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.
Study Plan
This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:
Laurea in Scienze della comunicazione - Enrollment from 2025/2026The 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.
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2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2014/2015
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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.
English SC (i) (2014/2015)
The teaching is organized as follows:
Learning outcomes
Module: I MODULO PARTE (I)
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Aims of the course:
Consolidate knowledge of the phonetic-phonologic and morphologic (especially word-formation) systems of the English language; illustrate the key stages of the history of the English language; provide students with the theoretical and practical knowledge necessary to understand and analyze texts relating to computer-mediated-communication.
Module: II MODULO PARTE (P)
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This module aims at providing the students with the theoretical and practical knowledge to understand and analyse advertising texts of various nature; political speeches; journalistic texts.
Program
Module: I MODULO PARTE (I)
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Course contents:
Part (i)
- Overview of the history of the English language from its origins to today;
- Key concepts of phonetics and phonology;
- Elements of English morphology, with a specific focus on word-formation
processes;
- English as a global language;
- English and new media: computer-mediated-communication.
References:
Letture obbligatorie / compulsory reading list
- lesson slides (downloadable from the e-learning platform)
- Baym, Nancy (2010). Personal Connections in the Digital Age. MA: Polity Press. pp. 72-98
- Crystal, David (2002).The English Language. London: Penguin (chapters 1-6, 8, 10-13)
- Facchinetti, Roberta. Dispensa. English Phonetics and Morphology. A reader for first year University Students. Quiedit.
- Jenkins, Jennifer (2009). World Englishes: A Resource Book for Students. Abingdon, Routledge. pp. 2-8; 14-18; 22-37.
- Kuiper, Koenraad. and Allan, W.Scott. (2004). An Introduction to English Language: Word, Sound and Sentence. Basingstoke: Macmillan. pp. 101-124, 127, 189-192
Extra references (not compulsory)
- Jenkins, Jennifer, Alessia Cogo and Martin Dewey (2011). Review of developments in research into English as a lingua franca. Language Teaching 44(3) pp. 281-315.
- Herring, Susan (2013). Discourse in Web 2.0: Familiar, Reconfigured, and Emergent. In D. Tannen & A. M. Tester (Eds.), Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics 2011: Discourse 2.0: Language and new media. Washington, DC: Georgetown Univ. Press
- Lieber, Rochelle (2005). English Word-formation Processes. In Štekauer, P. & R. Lieber, Eds. 2005. Handbook of wordformation.
Dordrecht: Springer, pp. 377-427
Module: II MODULO PARTE (P)
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- Identification of the major rhetorical-discursive features of the language of advertising through the analysis of advertising texts of various nature;
- Multilingualism in advertising texts: linguistic fetishism and the ‘country of origin effect’;
- Identification and analysis of the major rhetorical-discursive features characterizing political discourse, with a focus on political speeches;
- Analysis of linguistic and rhetorical strategies of journalistic texts
Active participation in class is welcome and encouraged.
Essential references for the exam:
- Slides (on the e-learning platform)
- Goddard, 2002. The Language of Advertising. London: Routledge.
- Charteris-Black, J. 2014. Analysing Political Speeches. Rhetoric, Discourse and Metaphor. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. (chapters 1-6)
- Facchinetti, R., Brownlees, N. Bös, B., Fries U. 2012. News as Changing Texts. Corpora, Methodologies and Analysis. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. (Chapter 4)
- Richardson, J.E. 2007. Analysing Newspapers. An Approach from Critical Discourse Analysis. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan (chapters 3, 7)
Extra references (not compulsory):
- Leech, G.N. 1966. English in Advertising, London: Longman (Chapters 5,6,12-14,17)
- Goodman, S., Graddol, D., Lillis, T. (eds.). 2007. Redesigning English: New Texts, New Identities. London: Routledge. (Chapter 3)
Examination Methods
Final exam:
The final exam will involve both part (i) and (p) of the course. It will be written and it will focus on the topics covered during the course. In order to access the exam, a B2 certification is required.
As the course spans both semesters, students will be able to sign up for the exam from June 2015.
Students unable to attend classes should contact me via e-mail or during office hours to obtain the password of the e-learning site.
