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.

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.

CURRICULUM TIPO:

1° Year 

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD

2° Year   It will be activated in the A.Y. 2025/2026

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign language
2nd foreign language

3° Year   It will be activated in the A.Y. 2026/2027

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
Stage
6
S
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Final exam
6
E
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ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
It will be activated in the A.Y. 2025/2026
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
It will be activated in the A.Y. 2026/2027
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
Stage
6
S
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Final exam
6
E
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Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°
3rd language B1
3
F
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Teaching code

4S003698

Coordinator

Barbara Bisetto

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-OR/21 - CHINESE AND SOUTH ASIAN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES

Period

I semestre (Area Lingue e letterature straniere) dal Sep 23, 2024 al Dec 21, 2024.

Courses Single

Authorized

Learning objectives

At the end of the course students should possess a thorough knowledge of the most influential authors and of the main works, genres, and trends, as well as of the historical and cultural context of China’s literary history between the mid-Eighteenth Century and the contemporary era. At the end of the course the students will be able to describe autonomously and with enough critical competence the cultural and literary history of modern China.

Prerequisites and basic notions

None

Program

This course provides a survey of Chinese literature from the second half of the XIX century to the contemporary period from the point of view of historical context, themes, genres and texts. The literary-historical outline will pay particular attention to the analysis of some key issues for the understanding of modern and contemporary China, such as the origins of modernity, the relationship between modernity and tradition, the role of the intellectual and the relationship between art, politics and society. The presentation of the historical outline will be accompanied by the reading and analysis of literary and critical sources in translation.

Bibliography

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Didactic methods

Lectures with the support of Power Point presentations. Lessons slides are part of the study materials and will be available for download on the Moodle platform.
Class contents and study materials are the same for students who do not attend classes. Those students are invited to contact the instructor during office hours.
Other teaching materials will be uploaded in the Moodle platform of the course.

Learning assessment procedures

The examination will consist of a written test with multiple-choice questions and open questions.
Questions focus on the content presented during the course, the online materials available on the Moodle platform and the texts listed in the bibliography.
Duration: 120 minutes

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE

Evaluation criteria

The examination aims at determining the acquisition of the historical-literary knowledge required, the analysis of the readings in the syllabus and the ability to argue and analyse critically on the basis of the skills acquired during the course.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

Grades are measured in thirtieths. The exam is passed with a score of 18/30 or higher.

Exam language

Italiano

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