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 (Area Lingue e letterature straniere) | Sep 23, 2024 | Dec 21, 2024 |
Annuale (Area Lingue e letterature straniere) | Sep 23, 2024 | May 24, 2025 |
II semestre (Area Lingue e letterature straniere) | Feb 17, 2025 | May 24, 2025 |
Session | From | To |
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ESAMI LINGUE - sessione invernale | Jan 7, 2025 | Feb 15, 2025 |
ESAMI LINGUE - sessione estiva | May 26, 2025 | Jul 26, 2025 |
ESAMI LINGUE - sessione autunnale | Aug 25, 2025 | Sep 20, 2025 |
Session | From | To |
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LAUREE LINGUE a.a. 2023-24 - sessione autunnale | Nov 4, 2024 | Nov 9, 2024 |
LAUREE LINGUE a.a. 2023-24 - sessione straordinaria | Mar 31, 2025 | Apr 5, 2025 |
LAUREE LINGUE a.a. 2024-25 - sessione estiva | Jul 7, 2025 | Jul 12, 2025 |
LAUREE LINGUE a.a. 2024-25 - sessione autunnale | Nov 3, 2025 | Nov 8, 2025 |
LAUREE LINGUE a.a. 2024-25 - sessione straordinaria | Mar 27, 2026 | Apr 2, 2026 |
Period | From | To |
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Festa di Ognissanti | Nov 1, 2024 | Nov 1, 2024 |
Festa dell'Immacolata | Dec 8, 2024 | Dec 8, 2024 |
LINGUE - Vacanze di Natale | Dec 23, 2024 | Jan 6, 2025 |
LINGUE - Vacanze di Pasqua | Apr 19, 2025 | Apr 21, 2025 |
Festa della Liberazione | Apr 25, 2025 | Apr 25, 2025 |
Festa del Lavoro | May 1, 2025 | May 1, 2025 |
Festa del Santo Patrono | May 21, 2025 | May 21, 2025 |
Festa della Repubblica | Jun 2, 2025 | Jun 2, 2025 |
Vacanze estive | Aug 11, 2025 | Aug 16, 2025 |
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.
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.
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 enrollment year.
1° Year
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st foreign literature and culture
German literature and culture 1
2nd foreign literature and culture
German literature and culture 1
2° Year It will be activated in the A.Y. 2025/2026
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st foreign literature and culture or a related course
2ndt foreign literature and culture or a related course
3° Year It will be activated in the A.Y. 2026/2027
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st foreign literature and culture
German literature and culture 1
2nd foreign literature and culture
German literature and culture 1
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st foreign literature and culture or a related course
2ndt foreign literature and culture or a related course
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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1st foreign language
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.
Type D and Type F activities
Type D and Type F Credits (CFUs D and F)
As part of the academic plans for each degree program, students must earn a specified number of credits from the Type D and F (CFUs D and F) categories.
CFUs D (student's choice activities)
CFUs D can be earned through various activities, including:
- Elective courses: non-mandatory courses within your plan of study, subject to the approval of the Chair of the Teaching Committee the course cannot be selected independently.
- Accredited activities: activities accredited by the Teaching Committee
- Language Proficiency: acquiring proficiency in languages different from or additional to the required ones.
- Internships or apprenticeships: practical work experience in relevant fields
- TALCs (Transversal Skills): skills gained through specific university programs.
The total number of CFUs D is calculated over the entire degree period (two or three years) and is not tied to a single academic year.
Transversal skills
Explore the learning pathways promoted by the University's Teaching and Learning Center for currently enrolled students that aim to develop transversal skills
Please note: TALC courses are only recognized as CFUs D.
Contamination Lab
The Contamination Lab Verona (CLab Verona) is an experiential learning program focused on innovation and business culture. It offers students the opportunity to collaborate in teams across different programmes and disciplines to solve challenges posed private companies and institutions. Completing this pathway earns students 6 CFUs D. Learn more about the CLab challenges here.
Important Notes:
- To be eligible for any credit-bearing learning activities, including electives, students must be enrolled in the academic year during which the activities are offered.
- GRADUATING SENIORS: Students who plan to graduate in the November or March/April sessions are advised NOT to undertake extracurricular activities in a new academic year (in which they are not enrolled), as these graduation sessions correspond to the previous academic year. Activities completed during an academic year in which students is not enrolled will not be credited with CFUs.
CFUs F (other training activities)
CFUs F typically relate to skills in computing and languages, internships and apprenticeships, and other educational activities accredited by the Teaching Committee.
The degree program in Languages and Cultures for Tourism and International Commerce recognizes the following:
- 3 CFUs for a third language (B1 level)
- 3 CFUs for computer skills
- 6 CFUs for a mandatory internship.
Computer skills can be acquired by:
- Passing the test in the University's computer labs.
- Attending and passing the final exams for courses offered by schools and centres accredited by AICA (Italian Association for Computer Science and Automatic Computing) or courses recognized by the Province and Region. Applications for the recognition of previously acquired computer skills are reviewed by the Commission for the Recognition of Computer Skills.
Internship are designed to provide students with direct, practical knowledge and experience relevant to their field of study, helping them acquire specific professional skills.
To discover all the teaching activities accredited by the foreign teaching college click here
French Language 1 (2024/2025)
Teaching code
4S02550
Academic staff
Coordinator
Credits
9
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
L-LIN/04 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION – FRENCH
Period
I semestre (Area Lingue e letterature straniere) dal Sep 23, 2024 al Dec 21, 2024.
Courses Single
Authorized
Learning objectives
By the end of the course, students will be able to: * show a good grasp of phonetics and phonology; * describe the French phonetic system and its peculiarities; * identify and comment on salient aspects of oral French, based on concrete utterances; * carry out an accurate phonetic transcription (A.P.I.) of words and short sentences from standard French; * show that they have reached linguistic skills in French corresponding to B1 level of CEFR.
Prerequisites and basic notions
"Saperi minimi” (“minimum knowledge”): French level A2.
Before taking the exam, it is mandatory to have a B1 (computerized test, written test and oral test) level in French.
As stated in the "Regulatory Vademecum for Students in the Area of Foreign Languages and Literatures," the validity of B1 language certification earned on or after Oct. 1, 2024, is two years from the date of achievement.
Program
Introduction to French phonetics and phonology.
The following topics will be dealt with:
• Oral and written codes in contemporary French
• The notions of phones and phonemes
• The International Phonetic Alphabet (I.P.A.)
• The organs of phonation
• Articulatory features of French vowels and consonants
• French/Italian phonetic systems: a contrastive approach
• The main phonetic laws: accentuation, syllabification, syllabic division and structure, complementary distribution
• Orthoepic issues: e caduc and liaison
• Phonetic transcription of words and short sentences from French
• Some phonological notions: oppositive values and distinctive features
• Co-articulation issues: physiological and psychological aspects
• Prosodic issues: accentuation, pauses and rhythm in utterances
• Intonation: syntactical and discursive aspects
• Variation in oral French: individual (idiolects), diatopical (regiolects) and diastratical (sociolects) aspects
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Introduction à la phonétique et à la phonologie du français.
Seront abordés les thèmes suivants
• Code oral et code écrit dans le français contemporain
• Les notions de phone et de phonème
• L’Alphabet Phonétique International (A.P.I.)
• Les organes de la phonation
• Les traits articulatoires des voyelles et des consonnes en français
• Les principales lois phonétiques: accentuation, syllabation, division et structure syllabique, distribution complémentaire
• Problèmes d’orthoépie : l’e caduc et la liaison
• Transcription phonétique de mots et de courtes phrases du français
• Notions de phonologie : valeurs oppositives et traits distinctifs
• Phénomènes de coarticulation : aspects physiologiques et psychologiques
• Phénomènes prosodiques: l’accentuation, les pauses et le rythme dans les énoncés
• L’intonation : aspects syntaxiques et discursifs
• La variation en français oral : aspects individuels (idiolectes), diatopiques (régiolectes) et diastratiques (sociolectes).
Bibliography
Didactic methods
The course will be given in Italian.
The course will include complementary activities (partly on Zoom): 12 hours of class work and 24 hours of tutorial. The class work will largely consist of exercises in phonetic transcription. The hours of tutorials will be devoted to responding to students’ questions on the syllabus to be prepared for the examination.
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Le cours sera dispensé en langue italienne.
Le cours intégrera des activités complémentaires (en partie sur Zoom); celles-ci comprendront 12 heures en salle de cours et 24 heures de tutorat. Les heures en salle de cours seront consacrées essentiellement à des exercices de transcription phonétique. Les heures de tutorat sont à la disposition des étudiants pour des éclaircissements sur des points spécifiques du programme de l’examen. Le calendrier sera publié sur Moodle et sur la page web du professeur.
Learning assessment procedures
The exam will be in written form and it will be marked out of 30.
The exam will be the same for all the students, whether they followed the course or not. In all cases, attendance at all classes and complementary activities is strongly recommended, in particular to acquire skills in phonetic transcription.
Language skills: French B1.
Language skills will be validated with a certificate delivered by CLA (Centro Linguistico d'Ateneo) or by an organization authorized by MUR.
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L’épreuve d’examen sera écrite et sera notée sur trente.
L’épreuve sera la même pour ceux qui suivent et ceux qui ne suivent pas le cours. Toutefois, la présence en cours et aux activités « complémentaires » est fortement conseillée, surtout pour ce qui concerne la partie de transcription phonétique.
Niveau de compétence requis : français B1.
Le niveau de compétence sera validé sur la base des attestations du CLA (Centro Linguistico di Ateneo) ou d'une organisation reconnue par le Ministère italien de l’Université et la Recherche (MUR).
Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given here:
https://www.univr.it/en/our-services/-/servizi/inclusion-and-accessibility-support-for-students-with-disabilities-and-specific-learning-disorder-sld-learning-disabilities/taking-exams-under-special-conditions-
Evaluation criteria
The test aims at ascertaining that the notions discussed during the course have been acquired. The exam will be divided into a theoretical-applied part (with multiple-choice questions, all in Italian) and a phonetic transcription part (A.P.I.) of short sentences from French.
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L’épreuve vise à vérifier l’acquisition des notions présentées pendant le cours ; elle se compose d’une partie théorique/applicative (avec des questions à choix multiple, toutes en langue italienne) et une partie de transcription phonétique (A.P.I.) de courtes phrases du français.
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
The mark is made up for one third of the score of the phonetic transcription and for two thirds of the score related to the multiple choice questions.
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La note se compose pour un tiers du score de la transcription phonétique et pour deux tiers de celui des questions à choix multiple.
Exam language
italiano
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: only in this way will you be able to receive notification of all the notices from your teachers and your secretariat via email and also via the Univr app.
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
Student login and resources
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
Internships and apprenticeships
Internships and apprenticeships
A mandatory internship period (6 CFUs) within business organizations is included in the study plan for the Bachelor’s degree in Languages and Cultures for Tourism and International Commerce (L12).
The internship is designed to provide students with practical experience in areas relevant to their future professional careers and to help them acquire specific professional skills.
Internship activities are conducted under the direct supervision of an individual lecturer and take place at professional firms, public administration offices, and companies accredited by the University of Verona.
Credits earned through internship activities will be awarded in accordance with the detailed provisions of the current “Regolamento d’Ateneo per il riconoscimento dei crediti maturati negli stage universitari” (University Regulations for the Recognition of Credits Accrued in University Internships).
- Information for prospective students about internships can be found at Stage e tirocini.
- Information for enrolled students is available on MyUnivr - come fare per - stage e tirocini.
- Information for companies regarding internships can be found at Stage e tirocini per azienze.
For more details, please visit the following link https://www.univr.it/it/i-nostri-servizi/gestione-carriere-studenti-lingue-e-letterature-straniere/stage-e-tirocini-lingue-e-letterature-straniere