Intercultural and Linguistic Mediation

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RULES OF THE COURSE OF STUDY IN LINGUISTIC AND INTERCULTURAL MEDIA - Class L12
Effective date of the Regulation: academic year 2025-2026
Date of approval of the Regulation: 16/04/2025
Didactic structure responsible: SEAI Department
Art. 1 - THE COURSE OF STUDIES
The Degree Course in Linguistic and Intercultural Mediation is a three-year degree course with programmed access established within the L12 Degree Class and governed by the University Teaching Regulations in accordance with the law, ministerial provisions and statutory directives.
Art. 2 - TRAINING ACTIVITIES
The Degree Course is structured in a single curriculum, which provides for the compulsory study of two languages until a medium-high level of linguistic and communicative competence is achieved, as well as knowledge of the relevant cultural and textual heritage.
The curriculum is organised in seven different areas
1) "basic" subjects: these are followed in the first year and include General Linguistics (compulsory teaching, 12 CFU) and a subject of choice from the field of Italianistics (12 CFU)
2) Foreign languages: compulsory two foreign languages among those offered by the Course (24 CFU in the first year; 24 CFU in the second year; 12 CFU in the third year). The foreign language courses include, in addition to the module taught by the lecturers, language exercises with mother-tongue Collaborators and Linguistic Experts (CEL).
3) Fundamentals of Interculture and Foreign Cultures and Literatures. In the first year, students follow two "Fundamentals of Interculture" courses (12 CFU total) linked to the two languages of study in which basic tools on intercultural mediation are provided both on a theoretical level and on the ways in which intercultural mediation is realised in the various cultures of reference. In the second year, on the other hand, students follow courses in the cultures and literatures related to the two chosen languages (24 CFU in total).
4) "Related" subjects. These are subjects in the fields of history, geography, law, economics, pedagogy and political science that serve to personalise the course and can be undertaken in both the second and third year (30 CFU in total).
5) "Student's choice" subjects (second and third year). This area gives students the opportunity to choose from all the courses offered by the University (18 CFU total).
6) Internships and Other Educational Activities (6 CFU): these can be carried out throughout the three-year course. The degree course offers the possibility of carrying out these activities through agreements with organisations and institutions outside the University or through active participation in events, events and meetings organised by the degree course lecturers.
7) Final Examination (6 CFU)
For the structure of the courses, the specific educational objectives of the courses, the relative CFUs and the hours of frontal teaching for each course, please refer to the Educational Offer published annually on the Course of Study page.
It should be noted in particular that the total CFUs attributed to the study of foreign languages also include exercises with linguistic collaborators and experts (CELs) as indicated in the programmes of the language courses
2.1 WORK PLACEMENTS AND OTHER TRAINING ACTIVITIES
Students are required to obtain 6 CFU as part of Work Experience and Other Formative Activities, through the activities proposed by the Course of Study or other activities proposed by the students and recognised in advance by the lecturer responsible for Work Experience, if relevant to the course of study of the Degree Course.
Internship activities may be carried out throughout the three-year degree course, and are recorded in the third year of the degree course by the lecturer or lecturers in charge.
2.2 STRUCTURE OF TEACHING, PROPAEDEUTICITY, ATTENDANCE
The language courses are divided into modules (face-to-face lessons), taught by the lecturer or lecturer in charge of the course, and language exercises with the Collaborators and Language Experts (CEL).
The Language courses provide for propaedeuticity between the different years: the Language 1 exam must be taken before the Language 2 exam, the Language 2 exam before the Language and Translation 3 exam; failure to comply with the propaedeuticity results in the cancellation of the CFUs acquired.
The Course of Study does not provide for compulsory attendance.
2.3 CHOICE OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
The Degree envisages the compulsory study of two three-year foreign languages chosen from among those available. The examinations of "Fundamentals of Interculture" and "Literature and Culture" must be consistent with those of the chosen languages, according to the following scheme:
- Albanian Language - Fundamentals of Albanian Interculture - Albanian Literature and Culture.
- Czech and Slovak language - Fundamentals of European interculture: Czech and Slovak - Albanian literature and culture.
- French language - Fundamentals of French interculture - French literature and cultures.
- English language - Fundamentals of English interculture - English-speaking literature and cultures or Anglo-American literature and culture.
- Neo-Greek language - Fundamentals of European Interculture: Neo-Greek - Neo-Greek literature and culture.
- Portuguese and Brazilian language - Fundamentals of Portuguese and Brazilian interculture - Portuguese literature and culture.
- Romanian language - Fundamentals of European interculture: Romanian - Romanian literature and culture.
- Russian language - Fundamentals of Slavic interculture - Russian literature and culture.
- Spanish Language - Fundamentals of Interculture-Spanish or Fundamentals of Interculture-Hispano-American - Spanish Literature or Hispano-American Literature and Culture.
- German Language - Fundamentals of German Interculture - German Literature and Culture.
- Ukrainian Language - Fundamentals of Slavic Interculture - Ukrainian Literature and Culture.
- Hungarian language - Fundamentals of Hungarian interculture - Hungarian literature and culture.
- South Slavic languages - Fundamentals of Slavic interculture - South Slavic literature and culture.
2.4 OUTPUT LEVELS
In compliance with the prescriptions of the "Qualifying Educational Objectives" of the recently reformed Class L-12 (section "e"), graduates in Linguistic and Intercultural Mediation will be able to use effectively at a level not lower than CEFR B2, in written and oral form, at least one language of the European Union, with reference also to disciplinary lexicons, after completion of a total of 36 CFUs in the three-year period. They will also acquire knowledge, at a level not lower than CEFR B1, in written and oral form, of a second foreign language (of the European Union or of a non-EU country), after completion of a total of 24 credits over the three-year period.
For the English language alone, the minimum exit level C1.1 must be reached after completion of a total of 36 credits over the three-year period, and the minimum exit level B2.2 must be reached after completion of a total of 24 credits over the three-year period.
This ministerial requirement implies
- that at least one of the two chosen languages must belong to a European Union country;
- that, in at least one language belonging to a European Union country, graduates achieve a minimum exit level of not less than CEFR B2, in written and oral form.
2.5 ARRANGEMENTS FOR HOLDING, MARKING AND REGISTERING EXAMINATIONS
In accordance with the University Teaching Regulations and the Regulations for the attendance of degree and master's degree courses and student contributions published on the University website, examinations are held in the three ordinary sessions indicated in the Faculty of Humanities' teaching calendar, which must provide for a minimum of five ordinary exam sessions per academic year plus two extraordinary ones.
For the examination procedures and students' rights, please refer to the provisions set out in the Regulations for the Attendance of Undergraduate and Master's Degree Courses and Student Contributions, Articles 39 to 42.
The examinations of the language courses provide for a specific structure:
(a) written and/or oral examination of the course taught by the teacher or teacher in charge of the teaching.
(b) written and oral examinations of the language exercises.
The results of the tests of the language exercises are communicated by the teacher in charge of the teaching according to the indications given in the examination programme.
The assessment (grade in thirtieths) and the recording of the examination in the INFOSTUD system are carried out by the teacher.
2.6 STUDY PLAN
The PLAN OF STUDIES (PdS) represents the proposed course of study that students intend to follow in order to obtain their degree.
Students enrolled in the first year must complete the Study Plan by the dates indicated by the Faculty of Humanities by accessing the Infostud platform, respecting the indications contained in the paragraph "Choice of foreign languages".
It is not possible to modify the PdS more than once a year, except in the case of necessity to change the Learning Agreement during the Erasmus stay. In any case, any change must be authorised by the president of the student body.
2.7 PROGRAMMED NUMBER AND ADMISSION TEST
The Degree Course in Linguistic and Intercultural Mediation is a "programmed access" course that requires students to pass an entrance test.
The entrance test follows the indications contained in the Announcement published each year on the Course's website.
2.8 TRANSITIONS, TRANSFERS, COURSE SHORTENING
The enrolment procedures for students enrolled in courses of study at the University or at other universities are indicated in the Announcement published each year on the Course of Study website.
2.9 TEACHING SUPPORT - TUTORING
The Course of Study guarantees a tutoring service, organised annually, with the aim of
- provide consultancy for the elaboration of study plans
- promote the participation of male and female students in national and international exchange or mobility programmes;
- provide students with cultural and professional orientation, informing them about the training opportunities offered by the university and by public and private bodies;
- referring students to appropriate support structures to overcome any difficulties or situations of psychological distress.
At the beginning of each academic year, all useful information for students is made available on the Course of Study page or other channels of communication, in particular on: timetables and calendars of lessons and exercises, reception times for lecturers and teachers, guidance and tutoring activities, didactic secretarial services, accessibility of the campus, registration and enrolment, transfers, course shortenings, study plans, student representatives.
2.10 FINAL EXAMINATION
The final examination for the award of a degree consists of a paper, the subject of which has been agreed in advance with the lecturer or lecturer. The final examination is awarded 6 CFU and is therefore related to the number of hours of work required for such a number of credits (i.e. 150).
The subject of the final examination may be chosen:
A) in one of the two SSDs related to the chosen foreign languages and in the SSDs included between the "basic" and "characterising" activities, provided that students have obtained at least 12 CFU (also using the "student's choice" CFUs), unless it is a teaching subject for which only 6 CFUs are available.
B) in SSDs included in the "related and complementary" or "students' choice" activities, provided that the students have obtained at least 6 credits and that the subject is related to linguistic and/or cultural aspects of one of the two chosen languages.
In order to agree on the type and subject of the final examination, students must contact the lecturer(s) eight to six months before the scheduled session, provided that they have taken no more than five examinations.
The discussion of the dissertation will take place in public on the dates indicated by the course of study at least ten days prior to the session. The Boards are composed of all the lecturers and lecturers, in the minimum number of seven. The discussion of the paper may take place in sub-committees, and an integral part of the discussion of the paper will be a partial exposition of the subject matter in one of the two languages of study.
On the basis of the average achieved by the students in the profit examinations, the Commission awards a maximum of 5 points on the basis of the paper submitted and the discussion. An additional point shall be added to the mark awarded for the final paper to students who
a) are current on the date of the discussion of the final paper
b) or have obtained at least three honours in the course of their studies.
The proclamation of the graduates may take place either concurrently, at the end of each graduation session, or in deferred form, on a date set by the President of the Board of Studies and in a suitable room. In either case, the presence of accompanying persons is subject to limitations for organisational and venue accommodation reasons. Information and instructions will be provided to undergraduates through official Department and Course of Study channels.
Art. 3 - BODIES OF THE COURSE OF STUDY
The following are the organs of the Degree Course in Linguistic and Intercultural Mediation
- the Council of the Course of Study
- the President
- the Quality Assurance Management Commission.
2. The Degree Course may set up additional Committees, Commissions and Working Groups, either permanent or temporary, as required.
Art. 4 - COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD
1. The Degree Course in Linguistic and Intercultural Mediation is coordinated by its own Council.
2. The establishment of Teaching Area Councils or Courses of Study is approved by the Faculty Council.
3. The Council is composed of all the faculty members to whom teaching duties are assigned within the coordinated Course of Study or Courses of Study. In particular:
a) tenured professors and lecturers, also belonging to partner Universities, in the case of inter-university Study Courses, and researchers, including those on fixed-term contracts
b) lecturers to whom teaching contracts are awarded;
c) in addition, two representatives of the Collaborating Language Experts (CELs) elected from among all the CELs assigned to the Course of Study participate in the Council, without the right to vote.
The Board is also made up of a 15% representation of male and female students and lecturers.
4. The following shall participate in the Council with the right to vote: tenured professors and professors; researchers with fixed and open-ended contracts; students and students' representatives.
The following participate in the Council without voting rights: the contract lecturers and the CEL representatives.
Art. 5 - DUTIES OF THE BOARD
1. The Council is a deliberative body for all matters and activities pertaining to the Degree Course and operates in accordance with the University Teaching Regulations.
2. In particular, the Council
a) formulates proposals concerning the didactic system, also with a view to ensuring the quality of the educational activities;
b) annually identifies the teachers to be assigned to the individual Study Courses, taking into account the need for teaching continuity
c) decides on the teaching organisation of the Study Courses
d) proposes the didactic regulations of the Study Courses for subsequent approval by the Course's Department of reference
e) approves the individual training pathway submitted by students in compliance with the regulations of the Course of Study
f) regulates the recognition of certifications within the scope of training activities aimed at acquiring additional language knowledge, as well as computer and telematic skills, relational skills, or in any case useful for entering the world of work, as well as training activities aimed at facilitating professional choices, including, in particular, training and orientation internships
g) recognises credits acquired by students in another Course of Study at the University, or in the same or another Course of Study at another University
h) approves transfer applications to Sapienza University for students coming from other Universities, Military Academies or similar institutions, as well as applications to change course of study;
i) identifies the teachers of the subject who may be included, if necessary, in the Examination Committees, appointed by the President, on the proposal of the teacher or the teacher responsible for the subject;
l) evaluates the applications of students, already in possession of a Degree or Master's Degree, or of the Degree acquired under the previous regulations, who intend to pursue a further degree, in order to obtain the recognition of the credits already acquired
m) it approves the Re-examination Report and the Annual Monitoring Form, prepared by the Quality Assurance Management Commission
n) approves the Study Course Regulations.
3. The presence of half plus one of the members of the Board is required for its meetings to be valid. For the purposes of calculating the majority, the number of those who have justified their absence in writing must be subtracted from the total number of Board members.
4. The Board meets as and when necessary and on the basis of the deadlines set by the University and the Faculty and is convened by the President. In the event of urgency, Council meetings may also be held electronically.
The convocation of the Board and the relative agenda of the meetings must be brought to the attention of the members at least seven days before the date of the meeting, except in cases of proven urgency, in which written notice must be received at least 48 hours before the date of the meeting.
5. Resolutions shall be passed by a majority of those present with the right to vote. In the event of a tie, the vote of the President shall count double.
6. Council votes shall be taken openly and by a show of hands, except in the cases provided for in the relevant regulations. Voting may be conducted by telematic means.
7. The minutes of each meeting must be approved at the next Council meeting; any corrections and/or additions to the minutes must be proposed before approval.
Art. 6 - PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL
1. The tenured and tenure-track professors who make up the Council, including the tenured and tenure-track professors in agreement pursuant to Article 6, paragraph 11, of Law no. 240 of 30 December 2010, shall elect a Chairman from among their number.
2. The President has the following competences
a) convening the Council, preparing the agenda
b) moderating the discussion and ensuring compliance with these Rules of Procedure;
c) supervises and coordinates the activities of the Course of Study, and, in particular, transmits to the Departments involved the teaching coverage of the individual courses proposed by the Course Council
d) supervises the execution of the resolutions and ensures compliance with what has been resolved; moreover, it ensures the correct preparation of the minutes that it forwards to the competent Faculty offices
e) prepares the educational offer of the Course of Study
f) elaborates and updates the information, also through the acquisition of documents, useful for the compilation of the SUA-CdS form, having consulted the Quality Assurance Management Commission
g) convenes and participates, as a member by right, in the meetings of the Commission for the Management of Quality Assurance of Teaching;
h) prepares, for approval by the Council, the documentation useful for the recognition of examinations for the purposes of course transitions and University transfers, as well as shortening of teaching careers
i) coordinates the tutoring and orientation activities of the Course of Study, both incoming and outgoing;
l) contributes to the drafting of the timetable of lectures and the teaching calendar, both to be proposed to the Faculty for harmonisation;
m) appoints the Examination Boards at the beginning of each academic year, at the proposal of the professor or professor responsible for the teaching;
n) proposes, in agreement with the Faculty, the compositions of the Degree Commissions for the sessions scheduled in the teaching calendar.
Art. 7 - ELECTIONS OF THE PRESIDENT
1. The President of the Course of Study, on the basis of the nominations received, is elected by secret ballot by the tenured and tenure-track professors who make up the Council of the Course of Study or the Teaching Area, as specified in Art. 4, paragraph 3.
The election of the President shall take place by absolute majority of those entitled to vote at the first convocation and by relative majority at subsequent convocations.
The President shall hold office for three years and may be re-elected once.
3. All tenured teachers, as specified in paragraph 1 of this Article, shall be eligible to vote.
4. All tenured teachers, as specified in subsection 1 of this Article, shall be eligible to vote. In addition, teachers who are entitled to be elected must be full-time and must provide a number of years of service equal to the duration of their term of office before the date of their retirement.
5. The Dean of the Course Council or of the Teaching Area shall call the elections of the President, coordinate the procedures in compliance with the University regulations and transmit the results to the Faculty.
6. Voting may also take place electronically or, alternatively, in remote online mode.
Art. 8 - ELECTIONS OF STUDENTS ON COURSE OF STUDY AND EDUCATION AREA BOARDS
1. The students enrolled in the Degree Course in Linguistic and Intercultural Mediation and elected as representatives on the Degree Course Council are members of the Degree Course Council. The number of elected representatives is equal to 15% of the students and lecturers belonging to the Course of Study. Should the number of actual voters be less than 10% of the number of those entitled to vote, the maximum number of representatives to be elected shall be reduced in proportion to the number of actual voters.
2. Students enrolled on the Degree Course in Linguistic and Intercultural Mediation, as well as all students enrolled outside the Degree Course who have passed at least one examination in the last three years, shall be entitled to vote. The voters' list is drawn up by the Faculty.
3. Students enrolled in the Linguistic and Intercultural Mediation course shall be eligible to vote.
4. The students who obtain the highest number of votes within the limit of the percentage referred to in paragraph 1 shall be elected. In the event of an equal number of votes, the student enrolled in a lower year of the course than the other candidates shall be appointed. In the event of an equal number of votes between candidates enrolled in the same year of the course, the youngest student shall be appointed.
5. Failure to appoint a student representative to the Council of the Degree Course in Linguistic and intercultural mediation does not invalidate its valid constitution.
7. In the event of termination, for whatever reason, of the elected office, the student representative shall be replaced by the first of the non-elected candidates; if there are no more candidates among those not elected, the President of the Course of Study shall call for by-elections. Any elected student who, during the electoral term, graduates, moves to another University, to another Course of Study Council, shall be considered disqualified.
8. The students' and students' representatives shall hold office for two years and their mandate may be renewed once.
9. Elections for the student representatives on the Degree Course Council in Linguistic and Intercultural Mediation are called by decree of the Dean of the Faculty every two years and no less than thirty days before the date scheduled for the beginning of the voting.
10. Voting may also take place by telematic means or, alternatively, in remote online mode.
11. The procedure for the election of student representatives to the Student Council is governed by specific regulations approved by the Faculty Council.
Art. 9 - THE QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
1. The Quality Assurance Management Commission of the Degree Course in Linguistic and Intercultural Mediation is made up of: a) the President of the Degree Course, as ex officio member; b) one or two full professors; b) the Course's teaching supervisor and/or other technical-administrative staff involved in the didactic management of the Degree Course; c) a representative of the students in accordance with the European Quality Guidelines. The student members of the Commission must be enrolled in the Degree Course in Linguistic and Intercultural Mediation and need not be elected representatives on the Course Council.
2. The Commission's term of office is three years.
3. The Commission shall meet when convened by the President of the Course of Study, who shall attend the meetings assisted by the teaching supervisor or other technical-administrative staff member who is a member of the Commission.
4. The Commission prepares the Cyclical Re-examination Report and the annual Monitoring Form of the Course of Study, as envisaged by the Ministerial Decree no. 6/2019. The Commission also assists the President of the Course of Study in the preparation of the educational offer of the Course of Study and in updating the data of the SUA-CdS Form. The Commission presents the results of its activities to the Course Council, respecting the deadlines indicated by the University Quality Team and the Faculty Monitoring Committee.
5. The Commission may avail itself of the support of Commissions/Working Groups designated by the Study Courses in order to better develop the self-assessment, review and improvement activities envisaged by the AVA System.
ARTICLE 10 - FINAL AND REFERRAL RULES
1. The Course of Study in Linguistic and Intercultural Mediation has issued the present Regulations, which have been drawn up on the basis of the University's Regulation-types of Courses of Study; the Regulations of the Course of Study in Linguistic and Intercultural Mediation have been approved by the Council of the Course of Study in Linguistic and Intercultural Mediation, by the Department of European, American and Intercultural Studies and by the Council of the Faculty of Humanities.
2. For all matters not provided for in these Regulations, the provisions of the laws in force, the regulations contained in the University Statute, in the University Teaching Regulations and in other internal Regulations shall apply, insofar as they are applicable.