- Docente: Irina Marchesini
- Credits: 3
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
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Corso:
First cycle degree programme (L) in
Foreign Languages and Literature (cod. 0979)
Also valid for Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Modern, Post-Colonial and Comparative Literatures (cod. 0981)
Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Italian Culture and Language for Foreigners (cod. 0983)
Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Language, Society and Communication (cod. 8874)
First cycle degree programme (L) in Languages, Markets and Cultures of Asia and Mediterranean Africa (cod. 9264)
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from Nov 11, 2024 to Dec 20, 2024
Learning outcomes
At the end of the seminar (activity strictly related to the objectives of the degree course) the student acquires specific skills and notions to deal with linguistic and / or philological and / or literary and / or historical and / or artistic issues and problems. The seminar aims to provide basic knowledge about Estonia's Finno-Ugric culture in the geopolitical context of the Northern Baltic Sea area.
Course contents
The Estonian language and culture seminar with native Estonian speaking teacher is a course for absolute beginners. The seminar aims to expand the cultural formation of the student interested in the Finno-Ugric world.
Culture
Estonian and Finno-Ugric languages.
Main linguistic, historical and political data.
Estonia 2024, digital nation.
From folk poetry to choral music of the Estonian composer Veljo Tormis. Epic poem “Kalevipoeg”
The twentieth century, the painter Konrad Mägi and Italy.
The twentieth century, Jaan Kross and “The czar's madman”.
The "recipe" for being an Estonian by Valdur Mikita.
Estonian animated films: animators Priit Pärn, Riho Unt and Priit Tender.
Estonian authors in Italian.
Language:
Pronunciation (palatalization, three lengths)
Declination, 14 cases (in particular nominative, genitive and partitive, singular and plural)
Pronouns Interrogative pronouns
Compound words
Adjectives and derivation
Verb conjugation (infinitive in -ma and in -da, present)
Readings/Bibliography
Compulsory readings
Jaan Kross “La Congiura”, Iperborea, 2015
Maarja Kangro “La foresta dei miti estoni”, The Passenger: Paesi baltici, Iperborea, 2023
Sofia Joons “Il mare degli estoni Jayde Will “Ritratto di famiglia”, The Passenger: Paesi baltici, Iperborea, 2023
Mike Koljers “Le montagne dei paesi baltici”, The Passenger: Paesi baltici, Iperborea, 2023
Jan Brokken “Dalla grondaia all’Archivio di stato” The Passenger: Paesi baltici, Iperborea, 2023
Dictionaries
Dizionario di ortografia estone "Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018“, Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, Tallinn, 2018 ( https://www.eki.ee/dict/qs/ )
Dizionario etimologico online ( http://www.eki.ee/dict/ety/index.cgi?Q=ema&F=M&C06=et )
Dizionario Inglese-Estone ( http://www.eki.ee/dict/ies/index.cgi?C06=en )
Corsi online 0-A2
keeleklikk.ee KEELEKLIKK [https://www.keeleklikk.ee/et/welcome]0-A2 keeletee.ee Eesti keele e-kursus (keeletee.ee) [https://www.keeletee.ee//]
Speakly [https://www.speakly.me/]
EKI e-hääldusharjutused (sonaveeb.ee) [https://sonaveeb.ee/pronunciation-exercises/#/]
Teaching methods
Lectures and classroom activities with a native speaker.
Assessment methods
Written assessment on the grammatical and lexical topics learned during the seminar.
Teaching tools
Audiovisual support and online materials.
Office hours
See the website of Irina Marchesini
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.