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
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1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st foreign literature 1 LM. Forms, genres and critical approaches
2nd foreign literature 1 LM. Forms, genres and critical approaches
2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2021/2022
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1st foreign literature disciplinary area
2nd foreign literature disciplinary area or textual and comparative studies
1st or 2nd foreign literature 2 LM. Critical methodologies and textual interpretation
A philology to be chosen among the following (philology must be related to one of the chosen languages)
History of the 1st or the 2nd foreign language
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st foreign literature 1 LM. Forms, genres and critical approaches
2nd foreign literature 1 LM. Forms, genres and critical approaches
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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1st foreign literature disciplinary area
2nd foreign literature disciplinary area or textual and comparative studies
1st or 2nd foreign literature 2 LM. Critical methodologies and textual interpretation
A philology to be chosen among the following (philology must be related to one of the chosen languages)
History of the 1st or the 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.
History of the German Language (2021/2022)
Teaching code
4S002986
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
6
Also offered in courses:
- German for publishing of the course Master’s degree in Publishing and Journalism
Language
German
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
L-LIN/14 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - GERMAN
Period
II semestre (Lingue e letterature straniere) dal Feb 14, 2022 al May 28, 2022.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to: - illustrate and exemplify important diachronic processes in phonology, morphology and syntax; - explain language change in terms of the effects of general linguistic principles; - demonstrate knowledge with respect to the edition of medieval texts; - analyze simple texts of the main genres in medieval German with respect to their phonological, morphological, syntactic and lexical properties, translate them and interpret them; - illustrate the historicity of all expressions of human culture, by means of the reflection about language change and history of linguistics; - elaborate topics autonomously and present results in oral and/or written form (give a talk; write a paper); - demonstrate good command of important resources in historical linguistics.
Program
The course will be taught in German. Please refer to the German-language course description for the outline of the course contents.
A detailed reference list will be published on the Moodle platform.
Bibliography
Examination Methods
Students who regularly attend classes: oral presentation ("Referat": 40% of final grade), active participation and exercises during classes (10%), oral exam (50% of final grade).
- "Referat": presentation of a work of German medieval literature with respect to form, content and linguistic features;
- oral examination: description and explanation of linguistic features and of language-change processes in all subdisciplines of linguistics, competence in the usage of the digital tools.
Students who do not regularly attend classes: term paper (50%) and oral examination (50% of final grade):
- term paper: presentation of a work of German medieval literature with respect to form, content and linguistic features. Please contact the professor before the end of the classes in order to define the work.
- oral examination: description and explanation of linguistic features and of language-change processes in all subdisciplines of linguistics, competence in the usage of the digital tools.