The course aims to stimulate the students to reflect in purposes, modes and functions of written communication and provide them with some tools useful for academic essay-writing.
Every session is divided into frontal lesson and practice, followed by class checks or class tests.
The lessons will mainly focus on formal letter writing and e-mail writing, lexicon, punctuation, text organization, text editing (editorial norms, quotations, notes, bibliography) and its revision.
Course Content - Last names M-Z
The course aims to stimulate the students to reflect in purposes, modes and functions of written communication and provide them with some tools useful for academic essay-writing.
Every session is divided into frontal lesson and practice, followed by class checks or class tests.
The lessons will mainly focus on formal letter writing and e-mail writing, lexicon, punctuation, text organization, text editing (editorial norms, quotations, notes, bibliography) and its revision.
Donella Antelmi, Scrittura professionale, Roma, Dino Audino, 2020;
- Fabio Rossi, Fabio Ruggiano, L’italiano scritto: usi, regole e dubbi, Roma, Carocci, 2019;
- Luca Cignetti, Simone Fornara, Il piacere di scrivere. Guida all’italiano del terzo millennio, prefazione di Luca Serianni, Roma, Carocci, 2017;
- Vera Gheno, Guida pratica all'italiano scritto (senza diventare grammarnazi), Firenze, Cesati, 2016;
-Paola Italia (con la collaborazione di Debora Bennati e Milena Giuffridda), Scrivere all’Università. Manuale pratico con esercizi e antologia di testi, Firenze, Le Monnier Università, 2014 (II edizione).
-Bice Mortara Garavelli, Prontuario di punteggiatura, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2012.
-Luca Serianni, Leggere scrivere argomentare, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2013.
Altri materiali necessari al laboratorio (strumenti, norme redazionali, ecc.) saranno messi a disposizione in formato cartaceo o tramite la piattaforma Moodle. Inoltre ogni lezione ha una sua bibliografia specifica che verrà di volta in volta presentata in classe.
- Donella Antelmi, Scrittura professionale, Roma, Dino Audino, 2020;
- Fabio Rossi, Fabio Ruggiano, L’italiano scritto: usi, regole e dubbi, Roma, Carocci, 2019;
- Luca Cignetti, Simone Fornara, Il piacere di scrivere. Guida all’italiano del terzo millennio, prefazione di Luca Serianni, Roma, Carocci, 2017;
- Vera Gheno, Guida pratica all'italiano scritto (senza diventare grammarnazi), Firenze, Cesati, 2016;
-Paola Italia (con la collaborazione di Debora Bennati e Milena Giuffridda), Scrivere all’Università. Manuale pratico con esercizi e antologia di testi, Firenze, Le Monnier Università, 2014 (II edizione).
Altri materiali necessari al laboratorio (strumenti, norme redazionali, ecc.) saranno messi a disposizione in formato cartaceo o tramite la piattaforma Moodle. Inoltre ogni lezione ha una sua bibliografia specifica che verrà di volta in volta presentata in classe.
Learning Objectives - Last names A-L
Regarding Knowledge:
- the course intends to offer a basic knowledge of some constitutive characteristics of the Italian language (spelling, lexicon, syntax), of the main text types (especially argumentative texts), of the main tools of linguistic consultation (bibliographical and information technology-based) and of the criteria of text editing.
Regarding Competence:
- to acquire awareness as regards the use of language registers in relation to the means and the recipient.
- to acquire awareness when approaching the writing of an argumentative text.
- to acquire mastery in using and consulting the bibliographical and information technology-based tools concerning the course topics.
- to be able to respect the editing criteria of an academic essay functional to the writing of a graduation thesis.
Regarding Behaviour:
- stimulate a respectful and fruitful teacher-learner relationship.
- stimulate a listening attitude, cooperation and constructive interaction with the other learners.
- stimulate a form of intellectual curiosity leading to ask themselves questions and choose the appropriate tools to find the answers to the questions.
Learning Objectives - Last names M-Z
Regarding Knowledge:
- the course intends to offer a basic knowledge of some constitutive characteristics of the Italian language (spelling, lexicon, syntax), of the main text types (especially argumentative texts), of the main tools of linguistic consultation (bibliographical and information technology-based) and of the criteria of text editing.
Regarding Competence:
- to acquire awareness as regards the use of language registers in relation to the means and the recipient.
- to acquire awareness when approaching the writing of an argumentative text.
- to acquire mastery in using and consulting the bibliographical and information technology-based tools concerning the course topics.
- to be able to respect the editing criteria of an academic essay functional to the writing of a graduation thesis.
Regarding Behaviour:
- stimulate a respectful and fruitful teacher-learner relationship.
- stimulate a listening attitude, cooperation and constructive interaction with the other learners.
- stimulate a form of intellectual curiosity leading to ask themselves questions and choose the appropriate tools to find the answers to the questions.
Prerequisites - Last names A-L
None.
Prerequisites - Last names M-Z
None.
Teaching Methods - Last names A-L
Half of the total lessons will be frontal lessons whereas the remaining half will focus on workshop activities and correction of exercises previously assigned.
We expect a partial use of information techonology-based devices, whose functioning will be illustrated during the lesson. The lessons will be remote.
Teaching Methods - Last names M-Z
Half of the total lessons will be frontal lessons whereas the remaining half will focus on workshop activities and correction of exercises previously assigned.
We expect a partial use of information techonology-based devices, whose functioning will be illustrated during the lesson. The lessons will be remote.
Further information - Last names A-L
It is obligatory to attend two thirds of the lessons for all students who did not register as part-time students.
Attendance will be checked through signing the attendance register
Further information - Last names M-Z
It is obligatory to attend two thirds of the lessons for all students who did not register as part-time students.
Attendance will be checked through signing the attendance register
Type of Assessment - Last names A-L
Students will be judged suitable or unsuitable, according to the following factors: attendance, active partecipation and the regular execution of assignments and the final text.
The end-of-course test will be a written test.
Candidates will be requested to write a text following the indications provided during the lessons. The test-paper will be successively published on the "Corso di laurea in Lettere" site.
Type of Assessment - Last names M-Z
Students will be judged suitable or unsuitable, according to the following factors: attendance, active partecipation and the regular execution of assignments and the final text.
The end-of-course test will be a written test.
Candidates will be requested to write a text following the indications provided during the lessons. The test-paper will be successively published on the "Corso di laurea in Lettere" site.