Undergraduate Course: Italian Literature: Texts in Context 2 (ELCI08005)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | An introduction to the development of Italian literature and culture, from the Middle Ages to the XXIst century, focusing on selected seminal works (literary, philosophical and political) in relation to their historical backgrounds. |
| Course description |
This course focuses on the study of Italian texts from the 13th to the 21th century, aiming to relate each text to its literary and cultural background.This course introduces students to a wide range of literary texts from the middle ages to the 21th century. Texts for study are chosen from a variety of genres and include works by some of Italy's most celebrated authors. Students will familiarize themselves with the intellectual, historical and cultural contexts in which the set texts belong and will analyse in depth the major intellectual developments in Italian literature since the Middle Age.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Italian 1 (ELCI08001)
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Co-requisites | Students MUST also take:
Italian Language 2 (ELCI08004)
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| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | The prescribed texts set in the Reading List. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2021/22, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 50 |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 44,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
150 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
100% Coursework:
- 1 Autonomous Learning Group Final Submissions 30%
- 2 Short Individual Responses (Self-reflective Commentary - Modules 1 and 2) 30%
- 1 Individual Comparative Essay (Modules 3 and 4) 30%
- Group and Individual Participation 10% |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a broad understanding and knowledge of the main Italian literary and historical developments from the 13th to the 21th century.
- Deepen the understanding of aesthetic and thematic aspects raised by the texts studied in relation to their cultural and socio-political contexts.
- Develop critical skills and improve command of literary terminology and rhetorical techniques. Demonstrate familiarity and engagement with the recommended secondary texts in relation to the texts studied.
- Demonstrate acquisition of certain transferable skills, including the ability to elaborate concepts, to evaluate evidence from different perspectives; to construct coherent and effective arguments.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | DELC Italian 2 TIC |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Emanuela Patti
Tel:
Email: Emanuela.Patti@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Gillian Paterson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3646
Email: Gillian.Paterson@ed.ac.uk |
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