INSTITUTIONS, HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE FIRST LANGUAGE OF CHOICE - GERMAN LANGUAGE
Good knowledge of the Italian language.
Written exam. More information - and a fac simile of the exam - will be uploaded on the e-learning platform.
The course aims to give a general understanding on the geography, history, political institutions, language and culture of the D-A-CH Länder (Germany, Switzerland and Austria). The last part of the course will be focusing on the process of "Vergangenheitsbewältigung".
The course will be divided in three modules:
Modul A will focus on the geography, history, political institutions, language and culture of the D-A-CH Länder.
Modul B will focus on the intercultural communication between German-speaking actors and Italians.
Modul C will focus on the process of "Vergangenheitsbewältigung" especially in Germany and Austria. Literary texts on this topic will be analysed and discussed.
All the slides on the e-learning platform are part of the bibliography.
Traditional lectures and active participation of the students to the discussion in class.