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 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
One module to be chosen between the following
One module to be chosen among the following
6
C
L-FIL-LET/12
6
C
M-FIL/05
One module to be chosen among the following
6
C
L-FIL-LET/15
6
C
L-FIL-LET/09
Further language skills
3
F
-

2° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2021/2022

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
One module to be chosen between the following
Final exam
24
E
-
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
6
B
L-LIN/01
One module to be chosen between the following
One module to be chosen among the following
6
C
L-FIL-LET/12
6
C
M-FIL/05
One module to be chosen among the following
6
C
L-FIL-LET/15
6
C
L-FIL-LET/09
Further language skills
3
F
-
activated in the A.Y. 2021/2022
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
One module to be chosen between the following
Final exam
24
E
-
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°
Between the years: 1°- 2°
Other activities
3
F
-

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Teaching code

4S004048

Credits

3

Language

English en

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-LIN/21 - SLAVIC STUDIES

Period

CuCi IIA dal Feb 15, 2021 al Apr 1, 2021.

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

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course students will be able to:
– describe Russian grammatical phenomena at the interface between morphosyntax and pragmatics
– identify the most problematic sociolinguistic aspects related to the status of the Russian language in the post-Soviet countries
– reflect critically on the construction of a syllabus for teaching pragmatic competences in Russian as a Foreign Language
– reflect critically and be able to conduct research on sociolinguistic issues related to the Russian language

Program

The course unfolds in two sections:

1. Pragmatics: Politeness Theory, interaction between aspect and politeness, the pragmatics of requests, interlanguage pragmatics, teaching pragmatics.

2. Sociolinguistics: language planning and language policy, research methodology, the status of the Russian language in the post-Soviet countries

Reference texts
Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
Pavlenko, A. Multilingualism in Post-Soviet Countries Multilingual Matters 2008
Cubberley, P. Russian: A linguistic introduction Cambridge University Press 2002

Examination Methods

Oral exam.

Students must prove to know and originally discuss the linguistic issues presented throughout the course; particular attention in the final evaluation is given to the critical ability in reasoning on the topics studied.

The final mark is expressed in thirties. It is the weighted average of the marks obtained in the two modules 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