Duration
15h Th
Number of credits
| Extra courses intended for exchange students (Erasmus, ...) (Faculty of Philosophy and Letters) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
Italian language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This theoretical course focuses on the syntax of complex italian sentences (prescriptive grammar). It covers: types of clauses, syntactic relationships between clauses, semantic nuances, connectors, and tense agreement.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
- Recognize complex syntactic structures;
- Analyze complex syntactic structures;
- Use the appropriate linguistic terminology for their description;
- Produce complex syntactic structures;
- Define the concepts and notions covered.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Basic knowledge of Italian grammar (phonetics, spelling, morphology, syntax), as typically acquired by a student completing their first year.
A diploma or certificate from an Italian Language Level I course is therefore required.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Language skills, especially syntax, are at the heart of the theoretical, ex cathedra teaching.
All courses are given in Italian.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Further information:
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Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
Required materials:
- Syllabus available on eCampus. Students are advised to bring a printed version to class.
- Projected documents, posted on eCampus.
No vocabulary list is provided. Students are encouraged to gradually build their own repertoire of terms encountered during various learning activities.
Reference works (for further reading/reviewing the material):
- Mengaldo, P.V., Storia della lingua italiana. Il Novecento, Bologna, Il Mulino, 1994
- Sobrero, A.A., Miglietta, A., Introduzione alla linguistica italiana, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2006
- Nocchi, S., Grammatica pratica della lingua italiana, Firenze, Alma Edizioni, 2012 (manuel utilisé en 1e année).
Exam(s) in session
January exam session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire, open-ended questions )
May-June exam session
- Remote
oral exam
August-September exam session
- Remote
oral exam
Further information:
Exam(s) in session
The exam is focusing on complex sentence syntax (MCQs, open-ended questions, transformation exercises, sentence analysis, translation and identification).
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Optional conversation classes will be provided by student tutors for students wishing to develop their oral production skills. Information about these activities will be provided in class during the first weeks of the course.
Contacts
Hélène MIESSE, Chargée de cours
Place Cockerill, 3 - 4000-Liège, Bât. A2/4/6
Tél. 04 366 54 24
E-mail: helene.miesse@uliege.be
Secrétariat
Ariane NÜSGENS
Tél. 04 366 56 50
Association of one or more MOOCs
There is no MOOC associated with this course.