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 Lingue e culture per il turismo e il commercio internazionale - 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.
1° Year
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1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st foreign literature and culture
German literature and culture 1
2nd foreign literature and culture
German literature and culture 1
2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2017/2018
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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Italian literature and culture
Geography of communication and international trade
Modern and Contemporary Economic History
Theory and Techniques of communication
1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
First language foreign literature and culture or a related course
English literature and culture 2
German literature and culture 2
Spanish literature and culture 2
Second language foreign literature and culture or a related course
English literature and culture 2
German literature and culture 2
Spanish literature and culture 2
3° Year activated in the A.Y. 2018/2019
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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Comparative and European Public law
Principles of international marketing
1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st foreign literature and culture
German literature and culture 1
2nd foreign literature and culture
German literature and culture 1
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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Italian literature and culture
Geography of communication and international trade
Modern and Contemporary Economic History
Theory and Techniques of communication
1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
First language foreign literature and culture or a related course
English literature and culture 2
German literature and culture 2
Spanish literature and culture 2
Second language foreign literature and culture or a related course
English literature and culture 2
German literature and culture 2
Spanish literature and culture 2
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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Comparative and European Public law
Principles of international marketing
1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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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 Language 1 [Cognomi P-Z] (2016/2017)
Teaching code
4S002896
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
9
Language
English
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
L-LIN/12 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - ENGLISH
Period
II SEMESTRE dal Feb 27, 2017 al Jun 10, 2017.
Learning outcomes
The course aims at helping students develop their competence in English with reference to phonetics and morphology; the basics of the history of English from its origins to the present day will also be illustrated.
Program
Pre-requisite: B2 level
1. PHONETICS
- The International Phonetic Alphabet
- speech organs
- vowels and consonants
- voicing
- place of articulation
- manner of articulation
- intonation and prosody
2. MORPHOLOGY
- functional and lexical words
- morphemes
- inflectional morphology
- derivational morphology
- common affixes in English
3. HISTORY OF ENGLISH
- Mediterraneans, Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Normans
- Old English, Middle English, Modern English
- Main varieties of Present-day English
BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES:
Cruttenden, Alan (2014) "Gimson's Pronunciation of English". London: Routledge.
Facchinetti, Roberta (2016) "English Phonetics and Morphology. A Reader for First Year University Students" (3rd ed.), Verona: Quiedit.
Kuiper, Koenraad and W. Scott Allan (2010) "An Introduction to English Language: Word, Sound and Sentence" (3rd ed.), Oxford: Palgrave Macmillan.
Plag, Ingo (2003) "Word-Formation in English". Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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Kuiper, Koenraad and W. Scott Allan | An Introduction to English Language: Word, Sound and Sentence (Edizione 4) | Palgrave Macmillan | 2016 | 978-0-230-20801-8 | |
Facchinetti, Roberta | English Phonetics and Morphology. A Reader for First Year University Students (Edizione 3) | QuiEdit | 2016 | 9788864642314 | |
Cruttenden, Alan | Gimson's Pronunciation of English (Edizione 8) | Routledge | 2014 | 978-0-4441-8309-2 | |
Plag, Ingo | Word-Formation in English (Edizione 1) | Cambridge University Press | 2003 | 978-0-521-52563-3 |
Examination Methods
WRITTEN EXAM: 30 items on phonetics, morphology and on the basics of the history of English.
Here follow the most important topics covered by the exam:
- phonetic transcription / English spelling of a set of words/phrases;
- articulatory description (voicing, place of articulation, manner of articulation) of a set of phonetic symbols;
- assimilation, t-voicing, dark l, clipped syllables;
- stressed/unstressed syllables, content words, nucleus;
- British English vs American English spelling and pronunciation;
- inflectional morphology;
- derivational morphology;
- prefixes and suffixes;
- Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Normans and their languages;
- Old English, Middle English, Modern English: basic aspects;
- Standardization of English and Present-day English.