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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.

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 letterature straniere - Enrollment from 2025/2026

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.

CURRICULUM TIPO:

1° Year 

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
A
L-FIL-LET/10
1st foreign language
9
A
L-LIN/04
9
A
L-LIN/14
9
A
L-LIN/21
9
A
L-LIN/07
2nd foreign language
9
A
L-LIN/04
9
A
L-LIN/14
9
A
L-LIN/21
9
A
L-LIN/07
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
One course to be chosen among the following
3rd foreign language

2° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2016/2017

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
One course to be chosen among the following

3° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2017/2018

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
One course to be chosen among the following
6
C
M-FIL/04
One course to be chosen among the following
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
A
L-FIL-LET/10
1st foreign language
9
A
L-LIN/04
9
A
L-LIN/14
9
A
L-LIN/21
9
A
L-LIN/07
2nd foreign language
9
A
L-LIN/04
9
A
L-LIN/14
9
A
L-LIN/21
9
A
L-LIN/07
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
One course to be chosen among the following
3rd foreign language
activated in the A.Y. 2016/2017
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
One course to be chosen among the following
activated in the A.Y. 2017/2018
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
One course to be chosen among the following
6
C
M-FIL/04
One course to be chosen among the following
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°

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Teaching code

4S002925

Coordinator

Sharon Hartle

Credits

9

Language

English en

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-LIN/12 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - ENGLISH

Period

Semester 2 dal Feb 26, 2018 al Jun 9, 2018.

Learning outcomes

Pre-requisites:
To take the final exam of this course students must have taken and passed:
• English Language 2
• English Level C1: complete test at the CLA (computer test i written and oral tests. )
• English Literature and Culture 2

The English Language 3 course in Language and translation aims firstly to sensitize students to language at the level of texts and secondly to highlight different approaches to translation in the XXI Century (including the use of corpora and machine translating). The course also aims to develop an awareness of the importance of lexical grammar in the translation of differeing contextual registers.
The final aim is to enable students either reach or maintian a productive linguistic competence level of C1 according to the Common European Framework Guidelines.

Note: the full list of bibliographical references has not yet been completed.

Program

- deep reading of texts: going beyond the sentence
- the study of lexical grammar: collocation, colligation and semantic prosody
- a focus on aspects of both content and dicourse analysis
- The analysis of different text types, registers and genres
- the study of metaphor both in spoken and written English
- The study of theoretical aspects of translation: translation strategies
- The study of practical aspects of translation (corpora and machine translation.

Reference texts
Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
David Bellos Is That a Fish in Your Ear? Penguin Books 2011 978-0-141-96962-6 This book is recommended for further reading
Christopher Taylor Language to Language Cambridge University Press 1998 0-521-59723-4

Examination Methods

The final exam will be a written test based on topics dealt with in class. The test consists of 8 questions of three types:
open or multiple choice questions about the topics covered in class and practical questions where students are asked to translate.

The final mark of this exam is made up of the mark awarded for the written exam together with the Complete C1 test taken at the CLA. The latter to be conversted according to the CLA tables. Students with language certificate from external organisations must obtain a certificate in advance from the CLA which attests validity before they take the exam.

Prerequisites: English Language 2; English Literature and Culture 2; Complete C1 (computer test, written and oral tests)

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