UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO - Lettere e Filosofia

___________________________________________________________________________FACULTY OF ARTS AND PHILOSOPHY
The target language levels set are:
- B1 for the first foreign language
- A1 for the second.
RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE CERTIFICATES
The Faculty Council recognizes language attainment certificates which
correspond to the language levels established by the Council of Europe.
If the level stated by the foreign language certificate is considered equivalent to
that required by the Faculty, it is automatically recognized on the basis of the
European table (European Framework).
The student concerned may be asked to take a supplementary test to assess
specific language skills required by the degree course that s/he has selected (for
example, translation skills, or theoretical knowledge of syntactic-grammatical
structures).
Recognition of the “Patentino di bilinguismo” (certificate of bilingualism)
of the Province of Bolzano (only for examinations in German)
The skills attested by the Patentino di bilinguismo – translation, comprehension
and oral production – are recognized by the Faculty
The Patentino di bilinguismo B is recognized as equivalent to level B1 and the
Patentino di bilinguismo A to level B2.
The student in possession of the certificate may be asked to take a
supplementary language test.
Recognition of language skills acquired by Erasmus-Socrates students
Examinations taken under the Erasmus-Socrates Programme and which certify
a level of language knowledge corresponding to the ‘European Framework’ are
recognized by the same procedure as used for foreign language certification.
Foreign upper-secondary school qualifications
Students in possession of secondary-school leaving certificates obtained in
foreign countries may gain recognition of C1-level competence in the language
of the country in which they have completed their upper-secondary studies (this
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