Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Academic calendar
The academic calendar shows the deadlines and scheduled events that are relevant to students, teaching and technical-administrative staff of the University. Public holidays and University closures are also indicated. The academic year normally begins on 1 October each year and ends on 30 September of the following year.
Course calendar
The Academic Calendar sets out the degree programme lecture and exam timetables, as well as the relevant university closure dates..
Period | From | To |
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CuCi IA | Sep 21, 2020 | Oct 31, 2020 |
CuCi IB | Nov 9, 2020 | Jan 9, 2021 |
CuCi IIA | Feb 15, 2021 | Apr 1, 2021 |
CuCi IIB | Apr 14, 2021 | May 29, 2021 |
Session | From | To |
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sessione d'esame invernale CuCi | Jan 11, 2021 | Feb 13, 2021 |
sessione d'esame estiva CuCi | Jun 7, 2021 | Jul 24, 2021 |
sessione d'esame autunnale CuCi | Aug 23, 2021 | Sep 18, 2021 |
Session | From | To |
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sessione di laurea invernale 19-20 | Apr 7, 2021 | Apr 13, 2021 |
sessione di laurea estiva 20-21 | Jul 5, 2021 | Jul 10, 2021 |
Sessione autunnale di laurea a.a. 2020/21 | Nov 8, 2021 | Nov 13, 2021 |
Sessione straordinaria di laurea a.a. 2020/21 | Mar 28, 2022 | Apr 2, 2022 |
Period | From | To |
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Festa di Ognissanti | Nov 1, 2020 | Nov 1, 2020 |
Chiusura Ateneo ponte Immacolata | Dec 7, 2020 | Dec 7, 2020 |
Festa dell'Immacolata | Dec 8, 2020 | Dec 8, 2020 |
Vacanze di Natale | Dec 24, 2020 | Jan 6, 2021 |
Vacanze di Pasqua | Apr 2, 2021 | Apr 6, 2021 |
Festa della liberazione | Apr 25, 2021 | Apr 25, 2021 |
Festa del lavoro | May 1, 2021 | May 1, 2021 |
Festa del Santo Patrono | May 21, 2021 | May 21, 2021 |
Sospensione delle lezioni | May 22, 2021 | May 22, 2021 |
Festa della Repubblica | Jun 2, 2021 | Jun 2, 2021 |
Vacanze estive | Aug 9, 2021 | Aug 15, 2021 |
Exam calendar
Exam dates and rounds are managed by the relevant Culture and Civilisation Teaching and Student Services Unit.
To view all the exam sessions available, please use the Exam dashboard on ESSE3.
If you forgot your login details or have problems logging in, please contact the relevant IT HelpDesk, or check the login details recovery web page.
Should you have any doubts or questions, please check the Enrollment FAQs
Academic staff
Study Plan
The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
1° Year
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2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2021/2022
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3° Year activated in the A.Y. 2022/2023
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Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Type D and Type F activities
years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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1° 2° 3° | Laboratory of Theatrical Criticism | F |
Simona Brunetti
(Coordinator)
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years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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1° 2° 3° | Laboratory of Theatrical Criticism | F |
Simona Brunetti
(Coordinator)
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1° | Data elaboration laboratory | F |
Rossana Cotroneo
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° 3° | "Common world. 2022 Arendt Seminars | F |
Olivia Guaraldo
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° 3° | History of comics | F |
Claudio Gallo
(Coordinator)
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years | Modules | TAF | Teacher | |
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1° | Data elaboration laboratory | F |
Rossana Cotroneo
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° 3° | "Common world. 2022 Arendt Seminars | F |
Olivia Guaraldo
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° 3° | PhD Conference 2021: Margins and Forgotten places | F |
Simona Brunetti
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° 3° | Creative Writing Laboratory | F |
Veronica Gobbato
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° 3° | Journalistic Writing Laboratory | F |
Andrea Capuzzo
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° 3° | History of comics | F |
Claudio Gallo
(Coordinator)
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English SC (i) (2020/2021)
The teaching is organized as follows:
Learning outcomes
The two-module course is aimed at increasing students’ metalinguistic awareness, which will allow them not only to analyse some of the distinctive features of the English language through the study of its origin and evolution, but also and foremost to acquire knowledge of, recognise and exploit the potential of language as a major means of communication. By the end of the course, students will have improved their ability to analyse language and the way in which it is and can be used in specific communicative contexts. I MODULE The module is aimed at providing an introduction to English linguistics, both in diachronic and in synchronic terms, in order to consolidate the students’ linguistic skills that are mostly relevant to the professional prospects related to a degree in Communication Studies. Diachronically, the module will outline the key stages of the history of the English language, with a focus on the evolution of the role of English as the language of global communication. From a synchronic perspective, the module will focus on aspects of the language at the phonological/phonetic and morphological levels. The peculiarities of the phonological/phonetic and morphological features related to the use of English as a lingua franca will be highlighted through a comparative analysis with major native varieties of English. II MODULE The aim of the module is to develop students’ ability to critically observe the use of language in specific communicative settings through an introduction to the discipline of discourse analysis. Adopting a critical discourse analysis approach, the main features and communication strategies of argumentative/persuasive texts will be investigated, with a special focus on linguistic choices. Specifically, the main rhetorical-discursive features of the language of politics, advertising, and journalism will be analysed. At the end of the module, students will be able to apply methods and contents typical of critical discourse analysis to examine and interpret with a higher degree of critical awareness linguistic and communication strategies adopted in the production of different texts belonging to different genres.
Program
1. From Old English to Contemporary English:
- Main phases of the history of the English language
- Present-Day English:
- ENL, ESL, EFL
- ELF
- English as the language of global communication
2. Phonetics/Phonology
- The relationship between spelling and pronunciation in English
- The notion of 'accent'
- Accent models: RP and its evolution; General American
- The International Phonetic Alphabet and phonological transcription
- The phonological system of General British: vowel sounds; consonant sounds; the notion of “minimal pair”
- Syllables and word accent
- Main difference between British and American English
3. Morphology
- The morpheme: bound and free morphemes
- Monomorphemic words and complex words
- Function and content words
- Word classes
- Inflectional morphology
- Derivation with and without affixation
II MODULE
1. Discourse as 'language in use'
2. Semantics vs pragmatics: basic notions
3. Multimodal discourse
4. Rhetoric and persuasive discourse
5. Critical Discourse Analysis as a methodological approach to the study of communications strategies in persuasive discourse
6.Main features of political discourse (the political speech)
7. Main features of advertising discourse (the advertisement)
8. Main features of journalistic discourse (the editorial and the news report)
Bibliography
Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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Kelly-Holmes, H. | Adverstising as Multilingual Communication | Palgrave Macmillan | 2008 | ||
Richardson, J.E. | Analysing Newspapers. An Approach from Critical Discourse Analysis | Palgrave Macmillan | 2007 | ||
Charteris-Black, J. | Analysing Political Speeches. Rhetoric, Discourse and Metaphor | Palgrave Macmillan | 2014 | ||
Facchinetti, R. | English Phonetics and Morphology. A reader for first year university students (Edizione 3) | QuiEdit | 2016 | ||
Machin, D. and Mayr, A. | How to do Critical Discourse Analysis | SAGE | 2012 | ||
Galloway, N. and Rose, H. | Introducing Global English | Routledge | 2015 | 978-0-415-83531-2 |
Examination Methods
Students must have obtained a B2-level certificate of proficiency in English to be allowed to sit the exam. The B2 certification must be filed in the student's 'libretto' (university booklet showing the student's academic record) prior to the date of the exam session.
The exam will be in English, it will be written, and will refer to BOTH modules. The exam paper will include open-ended and multiple choice questions, as well as practical exercises. It will be divided into two parts, one for the first module, and the other for the second. Before the end of the course, a mock exam will be uploaded on Moodle. The mock exam will also be carried out and corrected during the last class. The exam is designed to assess the knowledge and understanding of the theoretical contents of both modules, and the ability to apply the theoretical knowledge acquired to concrete situations of language in use.
The mark will be in thirtieths and will be calculated as the sum of the scores obtained for each of the questions/exercises in the exam paper.
The final exam is the same for both attendees and non-attendees.
Career prospects
Module/Programme news
News for students
There you will find information, resources and services useful during your time at the University (Student’s exam record, your study plan on ESSE3, Distance Learning courses, university email account, office forms, administrative procedures, etc.). You can log into MyUnivr with your GIA login details: only in this way will you be able to receive notification of all the notices from your teachers and your secretariat via email and soon also via the Univr app.
Graduation
Documents
Title | Info File |
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Tesi di laurea: vademecum per docenti e studenti | pdf, it, 263 KB, 09/02/22 |
List of thesis proposals
theses proposals | Research area |
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Laureandi Scienze della Comunicazione: vademecum | Various topics |