Studying at the University of Verona

Study Plan

Your Study Plan includes all the learning activities you will undertake during your time at the University, such as modules, lab activities and practicals, seminars, project work, internships, as well as educational off-site visits, conferences and the final examination, or graduation.

Intercultural Communication 1 Credits

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Interpersonal Communication in the workplace 1 Credits

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Professional identity 1: creation of a digital profile 1 Credits

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Professional identity 2: writing your curriculum vitae 1 Credits

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Online interaction: e-mail, twitter, facebook, instagram 1 Credits

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Spoken interaction 1: introduction to pronunciation 1 Credits

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Spoken interaction 2: skype and videoconferencing 1 Credits

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Marketing 1 Credits

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Posts, blog entries and reports 1 Credits

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Presentations: visual and digital (powerpoint, prezi) tools 1 Credits

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Job interviews: effective questions and answers 1 Credits

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Final exam 1 Credits

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Teaching code

4S009494

Credits

1

Language

Italian

Learning objectives

In this module, students will become aware of some of the main issues in intercultural communication, both verbal and non-verbal, and practice communication strategies that are fundamental to facilitate mutual comprehension.

Prerequisites and basic notions

English language level equivalent or superior to B1.

Program

The module will cover the following topics:
• The Global Communicative Competence model
• Practice on agreeing and disagreeing: focus on hedging language
• Communication strategies: e.g. clarifying, asking for clarification, paraphrasing

Didactic methods

Blended-learning. The module will include a 3-hour class and 3 hours of online activities on which students will receive feedback from the instructor.

Learning assessment procedures

Students will submit an assignment and participate in a reflection activity on the Moodle platform as part of module activities.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE

Evaluation criteria

a) Language accuracy (e.g. grammatical/lexical range)
b) Register appropriateness (e.g. degree of formality, style, appropriate register for specific text types)
c) Topic coherence
d) Cohesion and textual structure
e) Visual components (e.g. typesetting, choice of images, text distribution in slides, color palette, layout) (if applicable)
f) Pronunciation (if applicable)
g) Originality and personal voice

Exam language

inglese

Duration

The course has a total duration of Months: 4 and will be held in the period from October 1, 2022 to January 31, 2023.

Lecture timetable

Saturday morning (3 hours per week).

When and where

Time frame: starting in October 2022. Weekly lessons.
Lessons: face-to-face or in synchronous videostreaming on Saturday morning (3 hours per week)
Place: University of Verona – Veronetta campus

 

Study mode

Classes are held in presence.


Project work, interim assessments, final test

A final examination, consisting of the preparation of a written portfolio (to be submitted by the deadline specified by the lecturers) and an oral presentation.