At the end of the course students will be able to:
– apply formal linguistic notions to Russian syntax
– describe Russian grammatical phenomena at the interface between syntax and pragmatics, in both Italian and Russian
– identify the most problematic aspects in the acquisition of the grammar of Russian as a second language
– reflect critically on the construction of a syllabus for teaching Russian grammar to second language learners
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В результате освоения дисциплины, студенты сумеют:
− применять сведения общего языкознания в синтаксисе русского языка
− описывать грамматические явления русского языка в пределах синтаксиса и прагматики, как на итальянском так и на русском языке
− идентифицировать проблемы обучения грамматики русского языка как иностранного
− критично обсуждать программы преподавания грамматики русского языка как иностранного
The course unfolds in the following sections:
1. Levels of analysis of the Russian language (phonetics, morphology, syntax, discourse-pragmatics) and linguistic terminology;
2. Sociolinguistics: research methodology, the status of the Russian language in the post-Soviet countries;
3. Pragmatics: Politeness Theory, interaction between aspect and politeness, the pragmatics of requests and suggestions, teaching pragmatics.
| Author | Title | Publisher | Year | ISBN | Note |
| Pavlenko, A. | Multilingualism in Post-Soviet Countries | Multilingual Matters | 2008 | ||
| Cubberley, P. | Russian: A linguistic introduction | Cambridge University Press | 2002 | ||
| Benacchio, R. | Конкуренция видов, вежливость и этикет в русском императиве | 2002 |
Oral exam and essay.
Details about the exam and evaluation criteria are spelled out in the course moodle page
