POLISH LANGUAGE 1

The course of Polish language is among the characterizing lessons common to the course of study in Languages, civilizations and language sciences. It consists of a theoretical module as well as linguistic exercises. It aims to provide students with the linguistic knowledge necessary for the understanding and use of the Polish language in everyday contexts, as well as in academic and specialized contexts. The objective of the course is to provide first year students with a competency equivalent to the A2 level in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages; to provide second year students with a competency equivalent to the B1 level; to provide third year students with a competency equivalent to the B2 level.

The Polish language class consists of theoretical lessons (30 hours) and language exercices (according to level). It aims to promote knowledge and understanding of the phonological, morphological, syntactic and lexical structures of the Polish language.

1. Knowledge and understanding:
The Polish language class consists of theoretical lessons (30 hours) and language exercices (according to level). It aims to promote knowledge and understanding of the phonological, morphological, syntactic and lexical structures of the Polish language.

1. Knowledge and understanding:
Know and understand the various phonological units, morphological and syntactic structures of the Polish language.
2. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding:
How to recognize and describe the phonological and morpho-syntactic knoledge about the Polish language.
Language skills necessary to produce and understand a text or a written and oral message and placing it in the proper cultural context.
How to interact in the Polish language in formal and informal contexts, recognizing the variety and the linguistic levels.
3. Independence of judgment:
Be able to develop the capacity to assess the linguistic data; find and use the bibliographical sources; develop the ability to translate from Polish to Italian and viceversa; recognize the differences between linguistic structures of the Polish language and those of the Italian through comparative studies.
4. Communication skills: Be able to communicate in a clear and structured Polish language using an appropriate terminology to the communicative context. Be able to interact with colleagues and with the teacher.
5. Learning ability: being able to develop methodological tools specific to the study of various materials. Be able to take notes and share them in collaborative form. Being able to consult critically the bibliographical sources.

For the Polish language 1 class is not requested any prerequisite. For the Polish language 2 class is required basic knowledge of the Polish Language - A2. For the Polish language 3 class is required advanced knowledge of the Polish Language - B1.

The module is based on theoretical lessons of Polish language. It is focused on history of Polish language, and includes the study of the histbasic elements of phonetics and phonology (phonemes, graphemes, accent); the study of the morphology of names, pronouns, adjectives and all categories associated to them (gender, number, case); the study of the verbal system, with all its categories (person, tense, mood, aspect). It also includes the study of Polish syntax. In particular, it deals with the formation of simple clauses, and complex and embedded clauses. Besides phonology, morphology and syntax, this module introduces students to Polish lexicon, which will gradually developed and strengthened, with particular attention to those forms that reflect historical and cultural evolutionary processes that have invested Poland from 1989.

Language exercises combine to give a practical knowledge of Polish language, through dictations, conversations, readings, exercises, listening materials.

- Walczak B., "Zarys dziejow jezyka polskiego", Wyd. Uniwersytetu Slaskiego, Wroclaw 1999
- Dabrowska A., "Jezyk polski", "A to Polska wlasnie...", Wyd. Uniwersytetu Slaskiego, Warszawa 2002
- Markowski A., "Polszczyzna konca wieku", Warszawa 1992
- Borawski S., "Wprowadzenie do historii jezyka polskiego", PWN, Warszawa 2002
- Bralczyk J., "Mowi sie. Porady jezykowe profesora Bralczyka", PWN, Warszawa 2001
- "Polszczyzna a/i Polacy u schylku XX wieku", red. K. Handke i H. Dalewska-Gren, Warszawa 1994
- Rothstein R.A., "Polish", in: "The Slavonic Languages", edited by bernard Comrie-Greville G.Corbett, London&New York, pp. 686-758

The methods to be adopted to ensure that the objectives have been achieved are written and oral tests, both compulsory. For students of Polish Language 1, Polish Language 2, and Polish Language 3 the written test includes grammar test, dictation and translation. The written exam serves to check that the degree of knowledge about the grammatical structures of each level is reached. The oral exam consists of checking the knowledge acquired during the course and aims to verify the level of theoretical and practical preparation in the Polish language.

Lectures, exercises, evaluation exercises.

Italian

written and oral