Studying at the University of Verona
Study Plan
Your Study Plan includes all the learning activities you will undertake during your time at the University, such as modules, lab activities and practicals, seminars, project work, internships, as well as educational off-site visits, conferences and the final examination, or graduation.
Speaking skills for business and global affairs 3 Credits
Coordinator: Sara Corrizzato SSD:L-LIN/12
Detail of the ModuleProtocol and etiquette: principles, rules and practical applications 3 Credits
Coordinator: Sara Corrizzato SSD:L-LIN/12
Detail of the ModuleThe professional public speaker 3 Credits
Coordinator: Sara Corrizzato SSD:L-LIN/12
Detail of the ModuleWriting skills in today's world of work 3 Credits
Coordinator: Sara Corrizzato SSD:L-LIN/12
Detail of the ModuleEnglish for global legal studies 3 Credits
Coordinator: Sara Corrizzato SSD:IUS/21
Detail of the ModuleThe institutional framework of the european union and the use of eu official languages 3 Credits
Coordinator: Sara Corrizzato SSD:IUS/14
Detail of the ModuleGlobal competition and business: the evolution of markets and industries 3 Credits
Coordinator: Sara Corrizzato SSD:SECS-P/08
Detail of the ModuleMarket disruption and client centricity 3 Credits
Coordinator: Sara Corrizzato SSD:L-LIN/12
Detail of the ModuleWeb and social media marketing 3 Credits
Coordinator: Sara Corrizzato SSD:SECS-P/08
Detail of the ModuleElectronic commerce and information technologies 3 Credits
Coordinator: Sara Corrizzato SSD:INF/01
Detail of the ModuleGlobal dimensions in the supply chains: fair trade and logistics networks 3 Credits
Coordinator: Sara Corrizzato SSD:SECS-P/08
Detail of the ModuleCorporate reporting and performance analysis 3 Credits
Coordinator: Sara Corrizzato SSD:SECS-P/07
Detail of the ModuleThe business of the wine industries 3 Credits
Coordinator: Sara Corrizzato SSD:L-LIN/12
Detail of the ModuleTranslating and interpreting business discourse 3 Credits
Coordinator: Sara Corrizzato SSD:L-LIN/12
Detail of the ModuleIntercultural communication in the professional setting 3 Credits
Coordinator: Sara Corrizzato SSD:L-LIN/12
Detail of the ModuleLanguage in economic diplomacy 3 Credits
Coordinator: Sara Corrizzato SSD:L-LIN/12
Detail of the ModuleEnglish for international negotiations: the art of business crisis leadership 3 Credits
Coordinator: Sara Corrizzato SSD:L-LIN/12
Detail of the ModuleNegotiation with the EU and the UN 2 Credits
Coordinator: Sara Corrizzato SSD:L-LIN/12
Detail of the ModuleSimulation of an international business negotiation 1 Credits
Coordinator: Sara Corrizzato SSD:L-LIN/12
Detail of the ModuleSpeaking skills for business and global affairs (2021/2022)
Teaching code
4S009463
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
3
Language
English
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
L-LIN/12 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - ENGLISH
Program
This module focuses on politeness and listener-oriented strategies to ensure success in multicultural workplace settings, as well as on the pronunciation and prosodic features that can facilitate mutual comprehension.
THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
Pragmatics in the world of work (for English foreign language practitioners):
- Socio-cultural context + situational context in the multicultural workplace settings (context-bound assumptions)
- Goal-oriented interaction + speaker- vs hearer-oriented communication
- Direct/indirect speech acts
- Politeness
PRACTICAL SESSION
- Decide to use formal or informal register
- Directness/indirectness
- Modal verbs
- Downgrades / upgrades / hedges
- Avoiding Face-threating acts
Time for reflection
- Pair works
- Jigsaw reading and discussion
Practice and reflection
- Telephoning (exercises / online resources)
- Skype / Panopto (exercises / online resources
- Grammar: reported speech
- Pragmatics: managing conflicts / misunderstandings
Examination Methods
Continuous assessment plus one midterm test and one final test.
