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
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Laurea in Lingue e culture per il turismo e il commercio internazionale - Immatricolazione dal 2025/2026.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 and culture
German literature and culture 1
2nd foreign literature and culture
German literature and culture 1
2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2018/2019
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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
Geography of communication and international trade
Italian literature and culture
Modern and Contemporary Economic History
Theory and Techniques of communication
3° Year activated in the A.Y. 2019/2020
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
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
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 linguistics for tourism and commerce (2019/2020)
Teaching code
4S002934
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
9
Language
English
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
L-LIN/12 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - ENGLISH
Period
II semestre (Lingue e letterature straniere) dal Feb 17, 2020 al May 30, 2020.
Learning outcomes
The course aims to develop and consolidate the understanding of rhetorical, pragmatic and multimodal aspects of texts in contemporary English, with special focus on the varieties of tourism and commerce. At the end of the course the students should be able to demonstrate a competent use of the tools for analysis of texts pertaining to the genres of business English and English for tourism.
A C1 competence is required for the exam.
Program
- History of English for Specific Purposes
- English for tourism and commerce as ESP
- Deontic and epistemic modality for BE
- Introduction to the concept of multimodality
- Introduction to the concept of pragmatics
- Implicatures and explicatures
- Gricean Maxims: principles and application (ESP)
- Aspects of Relevance Theory
-Introduction to speech acts theory
- The historical concept of "politic behavior"
- Linguistic tools for the analysis of corporate social media
- Communicative strategies
Author | Title | Publishing house | Year | ISBN | Notes |
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Griffiths, Patrick | An Introduction to English Semantics and Pragmatics | Edinburgh University Press | 2006 | ||
Watts, Richard J. | Politeness | Cambridge University Press | 2003 | chapter 1, chapter 2, chapter 5, chapter 6 | |
Huang, Yan | Pragmatics | Oxford University Press | 2007 | 978-0-19-924368-6 | |
van Leeuwen, Theo | The Handbook of Discourse Analysis, II Approaches and Methodologies. Chapter 21 | Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. | 2015 | chapter 21 | |
Paltridge, Brian, Sue Starfield. (eds.) | The Handbook of English for Specific Purposes | Blackwell | 2013 | 9780470655320 | Chapter 1, Chapter 10, Chapter 22, Chapter 27 |
Examination Methods
The exam consists of a test in English (close questions and semi-open questions) about the topics of the syllabus.
C1 competence level certificate is a prerequisite.