The 1st yr Language and Translation course of Non-European language, comes under the core educational activities of the “Languages and cultures studies of the respective countries” 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 Non-European language as well as the theoretical knowledge of the foreign language main characteristics.
The course aims at providing students with the knowledge of the most significant authors and books in the context; they will acquire basic notions for different text typologies analysis.
The course is meant to provide an introduction to intercultural communication and to linguacultural mediation.
Expected learning outcomes: Students will have a basic knowledge of the main aspects of intercultural communication
and they will be able to identify main characteristics of language and cultural mediation processes and strategies.
The course aims at providing students with the knowledge of the most significant authors and books in the context; they will acquire basic notions for different text typologies analysis.
The course is meant to provide an introduction to intercultural communication and to linguacultural mediation.
Expected learning outcomes: Students will have a basic knowledge of the main aspects of intercultural communication
and they will be able to identify main characteristics of language and cultural mediation processes and strategies.
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Programme
The course consists of lectures aimed at illustrating the complexity of the Chinese linguistic situation, its diachronic development, and the close link it maintains with the millenary Chinese culture, with particular reference to its rich repertoire of idiomatic expressions (chengyu).Core Documentation
Handouts and texts provided by the teacher and uploaded on the Team of the courseReference Bibliography
- Sun, C. (2006). Chinese: A Linguistic Introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. - Conti, S. (2019). Chengyu. Caratteristiche e apprendimento delle espressioni idiomatiche cinesi. Padova: libreriauniversitaria.it edizioni (chapters 1-2) - Scientific articles provided on Teams and MoodleType of delivery of the course
All classes will be held in presenceAttendance
Attendance is strongly recommendedType of evaluation
Knowledge of the contents of the course will be assessed by means of an oral interview