Duration
30h SEM, 15h Th
Number of credits
| Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : general, research focus | 10 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
Italian language
Organisation and examination
All year long
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The seminar is organized into a thematic section composed of three parts and a general research training (see below).
The themes addressed this year are as follows:
- Dante in Liège (H. Miesse)
- The images of the Resistance (T. Rimini)
- Italian Verismo (G. Scaravilli)
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of this seminar, the student will be able to:
- know and handle the bibliographic tools necessary for research in Italian literature;
- write a presentation notice for a book in Italian;
- account for the specificities of the authors, texts, and movements studied, avoiding simplifications and demonstrating nuance;
- place the texts/authors/movements studied within their cultural context, both in time and space;
- identify and comment on the different ways Italian authors have narrated the Resistance;
- analyze representative texts of Italian Verismo;
- write an abstract;
- create a visual aid to accompany an oral presentation;
- present the results of the research conducted for one of the seminar's sections orally.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
B2 level in the Italian language (e.g., upon completion of Italian I and II courses).
In-depth knowledge of the history of Italian literature.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Disciplinary Component
- Readings and discussions based on these readings. Students are expected to read and prepare in advance the material that will be covered in the courses.
- Participation in cultural events related to the various aspects of the seminar (visits, film screenings, theatrical performances).
- In addition to the activities mentioned above, students will participate in two types of learning activities:
(a) Themes of the general sessions:
- Open science
- Research integrity
- The different phases of scientific publication (article submission, peer review, revision)
- Disciplinary knowledge in literature: literary studies in the digital age
- Disciplinary knowledge in linguistics: introduction to qualitative and quantitative research
- The dissemination of science to the general public
Students must participate in three out of these six sessions.
(b) Practical workshops aimed at preparing students for the student symposium (see [2]):
- Writing an abstract
- Designing a visual aid (PowerPoint) for a presentation
- Oral presentation: how to manage your voice
Students must attend the three practical workshops in their first year (M1) and the first two in their second year (M2). In M1, they attend without prior preparation and familiarize themselves with the practices taught. In M2, they must come prepared (with an abstract and a PowerPoint presentation, see below), which will form the basis of the discussion. Students (M1 and M2) will evaluate whether the preparations meet the expected standards.
[2] Mandatory participation in a student symposium, where students enrolled in the advanced seminar, across all languages and disciplines, will present one of their research projects. Faculty members of the department and undergraduate students (BAC3 in LLM) will be invited to attend this mini-conference.
Students will write an abstract in French and in a foreign language, which will be distributed to the symposium audience, and they will present their research projects in 10 minutes, supported by a visual aid. They can choose to present in French or a foreign language. If they present in a foreign language, the visual aid must be in French to facilitate audience understanding and discussion. Indeed, after each presentation, there will be 5 minutes for comments and audience questions.
This mini-conference will take place before the start of the first session.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Further information:
The thematic parts of the seminar are held in person and in Italian. They require student engagement and a certain amount of independent work (particularly readings).
The cross-disciplinary sessions in the first semester (Q1) may be organized in a hybrid format to allow Erasmus students to participate remotely.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
H. Miesse: readings indicated in class (at least one biography of Dante and a complete work) and materials gradually uploaded on eCampus.
T. Rimini: readings indicated in class (three novels) and materials gradually uploaded on eCampus.
G. Scaravilli: readings indicated in class and materials gradually uploaded on eCampus, in addition to the following required reading:
- Pierluigi Pellini, Naturalismo e verismo. Zola, Verga e la poetica del romanzo, Firenze, Le Monnier, 2010
and two recommended readings:
- Giovanni Verga, I Malavoglia
- Federico De Roberto, L'Illusione
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam AND oral exam
Written work / report
Further information:
Disciplinary Component
H. Miesse:
Written assignment to be submitted by a date agreed upon with the students, no later than the first day of the January exam session.
T. Rimini:
Written assignment in Italian (5 pages) to be submitted by a date agreed upon with the students, no later than the first day of the May-June exam session.
G. Scaravilli:
Oral exam based on the slides and the monograph (May/June).
Active participation in the disciplinary component and the disciplinary assignments will account for 80% of the overall grade.
Cross-disciplinary Program
The cross-disciplinary program is worth 2 credits, or 20% of the overall grade.
Both components of the seminar will be evaluated by the instructors of the disciplinary component.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
The seminar is organized throughout the year, with the first component in the first semester and the other two components in the second semester.
Component 1 (Mme. Miesse) - First session on Thursdays 26/09 from 10 a.m
Contacts
Hélène MIESSE
tél. 04 366 54 24
E-mail helene.miesse@uliege.be
Thea RIMINI
Bureau A2 6/18
Courriel: thea.rimini@uliege.be
Guido SCARAVILLI
E-mail : guido.scaravilli@uliege.be