The course (now in its 3rd edition) invites students to collaborate in building our innovative Museum Lab EUROTALES, aimed at representing and preserving the languages spoken in Europe now and in the past in their variety and dynamic relationship with the European territory, and to acknowledge, describe and preserve the linguistic culture of Europe outside narrow national boundaries, and based on active citizenship. Students in this CIVIS course will learn about the linguistic cultures of Europe by preparing materials for both the physical and virtual museum venues of Eurotales. Eurotales is both a Sapienza incorporated Museum Collection and a subproject of Calliope (CAsa delle Lingue e delle Letterature In OPEra).

It is also a member of the international network of language museums (ICON) and it works with AND - AmbientiNarrativi Digitali srl for digital processing, data collection, and the website. All of these entities are stakeholders in the project.

The physical section of the BIP will take place between 18-22 May 2026 in Rome. 

Detailed schedule: 

• Rome seminars and itineraries (20 hrs)
• Discussion and presentation of the work students submitted. Visit to the EUROTALES museum. Seminar with curators from another European Language Museum.
• Visits to sites echoing the languages of Medieval, Renaissance and contemporary Rome (e.g. Basilica of s. Clemente, Santa Croce in Gerusalemme; Pantheon and Piazza Navona; Cimitero Acattolico; Pasolini and il Pigneto)
• Multilingual Theatre workshop
• Music concert (traditional music from across Europe)

The virtual part will take place between 6 February 2026 - 15 May 2026.

• 06 February, 15.00 - 17.00 CET Introduction and Scope of Eurotales Project and Museum - Language, Community and Place

a. Greetings and introductions

b. EUROTALES Museum Laboratory Concept and Collections [PPT lecture]

- Break

c. Course Syllabus and Moodle Platform

d. Resonances Present – Questionnaires

e. Distribute email list and make WhatsApp group for the class

• 13 February, 15.00 - 18.00 CET Field and Research Methods in sociolinguistics and history

a. Traces - What are they? - Template (PPT lecture)

- Break

b. Resonances of the Past - What are they? - Template (PPT lecture)

c. Discussion of First Questionnaires - Q & A

• 27 February, 15.00 - 18.00 CEST The Basics: Inscriptions, Primary Sources and Bibliographies for Resonances Past and Traces - Q & A

a. Research and Resources (Resonances Past and Traces) (PPT lecture)

- Break

b. Discussion of choice of Resonances Past and Traces.

• 6 March, 17.00 - 18.00 CEST: Drop-in office hour
  
  
• 13 March, 17.00 - 18.00 CEST: Drop-in office hour
  
  
• 20 March, 15.00 - 18.00 CEST Itineraries and Working Groups

a. Making itineraries: themes, areas, people (PPT lecture)

- Break

b. Division into Working Groups on Traces and Resonances Past: discuss topics, and bibliography.

DUE: Collect bibliography and images for Traces and Resonances and write the short label text for your Trace(s).

27 March, 15.00 – 18.00 CEST

a. Students break up in groups and exchange their drafts of Resonances Past. Class time is spent reading and commenting mutually on drafts.

- Break

b. Students discuss the Itinerary themes they are considering to choose

• 3 April, 17.00 – 18.00 CEST: Drop-in office hour
  
  
• 10 April, 15.00 - 17.00 CEST: Students present the Itinerary themes. Commentary and Discussion.
  
  
• 17 April, 17.00 – 18.00 CEST: Drop-in office hour
  
  
• 24 April, 15.00 - 18.00 CEST

a. Students break up in groups and exchange their drafts of Traces. Class time is spent reading and commenting mutually on drafts.

b. General discussion on issues and problems in the drafts.

• 8 May, 17.00 – 18.00 CEST: Drop-in office hour DUE: Revisions (based on classmates’ feedback) of Traces and Resonances Past. These will be commented upon by the professors.
  
  
• 15 May, 15.00 – 17.00 CEST

a. Discussion of issues and problems to fix in written work - Q & A

- Break

b. Students’ proposals for activities in Rome