The course contributes to achieving the learning objectives of the MA in
Philology, linguistics and literary traditions, in particular:
Knowledge and Understanding
In-depth knowledge of the main features of the Italian language (as
expected by the learning objectives of the degree Course); knowledge of
the main typologies of written texts and their features in ancient Italian;
familiarity with the scholarly debate on continuity or discontinuity of the
structures of the Italian languages (even compared to other Romance
varieties) over the centuries.
Ability to apply knowledge and understanding
Ability to examine a text and describe its phonological, morphological,
syntactical and lexical features; ability to recognise a text (written or
spoken) also in relation to its textual typology; ability to use specialist
consultation tools (grammars, dictionaries, archives) for the purposes of
linguistic analysis; ability to collect firsthand linguistic data and organise
them for the purposes of in-depth analysis (as expected by the learning
objectives of the degree Course).
Critical thinking skills
Ability to evaluate the accuracy and coherence of a linguistic analysis
autonomously, on the basis of available data and of the methods of
investigation employed; ability to assess the communicational adequacy
of a text with reference to its context and purposes.
Communication skills
Ability to present the learnt content, with full mastery of the written and
spoken language, with reference to both specialised and non-specialised
communication (as expected by the learning objectives of the degree
Course).
Learning Capacity
Complete mastery of research and analysis methodologies in the
linguistic field, thus gaining access to further education courses such as
doctoral degrees or master’s or to a teaching qualification, anda and
secondary-school teaching qualifications. Such skills may be applied
professionally in publishing houses, public/private research and cultural
institutes and cultural and academic foundations (as expected by the
learning objectives of the degree Course).