
Introduction to Catalan Philology
Code: 105826Credits: 6
| Degree programme | Type | Course |
|---|---|---|
| Catalan Philology: Literary Studies and Linguistics | FB | 1 |
| English and Catalan Studies | FB | 2 |
| Catalan and Spanish Studies | FB | 2 |
Contact lecturer
- Name :
- Montserrat Ferrer Santanach
- Email :
- montserrat.ferrer@uab.cat
Teaching staff
- Nuria BaƱos Sanchez
- Francesc Josep Gomez Martin
Group languages
You can consult this information at the end of the document.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites.
Objectives
This course offers a practical introduction to the study of Catalan philology within its European context. The syllabus includes historical background and skills which are necessary for the student’s progress throughout the four-year degree, both in literary and language subjects – modern linguistics is not included. Teaching on the basics of Catalan philology will be interspersed with practice on essay writing. A handbook with a set of rules on grammar and writing (and the corresponding exercises) will be provided so that students may improve on their initial skills by practicing on their own.
By the end of the course students should be able to write an essay on any of the core topics surveyed along the year. A good command of ortography and grammar rules is of the essence to qualify for final assessment.
Learning outcomes
- Use the appropriate terminology when writing an academic text.
- Write text commentaries from a critical standpoint.
- Summarise the knowledge acquired about the origin of the various fields within the discipline and the transformations they have undergone.
- Identify principal and secondary ideas and express them using correct language.
- Produce normatively correct written and oral texts.
- Interpret texts in depth and provide standpoints from which to analyse them critically.
- Produce written work and oral presentations that are effective and framed in the appropriate register.
- Gain a greater capacity for reading, interpreting and critically analysing literary and linguistic texts.
- Work self-sufficiently on the synchronic and diachronic study of Catalan language and literature.
- Respect the opinions, values, behaviour and customs of others.
- Plan, organise and carry out work in a team.
- Use the knowledge acquired about the standard language to detect linguistic interferences.
- Appropriately use sources for terminology adaptation and creation.
- Write critical commentaries from philological and comparative standpoints.
- Produce argumentative texts on critical points in the history of Catalan philology.
- Use IT tools and be able to consult specific documentary sources.
- Correctly cite bibliographic and IT-based sources used in completing academic assignments.
- Master oral and written expression in Catalan.
- Make appropriate, reflective use of the main prescriptive principles of standard oral and written Catalan.
- Competently use the fundamental digital and bibliographic tools for studying philology.
- Produce work in accordance with academic ethics.
- Interpret the problem areas and factors that have conditioned the use of the Catalan language throughout history in a multicultural society.
- Summarising acquired knowledge about the origin and transformations experienced in its several fields of study.
- Identify the main and secondary ideas and express them with linguistic correctness.
- Interpret texts in depth and provide arguments for critical analysis.
- Develop effective written work and oral presentations and adapted to the appropriate register.
- Strengthen the capacity of reading, interpretation and critical analysis of literary texts and language.
- Work independently in the synchronic and diachronic study of Catalan language and literature.
- Maintain an attitude of respect for the opinions, values, behaviors and practices of others.
- Use suitable terminology when drawing up an academic text.
- Apply the tools and know consult the specific documentary sources.
- Use the appropriate terminology in the construction of an academic text and in the transmission of their knowledge.
- Apply the theoretical knowledge acquired to carry out work.
- Make literary predictions and inferences about the content of a text.
- Properly cite the literature and technologic sources used in the preparation of academic papers.
- Produce normatively correct written and oral texts. Produce argumentative texts on critical points in the history of Catalan philology.
- Develop arguments to be applied to the fields of Catalan and Spanish philology, literary theory and linguistics, and evaluate their academic relevance.
- Apply appropriate and thoughtfully prescriptive principles of oral and written standard Catalan.
- Identifying the main and secondary ideas and expressing them with linguistic correctness.
- Using suitable terminology when drawing up an academic text.
- Applying knowledge about language standard detection linguistic interference.
- Use appropriate sources for adaptation and creation of terminology.
Contents
- Academic writing and correction.
- Resources: dictionnaries, grammars and other tools
- A survey of scholarship in Classical and Romance Philology
- Periods of Western civilization
- Text editing
- Typography
- Notes and bibliographical references
- The craft of reviewing, academic essay (summary and discuss), text commentary.
Learning activities and methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exercises and essays | 25 | 1 | |
| Essay writing | 10 | 0.4 | |
| Written and oral exercises | 10 | 0.4 | |
| Reading | 6 | 0.24 | |
| Lectures | 10 | 0.4 | |
| Students' own practice of grammar | 30 | 1.2 | |
| Cooperative learning | 10 | 0.4 | |
| Practice of searching online resources | 10 | 0.4 |
Lectures will provide students with grammar tuition (based on a dossier which includes the most frequent errors) and abundant practical exercises to be solved in the classroom or at home. Essay-writing practice will rely on a selection of texts (included in the dossier) which deal with topics both related to language and literature. Assessment of essays will also take into account the student's command of Catalan grammar.
The calendar will be available on the first day of class. Students will find all information on the Virtual Campus: the description of the activities, teaching materials, and any necessary information for the proper follow-up of the subject.
Assessment
Continuous assessment activities
| Title | Weight | Hours | ECTS | Learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final exam | 30% | 3 | 0.12 | 1, 3, 5, 12, 18, 19, 23, 30, 36, 40, 41 |
| Essays | 40% | 14 | 0.56 | 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 |
| Edition project | 15% | 12 | 0.48 | 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 26, 27, 28, 30, 32, 33, 35, 36, 38, 40, 41 |
| Activities | 15% | 10 | 0.4 | 1, 3, 8, 10, 12, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35, 38, 40 |
Students will be assessed by means of oral presentations and debate (10%), exercises and essays (30%), a mid-course exam (10%), a project of critical edition in group (20%) and a final exam (30%). All assignements must be submitted in due course.
Students will obtain a Not assessed/Not submitted course grade unless they have submitted more than 30% of the assessment items.
Students will receive (via Moddle) prior notice of the date and all relevant information concerning their right to review any assessment item with their teacher.
Previous evaluation of a set of activities equivalent to two thirds of the total value of the assignments, and a final mark between 3.5 and 4.9 is required to opt for reassessment. Students will be reassessed by means of a synthesis test of the two previous exams.
In the event of a student committing any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation in the grade awarded to an assessment activity, the student will be given a zero for this activity, regardless of any disciplinary process that may take place. In the event of several irregularities in assessment activities of the same subject, the student will be given a zero as the final grade for this subject.
The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is not allowed. Any work that includes fragments generated with AI will be considered a lack of academic honesty and may lead to a partial or total penalty in the grade of the activity, or more serious sanctions.
Erasmus and exchange students who request to advance an exam must present a document from their home university justifying their request.
Unique assessment is not available
Bibliography
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Badia, Jordi, et al., El llibre de la llengua catalana (Barcelona: Castellnou, 2004).
Blecua, Alberto, Manual de crítica textual (Madrid: Castalia, 1983).
Cassany, Daniel, Esmolar l'eina. Guia de redacció per als professionals (Barcelona: Empúries, 2007).
Coromina, Eusebi, et al., El treball de recerca: procés d'elaboració, memòria escrita, exposición oral i recursos (Vic: Eumo, Universitat de Vic, 2000).
Gabinet de Llengua Catalana, Les referències i les citacions bibliogràfiques, les notes i els índexs, 2a ed. (Bellaterra: Gabinet de Llengua Catalana, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 1995).
Garolera, Narcís (ed.), Anàlisis i comentaris de textos literaris catalans, 4 vols. (Barcelona: Curial, 1982-1985).
Garolera, Narcís (ed.), Textos literaris catalans. Lectures i interpretacions, 2 vols. (Barcelona: Columna, 1994-1995).
Kraye, Jill (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Renaissance Humanism (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996). Trad. cast. Introducción al humanismo renacentista (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998).
Martínez-Gil, Víctor (coord.), Models i criteris de l'edició de textos (Barcelona: UOC, 2013).
Mestres, Josep M., Manual d'estil. La redacció i l'edició de textos (Vic: Eumo, 1995).
Morison, Stanley, First Principles ofTypography (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1951). Trad. cast. Principios fundamentales de la tipografía (Barcelona: Ediciones del Bronce, 1998).
Pujol, Josep M., i Joan Solà, Ortotipografia. Manual de l'autor, l'autoeditor i el dissenyador gràfic (Barcelona: Columna, 1995).
Quetglas, Pere, Elementos básicos de filología y lingüística latinas (Barcelona: Universitat de Barcelona, 2006).
Reynolds, L. D, i N. G. Wilson, Scribes & Scholars. A Guide to the Transmissionof Greek & Latin Literature, 3ª ed. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991). Trad. cast. Copistas y filólogos: Las vías de transmisión de las literaturas griega y latina (Madrid: Gredos, 1986).
Rigo, A. i Genescà, G., Tesis i treballs: aspectes formals (Vic: Eumo, 2000).
Solà, Joan, i Josep M. Pujol, Tractat de puntuació (Barcelona: Columna, 1990).
Links
Associació d'Escriptors en Llengua Catalana: www.escriptors.cat
Arxiu de Revistes Catalanes Antigues (ARCA): www.bnc.cat/digital/arca
Argumenta: http://wuster.uab.cat/web_argumenta_obert/index.html
Biblioteca de Catalunya: http://www.bnc.cat/
Biblioteca Virtual Joan Lluís Vives: http://www.lluisvives.com/
Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals: portal lingüístic: http://esadir.cat
Corpus Informatitzat del CatalàAntic: www.cica.cat
Culturcat: www.culturcat.cat
Diccionari català-valencià-balear (DCVB): dcvb.iecat.net
Diccionari de la Lengua Catalana (DIEC2): http://dlc.iec.cat
Espais Escrits: www.espaisescrits.cat
Gramàtica essencial de la llengua catalana (IEC): https://geiec.iec.cat
Gramàtica zero (UV): http://www.spluv.es/PDFS/gramatica_zero.pdf
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana (GEC): http://www.enciclopedia.cat/
Institut d’Estudis Catalans (IEC): Recursos lingüístics: https://www.iec.cat/llengua/recursos.asp
Institució de les Lletres Catalanes: www.gencat.cat/cultura
Llengua Catalana a Gencat.cat: www20.gencat.cat/portal/site/Llengcat
Mapa Literari Català: www.mapaliterari.cat
Narpan. Espai virtual de literatura i cultura medieval: http://www.narpan.net/
Optimot: Consultes lingüistiques: https://aplicacions.llengua.gencat.cat/llc/AppJava/index.html
Revistes Catalanes amb Accés Obert (RACO): http://www.raco.cat/index.php/raco
Traces. Base de dades de llengua i literatura catalanes: http://www.traces.uab.cat
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Servei lingüístic: http://www.uoc.edu/serveilinguistic/home/index.html
Software
There is no specific software for this subject.
Course groups and languages
The information provided is provisional until November 30. After this date, you will be able to consult the language of each group through this link. To access the information, you will need to enter the course CODE
| Type of teaching | Group | Language | Semester | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (TE) Theory | 1 | Catalan | first semester | morning-mixed |
| (PAUL) Classroom practices | 11 | Catalan | first semester | morning-mixed |
| (PAUL) Classroom practices | 12 | Catalan | first semester | morning-mixed |