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
6
B
L-LIN/01
6
B
L-LIN/01
12
B
L-LIN/02
6
B
L-LIN/01
One module to be chosen among the following
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 module to be chosen between the following
6
B
INF/01
6
B
SECS-S/01
One module to be chosen among the following
6
C
L-FIL-LET/12
6
C
M-FIL/05
6
C
L-FIL-LET/13
6
C
M-FIL/01
One module to be chosen among the following
6
C
L-FIL-LET/15
6
C
L-FIL-LET/09
6
C
L-LIN/21
Further language skills
3
F
-

2° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2020/2021

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
B
L-LIN/01
One module to be chosen among the following
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 module to be chosen between the following
6
B
M-FIL/02
6
B
M-PSI/01
Final exam
24
E
-
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
B
L-LIN/01
6
B
L-LIN/01
12
B
L-LIN/02
6
B
L-LIN/01
One module to be chosen among the following
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 module to be chosen between the following
6
B
INF/01
6
B
SECS-S/01
One module to be chosen among the following
6
C
L-FIL-LET/12
6
C
M-FIL/05
6
C
L-FIL-LET/13
6
C
M-FIL/01
One module to be chosen among the following
6
C
L-FIL-LET/15
6
C
L-FIL-LET/09
6
C
L-LIN/21
Further language skills
3
F
-
activated in the A.Y. 2020/2021
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
B
L-LIN/01
One module to be chosen among the following
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 module to be chosen 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
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padvanced
mMasterful

English linguistics LM with an introduction to Corpus Linguistics - PART II  (2019/2020)

Teaching code

4S004044

Teacher

Paola Maria Caleffi

Credits

3

Language

English en

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-LIN/12 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - ENGLISH

Period

Sem 2B dal Apr 6, 2020 al May 30, 2020.

Lessons timetable MoodleMoodle Seminars 0

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

Learning outcomes

The course module aims at providing students with a practical analytical tool for the close reading of journalistic pieces and political speeches drawing on critical discourse analysis (CDA) as an analytical framework.

Program

The fundamental theoretical and methodological orientations of CDA will be presented and discussed. A focus will be made on the analysis of those linguistic and rhetorical strategies of journalistic discourse and political discourse that best reveal the relationship between text, power, political and socio-cultural context.
Specifically, the following topics will be covered:
- definition of ‘discourse’
- CDA and persuasive discourse: journalistic discourse and political discourse
- modes of persuasion (ethos, logos, pathos)
- deliberative, forensic, epideictic rhetoric and rhetorical figures
- examples of critical analysis of linguistic and rhetorical strategies of journalistic pieces and political speeches (e.g. lexical choices, transitivity, modality, hedging, use of rethorical figures, representational strategies)

Details concerning the specifi parts of the volumes listed in the bibliography will be provided during the course and published on Moodle.

Module contents and final exam are the same for both attendees and non-attendees.

Reference texts
Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
Richardson, J.E. Analysing Newspapers. An Approach from Critical Discourse Analysis Palgrave Macmillan 2007
Charteris-Black, J. Analysing Political Speeches. Rhetoric, Discourse and Metaphor Palgrave Macmillan 2014
Machin, D. and Mayr, A. How to do Critical Discourse Analysis SAGE 2012
Bednarek, M. and Caple, H. The Discourse of News Values. How News Organizations Create Newsworthiness Oxford University Press 2017 978-0-19-065394-1

Examination Methods

Oral exam on the topics covered during the module. Students can prepare the analysis of a freely-selected journalistic text or political speech and present it during the exam.

The final mark will be the average between this Module and the Module ‘History of the English Language’ - Master’s degree in Comparative European and Non-European Languages and Literatures (Prof. Roberta Facchinetti) according to the number of credits attributed to each module.

Module content and final exam are the same for both attendees and non-attendees.

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