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
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
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 activated in the A.Y. 2024/2025
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st foreign literature and culture or a related course
Anglophone literatures and cultures
English literature and culture 2
French literature and culture 2
German literature and culture 2
Spanish literature and culture 2
2nd foreign literature and culture or a related course
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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1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
Comparative and European Public law
Principles of international marketing
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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
Anglophone literatures and cultures
English literature and culture 2
French literature and culture 2
German literature and culture 2
Spanish literature and culture 2
2nd foreign literature and culture or a related course
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
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
Comparative and European Public law
Principles of international marketing
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 A-L] (2024/2025)
Teaching code
4S002919
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
9
Also offered in courses:
- English language 2 [CInt M-Z] of the course Bachelor's degree in Languages and Cultures for Tourism and International Commerce
Language
English
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
L-LIN/12 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - ENGLISH
Period
II semestre (Area Lingue e letterature straniere) dal Feb 17, 2025 al May 24, 2025.
Courses Single
Authorized
Learning objectives
The aims of this course are to enable students to develop and consolidate the understanding of the syntactic and lexical-semantic aspects of contemporary English. C1 level (listening comprehension and reading comprehension) is a prerequisite for the course.
Prerequisites and basic notions
Prerequisites - In order to sign up for the exam, students must have passed:
- English C1 computer-based test at the Uni Language Center CLA (minimum score: 60/100, validity one year)*
- English Language 1
- English Literature and Culture 1
*This also applies to ERASMUS students (alternatively, international certificates must be approved by the CLA).
Program
Syntax:
Main definitions, sentence analysis
Words, Word Classes and Phrases
Clauses and Sentences
Semantics:
Systemic approach and structuralist semantics
Denotative meaning
Lexical fields
Semantic features
Relational semantics and sense relations: hyponymy, meronymy, synonymy, oppositeness, antinomy, multiple opposites, gradable/non gradable, subclasses
Lexical ambiguity, polysemy,
homonymy, homophony, homography
Semantic context: collocation (neo-structuralism),
connotation, figurative senses
Cognitive semantics: prototypicality
The present list will be constantly updated.
Materials used during the lessons (slides) will be made available on the Moodle Platform.
The contents of the exam are the same for attending and non-attending students.
Students who are not able to attend lessons are invited to contact the instructor to obtain the password to access the Moodle area.
Bibliography
Didactic methods
Frontal instruction
Slides
Exercises
Teaching support:
Guidelines and teaching materials will be uploaded on the Moodle platform.
For non-attending students it is important to study the content of the syllabus on the books listed in the bibliography including dedicated to exercises (with solutions).
Learning assessment procedures
Written exam (60 minutes):
The final exam is a written test with open and closed questions on the topics discussed during the course.
Evaluation criteria
The written test includes multiple choice questions and open-ended questions focusing on the topics covered during the course. Multiple choice questions are designed to assess students’ theoretical knowledge; open-ended questions evaluate students’ ability to apply their knowledge to text analysis.
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
The final grade of the exam is the average of the grade of the written exam and the grade obtained in the CLA computer-based test. The grade from the computer-based test is converted into /30 according to the CLA conversion table. Students who have obtained external language certificates must obtain an equivalence certificate from the CLA before the date of the exam.
Exam language
English