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Semiotics

Grazia BASILE Semiotics

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DEPARTMENT OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES
EQF6
FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES
2021/2022

YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2016
AUTUMN SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
636LESSONS
GRAZIA BASILE T Curriculum
Objectives
THE COURSE AIMS TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO THE ACQUISITION OF THE MAIN THEORETICAL NOTIONS, TOOLS AND METHODOLOGIES NECESSARY TO ORIENTATE THEMSELVES IN THE FIELD OF SEMIOTIC STUDIES.

KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE COURSE AIMS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS IN THE GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT OF A SOLID THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK THAT WILL ENABLE THEM TO:
-MASTER THE FUNDAMENTAL NOTIONS OF 'SIGN' AND 'CODE';
-RECOGNISE THE CONSTITUTIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF A SEMIOTIC CODE AND THE VARIETY OF SUCH CODES;
-RECOGNISE A NATURAL-HISTORICAL LANGUAGE AS A PECULIAR SEMIOLOGICAL CODE AND ANALYSE ITS MAIN FEATURES;
-TAKE A COMPLEX AND DYNAMIC VIEW OF VERBAL LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGE CREATIVITY;
-TAKE A COMPLEX AND DYNAMIC VIEW OF COMMUNICATIVE PROCESSES, IN PARTICULAR THOSE BASED ON VERBAL LANGUAGE;
-BE ABLE TO INTERWEAVE THE GENERAL SEMIOTIC CHARACTERISTICS OF LANGUAGES WITH THE ANALYSIS OF THE COGNITIVE PURPOSES AND INTERACTION THEY PERFORM;
-BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF TEXTUAL LINGUISTICS AND THE STUDY OF THE CONCRETE REALISATIONS OF VERBAL LANGUAGE.

ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
THE COURSE AIMS TO DEVELOP STUDENTS’ ABILITY TO ORIENTATE THEMSELVES IN THE VAST WORLD OF SEMIOTICS; IN PARTICULAR, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
-EXAMINE THE FUNDAMENTAL THEORETICAL ISSUES OF SEMIOTICS AND TO PLACE THEM, WITH A CRITICAL SPIRIT, IN THEIR HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT;
-IDENTIFY THE POSSIBLE APPLICATIONS OF SEMIOTICS, FROM THE NARRATIVE TEXT TO THE AUDIOVISUAL TEXT, TO THE HORIZONS OPENED UP BY THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES:
-ELABORATE THE THEORETICAL NOTIONS ACQUIRED, IN ORDER TO ORIENT THEMSELVES IN THE COMPLEX AND VARIED UNIVERSE OF THE CONCRETE REALISATIONS OF VERBAL LANGUAGE.

AUTONOMY OF JUDGEMENT
THE COURSE AIMS TO DEVELOP STUDENTS’ ABILITY TO:
-FORMULATE HYPOTHESES, ESTABLISH LOGICAL LINKS, ARGUE, COMPARE AND EVALUATE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SEMIOLOGICAL CODES;
-CRITICALLY SELECT THE INFORMATION SOURCES (BIBLIOGRAPHIC AND MULTIMEDIAL) FOR THE COMPARATIVE STUDY OF DIFFERENT SEMIOTIC CODES;
-PLACE AND CONSIDER SEMIOTIC PHENOMENA IN RELATION TO THE CULTURAL AND SPATIAL CONTEXTS OF REFERENCE AS WELL AS TO THEIR TEMPORAL DEVELOPMENT;
-BEING ABLE TO ORGANISE AND CRITICALLY EVALUATE THE COURSE CONTENTS.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
THE COURSE AIMS TO DEVELOP STUDENTS’ ABILITY TO:
-MAKE APPROPRIATE USE OF THE METALANGUAGE OF THE DISCIPLINE;
-ACQUIRE AWARENESS OF LANGUAGES AS MAIN COMMUNICATIVE TOOLS OF HUMAN COMMUNITIES;
-PRESENT AND DISCUSS, BY MEANS OF TEXTS OR VIRTUAL TOOLS, THE RESULTS OF THEIR OWN RESEARCH OR ELABORATIONS.

LEARNING ABILITY
THE COURSE AIMS TO DEVELOP STUDENTS’ ABILITY TO:
-USE TRADITIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHIC TOOLS AND IT RESOURCES FOR THE PURPOSES OF ANALYSIS AND ARCHIVE;
-CARRY OUT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, TO UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET COMPLEX TEXTS OF VARIOUS TYPES, LITERARY, INSTITUTIONAL, PUBLICISTIC, ETC.;
-CONTINUOUSLY UPDATE THEIR KNOWLEDGE, USING TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE.
Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required.
Contents
THE COURSE CONSISTS OF 6 CFU AND 36 HOURS OF LECTURES. IT HAS AN INSTITUTIONAL CHARACTER AND IS A FUNDAMENTAL COURSE FOR THOSE WHO INTEND TO PURSUE INTERESTS IN THE DOMAIN OF LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION. IT COVERS THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:
(I) THE OBJECT OF SEMIOTICS AND ITS RELATION TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE (HOURS OF LESSONS 4);
(II) OUTLINES OF THE HISTORY OF THE SEMIOTIC APPROACH FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE MODERN AGE (HOURS OF LESSONS- 4);
(III) TERMINOLOGY AND BASIC CONCEPTUAL NOTIONS (SIGN, SIGNIFIER, SIGNIFIED, SYSTEM, CODE, ARBITRARINESS, ICONICITY, (TYPES OF) SEMIOTIC CREATIVITY, ARTICULATENESS, ETC.) (HOURS OF LESSONS 4);
(IV) BIOLOGICAL BASES AND EVOLUTION OF SEMIOSIS (HOURS OF LESSONS 4);
(V) SEMIOSIS AND THOUGHT FORMATION (HOURS OF LESSONS 4);
(VI) OUTLINES OF ZOOSEMIOTICS (HOURS OF LESSONS 4);
(VII) RECENT "EXPANSIONE" OF SEMIOTICS (SEMIOTICS OF PASSIONS, SOCIOSEMIOTICS, SEMIOTICS AND COGNITIVE SCIENCE) (HOURS OF LESSONS 4);
(VIII) PRINCIPLES OF TEXT SEMIOTICS (HOURS OF LESSONS 4);
(IX) APPLIED SEMIOTICS (SEMIOTICS OF LITERATURE, FILM, MUSIC, ETC.) (HOURS OF LESSONS 4).

Teaching Methods
THE COURSE CONSISTS OF 36 HOURS OF FACE-TO-FACE LECTURES. DURING THE LECTURES, STUDENTS WILL BE INVITED TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE AND TO DEEPEN SOME KEY ISSUES BY READING TEXTS OF AUTHORS WHO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE PROPOSED SEMIOTIC PATHWAY.
ADDITIONAL AND MORE IN-DEPTH TEXTS WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE PROFESSOR.
Verification of learning
BOTH ATTENDING AND NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS WILL HAVE TO TAKE A WRITTEN EXAM (LASTING ONE HOUR AND A HALF) WITH OPEN QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE TOPICS COVERED IN THE COURSE.
THE EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR THE WRITTEN EXAM WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:
(I) THE ABILITY TO ARTICULATE WELL-STRUCTURED TEXTS;
(II) THE ABILITY TO ESTABLISH LINKS BETWEEN THE TOPICS ADDRESSED;
(III) THE ABILITY TO EXPRESS ONESELF CLEARLY AND USING AN APPROPRIATE LEXICON RELATING TO THE DISCIPLINE IN QUESTION.
Texts
ATTENDING AND NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS:
S. GENSINI (2018), ELEMENTI DI SEMIOTICA, ROMA, CAROCCI EDITORE (ANOTHER EDITION IS ALSO ACCEPTED)
A. BERNARDELLI, E. GRILLO (2014), SEMIOTICA. STORIA, CONTESTI E METODI, ROMA, CAROCCI EDITORE.
MATERIAL PROVIDED BY THE PROFESSOR (UPLOADED ON THE WEBPAGE).
More Information
STUDENTS WHO CANNOT ATTEND ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE PROFESSOR DURING OFFICE HOURS FOR ANY EXPLANATIONS AND / OR DOUBTS SOLUTIONS. THE PROFESSOR CAN BE CONTACTED BY E-MAIL AT GBASILE@UNISA.IT.

LECTURES WILL TAKE PLACE DURING THE FIRST SIX-MONTH PERIOD
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