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Internationalization of LM-37 Languages, Literatures and Digital Culture, with new opportunity to obtain a double degree with a foreign university

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 This action aims at expanding the internationalization of the LM-37 in Languages, Literatures and Digital Culture, with regard, in particular, to the Digital Culture curriculum.  

The aim is to initiate a Double Degree with the Master’s Degree in Linguistique appliquée of the Université Grenoble Alpes (France), destined to Univr students having French and English as their curricular languages. This agreement will allow for in-depth study of linguistics and digital tools applied to language studies, also with regard to inclusion. 

The action is divided into three phases. The first phase (2023) includes preliminary work and the stipulation of the agreement. Deliverable: Stipulation of the Double Degree agreement. 

The second phase (2024/2025/2026) involves the launch of the Double Degree with the first incoming mobility exchange in A.Y. 2024/2025 and the first outgoing exchange in A.Y. 2025/2026. Deliverable: Launch of the Double Degree program. 

The third phase (2027/2028) consists of monitoring these first experiences, with possible adjustments, and continuing the program. Deliverables: Monitoring and continuation of the Double Degree. 

Group leader: Maria Francesca Bonadonna 

Internal members: 

  • Chiara Battisti 
  • Barbara Bisetto 
  • Matteo De Beni 
  • Roberta Facchinetti 
  • Annalisa Pes 

PhD scholarships dedicated to research projects of the PoE

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Highly qualified teaching activities (third cycle). The two PhD programmes hosted by the Department (DiLLS) will link up with the second-cycle programmes, consolidating their thematic initiatives, expanding the teaching programme in the direction of inclusion and providing additional scholarships dedicated to the research projects of the Project of Excellence (PoE) of the Department, in line with what was already successfully implemented in the previous PoE. There will also be regular and monitored interaction between the different levels of teaching and the research activity of the DiLLS. The presence of foreign scholars of great renown with whom the DiLLS collaborates will further contribute to the internationalization of the teaching programme. 

Group leaders: Stefan Rabanus; Andrea Zinato 

Internal members: 

  • Lisanna Calvi 
  • Anna Cappellotto 
  • Maria Ivana Lorenzetti 

External members: 

  • Birgit Alber 
  • Mariana González Zambón (PdE)
  • Enrica Zaninotto (PdE)
  • Angelica Zordan (PdE)

Websites: 

PhD Programme in Foreign Languages and Literatures: https://www.corsi.univr.it/?ent=cs&id=1010&menu=home&lang=en 

PhD Programme in Linguistics: https://www.corsi.univr.it/?ent=cs&id=1007&menu=home&lang=en 

The sixth episode of Inclusioni is online

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The sixth episode of Inclusioni, the podcast channel of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures in collaboration with Fuori Aula Network, is now available on major podcast platforms. In this episode, entitled “Machine Translation and AI: trick or treat”, the hosts discuss linguistic technologies, translation and interculturality.

In what ways can AI and automatic translation contribute to the inclusion of foreign language teaching? What is the role of human translation in an environment that seems dominated by tools like Google Translate and ChatCPT? What are the challenges faced while translating minority languages such as Armenian?

Daniele Artoni, Associate Professor of Slavic Studies at the University of Verona, and Ishkhan Dadyan, translation scholar from Yerevan State University in Armenia, will explore these topics.

Happy listening!

Short Film “Come, Come Closer” Screened

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Presentazione della proiezione Vieni, vieni più vicino in aula co-working. In cattedra Nicoletta Vicentini e Giulia Gussago.

On Friday, October 11, as part of the initiatives for “Festivabìlia Coming Soon,” the short film “Come, Come Closer” was screened, featuring Giulia Gussago, artistic director of Compagnia Lyria and the Verziano Project. The project was launched in 2011 with the aim of raising awareness on the integration between the prison system and civil society.

“Come, Come Closer” is the title of the video that condenses the gestures and words that emerged over five months of meetings, dances, expectations, farewells, embraces, stories, and commotion. It is the final outcome of a project at the Verziano Correctional Facility, conducted by Compagnia Lyria. Nineteen inmates and eighteen free citizens participated in contemporary dance and creative writing workshops held from January to May 2019. The film also features, as witnesses, representatives of various institutions, collaborators, friends, and a former inmate who now actively promotes the project at conferences held annually in various schools.

Second “Food Talk” on October 15

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On Tuesday, October 15, the second Food Talk, entitled “Food Narrates Nigeria: A Culinary Journey Through Representations in Ethnic Cuisine and Literary Depictions”, will take place in SMT.01 Santa Marta Campus (Via Cantarane 24). The presentation, featuring Dr. Aminat Emma Badmus.

This event is part of a series of meetings curated by Professors Chiara Battisti and Sidia Fiorato, aimed at exploring the role of food and the culinary traditions of different cultures in world literature.

The talk will be followed by a free, themed aperitif featuring typical Nigerian dishes. These meetings are open to the public and aim to promote dialogue and social inclusion within the community, and they are part of the Inclusive Humanities excellence project.