Pierluigi DE FELICE | Geography
Pierluigi DE FELICE Geography
cod. 4312200016
GEOGRAPHY
| 4312200016 | |
| DEPARTMENT OF HUMANISTIC STUDIES | |
| EQF6 | |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES | |
| 2024/2025 |
| OBBLIGATORIO | |
| YEAR OF COURSE 1 | |
| YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2016 | |
| SPRING SEMESTER |
| SSD | CFU | HOURS | ACTIVITY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M-GGR/01 | 6 | 36 | LESSONS |
| Exam | Date | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPELLO GIUGNO DE FELICE | 06/06/2025 - 09:30 | SESSIONE ORDINARIA | |
| APPELLO LUGLIO DE FELICE | 01/07/2025 - 09:30 | SESSIONE ORDINARIA | |
| APPELLO LUGLIO DE FELICE | 22/07/2025 - 09:30 | SESSIONE ORDINARIA | |
| APPELLO SETTEMBRE DE FELICE | 18/09/2025 - 09:30 | SESSIONE DI RECUPERO |
| Objectives | |
|---|---|
| THE AIM OF THE COURSE IS TO PROVIDE TOOLS AND METHODS OF THE DISCIPLINE IN ORDER TO KNOW ABOUT THE HISTORICAL-GEOGRAPHICAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXTS RELATED TO FOREIGN LANGUAGES STUDIED OR RELATED TO POSSIBLE PROFESSIONAL FIELDS KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING STUDENTS WILL ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT: -TERRITORIAL STRUCTURE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION; -THEORETICAL ASPECTS RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL, DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC ISSUES; -RELATIONS BETWEEN THE DEMOGRAPHIC COMPONENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT; -TOPICS AND ISSUES OF TOPICAL GEOGRAPHICAL INTEREST; -THE GREAT THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY FROM THE CONCEPT OF PLACE, SPACE, SCALE APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING THROUGH THE STUDY OF THE DISCIPLINE, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: -USE AND GRAPHICALLY REPRESENT SPATIAL DATA; -ANALYSE GEOGRAPHIC PHENOMENA AND INTERPRET THEM IN A CONTEXTUALIZED WAY; -CORRELATE DISCIPLINARY THEMES WITH PROBLEMS AND PERSPECTIVES OF A CONTEMPORARY NATURE; -EVALUATE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MAN AND ENVIRONMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL INTERACTION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, FORMS OF CULTURAL DYNAMISM. MAKING JUDGEMENTS STUDENTS WILL ACQUIRE THE FOLLOWING TRANSVERSAL SKILLS: -COMPARING IDEAS AND HYPOTHESES IN RELATION TO THEMES OF REFLECTION AND STUDY; -DEEPENING AND DISCERNING RELEVANT THEMES WITH RESPECT TO MORE GENERAL PHENOMENA ADDRESSED; -MAKING A SELECTION OF DATA OR SOURCES FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF RESEARCH AND IN-DEPTH OBJECTIVES. COMMUNICATION SKILLS STUDENTS WILL KNOW HOW TO: -ORGANIZE STUDIES AND RESEARCH RESULTS IN DOCUMENTARY, GRAPHIC AND ICONOGRAPHIC VERSIONS; -BRIEFLY REPORT THE RESULTS OF COLLECTIVE OR INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH AND STUDIES; -DEAL WITH PARTICIPATION IN GROUP WORK LEARNING SKILLS STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO: -CONSULT AND USE TRADITIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHICAL TOOLS AND COMPUTER RESOURCES FOR ANALYSIS AND ARCHIVING -BE UPDATED INDEPENDENTLY OBTAINING FROM THE HERITAGE OF SCIENTIFIC SOURCES (MAGAZINES, MONOGRAPHS, CONGRESS PROCEEDINGS, ETC.). |
| Prerequisites | |
|---|---|
| NO PREREQUISITES ARE REQUIRED |
| Contents | |
|---|---|
| STARTING FROM THE KEY CONCEPTS OF GEOGRAPHY, REGARDING SPACE, PLACE, SCALE, TERRITORY, AND LANDSCAPE, WE WANT TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS, WHERE? WHEN? WHY? GEOGRAPHIC PROCESSES OCCUR BOTH AT A GLOBAL AND A LOCAL SCALE, RELATED TO THE DYNAMICS OF POPULATION, THE VALUE OF MIGRATIONS, THE CULTURAL PERSISTENCE BETWEEN GLOBAL COMMERCIALIZATION AND LOCAL KNOWLEDGE, THE ROLE OF LANGUAGES, ETHNICITY, RELIGION BETWEEN TERRITORIAL IDENTITY, TO THE CHALLENGES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. SPECIFICALLY, THE PROGRAM WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: • EPISTEMOLOGICAL INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN GEOGRAPHY: OBJECTIVES, METHODS AND SOURCES. THE CONCEPTS OF DETERMINISM AND POSSIBILISM. • DEMOGRAPHIC MODELS AND PROCESSES: FOUNDATIONS OF POPULATION GEOGRAPHY, DEMOGRAPHIC PROCESSES AND CYCLES, MIGRATIONS. • CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY: THE GLOBAL MOSAIC LINGUISTIC, RELIGION AND ETHNICITY • ANTHROPOCENTRISM: THE MAN WHO CHANGES THE ENVIRONMENT BETWEEN ACTIONS AND FEEDBACK. • THE POLITICAL ORGANISATION OF SPACE • CARTOGRAPHY. |
| Teaching Methods | |
|---|---|
| 1) LESSONS, WITH THE AID OF SLIDES AND GEO-CARTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL. 2) ABILITY TO READ AND COMMENT ON MAPS OF DIFFERENT TYPES |
| Verification of learning | |
|---|---|
| THE EXAM CONSISTS OF ORAL TEST. THE STUDENT MUST DEMONSTRATE THAT HE/SHE HAS ACQUIRED THE FOLLOWING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS: 1. MAIN TOOLS AND LANGUAGE OF GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS 2. MASTERY OF THE TOPICS ANALYZED DURING THE LESSONS. 3. READING AND COMMENTING ON GEOGRAPHICAL MAPS OF DIFFERENT TYPES |
| Texts | |
|---|---|
| 1. ERIN H.FOUBERG, ALEXANDER B. MURPHY, GEOGRAFIA UMANA. CULTURA, SOCIETÀ, SPAZIO. ZANICHELLI (QUARTA EDIZIONE), 2022. 2. TEACHER'S HANDOUTS. |
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