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 |
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I semestre (Lingue e letterature straniere) | Sep 30, 2019 | Jan 11, 2020 |
II semestre (Lingue e letterature straniere) | Feb 17, 2020 | May 30, 2020 |
Session | From | To |
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ESAMI LINGUE - sessione invernale | Jan 13, 2020 | Feb 15, 2020 |
ESAMI LINGUE - sessione estiva | Jun 3, 2020 | Jul 25, 2020 |
ESAMI LINGUE - sessione autunnale | Aug 24, 2020 | Sep 19, 2020 |
Session | From | To |
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LAUREE LINGUE - sessione autunnale (a.a. 2018/19) | Nov 4, 2019 | Nov 9, 2019 |
LAUREE LINGUE - sessione straordinaria (a.a. 2018/19) | Mar 30, 2020 | Apr 4, 2020 |
LAUREE LINGUE - sessione estiva (a.a. 2019/20) | Jul 6, 2020 | Jul 11, 2020 |
LAUREE LINGUE - sessione autunnale (a.a. 2019/20) | Nov 2, 2020 | Nov 7, 2020 |
LAUREE LINGUE - sessione straordinaria (a.a. 2019/20) | Apr 7, 2021 | Apr 13, 2021 |
Period | From | To |
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Festa Ognissanti (Lingue) | Nov 1, 2019 | Nov 1, 2019 |
Sospensione delle lezioni | Nov 2, 2019 | Nov 2, 2019 |
Vacanze di Natale (Lingue) | Dec 23, 2019 | Jan 6, 2020 |
Vacanze di Pasqua (Lingue) | Apr 10, 2020 | Apr 14, 2020 |
Festa della Liberazione (Lingue) | Apr 25, 2020 | Apr 25, 2020 |
Festa del Lavoro (Lingue) | May 1, 2020 | May 1, 2020 |
Sospensione delle lezioni | May 2, 2020 | May 2, 2020 |
Festa del Santo Patrono (Lingue) | May 21, 2020 | May 21, 2020 |
Sospensione delle lezioni | May 22, 2020 | May 23, 2020 |
Festa della Repubblica (Lingue) | Jun 2, 2020 | Jun 2, 2020 |
Vacanze estive (Lingue) | Aug 10, 2020 | Aug 15, 2020 |
Exam calendar
Exam dates and rounds are managed by the relevant Foreign Languages and Literatures Teaching and Student Services Unit.
To view all the exam sessions available, please use the Exam dashboard on ESSE3.
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Academic staff

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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
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
1 module to be chosen between
2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2020/2021
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
1 module to be chosen between the following
3° Year activated in the A.Y. 2021/2022
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
1 module among the following (philology related to 1st or 2nd foreign language)
1 module to be chosen between the following
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
1 module to be chosen between
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
1 module to be chosen between the following
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
1 module among the following (philology related to 1st or 2nd foreign language)
1 module to be chosen between the following
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.
Anglophone literatures and cultures (2020/2021)
Teaching code
4S002911
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
6
Language
English
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
L-LIN/10 - ENGLISH LITERATURE
Period
I semestre (Lingue e letterature straniere) dal Sep 28, 2020 al Jan 9, 2021.
Learning outcomes
The course is meant to introduce students to postcolonial literature in English by reading and analysing representative critical works and literary texts. Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to: - read postcolonial literary texts closely, with focused attention to language, content, and form, and analyze the relationship between literary texts and the particular historical, social, and cultural contexts that produced them; - demonstrate independent critical thinking in their analysis of literary texts - demonstrate an ability to structure ideas and arguments in a logical, sustained, and persuasive way, and to support them with precise and relevant examples.
Program
Islands and/as Identities in Postcolonial Literature
Besides introducing postcolonial studies and literatures, the course aims to investigate the relation between the island as a liminal and fluid place and the construction and redefinition of the postcolonial identity of its inhabitants. In the colonial imagination the island is often associated to an exotic and savage place appropriated by the West. In the texts that will be analyzed in this module, instead, the island is represented by postcolonial writers as a place in metaphorical relation with the (re)construction of precarious and continually transforming identities, on which the effects of the imperialist past are still reflected.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
A) PRIMARY TEXTS
-Sia Figiel, Where We Once Belonged (1999)
-Andrea Levy, Small Island (2004)
-Jamaica Kincaid, A Small Place (1988)
B) REFERENCES
-J. McLeod, Beginning Postcolonialism (Manchester University Press, 2000), Ch. 1-2-7
-R. Edmond and V. Smith (eds.), Islands in History and Representation (Routledge, 2003): Introduction, pp. 1-18.
-C. Duboin, Contested Identities: Migration Stories and Liminal Selves in Adrea Levy's 'Small Island', Obsidian Literature in the African Diaspora, Vol. 12, No. 1 (2011), pp.14-33.
-Bruce Woodcock, Small Island, Crossing Cultures, Wasafiri, 23, 2, 2008, pp. 50-55
-April Henderson, The I and the We: Individuality, Collectivity, and Samoan Artistic Responses to Cultural Change, The Contemporary Pacific, 2016, vol. 28, 2, pp. 316-345.
-Corinne McLeod, Constructing a Nation: Jamaica Kincaid’s A Small Place, Small Axe, 12, 1, 2008, pp. 77-92
-Suzanne Gauch, A Small Place: Some Perspectives on the Ordinary, Callaloo, Vol. 25, No. 3 (Summer, 2002), pp. 910-919
PLAESE BE ADVISED:
-Lectures will be held in English
-The programme is valid until February 2023
Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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Jamaica Kincaid | A Small Place (Edizione 1) | 1981 | |||
S. Gauch | A Small Place: some perspectives on the ordinary (Edizione 1) | 2002 | |||
John McLeod | Beginning Postcolonialism (Edizione 1) | 2000 | |||
C. McLeod | Constructing a Nation: J. Kincaid's A Small Place (Edizione 1) | 2008 | |||
Duboin, C. | "Contested Identities: Migrant Stories and Liminal Selves in Andrea Levy's Small Island" in "Obsidian Literature in the African Diaspora", Vol. 12, No. 1: 14-33 | 2011 | |||
R. Edmond and V. Smith | Islands in History and Representation | routledge | 2003 | ||
Levy, Andrea | Small Island | 2004 | |||
Bruce Woodcock | Small Island, Crossing Cultures | 2008 | |||
A. Henderson | “The I and the We: Individuality, Collectivity, and Samoan Artistic Responses to Cultural Change”, The Contemporary Pacific, 2016, vol. 28, 2, pp. 316-345 | 2016 | |||
Sia Figiel | Where We Once Belonged | 1999 |
Examination Methods
EXAM METHOD
Oral exam in English at the end of the course. The exam will assess:
- the knowledge of primary and secondary texts
- the ability to articulate effectively the information and critical assessments concerning texts and topics discussed in class
-The use of an appropriate vocabulary
PLEASE BE ADVISED:
-Students will have to bring their own primary texts at the exam.
-The programme will be valid for two academic years (i.e. until February 2023)
-Students are admitted to the exam ONLY after passing English Language 1 and English Literature 1.
Type D and Type F activities
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Attendance and location
Attendance is not mandatory.
More detailed information on attendance requirements, please refer to the “Regolamento del corso di studio”, available under the “Regolamenti” section in “Il Corso”. While the Student Handbook does not require mandatory attendance, it is recommended to confirm specific attendance policies with your professors for each course, lab, or practical training.
Part time enrolment is an option. For more information, visit the Possibilità di iscrizione Part time.
Classrooms and exam locations are:
Classes and exams are held at the following locations:
- Polo Zanotto (close to the Foreign Languages and Literatures building)>
- Polo Santa Marta
Student Career Management
Tutor for Final Paper
Accredited Activities for CFUs D and F
Detailed Academic Calendar
Curricular Language Change
Computer Skills
Language Skills (first and second language)
Language skills in the Bachelor’s programme (third language CFU F)
https://www.univr.it/en/our-services/-/servizi/student-career-management-foreign-languages-and-literatures/language-skills-in-the-bachelors-programme-third-language-cfu-f-foreign-languages-and-literatures
Preparation of the study plan
Catalan Language Literacy - Academic Year 2024-25
Portuguese language course
Erasmus+ and other study abroad experiences
Linguistic training CLA
Course Orientation and Open day
Graduation
Threshold knowledge and Integrative Learning Requirements
Stage e tirocini
Le attività di stage sono finalizzate a far acquisire allo studente una conoscenza diretta in settori di particolare interesse per l’inserimento nel mondo del lavoro e per l’acquisizione di abilità professionali specifiche.
Le attività di stage sono svolte sotto la diretta responsabilità di un singolo docente presso studi professionali, enti della pubblica amministrazione, aziende accreditate dall’Ateneo veronese.
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