About us
Head of Department : Prof. Artur
Gałkowski, in the academic year 2024/2025 Prof. Jadwiga Czerwińska
Description of tasks
The
Department of Italian Studies at the University of Łódź was established in
2010. It emerged from the Italian specialisation in the area of language,
literature and culture of Romance languages in the Department of Romance
Studies (currently the Institute of Romance Studies) - a specialisation
conducted continuously since 1971. The Department conducts first- and
second-cycle studies in Italian philology with a specialisation in translation
studies and teaching. The establishment of the Italian Philology major is
connected with the implementation of the ESF OP HC project entitled ‘Educating
human resources for the flexicurity market and knowledge-based economy - the
offer of humanities and social sciences faculties at the University of Łódź’
(2010-2015).
Course coordinator : dr
hab. prof. UŁ Artur Gałkowski, in the academic year 2024/2025 prof. dr hab.
Jadwiga Czerwińska
ECTS
Coordinator - Italian Philology : Dr. Tamara Roszak
Main research directions
The
department conducts research in the disciplines of linguistics, literary
studies and cultural and religious studies. In
the field of linguistics, the Unit's research interests include the study of
Italian and Romance linguistics in the broadest sense; specialisations include
the study of proper names (onomastics and chrematonomastics), specialist
terminology, written, oral and specialist translation, discourse analysis
(media, press), teaching Italian as a foreign language (Italian
glottodidactics). In the
field of literary studies, topics related to 20th and 21st century Italian
literature and ancient literature are addressed.In
the field of cultural and religious studies, the reception of Italian
cinematography and other issues related to Italian artistic culture are
developed.
Research projects :
www.romanistyka.uni.lodz.pl/strefa-pracownika/projekty
Publications :
www.romanistyka.uni.lodz.pl/strefa-pracownika/publikacje
Scientific journals related to Institute
of Romance Studies :
Acta
Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Litteraria Romanica link
e-Scripta
Romanica link
Translatorica
& Translata [2018-2024] link
Collectanea
Philologica [collaboration] link
Academic Circles and Popular Science
Journals
The
Student Italianist Circle ‘ItaliAMO’ (current information on FB page: click
here ) and the Student Translation Circle GIROL'AMO are active at the
Department and publish their journals:
ItaliAMO
link
Girol'amo
Structural projects under way
The
Department of Italian Studies is implementing further structural projects with
EU/EFS funds under the Operational Programme Knowledge Education Development,
including POWER projects:
- ‘Model training of future teachers of humanities subjects at the University of Łódź’ (POWR.03.01.00-00-KN55/18-00; for more information: click here),
- Creation of didactic e-materials for foreign languages - (Italian)’ (POWR.02.10.00-00-9014/20; in cooperation with PŁ; more information: click here or here).
International
cooperation:
www.romanistyka.uni.lodz.pl/strefa-pracownika/wspolpraca-miedzynarodowa
Coordinator of Erasmus+ and other mobility
programmes for Italian philology : Dr Katarzyna Kowalik (contact )
Additional information
Access
to the descriptions of the current curricula and study plans of Italian
Philology I and II degree at the University of Łódź: click here .
Description
of the syllabuses of the subjects of Italian Philology I and II degree at the
University of Łódź: click here .
Recruitment
for I and II level Italian philology studies at the University of Lodz: click
here .
Course
description: I degree click here ; II degree click here .
Contact details
Department of Italian Studies
- Pomorska 171/173 90-236 Łódź