Plurilingualism and Linguistic Contact in Southern Europe

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

The classes will take place in the classroom. Expositive component, as well as analysis and discussion of texts and materials previously provided, some of which will be presented by the students.

Learning Outcomes

The student must have/should:
1. Acquire knowledge to produce and develop original ideas in the context of linguistic research in and about Europe;
2. Develop problem-solving skills within multidisciplinary contexts related to linguistic visions of Europe;
3. Locate and manage bibliographic and archival sources within the framework of linguistic studies and its corresponding technologies
4. Develop analytical and research methods for the critical interpretation of linguistic processes and corpora
5. Advanced knowledge of the different analysis methods for the interpretation of linguistic and literary texts
6. Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of the different situations of contact between European languages.
7. Theoretical and practical knowledge to incorporate the study of heritage languages and cultures into comparative research on European languages.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Research methods on multilingualism and language contact.
2. Language conflicts in Italy and in the Italian speaking countries.
3. Language policy in Italy.
4. Languages and dialects in the Italian educational system.
5. Multilingualism in Italian language teaching.
6. Portuguese as a language of global value
7. Phenomena of linguistic contact in border situations, bilingualism and second language learning.
8. Portuguese in contact with other European languages (the French-Portuguese case): case studies
9. Linguistic contact at the Luso-Spanish border.

Assessment Methods

Assessment
The assessment criteria is defined by the University of Salamanca: 100.0%

Bibliography

NA