Spanish Language A2.1
Code
711111067
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Línguas, Culturas e Literaturas Modernas, Secção de Estudos Espanhóis, Franceses e Italianos
Credits
4
Teacher in charge
Beatriz Moriano, Maria Estefânia Mañas Cerezo, Maria Nieves Lagunas Vila
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Spanish
Objectives
To reach level A2 of the CEFR.
1. Develop the textual and oral skills required to attend level A2.
2. Be able to understand and write basic texts (formal letters, summaries, compositions) on personal, professional and academic issues.
3. Develop, both textually and orally, brief opinions about contemporary issues, with a sense of open-mindeness and interest in cultural diversity.
4. Contrastive features between Spanish and Portuguese.
5. Be knowledgeable about the bases of the history, political situation and linguistic reality of Spain.
6. Promote intercultural awareness, aknowledging language-culture relations.
7. Apply content in the fields of Languages, Literature, Culture and Translation.
8. Develop autonomous learning.
Prerequisites
None.
Subject matter
1. Sharing basic personal, professional and academic information, including past experiences and short-term plans.
2. Personal pronouns, nouns and adjectives.
3. Use of present tense, non-finite and periphrastic structures.
4. Narrating present experiences.
5. Language levels: formal, informal.
6. European Spanish phonetics and prosody.
7. Basic vocabulary for personal and social interactive situations.
8. Elementary phraseology in daily contexts.
9. Basic orthography.
10. Introduction to Spanish mass media and ICT: Internet resources, TV, Press.
Bibliography
1. Ainziburu, M.C, (2011). Vía Rápida. Barcelona: Difusión.
2. Raya et al. (2011). Gramática Básica del Estudiante de Español. Edición Revisada y Ampliada. Barcelona: Difusión.
3. Diccionario on line de la Real Academia de la Lengua Española: www.rae.es.
4. Chamorro, C. et al. (2012). Todas las Voces. Curso de Cultura y Civilización (A1-A2), Barcelona: Difusión.
5. Mendoza, E. (2014). Sin noticias de Gurb. Barcelona: Seix Barral, (ed. comemorativa 20º aniversário).
Teaching method
Inductive and deductive, formal and communicative activities, based on one or more type of language feature (expression, comprehension, interaction and mediation), focussing on the students´ needs, and emphasising the integration of skills, intercultural reflection, autonomous learning and the use of ICT.
Evaluation method
Continuous Evaluation. Two tests done in class; oral presentations and written work. Evaluation will be based on communicative competence, accuracy and appropriacy, the use of learning strategies, knowledge about sociocultural aspects of the Hispanic world and an ability to think seriously about cultural matters.
Parts of the evaluation:
- Level and quality of class participation
- Reading test: précis and commentary based on a text (literary, journalistic as well as other styles)
- Term test: test of linguistic and cultural content.