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B000029 - ENGLISH LANGUAGE
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Type of Assessment
Academic Year 2012-13
Course year
Second year -
Belonging Department
Political and Social Sciences (DSPS)
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
L-LIN/12 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - ENGLISH
Credits
9
Teaching Hours
63
Teaching Term
⇒
Attendance required
No
Type of Evaluation
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Lectureship
- Last names A-L DITIFECI FRANCESCA
- Last names A-L SEMPLICINI CHIARA
- Last names M-Z MOSCHINI ILARIA
Teaching Language - Last names M-Z
English
Course Content - Last names M-Z
Through the linguistic analysis of the American Founding Documents and of a corpus of President Obama's speeches, the course provides cultural and linguistic tools useful to decode the basic structures of US political discourse.
Suggested readings - Last names M-Z (Search our library's catalogue)
1. Lecture notes and documents will be available at:
Centro Stampa “Il Prato”, via Carlo del Prete, 38/R Firenze.
2. P. BAYLEY, D. R. MILLER, Texts and Contexts of the American Dream. A Social Semiotic Study of Political Language, Bologna, Pitagora, 1993, chapters 2, 3;
3. G. LAKOFF, Moral Politics: How Liberals and Conservatives Think, Chicago (IL), The University of Chicago Press, 2002, chapter 6;
4. I. MOSCHINI, “Il Grande Cerchio”. Un viaggio nell’immaginario americano, Firenze, Le Lettere, 2007.
(All the books are available in the Faculty Library).
Centro Stampa “Il Prato”, via Carlo del Prete, 38/R Firenze.
2. P. BAYLEY, D. R. MILLER, Texts and Contexts of the American Dream. A Social Semiotic Study of Political Language, Bologna, Pitagora, 1993, chapters 2, 3;
3. G. LAKOFF, Moral Politics: How Liberals and Conservatives Think, Chicago (IL), The University of Chicago Press, 2002, chapter 6;
4. I. MOSCHINI, “Il Grande Cerchio”. Un viaggio nell’immaginario americano, Firenze, Le Lettere, 2007.
(All the books are available in the Faculty Library).
Learning Objectives - Last names M-Z
Through the analysis of original texts, the course will provide cultural and linguistic tools useful to decode the basic structures of US political discourse.
Prerequisites - Last names M-Z
Test B2 level (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).
Teaching Methods - Last names M-Z
Theoretical frontal lessons involving the students’ participation aim to improve their linguistic and cultural skills in decoding specialized texts.
Further information - Last names M-Z
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Type of Assessment - Last names M-Z
The final exam will consist of an English questionnaire.