B006910 - LABORATORY OF ITALIAN WRITING

Italian

Outline of written Italian language, from words to text, including the integration, in the studies, of the new media, with a specific focus on the preparation of the final dissertation.

Vera Gheno, 2016, "Guida pratica all'italiano scritto (senza diventare grammarnazi)", Firenze, Cesati

Notes taken and other texts mentioned during the classes.

Consolidation of the knowledge of Italian written language, mainly, but not exclusively, in preparation of the final dissertation. Revision of the basic competences of Italian language. Acquisition of better studying techniques. Consolidation of the orthography. A better knowledge of the stylistic variations between different communicative contexts, including new media.

At least a basic knowledge of Italian.

Frontal classes with the active participation of the students, with written tests at least once a week.

Students are kindly requested to come to the classes and to interact with the professor.

Written tests during the course. There is no final exam, but it is necessary to sign up for the exam "sessions" to register the conclusion of the course online.

1. Introduction. Online resources for the Humanities student
2. Google and how to search data online
3. Computer-mediated communication: how it changed the way we study
4. Derailed communication: hate speech ad other phenomena
5. Misinformation, Disinformation, Malinformation
6. How to save yourself from fake news and use Internet proactively
7. Italian vocabulary and new words
8. The concept of linguistic norm and of error
9. Ortography
10. Punctuation
11. Basic rules for text construction and a textual typology
12. Cohesives and connectives
13. Reading techniques; How to listen and take notes
14. Bibliography
15. Pre-writing
16. Notes and quotations
17. How to write and review your text
18. The final dissertation: practical advice