Letteratura italiana e storia

6 ECTS credits
150 h study time

Offer 2 with catalog number 1015320ANR for all students in the 1st and 2nd semester at a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.

Semester

1st and 2nd semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Impossible

Grading method

Grading (scale from 0 to 20)

Can retake in second session

Yes

Enrollment Requirements

Enrolling for this course means that you simultaneously take 'Lingua italiana I ' or have successfully passed ‘Lingua italiana I ’. If you are enrolled in a preparatory programme you can register this course without restrictions.

Taught in

Italian

Faculty

Faculty of Languages & Humanities

Department

Linguistics and Literary Studies

Educational team

Ann Peeters (course titular)
Chiara Zampieri

Activities and contact hours

26 contact hours Lecture
65 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study

Course Content

This course provides an overview of the history and literature of Italy in the period from the Middle Ages to the present.

More specifically, key historical and cultural events are explained from a broad sociocultural perspective to provide students with a solid frame of reference in the first semester. In the second semester, some of the most prominent authors within Italian literature are discussed.

Course material

Digital course material (Required) : Syllabus, Ann PEETERS, 2018

Additional info

Attendance is strongly recommended.

The course will be taught in Italian.

More information will be given during the first lecture.

Students gain their first insights into the main historical, cultural and literary developments of Italy.

The aim of the lectures is also to enhance receptive skills related to the knowledge of the Italian language.

Productive skills are given a role in the reformulation of the course content.

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

The students acquire insights in the most important historical, cultural and literary developments of Italy.
The purpose of the lectures is also to make sure that the student's receptive skills increases with regard to the knowledge of the Italian language as lectures are taught in Italian.
The student reinforces his/her productive skills by rephrasing the course content.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 50% of the final mark.
Written Exam determines 50% of the final mark.

Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Oral exam with a relative weight of 10 which comprises 50% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Written exam with a relative weight of 10 which comprises 50% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

1. A written examination (50% in the final result) takes place at the end of the first semester.

2. An oral examination takes place after the end of the second semester (50% in the final result). Students are given preparation time before starting the oral exam.

Students who only fail the written exam are required to retake the exam for this specific part only.

Students who fail only the oral exam have to retake the exam only for this specific part.

Students who fail both the written and oral examinations have to retake the examination for this specific section.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark

The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context