Studying at the University of Verona
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Study Plan
This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:
Laurea in Lingue e culture per il turismo e il commercio internazionale - Enrollment from 2025/2026The 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 and culture
German literature and culture 1
2nd foreign literature and culture
German literature and culture 1
2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2017/2018
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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Italian literature and culture
Geography of communication and international trade
Modern and Contemporary Economic History
Theory and Techniques of communication
1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
First language foreign literature and culture or a related course
English literature and culture 2
German literature and culture 2
Spanish literature and culture 2
Second language foreign literature and culture or a related course
English literature and culture 2
German literature and culture 2
Spanish literature and culture 2
3° Year activated in the A.Y. 2018/2019
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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Comparative and European Public law
Principles of international marketing
1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
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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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Italian literature and culture
Geography of communication and international trade
Modern and Contemporary Economic History
Theory and Techniques of communication
1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
First language foreign literature and culture or a related course
English literature and culture 2
German literature and culture 2
Spanish literature and culture 2
Second language foreign literature and culture or a related course
English literature and culture 2
German literature and culture 2
Spanish literature and culture 2
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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Comparative and European Public law
Principles of international marketing
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.
English language 2 [CInt] (2017/2018)
Teaching code
4S002919
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
9
Language
English
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
L-LIN/12 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - ENGLISH
Period
Semester 2 dal Feb 26, 2018 al Jun 9, 2018.
Learning outcomes
The course aims at introducing and consolidate the metalinguistic knowledge of lexical semantics, textual cohesion, discourse coherence, collocations and their semantic/pragmatic context, and English syntax. On completion of this course, students will have developed a solid understanding of lexical relationships of meaning and how they create cohesion in English texts; they will also be able to identify syntactic constituency and the relation between syntactic form and function.
Program
Prerequisites:
English Language 1;
English C1 Computer-based test;
English Literature 1.
Syllabus:
From the book by J. Lesley "Discovering Language: The structure of Modern English",
chapter 6 and 7 and related exercises
Lexical Semantics/semantica lessicale:
- introduction to lexical meaning
introduzione al significato lessicale
- multiple meaning: homonymy, polysemy,
molteplicità di significati: omonimia e polisemia
- homophony and homography
omofonia e omografia
- sense relations: synonyms, hyponyms, meronyms, antonyms, forms of opposites
relazioni di senso: sinonimi, iponimi, meronimi, antinomi, opposti
- semantic contexts: collocations and their semantic and pragmatic context
contesti semantici: collocazioni nel contesto pragmatico e semantico
Textual Cohesion and discourse coherence/ coesione tesuale e coerenza del discorso:
- lexical cohesion
- grammatical cohesion
From the book by K. Kuiper "English Language",
chapter 7 and 8 and related exercises
Syntax/sintassi:
- Lexical/grammatical word classes and Phrase structures and their visual representation
classi di parole lessicali e grammaticali; la struttura sintagmatica e la sua rappresentazione visiva
- Clauses and Sentences (Simple and Complex): form and function relationships
clausole e frasi (semplici e complesse): relazioni tra forma e funzione
- Coordinated structures and functions
strutture e funzioni coordinate
Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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Kuiper, Koenraad and W. Scott, Allan | An Introduction to English Language: Word, Sound and Sentence | Palgrave Macmillan | 2014 | 9780230208018 | Chapters: 7 and 8 and related exercises |
Jeffries, Lesley | Discovering Language. The Structure of Modern English | Palgrave | 2006 | Chapters 6 and 7 and related exercises | |
Salkie, Raphael | Text and Discourse Analysis | Routledge | 1997 | 0415092787 | Part 1: Lexical Cohesion |
Examination Methods
Prerequisites for the access to the final exam:
English Language 1;
English C1 level;
English Literature 1.
The final exam (June/July 2018, September 2018, February 2019) is a written test with exercises, for a total of 30 points, referred to topics of the syllabus as for example:
sense relations: synonyms, hyponyms, meronyms, antonyms, other forms of opposites;
homonymy, polysemy, homographs, homophones
collocations and their context;
cohesion and discourse coherence: repetition, anaphora, cataphora, references, substitution, ellipsis, conjunctions, Lexical/grammatical word classes;
phrase and clauses structures:
head, constituents and their visual representation;
sentences (Simple and Complex)
form and function relationships.