Modalitá di erogazione:
tradizionale

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Organizzazione didattica:
mista

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Metodi di Valutazione:
mista

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Anno di Corso

• Primo Anno

• [ Lauree Specialistiche ] Corso di Laurea in Lingue e Linguaggi per la Comunicazione Multimediale e il Giornalismo

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Anno Accademico:
2007/2008

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Risultati di Apprendimento:
The course aims to provide a theoretical and analytical introduction to the grammatical, pragmatic and stylistic tools of textual analysis, and to familiarise students with the linguistic features of various text genres, ranging from advertisements, film and TV series dialogues, newspaper and magazine articles and headlines to web pages and multimedia texts.

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Attivitá di supporto alla didattica:
Esercitazioni di Lingua Inglese generale a cura dei Collaboratori ed Esperti Linguistici.

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Testi di riferimento:
1.    H. Hillier, 2004 [2003], Analysing Real Texts: Research Studies in Modern English Language, Palgrave, Basingstoke
(All Chapters);

2.    P. Verdonk, 2002, Stylistics, Oxford University Press, Oxford
(All Chapters)
or
      M. Short, 1996, Exploring the Language of Poems, Plays and Prose, Longman, London
(All Chapters bar Chapter 5 “Rhythm and Metre in the Reading of Poetry”)
(third-year textbook for the First Degree Course in Languages and Communication)

3.    A non-literary text (advertisement, film/TV series dialogue, newspaper/magazine article or headlines, web page, multimedia text …) chosen by the student and examined using the grammatical, pragmatic and stylistic tools of Textual Analysis

Programma del corso:

English Language 1 - Theoretical Part¹
Academic Year 2007/08:
Master’s Degree Course in Languages for Multimedia Communication and Journalism:
All students

Textual Analysis

Textbooks and Materials²

1.    H. Hillier, 2004 [2003], Analysing Real Texts: Research Studies in Modern English Language, Palgrave, Basingstoke
(All Chapters);

2.    P. Verdonk, 2002, Stylistics, Oxford University Press, Oxford
(All Chapters)
or
      M. Short, 1996, Exploring the Language of Poems, Plays and Prose, Longman, London
(All Chapters bar Chapter 5 “Rhythm and Metre in the Reading of Poetry”)
(third-year textbook for the First Degree Course in Languages and Communication)

3.    A non-literary text (advertisement, film/TV series dialogue, newspaper/magazine article or headlines, web page, multimedia text …) chosen by the student and examined using the grammatical, pragmatic and stylistic tools of Textual Analysis

Essential Syllabus

The course aims to provide a theoretical and analytical introduction to the grammatical, pragmatic and stylistic tools of textual analysis, and to familiarise students with the linguistic features of various text genres, ranging from advertisements, film and TV series dialogues, newspaper and magazine articles and headlines to web pages and multimedia texts.

¹ For the Practical Part programme, cf the English Language noticeboard on the ground floor of the Faculty building.
² Students are expected to be acquainted with the second-year textbook for the First Degree Course in Languages and Communication: G. Yule, 1996, Pragmatics, Oxford University Press, Oxford (All Chapters).

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