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.

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 2025/2026

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.

CURRICULUM TIPO:

1° Year 

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2° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2023/2024

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3rd foreign language B1 level
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Teaching code

4S002912

Credits

3

Language

English en

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-LIN/11 - ANGLO-AMERICAN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES

Period

II semestre (Lingue e letterature straniere) dal Feb 19, 2024 al May 25, 2024.

Courses Single

Authorized

To show the organization of the course that includes this module, follow this link:  Course organization

Program

PART 1
A) TESTI (common to attending and non-attending students)
• - E. WHARTON, The Age of Innocence (1920)
• W. FAULKNER, As I Lay Dying (1930)
Filmic texts
• The Age Of Innocence (Martin Scorsese 1993)
• As I Lay Dying (James Franco 2013)
Short Stories
• H.MELVILLE “Bartleby the Scrivener” (1853) pp. 1-30
• H.D. THOREAU “Civil Disobedience” (1849) pp. 1-25
• E.A POE “The Fall of the House of Usher” (1839) pp. 1-22
B) TESTI CRITICI
• B. MELODIA FESTA, “Emotional Violence from the Page to the Screen: Moral Abuse and Psychological Manipulation in The Age of Innocence from Edith Wharton to Martin Scorsese” Literatura 64.4 (2022): pp. 58-72.
• H.B. PETTEY, “Perception and the Destruction of Being in As I Lay Dying”, The Faulkner Journal 19.1 (2003): pp. 27-46.
Additional bibliography compulsory for attending and non-attending students
• L. HUTCHEON. A Theory of Adaptation. Routledge, 2012, ch. 1.
• B. MELODIA FESTA. William Faulkner sul grande schermo: adattamenti, rivisitazioni, trasposizioni. La Bottega Editoriale, 2023, ch. 1 e ch. 5 solo pp.133-148.
• M. MCDOWELL, Edith Wharton. Twayne Publishers: 1985.
Ch. 1 (“Edith Wharton: Woman and Artist”, 19-42) + ch. 7 (“The Age of Innocence”, pp. 92-105)
C) R. GRAY. A Brief History of American Literature. Wiley Blackwell, 2011: capitoli 2-3-4. (Compulsory for attending and non-attending students)

Bibliography

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Didactic methods

Students who attend the course: the course will be held in English through lectures and will also include parts for reflection and discussion on the part of the students upon the topics under consideration. Slides related to the topics of the course and used during the lessons will be uploaded to Moodle and are part of the programme.
Students who do not attend: The programme for non-attending students is detailed in the "Programma section". They can access Moodle and the uploaded slides which are part of the programme.
All students can ask for further references or about the topics of the course during the receiving hours (as indicated on the webpage).
Teaching support:
Information and teaching materials will be uploaded in the Moodle platform, with the date of the lesson they refer to.
A specific tutoring service will be activated, the details of which will be explained in class and on the Moodle platform .
In addition, Prof. Battisti is available during the receiving hours which can also be arranged via ZOOM if necessary.
Lastly, a specific support and tutoring activity for inclusion and accessibility is being organised, particularly with regard to the Language and Literature courses in the French, English, Russian, Spanish and German areas. The activities will take place from November 2022 to June 2023 and will be advertised on the Department page.

Learning assessment procedures

The exam will consist of an oral discussion in English on the course topic and the texts in the program (parts A,B,C).
Students enrolled in the degree course in Languages and Cultures for Tourism and International Business (L-12) are required to take PART I and PART II, whereas students enrolled in the Foreign Languages and Literatures degree course (L-11) must only take PART I in the final examination.

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 oral exam will verify:
1. knowledge of the topics addressed during the course
2. argumentative and critical analysis skills

Exam language

Inglese