RUSSIAN LANGUAGE MEDIATION I

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

L0330

Academic Year of enrolment:

2018

Year of supply:

2019/2020

Type of Course:

Characterising

Degree:

Course of 1st Cycle Degree in LINGUISTIC MEDIATION AND INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION

Disciplinary Sector:

Slavic Studies

Location:

PESCARA

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

GUSEVA NATALIA

Cycle:

Second semester

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

114

Prerequisites:

Basic level

Objectives

The course aims to develop adequate skills in morphosyntactic constructions and communicative clichés to act in the contexts of international cooperation in the commercial sphere at the elementary level, such as the situations that may arise during a business trip in Russia.
The aim of the course is the gradual acquisition of a method for organizing and memorizing the vocabulary and microlinguistic structures that are indispensable for communication in the reference context. In particular, it tends to develop the self-control skills necessary for the use of the language in the professional field. Interpretation techniques with the alternate use of the two languages will be introduced and developed.

Contents

The course includes the introduction to linguistic-cultural mediation in the commercial sphere. Students will learn about the theoretical and practical aspects of the role of the linguistic and cultural mediator and will be introduced to the learning of negotiation interpretation techniques and, in particular, of dialogic interpretation. The skills necessary for the linguistic mediator will be developed through analysis exercises, synthesis and reformulation of the speech, concentration exercises, selective listening and memorization, and visual translation exercises.

Extended Syllabus

The course consists of five modules presenting hypothetical situations of a business trip to Russia:
1. A business trip to Russia
- Departure for the foreign country by different means of transport.
2. Meeting with business partners
- Arrival at destination and welcome by partners.
3. In Moscow
- Accommodation.
4. Presentation of the company
- Meeting with colleagues and company presentation.
5. The business of the company
- Description of the areas of activity of the company.

Recommended Bibliography

The following textbooks are adopted:
FERRO M.C., GUSEVA N., Dogovorilis’! Affare fatto! La mediazione russo-italiano in ambito commerciale, Hoepli 2017;
BONCIANI D., ROMAGNOLI R., SMYKUNOVA N., Mir tesen. Fondamenti di cultura russa, Hoepli 2016;
Additional materials will be provided by the teacher.
Recommended (especially for non-attending students):
PEROTTO M., KOVALJOVA N., I numerali nella lingua russa, Roma: Aracne, 2005;
TANCON E., PESENTI M.C., Grammatica Russa, Zanichelli 2008;
CEVESE C., DOBROVOLSKAJA Ju., E. MAGNANINI, Grammatica Russa. Morfologia: teoria ed esercizi, Milano: Hoepli, 2000;
COCHETTI S., Pogovorim o Rossii. Introduzione alla cultura russa, Milano: Hoepli, 2009;

Dictionaries:
KOVALEV V., Dizionario russo-italiano, italiano-russo, Bologna: Zanichelli, 2007 (third edition or any following);
DOBROVOL’SKAJA Ju., Grande dizionario russo-italiano, italiano-russo, Hoepli 2011.
Multimedia tools for translation ru-it will be indicated during the lessons.

Teaching Methods

The course is based on the use of an integrated method: communicative approach, teamwork, mnemonic exercises, simulation of real situations that require the intervention of a linguistic mediator. During the year, multimedia aids (computer screenings, films, audio recordings) and authentic materials (magazines and publications in the language) will be used.
The course includes a total of 150 hours, divided as follows: 36 hours of frontal teaching + 114 hours of self-work at home.

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

A final oral test of dialogical interpretation similar to those carried out in class during the course is scheduled. The oral exam is evaluated in thirtieths. The student can choose to take the oral exam in one of the three sessions.

Contacts/More Information

Attendance is strongly recommended.
NATIVE RUSSIAN students and WORKERS students are required to contact the professors at the beginning of the course. Students who are registered for supplementary year(s) must refer to this program.
The teacher will be available for student reception once a week during the entire teaching period.

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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