Italian for Professional Purposes

The first goal of the program is to enable future graduates to master the practical language at C1 level and equip them with theoretical language knowledge. With an emphasis on practical starting points, individual language skills and grammatical and lexical knowledge are developed and strengthened, and at the same time a solid theoretical basis is created for a perfect understanding of the Italian language system. Students will also get a comprehensive overview of the literature, culture and realities of Italy.

At the same time, Italian for professional purposes goes beyond the scope of Philology education, in accordance with the needs of the labor market and with regard to the graduate's better employability. The program is based on the current needs of the region and the labor market requiring graduates who, in addition to general language preparation, will also be prepared for work in the economic sphere in the broadest sense of the word. A strong emphasis is therefore placed on professional subjects that prepare future graduates for professional employment and ensure the applicability of acquired knowledge, skills and attitudes in practice, which represents the second goal of the program.

After successfully completing his/her studies the graduate is able to:

• demonstrate comprehensive theoretical knowledge of linguistic disciplines (phonetics and phonology, morphology, syntax, lexicology)
• provést jazykovědnou analýzu textu
• have an overview of Italian-written literature and Italian life and institutions
• analyze a literary text and place a literary work into historical and literary context
• apply a broad social, cultural and historical overview
• use professional terminology from the field of tourism and the economic sphere in a broad sense
• search and analyze professional foreign language information
• translate a moderately difficult professional text from Italian into Czech and conduct business and official correspondence in the Italian language
• communicate in Italian, both spoken and written, at level C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

It is expected that the graduates of this study program will be language experts with the widest possible applicability. With a practical focus, the graduate can work in small, medium-sized and large companies focused on both manufacturing and commercial activities or tourism, which require a good knowledge of Italian. The graduate can also find employment in state administration, cultural institutions, in the media or in the field of international relations, i.e. in companies and institutions that cooperate with foreign countries in various ways. Typical job positions will be, for example, a translator or editor, an Italian teacher, a specialist in internal or external communication as well as in communication with customers, an organizer, coordinator or guide in travel agencies, an organizer of cultural festivals, sports meetings, or conferences and workshops with foreign participation, employee or head of a tourist information center, employee of the foreign relations department in state and private entities and various assistant positions, etc.

Description of the credit system: the ECTS system is used.

The number of credits for individual subjects corresponds to the number of hours and content of the subject, its importance, and the expected number of hours of home preparation or self-study. The study plan is compiled to enable the acquisition of defined final knowledge and skills and thus lead to the achievement of the declared profile of the graduate. One lesson is 45 minutes long.

During the three-year course, the student must acquire at least 180 ECTS credits. 104 credits are compulsory subjects.

Furthermore, the student must obtain at least 21 credits for compulsory optional subjects in the PVA group, at least 21 credits for subjects in the PVB group – Knowledge and skills for practice and at least 21 credits for subjects in the PVB group – Foreign languages. The student can obtain the remaining 13 credits by completing other mandatory optional subjects of the program, or by completing another subject of the faculty as an optional subject.

Completion of the bachelor's study program creates reliable prerequisites for further study of a professional or an academic program at another university.