Linguistic Cultures and Communities in Europe (past and present)

October-December 2022 (2 hrs per week) 1. Introduction and scope of Eurotales project and Museum - Language, community and place - Linguistic biographies and linguistic genealogies - Traces and migration 2. Field and research methods in sociolinguistics and history for Traces and 3. Resonances/ templates /Q & A - Team 1 Workshop: review and discussion - Resonances Present and historical project ideas - Team 2 Workshop: review and discussion - Resonances Present and historical project ideas - Team 3 Workshop: review and discussion - Resonances Present and historical project ideas 4. Review of draft work - historical resonances student presentations 5. Review of draft work - traces student presentations (10 hrs) The course is aimed at training students in the retrieval and study of data relating to the linguistic culture in Europe, to explore innovative approaches to researching, representing and studying, as well as sharing, the intangible cultural heritage constituted by the many languages used in Europe in the past and today.
Application Deadline
Virtual Part starting date 2022-10-21
Virtual Part closing date 2022-12-16
Total student workload 100
Specific field of studies Linguistics, Modern Languages, Museum Studies, Digital Humanities, Anthropology
Pre-requisite for selection Motivation Letter Level of English (According to CEFR)
Academic pre-requisites for applicants An interest in languages and social studies
Physical Part starting date 2023-01-09
Physical Part Description 6. Visit by Rome staff to partner universities for hybrid seminars 7. Representing resonances and traces to the public 8. Trace itineraries 9. Final presentations by students 10. Preparation for in-person work in Rome (10 hrs)
Physical Part closing date 2023-01-13
Language level required B2
Field of studies related to the course Social Science and Humanities Art Design and Media
Course location Rome, Sapienza
Course language English Italian