B.A. (Hons.) in Italian University of Delhi

Bachelor of Arts, (Honours) in Italian is an undergraduate course in Italian literature/ language which is provided by Department of Germanic and Romance Studies of Delhi University.

Originally known as Department of Modern European Languages, the Department of Germanic and Romance Studies (named in 1988) was established in 1948.

B.A. (Honours) programme in Italian was started along with French, German and Spanish in 2002.

Course Details: It’s a 4-year full-time programme consisting 8 semesters i.e. 2 semesters per year.

Eligibility: One needs to pass 10+2 in any discipline from a recognized college or Board.

Scope

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Scopes after BA Hons in Italian are:

Translating and Interpreting to the Italian language in various Institutions as well as MNCs, Academics (pursuing higher studies like M.A or M. Phil or Ph.D. in Italian Language etc.), Professor of Italian language, Journalism or Language Dept.

Salary: 2.5 lakh – 7.5 lakh p.a.

Jobs and Career Opportunities

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Translator in various Embassies including Indian Embassy, Teacher, Italian language analyst or Content analyst (You can correct or edit the others’ contents in the Italian language), Content Writer, tuitions, Customer Care Jobs.

Subjects/Syllabus

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Semester 1

1. Paper I    Language in Context: Developing reading and writing skills (1)
2. Paper II    Language in Context: Developing listening and speaking skills (1)

Semester 2

1. Paper III    Language in Context: Developing reading and writing skills (2)
2. Paper IV    Language in Context: Developing listening and speaking skills (2)

Semester 3

1. Paper V    Language in Context: Developing reading and writing skills (3)
2. Paper VI    Language in Context: Developing listening and speaking skills (3)

Micro-languages (1): Language for specific purposes including hospitality, tourism, banking, business, etc.

Semester 4

1. Paper VII    Language in Context: Developing reading and writing skills (4)
2. Paper VIII    Language in Context: Developing listening and speaking skills (4)

Micro-languages (2): Language for specific purposes with emphasis on translation of texts in the chosen areas (including birth, educational qualification, marriage, death, certificates, mark sheets etc).

Semester 5

1. Paper IX    Language in Context: Developing reading and writing skills (5)
2. Paper X     Language in Context: Developing listening and speaking skills (5)
3. Paper XI    Introduction to Literature (1)

Practice of Translation (1): Introducing the student to the techniques of translation; texts from newspapers, journals, user manuals and excerpts from contemporary literature from target language to English/Hindi and vice-versa.

Semester 6

1. Paper XII    Language in Context: Developing reading and writing skills (6)
2. Paper XIII    Language in Context:  Developing listening and speaking skills (6)
3. Paper XIV    Introduction to Literature (2)

Practice of Translation (2): Introducing the student to the techniques of translation; texts from newspapers, journals, user manuals and excerpts from contemporary literature from target language to English/Hindi and vice-versa. Subtitling and dubbing of films, documentaries etc.

Semester 7

1. Paper XV       Reading Literature (1)
2. Paper XVI     Cultural History
3. Paper XVII    Research Methodology

Semester 8

1. Paper XVIII    Reading Literature (2)
2. PaperXIX        Introduction to Foreign Language Teaching: Theory and Practice
3. Paper XX       Research Project/ Dissertation

Fee Structure

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On an average, it’s 4000/- course but the range could vary depending upon the colleges current norms.