Degree course in Foreign languages and cultures

Course Name

FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES

Course Code

L032

Class (Ministerial code)

L-11

Website

http://www.unipg.it/perm/offerta-formativa/2020/corso/213

Field(s) of study

ISCED Area 02 - Arts and humanities

Qualification award

Bachelor Degree

Level of qualification according to the NQF and the EQF

EHEA First cycle; EQF Level 6

Length of programme / number of credits

3 years / 180 ECTS

Language of Teaching

Italian

Mode of study

In-class

Didactic centre

c/o Dipartimento di Lettere, Lingue, Letterature e Civiltà Antiche e Moderne Palazzo Manzoni Piazza Morlacchi, 11 06123 Perugia

Programme director

Prof. Luigi Giuliani

Access to the course

Open access with assessment of personal competencies

Specific admission requirements

Formal Requirements Certificate of completion of Italian upper secondary school or equivalent foreign qualification.

Evaluation of specific subject knowledge on entry

Verification of the knowledge required for the attendance of the course of study through a compulsory evaluation test of indicative and non-selective nature; if the test is not passed, the student will be given additional educational obligations and will be granted with: • alignment courses, • tutoring, • online alignment courses, • study of additional texts indicated by the course of study Foreign students are required to take a test to verify their proficiency of the Italian language, except Erasmus Incoming students, Exchange Students and students in mobility as per the Cooperation Agreement

Profile of the programme

The Foreign languages and cultures’ degree provides students with solid basic training in two foreign literatures and in the two related languages chosen by the student between Chinese, French, English, Portuguese-Brazilian, Russian, Spanish and German, as well as an advanced knowledge of Italian language and literature. This training is developed in the context of certain humanistic skills, adequate preparation in the field of comparative literature, a knowledge of theoretical linguistics, the main methodologies of philological-literary analysis and historical and geographical disciplines, as well as the fundamental theories and methodologies for the teaching of modern languages.

Programme learning outcomes

Graduates will have acquired: - skills languages and specific knowledge relating to the history of literature of every single national philological tradition, but mostly cultural skills that allow a global understanding of foreign civilizations; - the ability to apply one's knowledge in various working contexts in a consistent and professional way; - the ability to use two or more foreign languages in different areas of communication, to contextualize them from a cultural point of view and to refer them also to the metalinguistic sphere, also (io lo eliminerei!) applying the techniques of textual analysis and methodologies acquired during the course; - the ability to design cultural and social tourism routes, also in relation to specific targets; - their linguistic, philological-literary knowledge in order to procure the critical, bibliographic and chronological apparatus; in this way graduates will can support their own analysis of literary documents.

Qualification requirements and regulations

Admission to the final test for the achievement of the qualification will require that the student has acquired all the credits foreseen in the study plan. The final test for the achievement of the qualification consists of the presentation of a thesis work to a special commission. The discussion lasts about twenty minutes. After a short presentation of the thesis topic by the supervisor, the graduating student deepens the presentation also on the basis of the questions posed by the supervisor, the co-supervisor and possibly the other members of the commission. At the end of the discussion, the commission decides the final grade behind closed doors, taking into account the weighted average resulting from the exams taken and the regularity of the studies and assessing the cultural maturity and intellectual processing capacity of the student, as well as the quality and presentation of the 'final draft during discussion.

Examination regulations and grading scale

Assessment is normally an oral or written exam; in some cases there are intermediate exams during the course; other evaluation elements (seminars, reports, etc.) can be foreseen in specific course units and are described in the Course Unit Profiles. The foreign language courses are composed of frontal lectures given by the Teacher responsible for teaching and exercises and laboratory activities held at the University Language Centre (CLA) by Native Language Expert Collaborators. The CLA provides essential tools and educational materials for achieving the language knowledge for each year of the course’s language. At the end of the annual cycle of exercises followed at the CLA, the student will have to take a two-years test; It is to be considered a required pre-exam to be taken at CLA, before taking the language exams in the Department. The grades for subject exams are measured in thirtieths (0-30 scale), the minimum grade is 18/30 and the maximum grade is 30/30. The maximum grade can be enhanced with “cum laude” (30 cum laude), in case of excellence. Grades are given by an exam commission of at least two teachers, whose President is the chair of the subject. The main exam sessions are held in January/February, March/April, June/July, September/October, November/December. Students may retake exams, if not passed. The final degree evaluation is expressed in one hundred and tenths (0-110 scale), the minimum grade is 66/110 and the maximum grade is 110/110. The calculation of the final grade of each candidate takes into account the average of the grades obtained in the subject exams, as well as the quality of the work performed in research or in the final thesis which is discussed in public before an exam commission. “Cum laude” (110 cum laude) may be added to the maximum grade if the exam commission decides unanimously.

Obligatory or optional mobility windows

Erasmus exchanges concern third year students; however, students also have the option of anticipating the second year: the application can be submitted in the first year. The deadlines are in September (with departures from October) or in January (with departures from March). The periods of stay are flexible, and adaptable to the needs of the students: from a minimum of 3 months to a maximum of 12.

Work-based learning

The course of study makes use of a Department service for the performance of internships and internships. To carry out this service, the Internship and Internship Office uses the following tools: - Individual interviews (motivation, evaluation, choice); - Match / demand online match database (internship offers and online application possibilities); - Publication of list of active agreements with the Department (list that is updated frequently). To maintain relations with the host entities, the Office uses the following tools: Relationship through telephone contacts, meetings, e-mails with the structures of interest and host students on internships. The Internship is important because it allows students to have contact with the world of work, even before having graduated. In addition to mobility for study purposes, the University also promotes, within the Erasmus + program, an action aimed at student traineeships. Thanks to the European Erasmus + Traineeship program, it is possible to carry out an internship period with a foreign company or institution. Every year the University issues a call for the selection of students admitted to European funding. The call generally comes out in June. The internship can be done within the course of study, and in this case it allows you to acquire formative credits (CFU) necessary for the achievement of the Degree, after the achievement of the title, for a recent graduate experience. In this second case, the application must be submitted before graduation, that is, when you are still a student of the University.

Occupational profiles of graduates

Graduates will be able to enter in different work contexts, both in the public administration and in the private sector. They will be formed professional figures who will be able to draft texts for advertising, journalism, the linguistic and philological field, the revision of texts, the archives and the biblioteconomy; they will be able to work as curators and conservators of museums, as well as technicians of accommodation activities, the organization of fairs, exhibitions, cultural events, conferences, activity in travel agencies and tour guides. The degree prepares for the following professions: 1. Technicians of accommodation activities and assimilated professions 2. Organisers of trade shows, exhibitions and cultural events 3. Conference and reception organizers 4. Tourist animators and assimilated professions 5. Travel Agents 6. Tourist Guides 7. Employment Service Technicians

Free-choice training activities