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
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 Scienze della comunicazione - 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.
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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.
Italian Language for Communication (2021/2022)
Teaching code
4S008041
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
12
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
L-FIL-LET/12 - ITALIAN LINGUISTICS
Period
1 A, 1 B
Learning outcomes
The course aims to offer a knowledge of the structures and the development of Italian language, as a basis for its aware use in the field of communication. In particular the course aims to the understanding of the peculiarities of Italian, in its history and its present use, with special attention to the dialectic between national language and dialects, written and spoken language, standard and usage varieties, history of language and history of culture and society, within the framework of the other European languages and in its relation to mass media. By the end of the course, students should have acquired a critical knowledge of the communicational articulations and structural limits of Italian.
Program
THEMATIC AREAS OF THE COURSE
• Distinctive features of Italian: geographical distribution, dialects and national language, historical grammar (15 hours).
• History of Italian: diachronic profile for centuries, from late antiquity to the present day (20 hours).
• Standard and varieties of contemporary Italian (10 hours).
• The political language (5 hours).
• Italian in contemporary media (15 hours).
• Some points of the grammar system (7 hours).
TEACHING METHODS
The teaching methods consist of lectures that describe the structural elements of Italian and trace its historical path. Specific insights are dedicated to conceptual issues, critical moments, intellectual debate on language. Particular attention is paid to arousing in students the awareness of their own skills as native speakers, favoring their active interventions and proposing surveys on single problems.
With regard to non-attending students, the teaching methods consist of a teacher's support for an updated study. Any further updates will be made available to the student in good time through the e-learning platform.
At the end of the course, the teacher will publish the analytical list of all the topics that will be examined on the e-learning platform.
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Examination Methods
The assessment of the learning outcomes includes a written test: 28 closed-ended questions, 2 open-ended questions.
For Erasmus students, the test takes the form of an oral exam. The teacher will clarify the contents and methods of the test in class.
