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The School of Italian Language and Literature (SILL) was founded in 1961. It is one of the eight schools of the Faculty of Philosophy (Faculty of Letters) of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH).
The SILL deals with the language and literature of a country which for many centuries maintained close ties with Greece, with a resulting relentless exchange of cultural influences; their impact survives in modern Greek language and literature and further, in architecture, town planning, even some customs, especially in the Greek south and the islands.
The Italian language is taught at our School by Italian native speakers throughout the degree course, in accordance with the provisions of the “Common European Frame of Reference for Languages” of the Council of Europe.
In addition to proficiency in Italian, the School aims at providing its students with a firm grounding in Linguistics so that they become able to scientifically analyze language and communication by speech.
Our literature courses cover the period from the Middle Ages to the present. Some courses focus on the history of Italian literature, in conjunction with the development of the various genres, with issues of literary criticism and other specialized topics, depending on the sensitivity and specialization of each teacher. Other courses focus on critical and interpretational readings of literary texts, also touching on methodological issues. Some courses deal with the historical background (political history, art ideologies, culture, geography).
A special branch in the School’s curriculum aims at training students (both theoretically and practically) in linguistic mediation, so that they become able to function as translators and interpreters.
Despite the fact that several of the School’s alumni have gone into various professions (banking, commerce, the Civil Service, translating, etc), it is clear that their vast majority have become teachers of the Italian language, both in private and in state schools. In order to support its students in this direction, the SILL curriculum contains a special branch of courses oriented at teacher-training, including the use of computers.
Since September 2009 the SILL offers three MA courses, and also research programs leading to the PhD. (Before 2009 the School had participated in four inter-departmental postgraduate programs).
Looking to the future, our School is aiming to expand and become a School of Italian and Spanish Language and Literature, so as to cover the need for Hispanic studies in northern Greece.
June 2011
Prof. Phoebos Ghikopoulos,
President of the SILL
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