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Slavic Studies
UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI NAPOLI "L'ORIENTALE"
Overview
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Syllabus
Course Objectives
EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
The student is expected to acquire the fundamental notions of phonology, morphology and syntax of the Slovenian language, in a contrastive Italian/Slovene perspective, with references to other languages, especially Slavic, and with basic elements of the history of the language and cultural history.
The student will also have to acquire a reasoned basic vocabulary, demonstrating the ability to apply it, supported by an elementary phraseology, to different everyday situations.
Even within the limits of a basic course, we try to give the student the tools to begin to develop a vision that transcends the purely linguistic dimension, in view of a broader overall picture: in a perspective of intercultural communication, the the student should learn to place the Slovenian nation within both central Europe and the Euro-Mediterranean area, particularly in its relations with neighboring Italy, in a vision that is both diachronic and projected towards current events.
ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
The student will have to learn to know and understand:
- the main characteristics of the graphic and phonetic system of the Slovenian language;
- the main morphosyntactic structures of the Slovenian language in a contrastive Italian/Slovene perspective, with references to other languages, especially Slavic, and with basic elements of the history of the language;
- a reasoned basic lexicon, for roots and word families, as well as elementary level conversation models;
FURTHER EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Making judgments:
At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
- understand simple texts in Slovenian, processing the information;
- participate in elementary conversations;
- translate from Slovenian simple texts relating to everyday life but also elementary texts concerning the history, culture and literature of the nation;
- produce correct communications, both written and oral, at an elementary level;
Communication skills:
At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
- correctly use elementary morphosyntactic structures;
- use in a pertinent way a basic vocabulary that allows effective communication, even if at an elementary level;
Learning ability:
At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
- explore with partial autonomy the morphological structures of the Slovenian language by consulting manuals and other bilingual material;
- enhance his/her vocabulary - both in relation to single words and at a phraseological level - through a reasoned use of bilingual dictionaries;
- link the linguistic skills acquired with those of other disciplines in the linguistic field, especially regarding other Slavic languages.
Course Prerequisites
None.
Knowledge of another Slavic language or German is useful (but not necessary). A good general knowledge is desirable, with particular reference to the history of central and southern Europe. Supplementary materials useful before following the course are available in the Moodle classroom set up by the CDS (https://elearning.unior.it/course/view.php?id=4018 –)
Teaching Methods
The course provides for the exposure of the aforementioned phonological and morphosyntactic themes through lectures, illustrating the contents with examples taken from written and audio materials. Students will be invited to verify the exact understanding and acquisition of what they have learned by carrying out short exercises on the topics covered at home, which will then be corrected and commented on in class, integrating the hours of theoretical teaching with other hours dedicated to targeted exercises.
The lectures will be supplemented by language practice sessions led by a Collaborator and Language Expert (CEL). Attendance is strongly recommended, as the sessions will cover topics that will be part of the final exam.
During the year, students will also be able to participate in seminars, conferences and other activities, and will also have the opportunity to attend courses and seminars organized by qualified Slovenian centres, online and/or in Slovenia.
Assessment Methods
The exam will be divided into a written and an oral part. The written part will consist of a dictation, a completion test and a short composition in Slovenian on a previously prepared theme. Candidates will also be required to provide a simple translation (written and/or oral) from Slovenian into Italian. For the oral exam, the student will prepare previously defined texts to be read, translated and commented. Towards the end of the course, however, simulations of the exam are foreseen to familiarize the student with the methods of execution.
Language in which the exam is held: Italian, Slovenian.
The final evaluation will verify the completeness and correctness of the theoretical knowledge acquired by the candidate in relation to the Slovenian language (phonology, spelling, morphology and word order), as well as his/her ability to apply the knowledge itself, in creating texts - also if elementary – written or formulated orally correctly, using coherently, in addition to the morphosyntactic structures, the acquired basic vocabulary.
Texts
Main reference manual:
- R. Lečič, Slovenščina od A do Ž. / Lo sloveno dalla A alla Ž, Gaya, Cerkno 2013, 2016, 2020.
Altre grammatiche in italiano per eventuale consultazione e approfondimento:
- M. Bidovec, Grammatica slovena, Hoepli, Milano 2021;
- A. Kacin, Grammatica della lingua slovena, Goriška Mohorjeva družba, Gorizia/Gorica1998;
- R. Lečič, Fondamenti della lingua slovena, ZTT/EST, Trieste/Trst 2009 (Osnove slovenskega jezika, Cerkno, Gaya, 2009);
- G. Tallone, Lingua slovena. Grammatica di base, FUL-L, Udine 2004.
Recommended vocabulary:
- Sloveno compatto - Dizionario sloveno italiano – italiano sloveno, a cura di M. Bidovec, S. Pirc e L. Pulvirenti. Zanichelli, Bologna 2017.
Other materials - in particular handouts on the course taken, as well as material of various kinds for exercises - will be made available to students during the lessons. Any non-attending students will also have to read, acquiring the theoretical contents and carrying out the related exercises, the following sections of the aforementioned text by M. Bidovec
: cap. 1 (Fonetica e ortografia): pp. 1-26; cap. 2 (Sostantivo): pp. 27-38; cap. 3 ¬(Aggettivo): pp. 71-73; cap. 4 (I numerali): pp. 92-96; cap. 5 (Pronome): pp. 117-119; ¬cap. 6 (Verbo): pp. 144-160; cap. 8 (Preposizione): pp. 265-266 e 293-296.
Non-attending students are however invited to contact the professor before the beginning of the course to define further details of the program. Attendance is strongly recommended.
Contents
Course Title: Foundation course in the Slovenian language
The course aims to provide a basic knowledge of phonology, morphology and syntax of the Slovenian language, also focussing some components of the history of language and culture;
With the acquisition of a basic vocabulary, we will try to put the acquired knowledge into practice, applying it to everyday situations.
Course Language
Italian/Slovenian
More information
For any information, please contact the professor.