Language and Interculturality

Doctoral Study Programme

Domov 5 EN 5 Study 5 Doctoral 5 Language and Interculturality

Programme information

Short Presentation

The interdisciplinary doctoral programme Languages and Interculturality is designed to broaden and expand the academic knowledge gained in Master’s degree language programmes (Italian, English, French), language mediation and translation. The key objective of the programme is to develop expert scientific researchers, experts in pedagogy and other scientific areas, who are able to address current theoretical and practical issues in the fields of language and culture at an internationally comparable level.

The programme consists of compulsory core courses for all students (offered in the first year), a doctoral seminar in the second year and elective courses that each student selects individually according to their area of study (elective courses, individual research work, doctoral thesis proposal preparation, public thesis defence). To enhance the above mentioned education contents the Faculty organizes seminars, conferences, workshops and other similar activities where FHŠ professors and other experts from various fields of interest are invited.

The programme aims to provide doctoral students with in-depth training in literary, linguistic, didactic, intercultural and translation sciences, as well as specific methodological, theoretic and critical knowledge in language and culture.

Programme Objectives

Students in the Language and Interculturality doctoral programme will broaden the academic knowledge gained during their previous studies and develop the ability necessary for independent research in their chosen field. They will be able to apply appropriate strategies and research methodologies to elaborate on their areas of interest. Moreover, they will be able to conduct autonomous research and develop a critical approach towards the use of relevant information tools.

Career Opportunities

Upon competition of the Language and Interculturality doctoral programme, graduates will have the possibility to pursue careers in various fields.

The programme enhances knowledge and skills in the area of languages, in particular English, Italian and French, through individual research work that is aimed at both theoretical and practical issues in linguistics, literature, didactics, interculturality, language policies and translation.

The programme has been compared and evaluated against the following comparable European doctoral programmes: Dottorato in Lingue, Culture e Società Moderne e Scienze del linguaggio, Dipartimento di Studi Linguistici Culturali e Comparati, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italy; Dottorato in Lingue, Letterature e Culture straniere, Dipartimento di Lingue e letterature straniere, Università degli studi di Milano, Italy; Doctorat en Llengües i Cultures Romàniques, Arts i Humanitats, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain; Écoles doctorales/ Literature and civilizations, Paris-Sorbonne Université, France; Postgraduate (PhD) in Languages and cultures, School of Languages and Cultures, The University of Sheffield, Great Britain.

Curriculum

Title and Level of Qualification

PhD in Language and Interculturality

Type and Duration

Doctoral, third cycle, part-time study

Duration: 3 Years / 180 ECTS

Classification (KLASIUS-P-16)

0230 languages, unspecified

Admission Requirements

Admission to the first year of study shall be granted to the candidates who have completed:

a) a master’s (second cycle) study programme;

b) an undergraduate academic study programme, adopted before 11 June 2004 (pre-reform study programme);

c) a specialisation study programme after having graduated from a study programme, adopted before 11 June 2004 (pre-reform study programme), if a candidate has completed all the study obligations relevant for further study prior to enrolment. Study obligations in the amount from 30 ECTS to 60 ECTS credit points are determined by the competent Faculty Commission, based on the individual application, taking into account the field of previous study. Additional examinations must be completed prior to entry into the programme or during the previous study;

d) an unified master’s study programme, if the study programme carried 300 ECTS credit points and lasted 5 years;

e) a comparable education abroad and have been, in the process of recognition of their qualification and in accordance with Assessment and Recognition of Education Act, legally granted the right to continue their studies in the study programme.

In Case of Enrolment Limitation

the candidates are selected according to:

the average grade on all previous exams (50 %) and
grade reached on the oral exam (interview) before an expert Commission (50 %). Elective courses can be supplemented up to the extent of 30 % by scientific and research achievements supplied in the candidate’s applications.

Additional Documents required for the Admission Procedure

Along with the application candidate shall also enclose:

1) short research proposal for the doctoral study and

2) basic personal data of the candidate.

The research proposal (7,000-15,000 characters with spaces, bibliography is not part of the sum of characters) must be structured in sets and includes:

1) title page with the name and surname of the candidate, the proposed title of the research topic in the dissertation (if possible at this stage), and the name and surname and academic title of the most suitable mentor in doctoral studies (if possible at this stage),

2) indication and short description of the research topic (definition) (definition of the theoretical starting points of the research, definition of the research question (problem) and research objectives),

3) intended methods of work,

4) expected results and original contribution to science and

5) indication of basic literature and sources.

Basic information about the candidate must contain:

1) short curriculum vitae (up to 2,500 characters with spaces, possibly in indents and

2) bibliography of the candidate (if any).

Expert Commission reviews the candidate’s application. The Commission invites the candidate to an interview before enrolment and the most suitable mentor for the intended field of research is determined. The interview is also an opportunity to reshape the research field in order to provide appropriate mentoring. If the candidate’s research plans are incompatible with the research contents of the Department of Anthropology of the Faculty, the candidate is advised not to enrol. It is necessary to obtain the consent of the expert Commission and the mentor prior to enrolment.

Number of available Places

Slovenian citizens and other citizens of Member States of the European Union: 5

Slovenians without Slovenian citizenship and foreign citizens of non-European Union countries: 2

Oggi sono ricercatrice all’Istituto di studi etnici (Inštitut za narodnostna vprašanja) a Lubiana. Tra i miei ambiti di ricerca figurano gli studi etnici, la tutela delle minoranza e la politica linguistica; nell’ambito del mio lavoro, partecipo anche a convegni e collaboro con altri istituti di ricerca europei.

Per me il mestiere della ricercatrice è il più bello del mondo, perché ogni giorno mi ritrovo davanti a nuove sfide, a volte non solo lavorative, ma anche personali, che mi permettono di perfezionarmi e di ampliare il mio sapere.

LARA SORGO

Doctor of Science, doctoral program: Language and interculturality, researcher

Doctoral degree study programmes