Programma

Course Content
Module I: Specialized Languages
1. Languages of Specialization
o Designations, definitions, and general characteristics
o Horizontal dimension: lexicon and terminology
o Vertical dimension: texts, functions, and levels of specialization
2. Legal-Administrative Language
o Origin and general characteristics
o Legal lexicon
o Morphosyntactic features
o Formal style
o Textual level
o Text genres
3. Media Language
o Definition, characteristics, functions, trends, and genres
4. Sports Language
o Definition, characteristics, trends, and genres
5. Tourism Language
o Definition, origin, characteristics, function, and genres
6. Advertising Language
o Definition, origin, characteristics, function, and genres
Required Textbook:
Maria Vittoria Calvi et al., Las lenguas de especialidad en español, Carocci Editore, Rome, 2009.
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Module II: Political Language
1. Political Language
1.1. Origin and characteristics
1.2. Political lexicon
1.3. Political phraseology
1.4. Speaker and audience
1.5. Historical context
1.6. Rhetoric
1.7. Discursive strategies
1.8. Political persuasion
1.9. Discrediting and insults
1.10. Types of speeches: totalitarian, crisis, inauguration
Required Textbook:
MESSINA FAJARDO L. A. (2024) Mujer, desigualdad, feminicidio. Análisis Del Discurso Político. Mondalvia: Generis Publishing. ISBN: 979-8-89248-212-7.
Note: Political speeches to be analyzed in the essays must be agreed upon with the professor.
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Testi Adottati

Module I
Required Textbook:
CALVI, Maria Vittoria et al., Las lenguas de especialidad en español, Carocci Editore, Rome, 2009.
Module II
The exam will be oral (see reference text). Attending students may complete an exemption consisting of a PowerPoint presentation during class on a topic assigned by the professor.
Required Textbook:
MESSINA FAJARDO L. A. (2024) Mujer, desigualdad, feminicidio. Análisis Del Discurso Político. Mondalvia: Generis Publishing. ISBN: 979-8-89248-212-7.

Modalità Frequenza

Additional Notes • Traditional lectures will be supplemented with seminars conducted by experts in the course's subject matter. The seminar schedule will be announced in class. • Attending students (minimum 70% attendance) are required to present a PowerPoint essay on a topic agreed upon with the professor. • Non-attending students will have to take an oral exam covering both modules. EXAM REGISTRATION IS MANDATORY THROUGH THE STUDENT PORTAL. EMAIL REGISTRATION IS NOT ACCEPTED. THIS PROGRAM IS VALID UNTIL THE JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026 SESSION. STUDENTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO READ THE PROGRAM CAREFULLY.

Modalità Valutazione

Recommended Readings (Not Mandatory) • MESSINA FAJARDO L. A. (2021) Tensione e tregua nel discorso politico. Mondalvia: Generis Publishing. • MESSINA FAJARDO, L. A. (2019). Analisi del discorso politico. Dalla dittatura alla pace. Riga, Latvia: Edizioni Accademiche Italiane. • MESSINA FAJARDO, L. A. (2016). El lenguaje político. Características y análisis del discurso político, Maggioli Editore / Apogeo Education, Milan. • PARDO ABRIL, NEYLA. (2007), Cómo hacer análisis crítico del discurso. Una perspectiva Latinoamericana. Santiago de Chile: Frasis. • VAN DIJK, Teun A. (ed.) (2000a). El discurso como estructura y como proceso. Barcelona: Gedisa. • VAN DIJK, TEUN A. (1996), “Discurso, poder y acceso”, in Text and Practices: Readings in Critical Discourse Analysis, Caldas-Coultard Carmen Rosa and Coultard Malcom (eds), London, Routledge, pp. 84-104. • VAN DIJK, Teun A. (1999), El análisis crítico del discurso, Barcelona, Anthropos. • VAN DIJK, Teun A. (2005), Política, ideología y discurso, Universidad del Zulia, Quorum Académico. ________________________________________ Teaching Methods The course Culture of Spanish-Speaking Countries consists of two modules: 1. Sectoral or Specialized Languages 2. Political Discourse Analysis Topics will be covered through lectures and seminar/conference formats. Students are required to attend both lectures and seminars that will take place throughout the academic year, as announced by the professor. For Module II: Political Language, topics will be covered through lectures, and students will be required to create a PowerPoint presentation to present in class. ________________________________________ Assessment Methods • The exam for Module I (Specialized Languages) will be entirely oral for both attending and non-attending students. • The exam for Module II (Political Language) will include exemptions for attending students. Non-attending students will have to take an oral exam (see exam dates). Module I Required Textbook: CALVI, Maria Vittoria et al., Las lenguas de especialidad en español, Carocci Editore, Rome, 2009. Module II The exam will be oral (see reference text). Attending students may complete an exemption consisting of a PowerPoint presentation during class on a topic assigned by the professor. Required Textbook: MESSINA FAJARDO L. A. (2024) Mujer, desigualdad, feminicidio. Análisis Del Discurso Político. Mondalvia: Generis Publishing. ISBN: 979-8-89248-212-7. ________________________________________ Additional Notes • Traditional lectures will be supplemented with seminars conducted by experts in the course's subject matter. The seminar schedule will be announced in class. • Attending students (minimum 70% attendance) are required to present a PowerPoint essay on a topic agreed upon with the professor. • Non-attending students will have to take an oral exam covering both modules. EXAM REGISTRATION IS MANDATORY THROUGH THE STUDENT PORTAL. EMAIL REGISTRATION IS NOT ACCEPTED. THIS PROGRAM IS VALID UNTIL THE JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026 SESSION. STUDENTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO READ THE PROGRAM CAREFULLY.