The 1st yr Language and Translation course (first language) comes under the core educational activities of the “Languages and cultures studies of the respective country” of the bachelor’s degree course in Languages and Cultural & Linguistic Mediation, specifically those activities aimed at providing effective operational competence at the levels established for the first language as well as theoretical knowledge of the foreign language main characteristics.
The course aims at providing:
the achievement of B1+ level - Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) 2018 (https://rm.coe.int/cefr-companion-volume-with-new-descriptors-2018/1680787989), through reception, production, interaction, written and spoken mediation activities as well as their related strategies.
Introduction to metalinguistic reflection also at comparative level: structural and typological aspects, sociolinguistic aspects, introduction to the language of study history.
Introduction to the knowledge and use of some resources and tools for language study (dictionaries, corpora and concordancers).
Introduction to intercultural communication and to linguistic-cultural mediation.
Application of acquired knowledge to short texts of different text-types and genres..
Expected learning results: students will be able to use their first foreign language at B1+ level, they will be able to use the corresponding communicative strategies; they will be able to carry out metalinguistic reflection activities in a comparative perspective; they will learn and start using tools for language study; they will have basic notions on communication and intercultural mediation; they will apply acquired knowledge to the analysis of short texts in the language of study.