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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 letterature straniere - 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
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1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
1 module between the following
2° Year activated in the A.Y. 2023/2024
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1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
3° Year activated in the A.Y. 2024/2025
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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1st foreign language
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign language
2nd foreign literature
1 module among the following (philology related to 1st or 2nd foreign language)
1 module between the following
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
1 module between the following
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1st foreign language
2nd foreign language
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign literature
Modules | Credits | TAF | SSD |
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1st foreign language
1st foreign literature
2nd foreign language
2nd foreign literature
1 module among the following (philology related to 1st or 2nd foreign language)
1 module between the following
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 (2023/2024)
Teaching code
4S002919
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 19, 2024 al May 25, 2024.
Courses Single
Authorized
Learning objectives
This course aims at developing and consolidating students’ competence in syntax, lexical-semantics of contemporary English. Students should also acquire a linguistic competence in English at the C1 level (only for the listening and reading comprehension skills) according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Prerequisites and basic notions
Prerequisites - In order to access the exam, students need to have passed:
- English C1 computer-based test (minimum score: 60/100)
- English Language 1
- English Literature and Culture 1
Program
The programme will explore the following aspects:
Syntax:
Main definitions, sentence analysis
Phrases: simple, complex and Embedding
Clauses and Sentences
Functional syntax
Textual Cohesion and phrasal syntax
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. The final version will be available at the end of the course. 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 invited to access the Moodle area for exam-related material and to study the bibliographical material.
Bibliography
Didactic methods
Face-to-face lessons
Slides
Exercises
Class contents and study materials are the same for students who do not attend classes. Those students are invited to join the Moodle platform and to contact the instructor via email (office hours are available on the personal web page.
Methods of teaching support:
Guidelines and teaching materials will be uploaded in the Moodle platform of the module. Students are also invited to contact the instructor via e-mail or during office hours.
Students who may miss classes are invited to contact the instructor.
Learning assessment procedures
Written exam:
Open and closed questions on the topics of the course.
Evaluation criteria
The written test will include a number of questions focusing on the topics covered during the course: multiple choice questions and open-ended questions will be included. The former will evaluate students’ theoretical knowledge; the latter will evaluate students’ ability to apply their knowledge in the analysis of texts.
During the last class of each module students will have the opportunity to perform a mock exam.
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
The final grade of the exam will be the average of the grade of the written exam and the grade obtained in the CLA computer test. The latter will be converted into /30 according to the CLA conversion table. Students who have obtained external language certificates should obtain and equivalence certificate from the CLA before the date of the exam.
Exam language
English