For both curricula, the international one and the one focused on the teaching of Italian as a second language, graduates in Languages and Literatures for Teaching and Cultural Professions obtain advanced knowledge and understanding in all the subject areas of their training in order to 1) consolidate and develop their competence in European and American Studies, with particular attention to their literature of specialization; 2) deepen their knowledge of the two foreign languages chosen, with the achievement of a high level of proficiency in the first language and an improved level in the second language for the MULTIPLE curriculum or in the single foreign language chosen for the DIL 2 curriculum; 3) reach enhanced awareness of the linguistic features of their language of specialization, both from a diachronic and a synchronic perspective; 4) reach an adequate knowledge of the most advanced methodologies for the analysis of literary texts; 5) handle confidently the theoretical-practical tools for teaching and for translation. Culturas e ficções em língua portuguesa / Cultures and fictions in Portuguese is one of the core modules of the curriculum. It provides advanced critical knowledge and methodologies for the analysis of the literary texts and cultural phenomena of Lusophone dimension in a broad time frame, which will allow students to grasp the specific characteristics of contemporary Lusophone space. It allows both to consolidate the knowledge learned during the three years and to develop a stronger mastery of updated critical tools, aimed at developing interpretative parameters appropriate to the Lusophone reality and an autonomous interpretation of the literary text. In addition, the theoretical problems of literary translation will be examined in depth, also through specific exercises. Finally, a first theoretical-practical reflection on the teaching of literature will be launched. At the end of the module students will be able to: autonomously analyze texts and literary phenomena of Lusophone contexts in their transcultural, as well as historical-political and cultural dimension; write and/or present to the class short analytical essays; read and translate different literary texts communicating the disciplinary contents at an advanced level; select and adapt texts according to the educational contexts. Prerequisites: students enrolled in other degree programs are allowed to select this module if they have gained at least 12 CFU in Spanish Literature in their bachelor’s degree, and can certify the attainment of a B2 level of Spanish. Note: For LM37 students enrolled in the international learning program “Estudios Ibéricos e Iberoamericanos” (Spanish – Hispano-American Literature), this module can be selected as an associated subject (‘materia affine’) to their literature of specialization.