APPALACHIA

Lingua Inglese 2

Course objectives

Introduce Appalachian regionConsolidate language skills at C1 levelDevelop critical thinking skills Examine and reflect on a variety of sources: texts,

images, videos, material artefacts Investigate the nature of cultural description

Course Organization

Roll call at the beginning of lessonsPrepare for and participate actively in weekly lessonsUpload homework assignments to moodle, i.e. no attachmentsSingle exam dates, i.e. no "appelli"Written justification for absence on exam datesMaterials available on moodle

Course materials

Horace Kephardt, Our Southern Highlanders (1913)Songcatcher (2003)Cecil Sharp, English Folksongs from the Southern

Appalachians (1917)Various scholarly articles, archive photographs,

excerpts from documentaries, et. al.

Assessment

Attendance and homework In-class essayFinal paper

What types of map are displayed?What inrformation are they intended to communicate?What information do they not include?

YOUR FEELINGS

Write ten words (nouns or adjectives) that describe your feeling after having looked at the pictures.

Write the/an oppositie for each of the 10 words you wrote down.

Where is the photographer?How did she get there?What equipment does she have with her?Why did she choose this time of day?

Describe the building and grounds in as much detail as possible. Notes only.

What do you suppose this is? What can you say about it?

List and describe the objects in the photograph.

Another view of the interior