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

A.A. 2024/2025 A.A. 2023/2024 A.A. 2022/2023 A.A. 2021/2022 A.A. 2020/2021 A.A. 2019/2020 A.A. 2018/2019 A.A. 2017/2018 A.A. 2016/2017 A.A. 2015/2016 A.A. 2014/2015 A.A. 2013/2014 A.A. 2012/2013 A.A. 2011/2012 A.A. 2010/2011 A.A. 2009/2010 A.A. 2008/2009

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 letterature straniere - 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 

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign language
9
A
L-LIN/12
9
A
L-LIN/04
9
A
L-LIN/14
9
A
L-LIN/21
9
A
L-LIN/07
2nd foreign language
9
A
L-LIN/12
9
A
L-LIN/04
9
A
L-LIN/14
9
A
L-LIN/21
9
A
L-LIN/07
1st foreign literature
9
B
L-LIN/10
9
B
L-LIN/03
9
B
L-LIN/13
9
B
L-LIN/21
9
B
L-LIN/05
2nd foreign literature
9
B
L-LIN/10
9
B
L-LIN/03
9
B
L-LIN/13
9
B
L-LIN/21
9
B
L-LIN/05
6
A
L-FIL-LET/10
One course to be chosen among the following
6
A
M-GGR/01
6
A
M-STO/04
3
F
NN
3rd foreign Language (b1)
3
F
-

2° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2018/2019

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign literature
9
B
L-LIN/10
9
B
L-LIN/03
9
B
L-LIN/13
9
B
L-LIN/21
9
B
L-LIN/05
2nd foreign literature
9
B
L-LIN/10
9
B
L-LIN/03
9
B
L-LIN/13
9
B
L-LIN/21
9
B
L-LIN/05
1st foreign language
9
B
L-LIN/12
9
B
L-LIN/04
9
B
L-LIN/14
9
B
L-LIN/21
9
B
L-LIN/07
2nd foreign language
9
B
L-LIN/12
9
B
L-LIN/04
9
B
L-LIN/14
9
B
L-LIN/21
9
B
L-LIN/07
9
C
L-FIL-LET/14
9
B
L-LIN/01
One course to be chosen among the following
6
C
L-ART/02
6
C
M-FIL/06

3° Year   activated in the A.Y. 2019/2020

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign literature
9
B
L-LIN/10
9
B
L-LIN/03
9
B
L-LIN/13
9
B
L-LIN/21
9
B
L-LIN/05
2nd foreign literature
9
B
L-LIN/10
9
B
L-LIN/03
9
B
L-LIN/13
9
B
L-LIN/21
9
B
L-LIN/05
1st foreign language:
9
B
L-LIN/12
9
B
L-LIN/04
9
B
L-LIN/14
9
B
L-LIN/21
9
B
L-LIN/07
2nd foreign language
9
B
L-LIN/12
9
B
L-LIN/04
9
B
L-LIN/14
9
B
L-LIN/21
9
B
L-LIN/07
One course to be chosen among the following
6
C
M-FIL/04
6
C
L-ART/07
6
C
L-FIL-LET/15
6
C
L-FIL-LET/09
6
C
L-LIN/21
One course to be chosen among the following
6
C
L-ART/06
6
C
L-ART/05
6
E
-
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign language
9
A
L-LIN/12
9
A
L-LIN/04
9
A
L-LIN/14
9
A
L-LIN/21
9
A
L-LIN/07
2nd foreign language
9
A
L-LIN/12
9
A
L-LIN/04
9
A
L-LIN/14
9
A
L-LIN/21
9
A
L-LIN/07
1st foreign literature
9
B
L-LIN/10
9
B
L-LIN/03
9
B
L-LIN/13
9
B
L-LIN/21
9
B
L-LIN/05
2nd foreign literature
9
B
L-LIN/10
9
B
L-LIN/03
9
B
L-LIN/13
9
B
L-LIN/21
9
B
L-LIN/05
6
A
L-FIL-LET/10
One course to be chosen among the following
6
A
M-GGR/01
6
A
M-STO/04
3
F
NN
3rd foreign Language (b1)
3
F
-
activated in the A.Y. 2018/2019
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign literature
9
B
L-LIN/10
9
B
L-LIN/03
9
B
L-LIN/13
9
B
L-LIN/21
9
B
L-LIN/05
2nd foreign literature
9
B
L-LIN/10
9
B
L-LIN/03
9
B
L-LIN/13
9
B
L-LIN/21
9
B
L-LIN/05
1st foreign language
9
B
L-LIN/12
9
B
L-LIN/04
9
B
L-LIN/14
9
B
L-LIN/21
9
B
L-LIN/07
2nd foreign language
9
B
L-LIN/12
9
B
L-LIN/04
9
B
L-LIN/14
9
B
L-LIN/21
9
B
L-LIN/07
9
C
L-FIL-LET/14
9
B
L-LIN/01
One course to be chosen among the following
6
C
L-ART/02
6
C
M-FIL/06
activated in the A.Y. 2019/2020
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1st foreign literature
9
B
L-LIN/10
9
B
L-LIN/03
9
B
L-LIN/13
9
B
L-LIN/21
9
B
L-LIN/05
2nd foreign literature
9
B
L-LIN/10
9
B
L-LIN/03
9
B
L-LIN/13
9
B
L-LIN/21
9
B
L-LIN/05
1st foreign language:
9
B
L-LIN/12
9
B
L-LIN/04
9
B
L-LIN/14
9
B
L-LIN/21
9
B
L-LIN/07
2nd foreign language
9
B
L-LIN/12
9
B
L-LIN/04
9
B
L-LIN/14
9
B
L-LIN/21
9
B
L-LIN/07
One course to be chosen among the following
6
C
M-FIL/04
6
C
L-ART/07
6
C
L-FIL-LET/15
6
C
L-FIL-LET/09
6
C
L-LIN/21
One course to be chosen among the following
6
C
L-ART/06
6
C
L-ART/05
6
E
-
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°
12
D
-

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.

A Basic activities
B Characterizing activities
C Related or complementary activities
D Activities to be chosen by the student
E Final examination
F Other training activities
S Placements in companies, public or private institutions and professional associations

English Language 1  (2017/2018)

Teaching code

4S002896

Teacher

Paola Maria Caleffi

Coordinator

Paola Maria Caleffi

Credits

9

Language

English en

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-LIN/12 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - ENGLISH

Period

Semester 2 dal Feb 26, 2018 al Jun 9, 2018.

Lessons timetable MoodleMoodle Seminars 0

Learning outcomes

The course is a first introduction to the study of English linguistics and aims at helping students develop a higher degree of metalinguistic awareness in relation to two different levels of linguistic analysis, namely the phonetic-phonological level, and the morphological level. By the end of the course students will be able to recognise, produce, describe and classify the sounds of the English language, and will have developed the ability to observe phonetic variation across main varieties. As for the morphological level, by the end of the course students will be able to identify word classes, to describe the way words are structured, and to recognise the most productive formation processes through which words are produced.

Program

PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY
- Definition of phonetics and phonology and their focus of study
- The relationship between spelling and pronunciation: grapheme, phoneme, phone, allophone
- The International Phonetic Alphabet
- The speech organs
- The phonological system of the English language
- Classification of vowel sounds: the vowel trapezoid
- Classification of consonant sounds: voicing, place of articulation, manner of articulation
- The concept of minimal pair
- Phonological transcription vs phonetic transcription
- Connected speech: assimilation, elision, vocing/de-voicing phenomena, weak vs strong forms, linking phenomena.
- The syllable
- Word stress pattern
- Sentence stress: stressed vs unstressed syllable, rhythm
- Main phonetic-phonological differences between GB, GA, and the use of English as a lingua franca (EFL)

MORPHOLOGY
- Definition of morphology and its focus of study
- The morpheme and the concept of allomorgh
- Simple vs complex words
- Word classes and subclasses
- Grammar vs lexical words
- The main word-formation processes:
- inflection
- derivation with affixation
- conversion
- compounding
- truncation
- abbreviation (acronyms and initialisms)
- blending
- The main English suffixes and prefixes

Basic readings

Facchinetti, Roberta (2016) English Phonetics and Morphology. A Reader for First Year University Students (3rd ed.). Verona: Quiedit.

Kuiper, Koenraad and W. Scott Allan (2017) An Introduction to English Language: Word, Sound and Sentence (4th ed.). Houndsmills: Palgrave Macmillan.

Additional readings

Cruttenden, Alan (2014) Gimson's Pronunciation of English. London: Routledge.

Plag, Ingo (2003) Word-Formation in English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

The course consists of 18 classes and combines frontal teaching with class activities and practice in preparation for the final exam. The pdf. docs of the teaching sessions as well as other materials for the final written exam will be made available on the Moodle platform throughout the course.
The course will be held entirely in English.

Reference texts
Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
Kuiper, K. and W. S. Allan An Introduction to English Language: Word, Sound and Sentence (4th edition) (Edizione 4) Palgrave Macmillan 2016
Facchinetti, R. English Phonetics and Morphology. A reader for first year university students (Edizione 3) QuiEdit 2016
Cruttenden, A. Gimson's Pronunciation of English Routledge 2014
Plag, Ingo Word-Formation in English Cambridge University Press 2003

Examination Methods

Pre-requisite: B2 language certificate (Council of Europe). This can be obtained from the Language Centre (CLA) or from a number of certified language institutes (see student guide). For certificates gained at external institutes a certificato di equipollenza issued by the CLA is needed.

Aims: the exam aims at evaluating:
- knowledge and understanding of the topics in the syllabus
- ability to make linguistic analyses at both the phonetic-phonological and morphological levels
- metalinguistic awareness

Contents: students will be examined on the whole range of topics listed in the syllabus.

Assessment: a written exam consisting of 30 items including open questions, multiple choice questions, phonetic/phonological transcriptions, and exercises. The exam format will be illustrated in detail during the course. During the last class students will have the opportunity to perform a mock exam.
The exam lasts one hour.

Evaluation: the final mark (/out of 30) will derive from the evaluation of the written exam (50%) and the mark of the B2 language certificate (50%).

Final note: the contents of the exam are the same for attending and non-attending students. All students will be tested for the same skills (see exam aims).

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