Italian Language and Linguistics with Bachelor's Thesis
Undergraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 15
- Teaching semesters Spring
- Course code
- ITAL253
- Number of semesters
- 1
- Teaching language
- Italian
- Resources
- Schedule
Course description
Objectives and Content
The course aims to promote a deeper understanding of Italian linguistics and linguistic variation in Italy.
The course includes the study of central grammatical problems and introduces problems related to the interface between standard Italian and linguistic variations.
Theoretical and methodological aspects of descriptive linguistics are included in the reading material on which this course is based.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills, and general competence:
Knowledge
Upon completion of the course, the student will
- be familiar with the standard Italian language system
- have acquired knowledge of the theoretical and methodological foundations for descriptive linguistics
- have acquired knowledge of central problems in Italian linguistic variation
Skills
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to
- use the relevant concepts in independent analyses of written and oral Italian
- discuss research questions from the syllabus in writing and orally
- communicate disciplinary knowledge in written and oral Italian
General competence
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to
- plan and conduct tasks that span a set period of time
- communicate key subject matters in writing and orally
- work independently with a research problem that requires theoretical insight
- communicate in Italian at a relatively high level of proficiency
ECTS Credits
Level of Study
Semester of Instruction
Place of Instruction
Required Previous Knowledge
Recommended Previous Knowledge
Credit Reduction due to Course Overlap
Access to the Course
Teaching and learning methods
The course usually comprises a two-hour seminar per week over a period of ten weeks. Instruction is shared with ITAL203.
The teaching in the course is hybrid. Students can either attend classes on campus and/or digitally.
Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
The students must present a topic related to the course material in a 15-minute oral presentation. The assessment for the presentation is pass/fail.
The bachelor’s thesis must be supervised. Therefore, the student must attend supervision according to an agreement with the person with the course responsibility.
An approved compulsory assignment is valid only for the course semester.
Forms of Assessment
The course assessment is divided into two parts:
- The student must submit a supervised bachelor's thesis of between 4000 and 5000 words written in Italian for evaluation. The thesis accounts for 50% of the overall grade in the course.
- The student will take a 20-minute oral exam conducted in Italian, where the subject matter for the conversation may be drawn from the entire course syllabus. The oral exam also accounts for 50% of the overall grade in the course. The oral exam can be conducted digitally.
Both parts of the exam must be completed in the same semester. Candidates who receive a grade of F on the bachelor's thesis are therefore not eligible to take the oral exam.
Those who successfully complete and pass the course cannot retake the course according to Forskrift om studium ved Universitetet i Bergen § 8-1 (2).
Grading Scale
Assessment Semester
Reading List
Course Evaluation
Examination Support Material
During work on the bachelor's thesis, students must demonstrate academic integrity. For more information on the concept, please visit the webpage, 'Academic Integrity and Cheating.'
In the oral exam, candidates are not allowed to use any form of aids