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| LROM0111-1 | History of Romance languages
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Lecturer : | François Provenzano |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| The course proposes an introduction to the history of romance languages, from the early latinization of the Roman Empire, until the contemporary era. This external historical point of view is introduced by 1) a presentation of the useful concepts for the linguistic description (especially the variation phenomenon), and 2) a general overview of the actual presence of the romance languages in the world.The historical part of the course distinguishes five periods, according to external criterias. For each period, we will examine the linguistic implications of these historical phenomena, we will discuss a particular grammatical issue and we will comment a representative textual fragment.
A detailed course outline will be made available to students. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| By the end of the course, the student will be able to : - identify the different perspectives to describe a language and its variation ;
- situate geographically and typologically the different romance varieties ;
- know the main chronological steps in the evolution of the romance varieties ;
- abstract from these patterns both specific and general factors that explain linguistic change in Romania ;
- produce a grammatical analysis of a linguistic phenomenon ;
- produce a philological comment of a textual fragment analyzed in class. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Good oral and written command of French. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Lectures, with discussion between teacher and students. At the start of each session, students can ask questions about the preceding session.
The course does not anticipate practical work sessions, but some parts of the sessions will include the analysis of case study analysis by students and commented upon by the teacher. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face only. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| A syllabus (electronic version) is made available to students. This syllabus was made by the students of the previous academic years and was corrected by the teacher.
Students will take notes during class; their presence in class is therefore compulsory.
During the course, I will post on the "MyULg" portal the geographic maps and the texts analyzed in class.
To complete their notes or study a subject in greater detail, students can refer to the following references which are provided for information and will be commented upon during the first class :
P. Bec, Manuel pratique de philologie romane, 2 vol., Paris, Picard, 1970-1971.
G. Ernst et al. (éd.), Romanische Sprachgeschichte / L'histoire linguistique de la Romania (HSK 23.1-3), 3 vol., Berlin/New York, De Gruyter, 2003-2006.
M.D. Glessgen, Linguistique romane. Domaines et méthodes en linguistique française et romane, Paris, Armand Colin, 2007.
J.M. Klinkenberg, Des langues romanes, Louvain-la-Neuve, Duculot, 1994. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written exam, during the January session ; duration : max. 3h. Two types of knowledge and skills will be assessed: a) encyclopaedic knowledge of the facts, either linguistic or extralinguistic (i.e. history, geography, sociology or literacy); b) understanding of the concepts of linguistic description, and their correct use about specific phenomena. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| The course will take place only during the 1st term, on Wednesday, from 8 to 10 AM, on classroom Grand Physique. Resumption : Wednesday 19/09/2012, 8AM. |
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Contacts :
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| Surgery hours : Wednesdays, 10-12AM, office A2/4/4.
Mail : Francois.Provenzano@ulg.ac.be
Tel. office : 04 366 56 45. Secretary : V. Hamoir and C. Jouck. |
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