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

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

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign language
9
B
L-LIN/12
9
B
L-LIN/04
9
B
L-LIN/14
9
B
L-LIN/07
9
B
L-LIN/21
2nd foreign language
9
B
L-LIN/12
9
B
L-LIN/04
9
B
L-LIN/14
9
B
L-LIN/07
9
B
L-LIN/21
1st foreign literature 1 lm. Forms, genres and critical approaches
6
B
L-LIN/10
6
B
L-LIN/03
6
B
L-LIN/13
6
B
L-LIN/21
6
B
L-LIN/05
2nd foreign literature 1 lm. Forms, genres and critical approaches
6
B
L-LIN/10
6
B
L-LIN/03
6
B
L-LIN/13
6
B
L-LIN/21
6
B
L-LIN/05
9
B
L-FIL-LET/14
6
B
L-FIL-LET/10

2° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2019/2020

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st or 2nd foreign literature 2 lm. Critical methodologies and textual interpretation
6
B
L-LIN/10
6
B
L-LIN/03
6
B
L-LIN/13
6
B
L-LIN/05
6
B
L-LIN/21
1st foreign literature disciplinary area
6
C
L-LIN/11
6
C
L-LIN/03
6
C
L-LIN/13
6
C
L-LIN/10
6
C
L-LIN/21
6
C
L-LIN/06
2nd foreign literature disciplinary area or textual and comparative studies
6
C
L-LIN/11
6
C
L-LIN/03
6
C
L-LIN/13
6
C
L-LIN/10
6
C
L-LIN/21
6
C
L-LIN/06
6
C
L-FIL-LET/14
A philology to be chosen among the following (philology must be related to one of the chosen languages)
6
B
L-FIL-LET/15
6
B
L-FIL-LET/09
6
B
L-LIN/21
History of the 1st or the 2nd foreign language
6
B
L-LIN/12
6
B
L-LIN/04
6
B
L-LIN/14
6
B
L-LIN/07
6
B
L-LIN/21
Dissertation
21
E
-
activated in the A.Y. 2019/2020
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st or 2nd foreign literature 2 lm. Critical methodologies and textual interpretation
6
B
L-LIN/10
6
B
L-LIN/03
6
B
L-LIN/13
6
B
L-LIN/05
6
B
L-LIN/21
1st foreign literature disciplinary area
6
C
L-LIN/11
6
C
L-LIN/03
6
C
L-LIN/13
6
C
L-LIN/10
6
C
L-LIN/21
6
C
L-LIN/06
2nd foreign literature disciplinary area or textual and comparative studies
6
C
L-LIN/11
6
C
L-LIN/03
6
C
L-LIN/13
6
C
L-LIN/10
6
C
L-LIN/21
6
C
L-LIN/06
6
C
L-FIL-LET/14
A philology to be chosen among the following (philology must be related to one of the chosen languages)
6
B
L-FIL-LET/15
6
B
L-FIL-LET/09
6
B
L-LIN/21
History of the 1st or the 2nd foreign language
6
B
L-LIN/12
6
B
L-LIN/04
6
B
L-LIN/14
6
B
L-LIN/07
6
B
L-LIN/21
Dissertation
21
E
-
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°
18
D
-
Between the years: 1°- 2°
Other teaching activities
6
F
-

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.

A Basic activities
B Characterizing activities
C Related or complementary activities
D Activities to be chosen by the student
E Final examination
F Other training activities
S Placements in companies, public or private institutions and professional associations

Varieties of Spanish  (2018/2019)

Teaching code

4S006114

Academic staff

Francesca Dalle Pezze, Esteban Tomas Montoro Del Arco

Coordinator

Francesca Dalle Pezze

Credits

9

Language

Spanish es

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-LIN/07 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - SPANISH

Period

II semestre dal Feb 18, 2019 al Jun 1, 2019.

Lessons timetable MoodleMoodle Seminars 0

Learning outcomes

On completion of this course, students:
* should know contents of Spanish linguistics, in particular variational, in a synchronic and diachronic perspective;
* should be able to recognize and apply the treated aspects to the analysis of written texts or oral productions, also in the perspective of an application to the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language.
Furthermore, C2 language level of competence in Spanish (according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) is also required.

Program

Linguistic variation of Spanish and dictionaries
The course aims to train the student in the recognition of the linguistic varieties of current Spanish and in the knowledge of the different systems used by dictionaries to codify the variational characteristics of the language. With this, the student will acquire a wide panoramic of the variation of the Spanish from the dialectal perspectives (diatopic and diastratic variation) and of registry (diaphasic and diatechnic variation); Likewise, it will acquire the necessary skills to use dictionaries as a resource to extract information about the different linguistic varieties of Spanish. Finally, the last sessions of the course will be devoted to the teaching of variation in Spanish as a foreign language.

1. Concepts of linguistic norm and variation: language, dialect and idiolect; diachronic, diatopic, diastratic-diaphasic and diatechnic variation.
2. General aspects of the variation in Spanish.
3. Introduction to lexicographic resources of the dictionary: linguistic variation in dictionaries. The variation marks. The dictionaries of variants of Spanish.
5. Didactics of the variation in the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language.

Reference texts
Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
Cecilio Garriga Escribano «La microestructura del diccionario: las informaciones lexicográficas», Apartado 6. "Marcas". En Medina Guerra, Antonia (coord.), Lexicografía española, Barcelona, Ariel, pp. 115-119. 2003
Francisco Moreno Fernández Las variedades de la lengua española y su enseñanza Arco/Libros 2010
César Hernández Alonso «¿Qué norma enseñar?», en Instituto Cervantes (ed.), II Congreso Internacional de la Lengua Española: El español en la sociedad de la información. Sección II: Unidad y Diversidad del Español (Valladolid, 16-19 de octubre de 2001) 2001 http://cvc.cervantes.es/obref/congresos/valladolid/ponencias/unidad_diversidad_del_espanol/1_la_norma_hispanica/hernandez_c.htm

Examination Methods

Assessment will consist of a written exam and it is s aimed at ascertaining the breadth and depth of the knowledge gained on the topics in the program, as well as the property of language, the terminological precision and the ability to connect the acquired knowledge in a systemic way.
The exam will focus on the program carried out during the lessons, on the didactic materials and on the bibliography of the course. The program, the bibliography and the examination procedures are the same for all students, including non-attending students.

LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE REQUIRED:
Level 5 (ALTE), C2 (Council of Europe).
Assessment of linguistic competence will be on the grounds of certificates issued by the CLA (the University Linguistic Centre) or by other accredited institutions (see “Students’ Manual”). Linguistic competence is propaedeutic.

Erasmus students are asked to contact the teacher.

In relation to the situation deriving from the Coronavirus emergency, the examination procedure indicated above is changed for the 2020 summer and fall sessions, in accordance with the indications of the University, in an oral interview via ZOOM on the topics and the bibliography of the teaching.

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