and to compare different interpretative hypothesis;
B) Applying knowledge and understanding
Students will be able to apply the acquired tools and concepts to the liguistic, stylistic and thematic analysis of selected texts;
C) Making judgements
Students will be able to integrate their previous knowlegde with the new critical strategies they will acquire, evaluating the suitability of different analytical tools; they will be able to choose the best analytical path in order to reach different research goals (e.g., for stylistic, linguistic, translation analysis…);
D) Communication skills
Students will be able to comunicate and discuss their new knowledge and the findings of their interpetrative work at a specialist level, using an adequate terminology and argumentative strategy;
E) Learning skills
Students will be able to delve deeper into issues presented during the course, choosing autonomously the best analytical tools to apply, and they will be encouraged to follow personal research paths;

The overall objective of the course “Nordic Languages I” is to acquire the basic grammatical structures of the chosen language (Danish, Norwegian or Swedish) and European Language Portfolio communication skills up to level A2, as well as to introduce the history and civilization of the North and the comparative study of the Scandinavian (Northern-Germanic) languages.

The course aims at reaching an A2 level in the language at issue, through the reading of various texts, the teaching of grammar, and the practice of conversation.

BASSINI, Alessandro (2009): “Chiamalo come diavolo vuoi” – l’affermazione della lingua degli immigrati nella letteratura svedese contemporanea, Linguistica e Filologia 28:1, pp. 111-139.

CHIESA ISNARDI, Gianna (2019): Storia e cultura della Scandinavia: Uomini e culture del Nord, Bompiani, pp. 83-89, 96-125, 126-146, 157-162, 377-379, 400-420, 436-448, 459-479, 512-524, 527-529, 554-569, 636-646, 653-664, 814-827, 865-877, 889-908, 922-945, 951-958, 958-1030, 1110-1156, 1198-1224, 1233-1237, 1245-1276.

CIARAVOLO, Massimo: Lineamenti di storia della Scandinavia (dispensa).

CIARAVOLO, Massimo (2007): “La comprensione interscandinava nella didattica”, Culture 20, pp. 161-173.

LINDSKOG, Annika & STOUGAARD-NIELSEN, Jakob (Eds.) (2020): Introduction to Nordic Cultures, London, UCL Press, pp. 11-22, 70-83.

LÖFGREN, Orvar (2017): “The Scandinavian Cluster: Small Countries with Big Egos.” In: Hannerz, Ulf & Gingrich, Andre (Eds.) (2017): Small Countries. Structures and Sensibilities, Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, pp. 83-101.

NØKLEBY, Berit (1997): “Nordic Chronology”. In: Sørensen, Øystein & Stråth, Bo (Eds.) (1997): The Cultural Construction of Norden, Oslo, Scandinavian University Press.

VIKØR, Lars (1993): The Nordic Languages, Oslo, Novus Press, pp. 13-77, 112-137, 179-224.

BASSINI, Alessandro (2009): “Chiamalo come diavolo vuoi” – l’affermazione della lingua degli immigrati nella letteratura svedese contemporanea, Linguistica e Filologia 28:1, pp. 111-139.

CHIESA ISNARDI, Gianna (2019): Storia e cultura della Scandinavia: Uomini e culture del Nord, Bompiani, pp. 83-89, 96-125, 126-146, 157-162, 377-379, 400-420, 436-448, 459-479, 512-524, 527-529, 554-569, 636-646, 653-664, 814-827, 865-877, 889-908, 922-945, 951-958, 958-1030, 1110-1156, 1198-1224, 1233-1237, 1245-1276.

CIARAVOLO, Massimo: Lineamenti di storia della Scandinavia (dispensa).

CIARAVOLO, Massimo (2007): “La comprensione interscandinava nella didattica”, Culture 20, pp. 161-173.

LINDSKOG, Annika & STOUGAARD-NIELSEN, Jakob (Eds.) (2020): Introduction to Nordic Cultures, London, UCL Press, pp. 11-22, 70-83.

LÖFGREN, Orvar (2017): “The Scandinavian Cluster: Small Countries with Big Egos.” In: Hannerz, Ulf & Gingrich, Andre (Eds.) (2017): Small Countries. Structures and Sensibilities, Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, pp. 83-101.

NØKLEBY, Berit (1997): “Nordic Chronology”. In: Sørensen, Øystein & Stråth, Bo (Eds.) (1997): The Cultural Construction of Norden, Oslo, Scandinavian University Press.

VIKØR, Lars (1993): The Nordic Languages, Oslo, Novus Press, pp. 13-77, 112-137, 179-224.

Face-to-face teaching planned during class hours, in the classroom, by means of slide projections in PowerPoint format. Frontal teaching aimed at involving the class in order to develop an informed critical debate on the course content.

In presence according to the planned teaching schedule.

Written test and oral interview aimed at assessing the acquisition of the competences required to achieve the intended training objectives.

Historical-linguistic questions, description of linguistic phenomena analysed from the Runic era to the historical-linguistic era of the programme's conclusion.