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  • TEXTUAL TRANSFORMATION

     

    Textual Transformation (annual course) SEE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SECOND SEMESTER UNDER TEXTUAL TRANSFORMATION 2

    Elizabeth Sainsbury 

    Thursday 13-15 Aula 006 VSR

    Office Hours: Friday 17-19 (by appointment)

    Textual Transformation 1 takes place in the first semester. 

    First lesson: Thursday . Please bring a hard copy of the booklet to the first lesson. The booklet will be available below and in copisteria.

    This annual course focuses on the reading and analysis of a variety of texts with discussion of possible text type conversion for public presentation. Work in class begins with a careful phonological and linguistic analysis of the texts and a discussion of the themes and techniques used, in order to maintain the particular characteristics of each in a public reading.

    In preparing texts for presentation, attention is given to clear diction, the expressive potential of the voice and body but also to the use of music, image and film. The students prepare individual projects at home which are then developed with group work in class. Great importance is given to discussion skills, teamwork and the ability to give constructive criticism to fellow students.

    Short oral presentations in class or recorded at home and written reports outline the aims and results of each project. At the end of each semester, the students are given the task of organising a public reading, which involves drawing up a programme and publicising the event to other students.  In each semester, they will also be asked to produce either a final presentation, a final paper or a journal which maps the progress made over the whole semester.

    The material will be made available in a booklet. The booklet for the first semester will be attached below and available at Copisteria X, 92R via San Gallo, and should be brought in hard copy to the lessons.

    This course aims to refine the students’ critical abilities in analysing different texts, develop their sensitivity to the expressive and performative potential of the material, perfect their speaking and writing skills and improve their practical abilities in organising work groups and events. These aims are achieved through group work in class, oral presentations and the writing of reports which assess progress on the projects undertaken.

    As this is an annual course, students may only follow Textual Transformation 2 in the second semester if they have followed Textual Transformation 1 in the first semester (even in a previous year). However, as there is a separate mark for each semester, it is possible for students to follow and complete only Textual Transformation 1.

    Given the nature of this course it is essential that  students attend at least 80% of the lessons. Please do not enrol on this course if you know that you will not be able to attend very regularly. No particular aptitude or previous experience in public speaking or acting is necessary, but a strong commitment to the group work is very important.

     

     

     

     

  • DIALECTS OF THE CITY

     

    The Dialects of the City: Aspects of Psychogeography 

    Dott.ssa Sainsbury

    Thursday 17-19 Room 5 vSR

    First lesson 22nd February :   Please have a copy of the booklet at the first lesson - see pdf below 

     
    Office Hours: Friday 17-19 (by appointment)
     
    elizabehjane.sainsbury@unifi.it

     

    This course centres principally on a comparison of two cities: London, examined and reimagined through written texts, maps and films associated with the field of Psychogeography, and Florence, which becomes the object of research ‘in the field’ to create new texts. Bibliographic and filmographic references: Craig Taylor, Londoners, (G.B., Granta, 2011), Sukhdev Sandhu, Night Haunts, (G.B.,Verso and Artangel, 2007),Merlin Coverley, Psychogeography, (G.B., Oldcastle Books, 2012), Patrick Keiller, London,(G.B.,1994), Gianfranco Rosi, Sacro Gra (Roma, 2013).

    The aim of the course is to offer students contemporary forms of language which are an alternative to conventional tourist literature, in order to better investigate and describe the city. This is achieved by means of in-class group work, oral presentations, written assignments and a short final research paper. The presentations, assignments and paper are all assessed for the final grade.

    The booklet  attached in pdf below. 

     

     

  • TEXTUAL TRANSFORMATION 2

    Elizabeth Sainsbury

    Thursday 13-15 Room 101 Via Laura

    First lesson 22nd February:  Please bring the booklet to the first lesson - see pdf below

    Office Hours Office Hours  by appointment
     
    elizabehjane.sainsbury@unifi.it

     

    This module is the second part  of the annual Textual Transformation course, and is only open to students who have completed Textual Transformation 1. The course therefore has similar methodology and objectives to the first-semester module but will explore longer prose texts from a variety of different sources and work on warm-up and stage activities that can also be used in the language classroom. Students will be assessed on their regular in-class group work and class discussion  but also on oral presentations and a written logbook.

    A booklet with material used in class is available in pdf attached below, and should be brought to the first lesson.

  • TEXT IN FILM

    Elizabeth Sainsbury

    Friday 15-17 Room 4 vSR

    THIS COURSE TAKES PLACE IN THE SECOND SEMESTER

    First lesson:  Friday 3rd February. Please have a copy of the booklet at the first lesson.

     

    Office Hours Office Hours: Friday 17-19 (by appointment)
     
    elizabehjane.sainsbury@unifi.it

     

    This module focuses initially on the language used to describe film techniques. Students will be asked to analyse and compare  the ways different texts may be presented in film and present their findings in written and oral form. They will then experiment in making their own short films, individually and in groups, using a variety of texts as the initial stimulus.  Great importance is given to discussion skills, teamwork and the ability to give constructive criticism to fellow students.

    Final assessment will be based on the students’ participation in class discussion and group experiments, recorded in a written log, on the short films made individually and in groups, and on a final oral presentation analysing a short piece of film and answering questions from the other students in the class.

    It is essential that  students attend at least 80% of the lessons. Please do not enrol on this course if you know that you will not be able to attend very regularly. No particular aptitude or previous experience in public speaking, acting or filming is necessary, and no special equipment will be required. A strong commitment to the group work will be important to follow the course successfully.

    Material for the course will be available in the form of a booklet  at Copisteria X, Via San gallo 92r or in pdf format below.

     

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