Italian Language - 13210

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ID:
13210
Dettaglio:
SSD: Italian Linguistics Duration: 18 CFU: 3
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BERGAMO
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MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES - 13-R/STUDI INTERCULTURALI E TRANSMEDIALI Year: 1
MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES - 13-R/STUDI LINGUISTICI, FILOLOGICI E LETTERARI Year: 1
Approval Status:
Draft
Year:
2025

Overview

Date/time interval

Primo Semestre (23/09/2025 - 20/12/2025)

Syllabus

Course Objectives

Provide the tools to improve Italian language competence, in grammatical, lexical and textual terms.

Course Prerequisites

Passing the Italian part of the TOLC-SU; if not passed, the OFA in Italian Language (code 13049) must be completed before taking the Italian Language examination.


Teaching Methods

Lectures and exercises.

Assessment Methods

Computerized written examination.

Contents

The fundamentals of Italian morphology, syntax and vocabulary will be given, thus providing a concise overview of the grammar of our language. In particular, attention will be paid to lexical classifications and language registers, parts of speech and their morphological characteristics, the syntax of the simple sentence and the complex sentence; attention will also be paid to so-called marked sentences and their contexts of use.
For such a synthesis, the grammatical knowledge acquired in the course of previous studies is assumed.
Alongside these topics, focus will be placed on the classification and production of various types of text. Particular attention will be paid to summarising, which, although an essential skill for any type of study, is often a difficulty even for university students.
This second part of the course will combine frontal, more theoretical lectures with lessons focusing on the analysis and summary of texts of various kinds (narrative, informative, argumentative).

Online Resources

More information

Attendance is strongly recommended.


In the second semester, an ADS (subsidiary teaching activity) of Italian language of 30 hours will be held. More precise information will be communicated during the first semester.


Bibliography:

- Massimo Palermo, Linguistica italiana, Il Mulino, Bologna 2020, second edition, chapters: I, II, III and VI.

- Luca Serianni, Italiani scritti, Il Mulino, Bologna 2020, third edition.


Students who are aware of having little grammatical knowledge are also advised to fill in their gaps by consulting the following volumes, available in the library:

- Maurizio Dardano and Pietro Trifone, La nuova grammatica della lingua italiana, Zanichelli, Bologna 1997.

- Pietro Trifone e Massimo Palermo, Grammatica italiana di base, quarta edizione, Zanichelli, Bologna 2020.

Another useful tool to improve one's skills in summarising is

- Silvia T. Zangrandi (ed.), In poche parole. Riassunto e abstract: modelli e strategie, Pàtron, Bologna 2022.


The teaching materials used during the course will be uploaded at https://elearning15.unibg.it/course/view.php?id=6813.


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Italian Language