Corsi di Studio del Dipartimento di Lingue e Letterature straniere e Culture moderne

The topics covered, as well as the competences and skills to be formed (Knowledge and understanding, Capacity to apply knowledge and understanding, Autonomy of judgement, Communication skills and Learning skills), are an essential part of the contents characterising the Study Course. Consequently, the Teaching Course is designed to offer specific preparation in the field of Catalan language and culture. In particular, it aims to provide knowledge and to train the ability to understand and analyse the development of Catalan language and culture and to apply these knowledge, abilities and skills to specific case studies.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDESTANDING

At the end of the Teaching Course, the student must demonstrate to know:

- diachronic, diatopic, diastratic and diaphasic variants of Catalan;

- linguistic codification, normalisation and standardisation of the Catalan language;

- methods of linguistic analysis of the Catalan language;

- fundamentals of literary translation and linguistic analysis of the Catalan literary text.

CAPACITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING

At the end of the Teaching Course, the student must demonstrate to be able to:

- identify the diachronic, diatopic, diastratic and diaphasic variants of Catalan;

- differenciate among the linguistic processes of linguistic codification, normalisation and standardisation of the Catalan language;

- analyse the Catalan language, using the acquired methodologies;

- translate and analyse from a linguistic perspective short literary Catalan texts.

AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT

At the end of the Teaching Course, the student must be able to express a critical judgement on the results of the analysis of the Catalan language / of the translation of Catalan literary texts, based on the methodologies acquired.

COMUNICATIVE SKILLS

At the end of the Teaching Course, the student must be able to communicate the learning outcomes (framework, methodological approach and analysis of the Catalan language / of the translation and linguistic analysis of Catalan literary texts) with an appropriate terminology and a critical approach.

LEARNING SKILLS

At the end of the Teaching Course, the student must demonstrate to have acquired autonomous learning and self-assessment skills in the field of the Catalan language, that will enable him/her to undertake subsequent studies with a high degree of autonomy.

The programme will focus on the key aspects of the study of the Catalan language, in its historical and socio-cultural context, also in a diachronic perspective. The Teaching Course will then focus on literary translation, through the version of a selection of microplays on the experience of the pandemic, composed by contemporary Catalan playwrights within the #Coronavirusplays initiative (March-May 2020): this activity is part of the International Project COVID19 - LiTraPan. Literary Training via ICT for Higher Education Improvement, Behavioral Coaching and Discomfort Management.

Special attention will be given to:

- periodisation and contextualisation of the Catalan language in the European context;

- the influence of historical-political and socio-cultural factors on Catalan language and its evolution;

- the current linguistic varieties of Catalan language;

- the Catalan language during the 16th-18th centuries and the 20th-century dictatorships;

- the concept of linguistic "use" and the sociolinguistic perspective;

- Linguistic codification, normalization and standardisation of the Catalan language.

Face-to-face/in presence lessons, for a total of 54 hours (9 CFU) and 6 hours of final summary of the programme. Lessons will be conducted with the aid of audio-visual materials and will include moments dedicated to student interventions/activities. The lessons will be recorded and the recording will be uploaded onto the Moodle platform, together with other supporting teaching materials, to be studied in full for the examination.

The acquisition of the knowledge, abilities and skills described above will be tested by means of an ORAL ASSESSMENT with questions, which may also include examples from the materials studied. The personal preparation will be considered adequate (with a vote expressed in thirtieths - 30/30), if the student will demonstrate knowledge of the syllabus; if he/she will be able to explain, using the specific terminology, the contents of the lessons; if he/she will show capacity of exposition to autonomously show -i.e., without necessarily depending on the presentation of the topics offered by the texts- the acquired critical knowledge of the concepts, topics and theories studied; if he/she will be able to apply the knowledge acquired, recognising and establishing interdependent relationships and connections between the topics studied; if he/she will be able to analyse and critically present them, contextualising them in their respective periods and areas of reference.

Examination with the professor: oral interview

The Teaching Course will begin on Monday 3 October.

Texts and bibliographical materials to study integrally (all available onto the Materiali didattici and the Moodle platform):

a) Map of the Catalan area (pdf) and map of the Catalan dialects (pdf);

b) "Historical profile" (pdf) edited by the teacher;

c) Slides of history of Catalan language and literature (pdf) edited by the teacher;

d) Lecture Text on Catalan vocalism (pdf);

e) Lecture Text on Eastern/Western Catalan (pdf) and outlines (pdf) edited by the teacher;

f)Pompeu Fabra's linguistic reform (pdf);

g) Catalan Linguistics and Sociolinguistics (pdf) edited by the teacher;

h) Introduction and a Selection of microplays by Catalan contemporary playwrights, from the book: Veronica Orazi, microteatro spagnolo e catalano al tempo della pandemia, Torino, Università di Torino, 2022, open access, avalialble at the link https://www.ojs.unito.it/index.php/QuadRi/issue/view/515.

TO TAKE THE CATALAN LANGUAGE EXAM, STUDENTS MUST HAVE PREVIOUSLY PASSED THE PROPAEDEUTIC TEST (Lettorato di Catalano, written and oral test).

The teaching and examination are conducted in Italian; materials in Catalan used during the lessons will be translated and commented by the professor.

The lessons will be recorded and the recording will be uploaded onto the Moodle platform, together with other supporting materials to be studied in full for the examination.

The teaching course is open to students of the UNITA - Universitats Montium Partnership: for bureaucratic and incoming mobility information for students from UNITA Alliance Partner Universities, please write to: unita@unito.it

For students with physical disabilities, dyslexia, and other specific learning difficulties, please visit the University's support page (https://www.unito.it/servizi/lo-studio/studenti-con-disabilitaopen_in_new) and admission information (https://www.unito.it/accoglienza-studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsaopen_in_newopen_in_newopen_in_new). The procedures for requesting support during exams can be found here https://www.unito.it/servizi/lo-studio/studenti-e-studentesse-con-disabilita/supporto-studenti-e-studentesse-con)