Author: martina

Prisons and libraries constitute an example of “heterotopia” (Foucault), a term that designates an “other” space connected to the remaining social spaces in a mirror-like manner in ways that suspend, neutralize, invert the set of relationships designated or reflected by them. As part of this action, training activities will be carried out in favor of communities with reduced mobility such as prisons or recovery communities to build a productive and inclusive dialogue and, more generally, to use cultural and training activities as a means of reintegration, inclusion and rehabilitation. Sharing linguistic and cultural skills with people with limited accessibility to training opportunities capable of contributing to the construction of a fairer society constitutes the primary objective of this project, aimed at facilitating the reintegration of people currently (but only temporarily) excluded from society. In collaboration with associations and entities that already operate in the structures, it is intended to create linguistic, cultural (meetings and/or reading workshops, film analysis…) and IT training courses aimed at facilitating the sharing of culture and knowledge conceived as a bridge for the inclusion of people. 

The activities will be consistent with the objectives of inclusiveness and accessibility indicated in the Excellence Project and with the scientific and teaching areas developed within the Department of Foreign Languages ​​and Literatures. 

Team leaders: Paola Perazzolo; Luca Salvi  

Internal members: 

• Stefano Aloe 
• Chiara Battisti 
• Stefano Genetti 
• Stefano Neri 
• Annalisa Pes 
• Sabrina Piccinin 

Through this action we will create strategic partnerships and networks with academic institutions and GLAMs located in developing countries. We will also foster the creation of joint initiatives for teaching and scientific research. Along with the signing of cooperation agreements, we will organize teaching and training activities, e.g. workshops delivered partly online and partly in presence. These activities will target students at various levels of academic education, and they will cover our areas of expertise, such as foreign languages and literatures and Digital Humanities. To this end, over the run time of the project we will also promote incoming and outgoing mobility for students, researchers and professors. For mobility purposes, we will also take advantage of a line of initiatives already supported by our University (https://www.univr.it/en/cooperazione). This project fits into the context of sustainable development, as outlined in the UN 2030 Agenda, especially at goal 4: “Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all” (https://www.coe.int/en/web/congress/goal-4).  

Group leader: Anna Cappellotto 

Internal Members: 

• Stefano Bazzaco 
• Maria Adele Cipolla 
• Stefan Rabanus 
• Rosa María Rodríguez Abella 

In an ever-changing world, anyone can easily get lost. This is especially true for younger students, particularly when they are to make a decision that will have a long-lasting impact on their lives such as choosing the university where they will pursue higher studies. For many of them, this is a stressful choice, which in the absence of the right tools to orient themselves may end up being made script unseen. The aim of this WP is to prepare actions that provide guidance to incoming high school students in order to give them the necessary tools to orient themselves. Special attention will be devoted to inclusive and accessible orientation techniques that enable everyone, regardless of the differences that make us unique, to make informed choices. Orientation actions falling under this part of the project not only supports choice processes, but they also aim at developing full awareness in students, fostering their employment and social inclusion. By means of specific actions, the Department will strengthen its bridges with prospective students and the general public, enabling non-academics to learn more about the university. 

Group leaders: Michele Mannoni; Paola Perazzolo 

Internal members: 

• Anna Giust 
• Gabriella Pelloni 
• Sabrina Piccinin 
• Stefan Rabanus 
• Luca Salvi 
• Emanuel Stelzer 

External members: 

• Francesco Faresin 

Websites: 

AlpiLink project: https://sites.hss.univr.it/vinkiamo/ 

Corsi di Orientamento “Scoperta”: https://www.univr.it/it/i-nostri-servizi/orientamento-e-tutorato/corsi-di-orientamento-scoperta-sviluppo-delle-competenze-per-la-transizione-e-lautovalutazione-dm-934-22 

Spring School “Sfaccettature Linguistiche e Letterarie: i Sentieri della Diversità” (18-20.03.2024): https://www.dlls.univr.it/?ent=iniziativa&id=11781 

The university courses are based on teaching models, practices and procedures that are very different from those of high school. Some students may feel uncertain in a new educational environment. Sometimes, even students already enrolled may need to rethink their choice after they have actually started their university career. The aim of this action is to create tutoring services for our students, in order to (a) share virtuous and inclusive practices; (b) remove obstacles to successful course attendance, and (c) facilitate the completion of the course of study, fostering inclusiveness, and reducing drop-out rates. 

Group leaders: Sidia Fiorato; Michele Mannoni 

Internal members: 

• Manuel Boschiero 
• Anna Giust 
• Gabriella Pelloni 
• Paola Perazzolo 
• Stefan Rabanus 
• Luca Salvi 
• Emanuel Stelzer 

External members: 

• Francesco Faresin 

The action involves the modification of the structure of the MA Degree in Languages for Tourism and Business Communication. It is divided into two main actions. The first concerns the strengthening of the curricular language offering with the introduction in the second year of the teaching of Varieties of Chinese 2, in line with the two-year teaching of all the other languages. The second line of action envisages the creation of a new curriculum with a focus on multilingualism and interculture in the field of marketing, to be added to the two existing curricula (‘International Business Relations’ and ‘Tourism Promotion’) and aimed at the creation of double degree agreements with foreign universities. Given its internationalized character, the new curriculum proposes a package of courses delivered in English for a total of 30 CFU. The new curriculum is scheduled to come into force in the academic year 2024-2025. 

The action will then continue with the aim of realising double degree agreements with foreign universities. 

Group leader: Barbara Bisetto 

Internal members: 

• Chiara Battisti 
• Matteo De Beni 
• Roberta Facchinetti 

External members: 

• Fabio Cassia 
• Vania Vigolo