INSTITUTIONS, HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE FIRST LANGUAGE OF CHOICE - GERMAN LANGUAGE

Degree course: 
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2022/2023
Year: 
1
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2022/2023
Seat of the course: 
Como - Università degli Studi dell'Insubria
Credits: 
10
Standard lectures hours: 
60
Requirements: 

Good knowledge of the Italian language.

Final Examination: 
Orale

Written exam. More information - and a fac simile of the exam - will be uploaded on the e-learning platform.

Assessment: 
Voto Finale

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.

Convenzionale

Traditional lectures and active participation of the students to the discussion in class.