Studying at the University of Verona

Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

Teaching code

4S002986

Coordinator

Stefan Rabanus

Credits

6

Also offered in courses:

Language

German de

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-LIN/14 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - GERMAN

Period

II semestre (Lingue e letterature straniere) dal Feb 14, 2022 al May 28, 2022.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this module, students will be able to: - illustrate and exemplify important diachronic processes in phonology, morphology and syntax; - explain language change in terms of the effects of general linguistic principles; - demonstrate knowledge with respect to the edition of medieval texts; - analyze simple texts of the main genres in medieval German with respect to their phonological, morphological, syntactic and lexical properties, translate them and interpret them; - illustrate the historicity of all expressions of human culture, by means of the reflection about language change and history of linguistics; - elaborate topics autonomously and present results in oral and/or written form (give a talk; write a paper); - demonstrate good command of important resources in historical linguistics.

Program

The course will be taught in German. Please refer to the German-language course description for the outline of the course contents.
A detailed reference list will be published on the Moodle platform.

Bibliography

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Examination Methods

Students who regularly attend classes: oral presentation ("Referat": 40% of final grade), active participation and exercises during classes (10%), oral exam (50% of final grade).
- "Referat": presentation of a work of German medieval literature with respect to form, content and linguistic features;
- oral examination: description and explanation of linguistic features and of language-change processes in all subdisciplines of linguistics, competence in the usage of the digital tools.
Students who do not regularly attend classes: term paper (50%) and oral examination (50% of final grade):
- term paper: presentation of a work of German medieval literature with respect to form, content and linguistic features. Please contact the professor before the end of the classes in order to define the work.
- oral examination: description and explanation of linguistic features and of language-change processes in all subdisciplines of linguistics, competence in the usage of the digital tools.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE