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

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 magistrale in Linguistics - 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.

1° Year

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
12
B
L-LIN/02
6
B
L-LIN/01
6
B
L-LIN/01
6
B
L-LIN/01
One module among the following
9
B
L-LIN/14
9
B
L-LIN/12
9
B
L-LIN/04
9
B
L-LIN/21
9
B
L-LIN/07
One module among the following
6
C
L-OR/04
6
C
L-FIL-LET/15
6
C
L-FIL-LET/09
6
C
L-LIN/21
One module among the following
6
C
M-FIL/01
6
C
L-FIL-LET/12
6
C
M-FIL/05
6
C
L-FIL-LET/13
One module between the following
6
B
INF/01
6
B
SECS-S/01
Further language skills
3
F
-

2° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2022/2023

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
B
L-LIN/01
One module among the following
9
B
L-LIN/14
9
B
L-LIN/12
9
B
L-LIN/04
9
B
L-LIN/21
9
B
L-LIN/07
One module between the following
6
B
M-FIL/02
6
B
M-PSI/01
Final exam
24
E
-
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
12
B
L-LIN/02
6
B
L-LIN/01
6
B
L-LIN/01
6
B
L-LIN/01
One module among the following
9
B
L-LIN/14
9
B
L-LIN/12
9
B
L-LIN/04
9
B
L-LIN/21
9
B
L-LIN/07
One module among the following
6
C
L-OR/04
6
C
L-FIL-LET/15
6
C
L-FIL-LET/09
6
C
L-LIN/21
One module among the following
6
C
M-FIL/01
6
C
L-FIL-LET/12
6
C
M-FIL/05
6
C
L-FIL-LET/13
One module between the following
6
B
INF/01
6
B
SECS-S/01
Further language skills
3
F
-
activated in the A.Y. 2022/2023
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
B
L-LIN/01
One module among the following
9
B
L-LIN/14
9
B
L-LIN/12
9
B
L-LIN/04
9
B
L-LIN/21
9
B
L-LIN/07
One module between the following
6
B
M-FIL/02
6
B
M-PSI/01
Final exam
24
E
-
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°
12
D
-
Between the years: 1°- 2°
Other activities
3
F
-

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
iIntroductory
padvanced
mMasterful

English linguistics LM with an introduction to Corpus Linguistics (2021/2022)

Teaching code

4S004044

Credits

9

Coordinator

Roberta Facchinetti

Language

English en

MoodleMoodle Seminars 0

The teaching is organized as follows:

PART II en

Credits

3

Period

2 A

Academic staff

Valeria Franceschi

Lessons timetable
PART I en

Credits

6

Period

II semestre (Lingue e letterature straniere)

Academic staff

Roberta Facchinetti

Lessons timetable

Learning outcomes

MODULE I: The course module aims at leading students to know in detail the history of the English language; attention will also be dedicated to the linguistic analysis of Old English, Middle English and Early Modern English texts. MODULE II: The course module aims at providing students with the theoretical framework and practical aspects concerning corpus linguistics.

Program

Module title: INTRODUCTION TO CORPUS LINGUISTICS

- What is corpus linguistics?
- Corpus-based vs corpus-driven linguistics
- Annotated vs unannotated corpora
- Monolingual vs multilingual corpora
- Accessing and analyzing corpus data in English
- Concordances and collocations
- The Web as a corpus
- Corpus-based studies of synchronic and diachronic variation in English

Bibliography

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Examination Methods

Oral exam on the following topics:

MODULE 1
1. HISTORY OF ENGLISH
- Mediterraneans, Celts and Romans
- Anglo-Saxons and Old English
- Vikings and Normans
- Middle English
- Early Modern English
- Standardization of written English
- Standardization of spoken English
- English colonialism
- World English(es)

2) LINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF EXTRACTS OF OLD ENGLISH, MIDDLE ENGLISH AND EARLY MODERN ENGLISH TEXTS

MODULE 2: questions on theoretical aspects and practical applications of corpus linguistics.

The final mark will result from an average between the evaluation of the two modules, bearing in mind the number of credits covered by each module.

Students who cannot attend are required to study the books mentioned on the webpage of the course.

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