MIUR - Department of excellence

Department of
Linguistics and Comparative Cultural Studies

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Study with us more than 20 languages from Europe and America
Study with us more than 20 languages from Europe and America

The Department offers a unique opportunity to specialize in one or more languages throughout the degree programme.

"It is exciting to see the growth of Portuguese learners in Venice" - prof. João Costa

Interview with João Costa, researcher on educational linguistics and visiting professor at the Department of Linguistics and Comparative Cultural Studies.

Interview with the Visiting Professor Koen Stapelbroek
Interview with the Visiting Professor Koen Stapelbroek

Koen Straperlbroek, professor of history and political theory at Rotterdam, chose the Department of Linguistics and Comparative Cultural Studies to research and teach Italian history.

VEASYT, digital solutions for accessible communication
VEASYT, digital solutions for accessible communication

It is a Ca' Foscari University of Venice spin-off that was created to enhance the skills of the Department in the field of linguistic and sensory accessibility.

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Research areas

Our department has a strong interdisciplinary vocation. Our high-level research revolves around nineteen languages and literatures (Albanian, Anglo-American English, Basque, Brazilian and European Portuguese, British English, Bulgarian, Catalan, Czech, French, German, Hispanic American Spanish, LIS/Italian Sign Language, Modern Greek, Peninsular Spanish, Polish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Swedish and Tactile LIS). It also involves literary theory and comparative literature, language teaching, linguistics, politics and history. 

Our research activities and scientific projects adopt a double — local and international — perspective and mainly involve three areas: literary and cultural studies; linguistic, philological and language teaching studies; and political-international studies. 

The Department is internationally renowned for the importance of its research, and it has been recognised as a Department of Excellence by the Italian Ministry of University and Research.

 

 

Research projects
DIETALY - Destination Italy in English Translation and Language over the Years

Coordinator: Mirella Agorni
Duration: 2022-2025

Sign language for beginners in Europe - TSpread the sign 2021-1-SE01-KA220-SCH-000024419

Coordinator: Anna Cardinalett;
Duration: 2022-2025

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