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Enrollment

Lingue e Culture Straniere Enrollment

Entry requirements 2023-24

To enrol on the Bachelor’s degree course in Foreign Languages and Cultures applicants are required a high school diploma or equivalent title issued abroad and recognised in the awarding country (A-levels).

Further requirements:

  1. Ability to understand and interpret academic texts related to the subjects of study;
  2. Italian language proficiency and metalinguistic competence;
  3. Good attitude to foreign language learning;
  4. A mandatory pre-intermediate level of English (A2-B1) for students who intend to choose English as one of three-year languages.

Entry requirements

The Bachelor’s degree course in Foreign Languages and Cultures has LIMITED ACCESS, the maximum number of students who may enrol in the first year is 350 of which 348 have to be students with EU citizenship and 2 can be students with non-EU citizenship residing abroad. There is a general entry test for all candidates and an additional English test for students choosing English as one of the two main foreign languages selected for their course. The tests assess the general competence necessary to attend the Bachelor’s degree courses successfully.

Requirements and registration dates to the tests are in the UNISA Call for applications (to be approved).

Students who want to enrol on The Bachelor’s degree course in Foreign Languages and Cultures must take the online TOLC-SU test (online CISIA test for the Humanities) – by CISIA following, the procedure in the following links:

BEWARE

Registration for the TOLC-SU test by CISIA does not directly enrol on the Bachelor’s degree course in Foreign Languages and Cultures at the University of Salerno. To do so, it is necessary to register on the ESSE 3 online management system of the University of Salerno, starting from 17th July 2023.

Both registrations are necessary:

  1. Registration for the TOLC-SU CISIA test
  2. Registration on the Esse 3 online University management system and registration to the “Entry test for the Bachelor’s degree in Foreign Languages and Cultures” as for the following instructions.

Entry test dates

The online TOLC@CASA-SU test of the University of Salerno – Department of Humanities – is on 12th and 13th September 2023.

Enrolment on the Bachelor’s degree course is also possible through acceptance of results of the TOLC-SU test taken in other universities from 1st June to 13 September 2023. In this case, students’ registration for the first-year entry test for the Bachelor’s degree course in Foreign Languages and Cultures on the ESSE 3 online management system is still necessary.

The TOLC test costs € 30,00. Payment is possible by credit card or by bank transfer (MAV).

The test schedule is available online on the CISIA website https://tolc.cisiaonline.it/calendario.php?tolc=umanistica&date=tutte.

Registration to TOLC CISIA is available until the day before the test.

Registration for the entry test

To take part in the test and to access the Bachelor’s degree course, candidates must follow a double registration procedure:

1) Pre-registration on the ESSE 3 online management system of the University of Salerno for the entry test for the Bachelor’s degree in Foreign Languages and Cultures.

2) Registration for the TOLC-SU CISIA test.

1) Registration for the “entry test for the Bachelor’s degree in Foreign Languages and Cultures” on www.unisa.it from 17th July 2023.

Registration for the entry test is possible only using the ESSE 3 online University management system https://esse3web.unisa.it/Home.do starting from 17th July 2023 to 13th September at 23:59, following the instructions from the Guide to the online registration to the cumpulsory entry tests.

According to the Law no. 76, dated 16th July 2020, amended on 11th September 2020, and no. 120/28th February 2021, identification and access ESSE3 is only possible by using Digital Identity Public System SPID to obtain username and password.

Minors and foreign students must register for first time access going to the link “Minors and foreign students registration” to obtain access ID (“username” and “password”).

More specifically:

  • Registration on the online University management system with SPID:

Candidates must first register on the online University management system with SPID (Digital Identity Public System) as follows:

  1. go to the University website: unisa.it; click on: “online services”, and “User area (ESSE3)” to login;
  2. from the menu, go to “Registration with SPID” and complete registration.

Minors and foreign students must register for first time access at the link “Minors and foreign students registration” to obtain access ID (“username” and “password”).

  • Registration to the “Entry test for the Bachelor’s degree course in Foreign Languages and Cultures”;

From the menu, go to the “reserved area” and “Login”. Click on SPID and then “Enter with SPID”, login to the reserved area.

Minors and foreign students go to the ”reserved area”, then to “Login”, click on UNISA ID and enter with UNISA credentials.

From the menu of the “Reserved area”

  • Go to Test for courses with limited access and then register for the test in “Foreign Languages and Cultures”;
  • Confirm and continue;
  • Insert the ID and continue.

Fill in the registration form following the procedure.

Registration forms sent via e-mail, fax or handed in will not be accepted. The online procedures described here and in the following paragraph may be carried out from any PCs with Internet access. Registration form and registration procedure for the test must be completed online, respecting deadlines indicated in the call for applications.

2) TOLC-SU – CISIA platform

BEWARE: To take the TOLC-SU test, it is necessary to have a laptop.

After taking the TOLC-SU test, wait for the results on the order of merit and then fill in the online registration form according to the procedure in the call for applications. To complete registration it is necessary to have a valid ISEE for the ‘University Right to Study purposes’. In case of no valid ISEE available, students will be considered part of the no ISEE section (section 11).

TOLC-SU test organization

There are 50 questions in the general test and students have 100 minutes to complete it. The test is divided in three parts:

  1. Understanding written texts and Italian language proficiency (30 questions – duration: 60 minutes)
  2. General knowledge (10 questions – duration: 20 minutes)
  3. Logical reasoning (10 questions – duration: 20 minutes)

There is a general entry test for all candidates and an additional English test for students choosing English as one of the three-year foreign languages studied on the course. The tests assess the general competence necessary to attend the Bachelor’s degree successfully.

The English language test is compulsory for students choosing English as one of the three-year foreign languages studied on the course. There are 30 questions in the test in a time of 15 minutes.

For further information on the TOLC-SU test go to:

https://www.cisiaonline.it/area-tematica-tolc-studi-umanistici/struttura-della-prova-e-syllabus-2/

TOLC-SU test assessment

In compliance to CISIA regulations, the score of each TOLC-SU test, with the exception of the English test, comes from the total number of the correct and incorrect answers and the unanswered questions, as it follows:

  • 1 point for each correct answer;
  • 0 points for each unanswered questions;
  • -0,25 points for each incorrect answer.

For the English test, there is no penalty for incorrect answers and the total score comes from 1 point for each correct answer and 0 points for incorrect answers or unanswered questions.

At the end of the test, candidates can immediately see the general score, the score for each section, and the total score. Visualization of the final score proves that date and students’ answers have been saved correctly.

THE COMMISSION FOR THE ACCESS TESTS TO THE BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND CULTURES WILL NOT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE NUMBE OF INCORRECT ANSWERS, BUT WILL CONSIDER THE FINAL SCORE ON THE BASIS OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CORRECT ANSWERS GIVEN.

Students can practice for the TOLC tests going to “Test practice and positioning".

Answers to FAQ about the CISIA tests are available at the following link https://www.cisiaonline.it/faq-cisia-archivio-tolc/

To take the TOLC@CASA test, it is necessary to follow the instructions on the following document "ROOM SET UP FOR TOLC@CASA, WEB-CONNECTION REQUIREMENTS AND TEST". It is necessary to download the SEB Browser on the PC. It is mandatory to run at least one simulation of the TOLC through SEB no later than the day before the TOLC@CASA test.

SEB free downloadable instructions:

– register and access the CISIA Test practice and positioning web page (remember that the test reserved area and the test practice area require two different registrations;

– in the section called “TEST simulation”, download and install SEB, following instructions;

– run at least one TOLC test simulation.

Remember to complete the above steps no later than the day before the test, to be able to take the TOLC test.

Entry test results and order of merit

At the end of the test (TOLC), candidates can immediately see the general score, the score for each section, and the total score. Visualization of results proves that date and students’ answers have been saved correctly.

Each statement of results will be made available in the TOLC reserved area under ‘results’, within 48 hours from the day of the test and prior to verifying regularity of procedures on behalf of the Commission for invigilation. Then, the order of merit will be published by the entry test Commission of the Bachelor’s degree course in Foreign Languages and Cultures.

The final order of merit will not include the score of 0.25 for each incorrect answers, part of the CISIA assessment scheme.

The Commission established a minimum score in order to pass the test, therefore the order of merit will be divided in two parts:

  1. Part A: candidates with a score of 23 points or higher in the general test who can enrol directly.
  2. Part B: candidates with a score lower than 23 points in the general test who can still enrol but need to fulfil specific additional training obligations (OFA) to meet the Bachelor’s degree requirements.

Enrolment will be carried out according to the order of merit and the places available.

Compulsory remedial courses are Language and Linguistics courses and include assessment final test. Students who enrol with specific additional training obligations cannot take exams before completing the remedial course and passing the final test.

Students who pass the general test but do not pass the English test can enrol on Bachelor’s degree course but cannot choose English as one of the three-year foreign languages.

Go to the following link for

  • Results of the entry test and terms and conditions of enrolment
  • Order of merit readjustment

Enrolment (after passing the test)

  1. Wait for the publishing of the order of merit;
  2. Check the order of merit and immediately report any suspects of unclear procedures to the ‘Department Didactic and Career Office’, sending an e-mail to dipsum@unisa.itmaximum two days after the publication of the order of merit;
  3. Enrol following the terms and conditions available at https://web.unisa.it/didattica/immatricolazioni/scegli-uno-dei-nostri?dettaglio=1140

Students with disabilities and SLD (Specific Learning Difficulties)

Students with disabilities or SLD can benefit from a number of services offered by the Disabilities and Special Learning Needs Office, (Law 17/99 and 170/2010), part of the Students’ Right to Study Office coordinated by the Rector’s delegate for disabilities. The office guarantees individual face-to face or online interviews for students’ needs analysis; a team of experts informs and gives students advice on specific services available, on the possibility to receive support during entry tests and on economic advantages and easy access to the university areas. Margarita THEINER is the department coordinator of these services (itheiner@unisa.it).

Candidates with certification of disability, according to Law no. 104 of 1992, or with a diagnosis of SLD, according to Law 170 of 2010, can receive support during the entry test and benefit from balancing measures and means as well as additional time, prior to specific request. The use of any medical equipment requires authorization from the Students’ Right to Study Office. Universities are able to conditionally admit candidates with medical certificates to take the test, even if these are not updated due to limited NHS response, caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, and to postpone the presentation of the due documentation. Candidates’ SLD diagnosis cannot be older than three years or it should be issued after the candidates’ eighteenth’s birthday by the local health services or regional health service professionals. Candidates with disabilities or SLD have to send an e-mail to the Students’ Right to Study Office (dirstu@unisa.it) with a specific request of assistance including the relevant documentation within 15 days before the date of the test. The request form is downloadable from the following link: https://www.disabilidsa.unisa.it/servizi/modulistica

For further information: https://www.disabilidsa.unisa.it/contatti

Enrolment to year two and three a.y. 2023-24

For enrolment in year two and three of the Bachelor’s degree course in Foreign Languages and Cultures for students coming from other universities, from other Bachelor’s degrees from the university of Salerno, for students who study for a second Bachelor’s degree, lapsed students or students from an obsolete academic system (Law ex 509) go to the Call for applications to year two and three a.y.2023/2024.

To take the test, candidates must email the registration form to the Department Didactic and Career Office – carrierestudenti.dipsum@unisa.it from 1st July 2023 to 20th July 2023. The application is complete only after payment of the administrative fees by 20th July 2023.

Students applying for the evaluation of their previous academic career in order to be enrolled in years following year one, if necessary, can take a language test at the University Language Centre to prove the actual level of language proficiency. The application for the test has to be sent via email to carrierestudenti.dipsum@unisa.it .

Candidates, whose applications to enrol in year two and three have been accepted by the Bachelor’s degree Council and in compliance to the order of merit, will have to enroI and pay the 1st instalment of tuition fees for AY 2023/24 as well as the Regional fees for the Students’ Right to Study Services by 30th September 2023.

Recognition of Language Certificates

Recognition of Languages Certificates for ECTS, as for article 5 comma 7 of D.M. 270/2004.

For further information go to: https://www.dipsum.unisa.it/didattica/focus?id=108

Fast track course pathway for language students

As part of the cooperation with language high schools, an investigational ‘fast track’ path for language students with a level of proficiency higher than the base one required for entry by the Bachelor’s degree course in Foreign Languages and Cultures has been implemented.

After passing the entry test, students who think to have this level of proficiency can register for a special exam session, usually scheduled in the last week of September (the exam dates will be available on the department website) to take the final first-year exam of the language course.

The first-year language course programmes are available on the Department website. The final exam includes the following parts:

  • Written test
  • Oral interview

To prepare for the examination, it is necessary to look at the course study programme.

In case of positive results of the examination, students will obtain the 9 ECTS for the course that will be registered once registration to the Bachelor’s degree is completed. Students will then be able to attend the second-year language course and take the related final examination afterwards (the related ECTS will be registered after enrolling in year two).

Students who possess a language certificate of a proficiency level as the one required for year one, can skip the first-year language exam and hand in a copy of that certificate. For further information go to https://www.dipsum.unisa.it/didattica/focus?id=108

Remedial courses to fulfil specific additional training obligations (OFA).

Contact person: prof.ssa Miriam Voghera

Go to on-line course

The remedial course in Italian Linguistics is compulsory for students who are in section B of the order of merit after taking the entry test for the Bachelor’s degree course and therefore, enrolled on the Bachelor’s degree course with specific additional training obligations.

The remedial course must be completed within the first year of the course. A final examination will assess whether the training obligations have been discharged, as an indispensable condition for taking the Bachelor’s degree exams in year one. Therefore, students who enrol below the standard educational level required will not be able to take exams until meeting the course requirements.

Educational goals

The remedial course aims to equip students with the necessary linguistic and syntactic competence to successfully attend the Bachelor’s degree courses.

The main areas of study are:

  1. understanding of different types of texts;
  2. building awareness of their syntactic structure.

Course structure

The course is divided in ten learning units that must be completed in order to pass the final activities present in each unit that provide access to the final exam.

Final exam

The final exam consists of two parts. Part one will be online and requires completion of a number of tests corresponding to the learning units in the course. Part two will be at University. The successful completion of part one is necessary to be admitted to part two of the exam. Students need to pass both parts to fulfil training obligations.

Learning units

All learning units include tasks and assignments divided in three parts:

  1. Texts
  2. Syntax
  3. Assessment test
  4. Texts

Each learning unit contains a text with a brief introduction. Students have to read the introduction containing reference to the relevant chapter of the book by G. Basile, A.R. Guerriero, S. Lubello, Competenze linguistiche per l’accesso all’Università, Roma, Carocci 2006. After reading the text carefully, students have to complete the comprehension activities. The aim is to provide students with practice in understanding texts: in case of incorrect answers, the comprehension activities can be repeated after reading the text again and studying the relevant book chapter.

  1. Syntax

In the same text from the previous section, there are some coloured words. Clicking on these words, boxes with syntactical comments appear including a link to the relevant paragraphs of the grammar book that can be useful in case students need to revise this part. The words with the same colour refer to the same grammatical point. After reading the comments, students have to complete grammar exercises to practice. In case of incorrect answers, the exercises can be filled again, after studying the relevant grammar point.

  1. Assessment test

In this section, students will be tested on the points contained in each unit. The assessment test contains reading comprehension activities and grammar exercises.

BEWARE: This time, there will be only one possibility to complete the exercise. Therefore, the test must be completed only when students feel they have reached an adequate level of proficiency. Students have to successfully complete at least 6 exercises for each unit to be admitted in the final assessment test and fulfil the training obligations.