Why in Parma?
This is a two-year Master’s Degree in Linguistics (LM39-Linguistica), taught in English and designed for candidates with an academic background in humanities, languages and linguistics. It aims to develop advanced skills in the following areas:
- Foreign languages, particularly English and another language (French, German, Russian, Spanish or Italian as an L2).
- Educational linguistics, with an emphasis on inclusive language education of learners with disorders affecting language learning and communication.
- Multimedia accessibility, with a special focus on teaching practices, text adaptation, audio description and subtitling for deaf and hard of hearing audiences.
- Cultural Studies, particularly in foreign culture and literature, and intercultural studies.
The teaching methods are based on interaction, active participation, discussion and include project work, oral presentations and essays. This degree is delivered in a blended mode. This means that, although in-person attendance is strongly recommended and exams are to be taken in person:
- The lessons of our main subjects are recorded.
- Additional material is offered on our Moodle platform.
- Core subjects also include multimedia lessons designed with advanced distance learning tools (interactive work, self-assessments and selfstudy tests, etc.).
- Professors may organize specific learning activities for students who cannot attend the classes in person.
All our students will attend a group of core subjects related to language acquisition and inclusive language education, and are also offered two alternatives:
- The Second Language Programme, which provides advanced competences in a second European language, and its related literature and linguistics (French, German, Russian, Spanish).
- The Italian as an L2 Programme, which provides advanced competences in Italian Studies (and for foreign students also Italian as an L2).
After graduation
Our graduates will develop advanced competences in four key-areas: foreign languages, Educational Linguistics, multimedia accessibility and Cultural Studies. These competences make up an original and innovative professional profile which responds to the needs of the current labour market in several areas.
They may find employment in sectors undergoing deep changes such as those concerning the inclusion of people with special needs in the field of education and the adoption of non-traditional teaching methodologies and environments, as well as in the field of text accessibility in traditional and digital publishing companies.
