First language
The 3rd yr Language and Translation course (first language) comes under the core learning activities (Specialized languages, advanced linguistic competences and linguistic mediation from and to the languages of study) 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 specialized foreign language, of activities and strategies of linguistic and cultural mediation, in particular in multilingual contexts.
The course aims at making students:
- achieve C1 level for all abilities - 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.
- consolidate their metalinguistic reflection also at comparative level: structural, textual, sociolinguistic and pragmatic aspects.
- use resources and tools for language study and for translation (dictionaries, corpora and concordances).
- implement their acquired knowledge to the analysis and translation of texts belonging to different genres.
- know and understand theoretical and methodological issues related to translation as linguistic-cultural mediation.
-analyze diverse oral and written text types also in order to plan short linguistic and cultural teaching paths within L2 didactics in educational and institutional contexts.
Expected learning results: students will be able to use their first foreign language at C1 level for all abilities; land 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.
Second language
The 3rd yr Language and Translation course (second language) comes under the core educational activities (Domain-specific languages, advanced linguistic competences and linguistic mediation into/out of the languages of study) 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 second language as well as theoretical knowledge of domain-specific languages, of the activities and strategies for linguistic and cultural mediation, in particular in plurilingual contexts.
The course aims at providing:
-the achievement of the B2 level in oral comprehension and oral and written production, and of the C1 level in written comprehension - 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 through related strategies. (As for Russian, the level will be equivalent to B2 and a level equivalent to C1 in written texts comprehension).
-deepening of metalinguistic analysis also at a comparative level: structural, textual, sociolinguistic and pragmatic aspects.
-use of resources and tools for language study and translation (dictionaries, corpora and concordances).
- application of acquired knowledge to the analysis and translation of short texts.
-knowledge and comprehension of theoretical and methodological issues related to translation as linguistic-cultural mediation.
- analysis of diverse oral and written text types also in order to plan short linguistic and cultural teaching paths within L2 didactics in educational and institutional contexts.
Expected learning results: students will be able to use their second foreign language at a B2 level (C1 for written comprehension), they will be able to use the corresponding communicative strategies; they will be able to carry out metalinguistic activities from a comparative perspective; they will learn and start using some lexicographic resources at a basic level; they will have basic notions on communication and intercultural mediation; they will begin to apply acquired knowledge to the analysis of short texts in the language of study.