Italian PhD Reading Exam
From Language Center Updates
Exam Schedules: IR - PhD: French - German - Italian - Spanish - Latin
2015-2016 Schedule
Autumn
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
12:30pm - 2:30pm
Building 240, Room 111
Winter
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
12:30pm - 2:30pm
Building 240, Room 111
Spring
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
12:30pm - 2:30pm
Building 240, Room 111
Description: the intent of the Ph.D. reading exam is to assess the candidate's understanding of secondary texts (criticism, analysis, etc.) in her/his academic field, and to assess general reading comprehension of journalistic texts that are readily accessible in the Italian press.
At least TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE EXAM, submit the following to Anna Cellinese (Building 260, Room 302J-- there is a bin outside the door):
- Two academic ARTICLES or BOOK Chapters in Italian related to your field of study (not literary texts, nor books used for Italian Language courses)
- Your name, department, and email address
Please note: Late articles are not accepted. If articles are not submitted on time, you must wait to take the exam in the following quarter.
This reading exam is not a translation exam, though you may be asked to translate a short key passage that is essential for the global comprehension of the text.
The test is composed of two parts: Part 1 consists of comprehension questions based on a variety of texts, generally from recent newspapers or magazine articles. Part 2 consists of comprehension questions based on an article submitted by the candidate. The intent of the exam is to assess comprehension of main arguments, cohesion of ideas, examples, references, etc.
You may use a book dictionary. Please bring your own Italian/English dictionary if you intend to use one.
The Italian Language Program also offers a reading course, ITALLANG 250, during spring quarter.
Please contact the Italian Coordinator, Anna Cellinese: annac at stanford dot edu - for further information.
