B006910 - LABORATORY OF ITALIAN WRITING

Italian

Stabilization of the knowledge of written Italian language in preparation for the production of the final thesis.

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

Annotations of the course and other texts mentioned during the classes.

Review of the basic competences regarding Italian language. Lexicon, spelling, punctuation, connectives and cohesives. Practical competences for a better studying technique: reading techniques, paraphrase and summary, pre-writing, text drafting and final review. Consolidation of the orthography.

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 and in the student's booklet.

- The lexicon
- The concept of linguistic norm
- Spelling
- Punctuation
- Connectives and cohesives
- How to read and to take notes
- Paraphrase and summary
- Pre-writing
- How to write a text
- Text revision
- The final dissertation