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).
