Lingua Inglese 3 (L-11) - SAINSBURY 2022-2023
Topic outline
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'THE STREET: LINGUISTIC ASPECTS'
Thursday 17-19 aula 221 VSG
Office Hours: Friday 17-19 (by appointment)
First lesson: Thursday 29th September
We take as a point of departure the study of various aspects of contemporary urban culture such as graffiti, street art, subvertising, poetry performed or posted on the street and publications by the homeless to investigate the particular forms of language necessary to describe these phenomena. Bibliography: Cedar Lewisohn, Street Art, (London, Tate Publishing, 2008), Gerard Benson, Judith Chernaik, Cicely Herbert, 100 Poems on the Underground, (London, Cassell Publishers Limited, 1991).
The aim is to widen the students’ lexis and to refine their written and oral skills and critical abilities in analysing texts and describing visual images. To achieve these objectives, the students do in-class pair and group work, oral presentations, short written assignments, also of a creative nature, and a final oral presentation. The assignments and final presentation are assessed for the final mark.
Please bring a hard copy of the booklet, available at Copisteria X, via San gallo 92r or below in pdf format, to the first lesson.
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Opened: Monday, 7 November 2022, 11:00 AM
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Opened: Monday, 7 November 2022, 11:00 AM
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Opened: Monday, 7 November 2022, 11:00 AM
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'LANGUAGE IN POETRY FROM S.W. ASIA AND AFRICA'
Friday 15-17 aula 217 VSG
Office Hours: Friday 17-19 (by appointment)
First lesson: Friday 30th September. Please bring a hard copy of the booklet to the lesson.
Working with a selection of poems from India, Pakistan, East and West Africa, this module investigates ways in which different linguistic contexts have stimulated poetic innovation. The course includes study of the varieties of English used in these geographical areas and the political and cultural implications of use of the English language in poetry. Reference texts include Jennifer Jenkins, World Englishes: A Resource Book for Students, (London,Routledge, 2003) and Stephan Gramley, Kurt-Michael Pátzold, A Survey of Modern English, (London, Routledge, 2004).
The course aims to help students make their own linguistic and critical analysis of texts and research the social and political background to the writers’ choices. In order to improve these skills they are asked to discuss texts in groups during class, make brief oral presentations, complete regular homework assignments and make a final presentation and discussion. Course work and final presentation are all assessed for their final grade.
Please bring a hard copy of the booklet, available below in pdf format or at Copisteria X, via San Gallo 92r, to the first lesson.
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Opened: Monday, 7 November 2022, 11:00 AM
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Opened: Monday, 7 November 2022, 11:00 AM
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Opened: Monday, 7 November 2022, 11:00 AM
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