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.
Type D and Type F activities
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:
Bachelor's degree in Economics and Business - Enrollment from 2025/2026| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher | |
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| 2° 3° | Seminar Series: The Crisis of Democracies | D |
Paolo Pertile
(Coordinator)
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| 2° 3° | English for Business and Economics - Bachelor's Degrees | D |
Marco Minozzo
(Coordinator)
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| 2° 3° | Generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) for Business Communication | D |
Massimo Melchiori
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Applications of Circular Economy to Production – Recycling and Awareness | D |
Riccardo Fiorentini
(Coordinator)
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| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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| 2° 3° | The Business Case for Sustainability: understanding strategies and Impacts | D |
Ivan Russo
(Coordinator)
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| 2° 3° | Data Analysis Laboratory with R (Verona) | D |
Marco Minozzo
(Coordinator)
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| 2° 3° | Data Visualization Laboratory | D |
Marco Minozzo
(Coordinator)
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| 2° 3° | Python Laboratory | D |
Marco Minozzo
(Coordinator)
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| 2° 3° | Data Science Laboratory with SAP | D |
Marco Minozzo
(Coordinator)
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| 2° 3° | Advanced Excel Laboratory (Verona) | D |
Marco Minozzo
(Coordinator)
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| 2° 3° | Excel Laboratory (Verona) | D |
Marco Minozzo
(Coordinator)
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| 2° 3° | Plan your university and professional future | D |
Angelo Bonfanti
(Coordinator)
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| 2° 3° | Plan your university and professional future | D |
Angelo Bonfanti
(Coordinator)
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| 2° 3° | Marketing plan | D |
Fabio Cassia
(Coordinator)
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| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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| 2° 3° | The business consultant accountant | D |
Riccardo Stacchezzini
(Coordinator)
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| 2° 3° | Volunteers for the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games | D |
Barbara Gaudenzi
(Coordinator)
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| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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| 2° 3° | Programming in Matlab | D |
Marco Minozzo
(Coordinator)
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| 2° 3° | What Comes After Your Degree? Careers in Economics | D |
Alessandro Gnoatto
(Coordinator)
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| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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| 2° 3° | French B1 level | D | Not yet assigned |
| 2° 3° | French B2 level | D | Not yet assigned |
| 2° 3° | French C1 level | D | Not yet assigned |
| 2° 3° | French C2 level | D | Not yet assigned |
| 2° 3° | English B2 | D | Not yet assigned |
| 2° 3° | English C1 level | D | Not yet assigned |
| 2° 3° | English C2 level | D | Not yet assigned |
| 2° 3° | Russian B1 | D | Not yet assigned |
| 2° 3° | Russian B2 | D | Not yet assigned |
| 2° 3° | Russian C1 | D | Not yet assigned |
| 2° 3° | Russian C2 | D | Not yet assigned |
| 2° 3° | Spanish B1 level | D | Not yet assigned |
| 2° 3° | Spanish B2 level | D | Not yet assigned |
| 2° 3° | Spanish C1 level | D | Not yet assigned |
| 2° 3° | Spanish C2 level | D | Not yet assigned |
| 2° 3° | German B1 level | D | Not yet assigned |
| 2° 3° | German B2 level | D | Not yet assigned |
| 2° 3° | German C1 level | D | Not yet assigned |
| 2° 3° | German C2 level | D | Not yet assigned |
English for Business and Economics - Bachelor's Degrees (2024/2025)
Teaching code
4S013370
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
3
Also offered in courses:
- English for Business and Economics - Bachelor's Degrees of the course Bachelors' degree in Business Administration and Management
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
NN - -
Period
Primo semestre L dal Sep 23, 2024 al Jan 10, 2025.
Erasmus students
Not available
Courses Single
Not Authorized
Learning objectives
Overview:
The course is aimed at facilitating students’ oral and written communication within a business context. Students will be provided with a selection of texts taken from the coursebook (Market Leader, Upper Intermediate see pic).
Students are expected to contribute actively to the course, in particular though group discussions and brainstorming sessions (in presence and/or online) and via written assignments. They are also asked to deliver speaking tasks throughout the course.
Learning outcomes:
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
• describe different kinds of graphs, charts, infographics using appropriate vocabulary and collocations
• read and understand texts taken from major business media and infer meaning from context
• use search operators, online concordances and collocation dictionaries to look up unknown words and phrases
• recognize collocations recurring in business texts and newspapers
• present (pitch) a new business idea, plan or product
• recognize and understand formal business register, write a business letter
Program
Course content:
• lexis and grammar in business texts and contexts
• reading comprehension strategies (skimming, scanning, summarizing, synthesizing)
• business communication and business texts
• lexis and grammar for describing graphs, charts, infographics
• lexis and grammar for presenting a business idea, plan or product
Bibliography
Didactic methods
Lessons will be in person, not online.
Coursebook (recommended not mandatory)
M O'Keefe, Lewis Lansford (2018). Business Partner B2 Coursebook and Standard MyEnglishLab Pack (first Edition). Pearson Education, ISBN 978-1292248585
Teacher
Dott. Massimo Marzio (massimo.marzio@univr.it), Lecturer, Centro Linguistico d’Ateneo, Università di Verona
Organization of the course
First session starts on October 3rd in Santa Marta Classroom SMT. 01 (only in person, not online).
Lessons are every Thursday till December 5th from 14.00 to 16.30.
Classroom: SMT.01 Santa Marta.
For the second semester, dott. Christopher Bacon (christopher.bacon@univr.it) will deliver another course in English for business and economics.
Learning assessment procedures
Si ricorda che i laureandi di dicembre 2024 e aprile 2025 non possono partecipare e richiedere l'accreditamento di cfu per la presente attività, in quanto si tratta di un'erogazione 2024/2025, mentre le sessioni di laurea si riferiscono all'a.a. 2023/2024.
Gli studenti regolarmente iscritti all'a.a. 2024/2025 sono tenuti a inserire l'attività a libretto.
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Students who have reached at least 70% of live attendance will be assessed by means of a written and an speaking exam:
- Written assessment (70 minutes)
Part 1 - Graph/Chart description
Part 2 - Business article Reading comprehension with focus on specific vocabulary/lexis
The written exam is scheduled for Mid December 2024.
- Speaking assessment (only for those who pass the written exam of about 15 minutes in pairs):
Students are asked to talk about a given business topic.
Exam language
English
