Upon completion of the course the student will be able to:
1. Read and comment on the vernacular documents analyzed in class;
2. identify and contextualize various types of documentary sources in the different vernacular romances (ability to apply knowledge);
3. comment on a geolinguistic map (ability to apply knowledge);
4. identify and critically analyze the linguistic, formal, intrisic and extrinsic elements of each documentary source (judgment skills);
5. place a vernacular document in the relevant linguistic area and historical period (judgment skills);
6. describe the causes for the choice of vernacular in a given source (communication skills).