ROM0B138 Research methods in Romance studies

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2016
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. José Luis Bellón Aguilera, PhD. (lecturer)
Alessandro Bitonti, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Elga Cremades Cortiella, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Christophe Gérard L. Cusimano (lecturer)
doc. Paolo Divizia, Dottore di Ricerca (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Petr Dytrt, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Petr Kyloušek, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Daniel Vázquez Touriño, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Petr Dytrt, Ph.D.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Prerequisites
The course is open to Bachelor students (from the second year onwards), Master and PhD students.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
In this course students are introduced in a number of essentials about the research methods and results in different fields of Romance studies: textual criticism, linguistics, history of literature, dialectology, history of language, etc. Every class focuses on peculiar topics. Students have to acquire basic knowledge in the field of Romance studies, but also to get in touch with first-hand research and research methods. Since the topics dealt with change every semester, the students can follow this course repetitively. The topic of the course depends on the research programme of the teachers and the guest lecturers. The lectures might be taught in any Romance language.
Syllabus
  • - textual criticism - Romance philology - Romance linguistics - history of Romance literatures - dialectology - history of Romance languages
Literature
  • VÀRVARO, Alberto. Il latino e la formazione delle lingue romanze. Bologna: Il Mulino, 2014, 101 stran. ISBN 9788815251794. info
  • AVALLE, D'Arco Silvio. La doppia verità : fenomenologia ecdotica e lingua letteraria del Medioevo romanzo. Tavarnuzze: Edizioni del Galluzzo, 2002, xix, 755. ISBN 8884500788. info
  • MENEGHETTI, Maria Luisa. Le origini delle letterature medievali romanze. 3. ed. Roma: Laterza, 2001, 289 s. ISBN 8842053333. info
  • VÀRVARO, Alberto. Linguistica romanza : corso introduttivo. Seconda edizione. Napoli: Liguori, 2001, viii, 232. ISBN 9788820732714. info
Teaching methods
A combination of lecture and seminar (two hours per week); within the class a combination of teacher-led activities and student-centred learning activities will be carried out.
Assessment methods
Preparation of reading assignment. The students have to attend the 70% of the lectures at least and write one summary and/or essay (between 2000 and 3000 characters) within one of the topics that have been dealt with. In the case of an attendance to the lectures lower than 70% and anyway no lower than 60%, the students will be asked to write one further summary on another one of the topics dealt with in the classes (between 2000 and 3000 characters).
Since all the lectures of the course IJ0B731 Research methods in Italian studies are included in the course ROM0B138 Research methods in Romance studies as well, it will NOT be possible to get credits for both the courses during the same term.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is taught: in blocks.
General note: Kurz je určen posluchačům navazujícího magisterského studia a doktorského studia.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018.
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