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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Annuale (Lingue e letterature straniere) | Sep 25, 2023 | May 25, 2024 |
I semestre (Lingue e letterature straniere) | Sep 25, 2023 | Dec 22, 2023 |
II semestre (Lingue e letterature straniere) | Feb 19, 2024 | May 25, 2024 |
Session | From | To |
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ESAMI LINGUE - sessione invernale | Jan 8, 2024 | Feb 10, 2024 |
ESAMI LINGUE - sessione estiva | May 27, 2024 | Jul 20, 2024 |
ESAMI LINGUE - sessione autunnale | Aug 26, 2024 | Sep 21, 2024 |
Session | From | To |
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LAUREE LINGUE - sessione autunnale (a.a. 2022-2023) | Nov 6, 2023 | Nov 11, 2023 |
LAUREE LINGUE - sessione straordinaria (a.a. 2022-2023) | Apr 2, 2024 | Apr 8, 2024 |
LAUREE LINGUE - sessione estiva (a.a. 2023-2024) | Jul 8, 2024 | Jul 13, 2024 |
Period | From | To |
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Festa di Ognissanti | Nov 1, 2023 | Nov 1, 2023 |
Festa dell'Immacolata | Dec 8, 2023 | Dec 8, 2023 |
LINGUE - Vacanze di Natale | Dec 23, 2023 | Jan 7, 2024 |
Vacanze di Pasqua | Mar 30, 2024 | Apr 1, 2024 |
Festa della Liberazione | Apr 25, 2024 | Apr 25, 2024 |
Festa del Lavoro | May 1, 2024 | May 1, 2024 |
Festa del Santo Patrono | May 21, 2024 | May 21, 2024 |
Festa della Repubblica | Jun 2, 2024 | Jun 2, 2024 |
Vacanze estive | Aug 12, 2024 | Aug 17, 2024 |
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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German literature and culture 1
German literature and culture 1
2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2024/2025
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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Anglophone literatures and cultures
English literature and culture 2
French literature and culture 2
German literature and culture 2
Spanish literature and culture 2
Anglophone literatures and cultures
English literature and culture 2
French literature and culture 2
German literature and culture 2
Spanish literature and culture 2
Geography of communication and international trade
Italian literature and culture
Modern and Contemporary Economic History
Theory and Techniques of communication
3° Year It will be activated in the A.Y. 2025/2026
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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German literature and culture 1
German literature and culture 1
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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Anglophone literatures and cultures
English literature and culture 2
French literature and culture 2
German literature and culture 2
Spanish literature and culture 2
Anglophone literatures and cultures
English literature and culture 2
French literature and culture 2
German literature and culture 2
Spanish literature and culture 2
Geography of communication and international trade
Italian literature and culture
Modern and Contemporary Economic History
Theory and Techniques of communication
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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.
Spanish American language, literature and culture (2024/2025)
Teaching code
4S002909
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
9
Language
Spanish
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
L-LIN/06 - LATIN AMERICAN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES
Period
I semestre (Area Lingue e letterature straniere) dal Sep 23, 2024 al Dec 21, 2024.
Courses Single
Authorized
Learning objectives
The main educational objective of the course within the Bachelor’s Degree in Languages and Cultures for Tourism and International Commerce is the acquisition by the student of an appropriate knowledge of the Spanish-American cultures, with particular attention to the literary, historical and geographic-anthropological dimensions. The expected learning outcomes are as follows: - Knowledge and understanding: solid preparation on the culture of geographical areas and periods in program, as well as on historical and anthropological fields; - “Applied” knowledge and understanding: the student will acquire the methodologies required to understand, in an historical and comparative perspective, complex texts of a certain length and implicit meanings; - Autonomy of judgment: the student must know how to collect and interpret cultural, historical, geographical and anthropological data useful to orally argue and write relevant texts in the chosen address; - Communication skills: at the end of the course the student must have acquired the ability to express and argue about the teaching contents both in written and oral form in Spanish; - Learning skills: students must have developed sufficient self-learning skills to take a conscious approach to the world of work or to the continuation of their studies.
Prerequisites and basic notions
To take the exam, it is necessary to have previously passed the exams of Spanish Language 1 and Spanish Literature 1.
Program
Part 1
Program
• The literature of discovery and conquest
• The literature of the colonial era
• The literature of the nineteenth century: Romanticism and Neoclassicism
• Modernism
• Models and trends of twentieth-century narrative
Part 2
• Indigenous cultures: from the pre-Columbian era to modernity
• Indigenism in Hispanic-American literatures: history and protagonists
• The poetic indigenism, from Romanticism to Modernism: José María Heredía y Heredía e Rubén Darío
• The Indianism of Ventura García Calderón
• The Indigenism of Enrique López Albújar
• The Neo-indigenism of José María Arguedas
• Indigenous Cultures and Magic Realism in Miguel Ángel Asturias
• Modernity and exclusion: Mario Vargas Llosa's gaze on the indigenous question
PROGRAM FOR NON-ATTENDERS
The program for non-attending students remains unchanged compared to that for attending students.
Bibliography
Didactic methods
Frontal lesson. Upon request of students, supplementary and remedial teaching materials will be made available.
Learning assessment procedures
Part 1: written exam (duration: 30 minutes). Passing the written exam is mandatory to sit the oral exam on the second part. Part 2: oral exam in Spanish
Evaluation criteria
Excellent: demonstration of an organic knowledge of the topics addressed during the course and adequate use of critical methodologies and specific language Fair: essentially mnemonic knowledge of the topics, ability to apply critical tools and specific language not optimal Sufficient: approximate knowledge and poor ability of critical analysis, together with an inaccurate expression Insufficient: incomplete knowledge of the topics of the course, inappropriate language, lack of preparation on the bibliographic materials proposed
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
COMPOSITION OF THE FINAL GRADE
The final grade is given by the average of the scores of the written and oral tests, according to the following proportions:
Written test: 1/3 of the final mark
Oral exam: 2/3 of the final mark
Exam language
Spagnolo
Type D and Type F activities
Soft skills
Find out more about the Soft Skills courses for Univr students provided by the University's Teaching and Learning Centre: https://talc.univr.it/it/competenze-trasversali
Contamination Lab
The Contamination Lab Verona (CLab Verona) is an experiential course with modules on innovation and enterprise culture that offers the opportunity to work in teams with students from all areas to solve challenges set by companies and organisations. Upon completion of a CLab, students will be entitled to receive 6 CFU D (type credit).
Find out more: https://www.univr.it/clabverona
PLEASE NOTE: In order to be admitted to any teaching activities, including those of your choice, you must be enrolled in the academic year in which the activities in question are offered. Students who are about to graduate in the March-April sessions are therefore advised NOT to undertake extracurricular activities in the new academic year in which they are not enrolled, as these graduation sessions are valid for students enrolled in the previous academic year. Therefore, students who undertake an activity in an academic year in which they are not enrolled will not be granted CFU credits.
To discover all the teaching activities accredited by the foreign teaching college click here
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.
Student login and resources
Student Career Management
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
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