ID:
508600
Duration (hours):
36
CFU:
6
SSD:
LINGUA E TRADUZIONE - LINGUA TEDESCA
Year:
2025
Overview
Date/time interval
Secondo Semestre (23/02/2026 - 22/05/2026)
Syllabus
Course Objectives
The course aims to provide a solid knowledge of corpus linguistics and its practical applications. It will also address the specific features of spoken German, as well as the forms of interaction between written and spoken language typical of digital communication.
Course Prerequisites
The course assumes basic knowledge of linguistics and of the German language (equivalent to level C1 of the CEFR), acquired during a bachelor’s degree program.
Teaching Methods
The course combines lectures with seminar-style sessions. Active participation is required: students will be encouraged to work in pairs and/or groups and to give class presentations (Referate).
Assessment Methods
Passing the preparatory test (reading comprehension at the C1 level).
Preparation of an in-depth study on a topic related to the course, including a class presentation (Referat) and the writing of a Hausarbeit.
Preparation of an in-depth study on a topic related to the course, including a class presentation (Referat) and the writing of a Hausarbeit.
Texts
1) Flinz, C. (2024):Linguistica dei corpora: una nuova prospettiva teorico-metodologica per lo studio di morfologia e sintassi in ambito DaF, Milano University Press (selected chapters).
2)Costa, M. /Foschi, M. (2017): Grammatica del tedesco parlato
Pisa University Press (ch. 2-6).
3)Marx, K. / Weidacher, G. (2020): Internetlinguistik: Ein Lehr- und Arbeitsbuch, Narr (ch. 2.2.7, 3-3.2.3, 5-5.3.4).
4)Dürscheid, C. (2023): Deutsch im Fokus: Sprachdidaktik, Internetkommunikation, Grammatik, Frank/Timme (pp. 149-277).
Other references:
- Fandrych, C. / Thurmair, M. (2025): Deutsch im Gebrauch: mündlich - schriftlich - medial. Grundlagen und Vermittlung, ESV.
- Beißwenger et al. (2022): Forschen in der Linguistik: Eine Methodeneinführung für das Germanistik-Studium, UTB.
-Busch, F. (2020): Digitale Schreibregister: Kontexte, Formen und metapragmatische Reflexionen, de Gruyter.
2)Costa, M. /Foschi, M. (2017): Grammatica del tedesco parlato
Pisa University Press (ch. 2-6).
3)Marx, K. / Weidacher, G. (2020): Internetlinguistik: Ein Lehr- und Arbeitsbuch, Narr (ch. 2.2.7, 3-3.2.3, 5-5.3.4).
4)Dürscheid, C. (2023): Deutsch im Fokus: Sprachdidaktik, Internetkommunikation, Grammatik, Frank/Timme (pp. 149-277).
Other references:
- Fandrych, C. / Thurmair, M. (2025): Deutsch im Gebrauch: mündlich - schriftlich - medial. Grundlagen und Vermittlung, ESV.
- Beißwenger et al. (2022): Forschen in der Linguistik: Eine Methodeneinführung für das Germanistik-Studium, UTB.
-Busch, F. (2020): Digitale Schreibregister: Kontexte, Formen und metapragmatische Reflexionen, de Gruyter.
Contents
The first part of the course will be devoted to a theoretical introduction to corpus linguistics. The following topics will be addressed: definition of a corpus; fundamental components of a corpus; types of corpora; analytical approaches; token/type/lemma; German-language corpora; KWICs; collocations; word profiles; Sketch Engine and its analytical functions; construction of an ad hoc corpus; research questions and their operationalization; and research results.
The second part of the course will focus on the specific features of spoken German. After an overview of the differences between written and spoken language, the main characteristics of spoken German will be illustrated, with particular attention to interactional, syntactic, lexical, and morphological aspects. During this phase, students will acquire a basic understanding of several communicative genres in German. Forms of communication situated between written and spoken language will also be examined, with particular emphasis on digital communication and its main modes of expression.
In parallel with the course activities, students are required to attend supplementary teaching sessions (didattica integrativa), which will take place throughout the academic year and are designed to help them achieve proficiency in German at the C1/C2 level.
The second part of the course will focus on the specific features of spoken German. After an overview of the differences between written and spoken language, the main characteristics of spoken German will be illustrated, with particular attention to interactional, syntactic, lexical, and morphological aspects. During this phase, students will acquire a basic understanding of several communicative genres in German. Forms of communication situated between written and spoken language will also be examined, with particular emphasis on digital communication and its main modes of expression.
In parallel with the course activities, students are required to attend supplementary teaching sessions (didattica integrativa), which will take place throughout the academic year and are designed to help them achieve proficiency in German at the C1/C2 level.
Course Language
Italian
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Non-attending students are kindly requested to contact the lecturers.
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