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30630 - Russian Language (LM)

Academic Year 2021/2022

                
                        Docente:
                        Irina Marchesini
                    
                        Credits:
                        9
                    
                        SSD:
                        L-LIN/21
                    
                        Language:
                        Italian
                    
                        Teaching Mode:
                        Traditional lectures
                        
                            Campus:
                            Bologna
                        
                            Corso:
                            Second cycle degree programme (LM) in
                            Modern, Post-Colonial and Comparative  Literatures (cod. 0981)

                                Also valid for
                                
                                    Second cycle degree programme (LM) in
                                    
                                        Italian Culture and Language for Foreigners (cod. 0983)
                                    
                            Teaching resources on Virtuale

Course contents

Russian Lexicon: from word formation processes to translation problems.

Readings/Bibliography

Main bibliography:

Topic 1: Russian word formation

1.1. Zemskaja, E. (2006) "Aktivnye processy v russkom slovoobrazovanii našego vremeni", Acta Neophilologica, 8, pp. 9-21.

1.2. Shanskij N.M. (1968) Russian Word Formation. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1968. [Selected chapters]

1.3. Townsend C. (1975) Russian Word Formation. Columbus, Ohio: Slavica Publishers (e edizioni successive). [Selected chapters]

Topic 2: translation

2.1. Dobrovolskaja, Ju. Il russo: l'ABC della traduzione. Milano: Hoepli (varie edizioni). [Selected chapters]

More bibliographical material will be indicated by the Professor during lectures.

Topic 3: translation seminar

Texts for translation will be assigned by the Professor during lectures and uploaded on the virtual platform "Virtuale".

Teaching methods

Lectures, seminars, individual or peer-to-peer exercises. During the course, students will be encouraged to actively engage discussions on relevant topics.

Assessment methods

Evaluation of written and oral exams will be based on the following criteria: (i) knowledge of the course contents; (ii) appropriateness and coherence of the argumentation; (iii) structure of the answers/presentation/written work (clear sections, proper quotations, accurate bibliography/sitography).

Students who demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the course contents and of the topic of their choice (group presentation/essay-linguistic analysis), who actively participate in the lessons (only for students attending the course), who are logically coherent in their exposition and can problematize notions, will obtain an excellent mark.

To obtain an average mark, students have to demonstrate a good knowledge of most contents of the course and an adequate knowledge of the topic of their choice (group presentation/essay-linguistic analysis).

To obtain a pass mark, students have to demonstrate a basic knowledge of most contents of the course and a good knowledge of the most important aspect of the topic of their choice (group presentation/essay-linguistic analysis).

Each session will offer one date for exams.

Teaching tools

Use of audio-visual material, powerpoint presentations, e-learning platforms.

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.