Ateneo - UPO

German Linguistics Master A and German Language Course Master

Wienen, Ursula (2025), Translation von Fachsprache in literarischen Texten, Berlin: Frank & Timme.
Agnetta, Marco et al. (eds.) (2025), Bild - Ton - Sprachtransfer: neue Perspektiven auf audiovisuelle Translation und Media Accessibility, Berlin: Frank & Timme.

Specific skills in German linguistics, and in the use of the German language for professional purposes, in particular in the fields of Philology (LM 37) and Tourism (LM 49). Skills in the understanding, production and translation of different test genres and specialized texts. Higher level linguistic competence corresponding to C1.2 of the Common European Framework

Good knowledge of German language (C1)

Combination of traditional and interactive teaching methods, with exercises and group discussions on the topics covered. Course materials are available on the DIR platform.

Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education Needs can request specific services and tools via the Staff Sviluppo e Coordinamento Carriere e Servizi alle Studentesse e agli Studenti, consulting the University webpage: https://www.uniupo.it/en/services/services-students-physical-or-learning-disabilities. Once they have contacted the University Staff, they can refer to the tutor in charge of the course to define the examination modalities, concerning academic aspects.

Written and oral tests. The assessment of competences and skills will take into account both the results of the different tests and the competences as a whole. The final grade may (but not necessarily) correspond to the average between the parts.
It is in any case necessary to obtain at least 18/30 in both parts.
German Linguistics (LM37 and LM49): a written test (2 hours) with theoretical questions accompanied by a practical exercise analyzing and commenting on a proposed translation from German into Italian. A test will be evaluated as an excellent test: organic and in-depth view of the topics of the course; excellent analysis skills; excellent use of specific vocabulary and very good knowledge of linguistic concepts; ability to elaborate theoretically through the rich use of relevant examples. Good test: good knowledge of the subject both in terms of content and the specific terminology. Discrete test: mechanical knowledge of the subject with limited capacity for in-depth analysis. Sufficient test: basic knowledge of the subject, use of terminology that is not always adequate; limited number of adequate examples. Insufficient test: important and glaring gaps; incorrect learning of concepts or methodology; inappropriate language;

German Language Course_Master (for both LM37 and LM49): a written test (4 hours): 1) grammar and translation (from Italian into German) 2) reading and comprehension of a written text / written production. To pass the written part you must obtain at least 18/30. An oral test (approx. 15 minutes): to assess comprehension/expression skills in German. The oral test starts from the comment on a text provided shortly before the beginning of the exam. To take the oral test you must have passed the written one. The final mark will be the average of the written and oral part. The written/oral test will be evaluated as excellent: excellent knowledge of grammatical topics, lexical richness, variety and morphosyntactic precision, excellent ability to render an Italian text in German translation, knowledge and use of various expressive aspects of the language (registers, style, pragmatic aspects). Good test: good competence both at grammatical level and from the point of view of translation, good written and oral production, use of a broad and adequate vocabulary and good stylistic and pragmatic uses. Discrete test: adequate grammatical and translation competence with some lexical, stylistic and expressive inaccuracies. Sufficient test: some grammatical and translation gaps, limited morphosyntactic, lexical and translation knowledge. Insufficient test: major grammatical and translation gaps, inadequate and very limited lexical use, poor stylistic and pragmatic competences.

The part dedicated to the in-depth study of specific grammatical aspects, to the reading and comprehension of written texts and to the comprehension and production of oral texts is associated to a part in which aspects of German linguistics relating in particular to translation are dealt with from a theoretical point of view.

Knowledge: - Developing theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of linguistics/tourism communication. - Knowing the grammatical topics of the German language (C1)
Competences and skills: - Being able to recognize and analyze different phenomena by using the specific terminology - Being able to conduct a linguistic analysis, starting from the theoretical bases acquired and the examples proposed - Being able to re-elaborate the notions given in the suggested scientific essays - Being able to carry out bibliographical research independently - Being able to produce written and oral texts with grammatical and lexical appropriateness. - Using the German language flexibly and effectively for a variety of purposes and in a variety of communicative contexts.