Medieval History

Claudio AZZARA Medieval History

4412400037
DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE UMANE, FILOSOFICHE E DELLA FORMAZIONE
EQF6
EDUCATIONAL SCIENCE
2021/2022

OBBLIGATORIO
YEAR OF COURSE 1
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2019
AUTUMN SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
636LESSONS
Objectives
THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF EUROPEAN AND ITALIAN HISTORY DURING THE MEDIEVAL MILLENNIUM, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE ANALYSIS OF THE LEGACY OF THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD IN THE TERRITORY AND CULTURES.
EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES:
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: KNOWING THE MAIN HISTORICAL PROCESSES OF THE MEDIEVAL AGE AND THE CATEGORIES OF HISTORIOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS THAT HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED TO UNDERSTAND THEM.
ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE POINTS OF CONTINUITY OR SIMILARITY BETWEEN MEDIEVAL INSTITUTIONS, CULTURE, CIVILIZATION AND TODAY'S INSTITUTIONS, CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION, TO MAKE HISTORICAL EVALUATIONS AND TO APPLY HISTORY IN THE ANALYSIS OF SPECIFIC SOCIO-CULTURAL PROBLEMS.
Prerequisites
THE TEACHING IMPROVES KNOWLEDGES AND ABILITIES THAT THE STUDENTS ALREADY ACQUIRED IN THE FORMER STUDIES IN THE SAME FIELD. IT IS SUPPOSED THAT STUDENTS ARE ALREADY ACQUAINTED WITH THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF THE DISCIPLINE.
Contents
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE AGES (V-XV CENTURIES)

-THE CONCEPT OF “MIDDLE AGES”
-METHODOLOGIES FOR THE STUDY OF MEDIEVAL HISTORY
-THE SOURCES FOR MEDIEVAL STUDIES
-TEACHING METHODS OF MEDIEVAL HISTORY
-HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE AGES (V-XV CENTURY)
Teaching Methods
-LESSONS WITH WIDE CONTENTS, WITH A FINAL DISCUSSION ON THE CENTRAL TOPICS OF THE LESSON.
-LECTURES BASED ON TEXTS, WITH THEIR ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION BY STUDENTS.
Verification of learning
THE FINAL ORAL PROOF IS BASED ON QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE ISSUES ON WHICH STUDENTS CAN FIND A SUFFICIENT INFORMATION IN THE BOOKS AND THE OTHER MATERIALS OFFERED BY THE TEACHER. THE WHOLE PROOF WILL BE EXTENDED SO LONG AS NECESSARY FOR ASCERTAINING NOT ONLY THE STUDENT’S KNOWLEDGE OF THE CONTENTS, BUT ALSO HER/HIS ABILITY TO EXPRESS THEM CORRECTLY. OTHER PROOFS MAY BE EVENTUALLY INTRODUCED IN ORDER OF MAKING EASIER THE FINAL PROOF
Texts
CLAUDIO AZZARA, LE CIVILTÀ DEL MEDIOEVO, IL MULINO 2013.
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