GERMAN PHILOLOGY
ACADEMIC YEAR2017/2018
COD. 12920
dati insegnamento:
TYPE OF COURSE: OPTIONAL SUBJECTS
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2017/2018
YEAR OF STUDY: 2
SEMESTER: Second semester
NUMBER OF CREDITS: 6
UNIT COORDINATOR: MARGANI Alfonso
CONTACT HOURS: 30
INDIVIDUAL WORK HOURS: 120
Learning outcomes of the course unit
The aim of the course is to make students acquainted with the origins and the development of germanic languages, from the oldest times up to the beginning of he modern era.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of at least one germanic language
Course contents summary
Germanic comparative philology
Course contents
One can extend the comparation up to modern Language, especially Yiddish.
Recommended readings
M. Saibene, manuale di linguistica germanica, Cisalpina, Milano
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons.
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam.
Other informations
It's possible to expand the lesosns in other parts of Indo-European territory.
