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.
Academic calendar
The academic calendar shows the deadlines and scheduled events that are relevant to students, teaching and technical-administrative staff of the University. Public holidays and University closures are also indicated. The academic year normally begins on 1 October each year and ends on 30 September of the following year.
Course calendar
The Academic Calendar sets out the degree programme lecture and exam timetables, as well as the relevant university closure dates..
| Period | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Sem 1A | Sep 23, 2019 | Oct 31, 2019 |
| Sem 1B | Nov 11, 2019 | Jan 11, 2020 |
| Sem 2A | Feb 17, 2020 | Mar 28, 2020 |
| Sem 2B | Apr 6, 2020 | May 30, 2020 |
| Session | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Sessione d'esame invernale | Jan 13, 2020 | Feb 15, 2020 |
| Sessione d'esame estiva (gli esami sono sospesi durante la sessione di laurea) | Jun 3, 2020 | Jul 25, 2020 |
| Sessione d'esame autunnale | Aug 24, 2020 | Sep 19, 2020 |
| Session | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Sessione di laurea estiva | Jul 6, 2020 | Jul 11, 2020 |
| Sessione di laurea autunnale 19-20 | Nov 2, 2020 | Nov 7, 2020 |
| Period | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Festa di Ognissanti | Nov 1, 2019 | Nov 1, 2019 |
| Sospensione delle lezioni | Nov 2, 2019 | Nov 2, 2019 |
| Festa dell'Immacolata | Dec 8, 2019 | Dec 8, 2019 |
| Vacanze di Natale | Dec 23, 2019 | Jan 6, 2020 |
| Vacanze di Pasqua | Apr 10, 2020 | Apr 14, 2020 |
| Festa della Liberazione | Apr 25, 2020 | Apr 25, 2020 |
| Festa del Lavoro | May 1, 2020 | May 1, 2020 |
| Sospensione delle lezioni | May 2, 2020 | May 2, 2020 |
| Festa del Santo Patrono | May 21, 2020 | May 21, 2020 |
| Festa della Repubblica | Jun 2, 2020 | Jun 2, 2020 |
| Vacanze estive | Aug 10, 2020 | Aug 15, 2020 |
Exam calendar
Exam dates and rounds are managed by the relevant Culture and Civilisation Teaching and Student Services Unit.
To view all the exam sessions available, please use the Exam dashboard on ESSE3.
If you forgot your login details or have problems logging in, please contact the relevant IT HelpDesk, or check the login details recovery web page.
Should you have any doubts or questions, please check the Enrolment FAQs
Academic staff
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 enrolment year.
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1° Year
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2° Year
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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.
Advanced English for Publishing and Journalism (2019/2020)
Teaching code
4S008069
Teacher
Coordinatore
Credits
6
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
L-LIN/12 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - ENGLISH
Language
English
Period
Sem 2A, Sem 2B
Learning outcomes
Advanced English for publishing and journalism (m)
The course aims to provide students with specialist skills and methodologies in English for Journalism, in the wide sense of the term. At the end of the course, students will be competent in the history of newsreporting in English-speaking countries, from its early stages to the present time, touching on "mainstream", "unmediated" and "multimodal journalism" as well. Students will also be able to produce journalistic pieces with special reference to "news reports", "features" and "commentaries", as well as texts aimed at radio journalism.
At the end of the course students will have acquired the necessary tools to maintain a positive attitude towards learning so as to keep themselves regularly updated in the field.
Program
- History of journalism: the basics
- From monomodal to multimodal/multisemiotic journalism
- News reporting
- Features
- Commentaries and editorials
- Subediting
- Broadcast journalism
- Interviewing
- Freelancing
- Loaded language in journalism
- Journalistic jargon
Since this course requires active participation, non-attenders are advised to choose a different course.
Bibliografia
| Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facchinetti, Roberta | Dizionario Giornalistico Italiano-Inglese (Edizione 1) | Giappichelli | 2015 | 9788834858844 | |
| Facchinetti Roberta, Nicholas Brownlees, Birte Bös, Udo Fries | News as Changing Texts: Corpora, Methodologies and Analysis (Edizione 2) | Cambridge Scholars Publishing | 2015 | 978-1-4438-8036-7 |
Examination Methods
Oral exam on the following topics:
- History of journalism: the basics
- From monomodal to multimodal/multisemiotic journalism
- News reporting
- Features
- Commentaries and editorials
- Subediting
- Broadcast journalism
- Interviewing
- Freelancing
- Loaded language in journalism
- Journalistic jargon
NB: Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, and in accordance with the University of Verona guidelines, during the 2020 summer session the assessment modality will be modified as follows: online oral exam.
Type D and Type F activities
| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1° 2° | Lectures "Musiche/Culture/Civiltà" | F |
Vincenzo Borghetti
(Coordinatore)
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| 1° 2° | Worshop for cultral events | F | Not yet assigned |
| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1° 2° | Lectures "Musiche/Culture/Civiltà" | F |
Vincenzo Borghetti
(Coordinatore)
|
| 1° 2° | Worshop for cultral events | F | Not yet assigned |
| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1° 2° | Marchants of Culture. Editorial distribution and promotion | F |
Federica Formiga
(Coordinatore)
|
| 1° 2° | Workshop on digital publishing | F |
Andrea Bongiorni
(Coordinatore)
|
| 1° 2° | Worshop for cultral events | F | Not yet assigned |
| 1° 2° | Workshop on transmedia storytelling | F |
Elena Zilotti
(Coordinatore)
|
| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1° 2° | Workshop on digital publishing | F |
Andrea Bongiorni
(Coordinatore)
|
| 1° 2° | Worshop for cultral events | F | Not yet assigned |
| 1° 2° | Workshop on transmedia storytelling | F |
Elena Zilotti
(Coordinatore)
|
| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1° 2° | Centro di studi politici "Hannah Arendt" - Seminari | F |
Olivia Guaraldo
(Coordinatore)
|
Career prospects
Module/Programme news
News for students
There you will find information, resources and services useful during your time at the University (Student’s exam record, your study plan on ESSE3, Distance Learning courses, university email account, office forms, administrative procedures, etc.). You can log into MyUnivr with your GIA login details.
Student mentoring
Graduation
List of theses and work experience proposals
| theses proposals | Research area |
|---|---|
| TESI su SERIE TV e SOCIAL MEDIA | Applied computing - Arts and humanities |
| Laureandi Editoria e Giornalismo: vademecum | Various topics |
| TESI SU COMUNICAZIONE DELL’AGROALIMENTARE | Various topics |
| TESI su SERIE TV e SOCIAL MEDIA | Various topics |
Linguistic training CLA
Gestione carriere
Further services
I servizi e le attività di orientamento sono pensati per fornire alle future matricole gli strumenti e le informazioni che consentano loro di compiere una scelta consapevole del corso di studi universitario.