SPANISH LANGUAGE I

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

L0004

Academic Year of enrolment:

2018

Year of supply:

2018/2019

Type of Course:

Basic

Degree:

Course of 1st Cycle Degree in LINGUISTIC MEDIATION AND INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION

Disciplinary Sector:

Spanish Language and Translation

Location:

PESCARA

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

URAS MARIA EMILIA

Cycle:

Single Annual Cycle

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

228

Objectives

Goals
Spanish I course is in line with the goals of Mediazione Linguistica e Comunicazione: language acquisition and mastery through the four B1 level skills in compliance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL).
Expected results
Comprehension skills:
• identifying/describing phonetics, spelling and morphology of the Spanish language;
• identifying sounds and phonemes;
• describing the basics of contrastive phonological and morphological differences between Spanish and Italian;
• understanding and producing texts and spoken language in line with CEFRL B1 level.
Communication skills:
• understanding phrases and expressions related to relevant scenarios;
• communicating in generic and familiar contexts;
• describing contexts through the use of simple words;
• reporting essential needs;
• interacting in Spanish in scenarios associated with B1 level (CEFRL).
Self-assessment:
• implementing skills in the following step of the course (Spanish 2);
• making comments and corrections based on linguistic background;
• retrieving bibliographic references in accordance with the professor’s guidelines.

Contents

This course aims to bring students closer to a number of fundamentals of the Spanish language (phonetics/phonology, orthography, lexical morphology) as well as their practical usage in a number of possible scenarios.
Essential communication skills:
• asking for/giving out information;
• discussing routine, past/future events, ability, possession, like/dislike;
• ordering, inviting, locating, giving advice
comparing, describing events/places;
• talking about experiences;
• approving and disapproving.
Grammar content analysis through contrastive approach
El sustantivo
El acento
Los pronombres personales sujeto
El adjetivo
El artículoLos demostrativos
Los posesivos
Las preposiciones
El comparativo y el superlativo
Los números
Los cuantificadores  
Los valores de se  
Los relativos
Los interrogativos - Los exclamativos
El adverbio
El verbo:
todos los tiempos de indicativo ( presente, pretérito perfecto, pretérito imperfecto, pretérito pluscuamperfecto, pretérito indefinido, futuro simple y futuro perfecto);
condicional simple y compuesto;
imperativo afirmativo y negativo; presente de subjuntivo.
Uso de haber y estar
Formas no personales y perífrasis verbales
Ser, estar y parecer
Verbos de cambio
Voz pasiva y pasiva refleja

Extended Syllabus

Full description of the topics and their goals
Communication skills:
1. asking for/giving out information;
2. discussing routine, past/future events, ability, possession, like/dislike;
3. ordering, inviting, locating, giving advice, comparing;
4. describing events/places;
5. describing change and transformation related to people and objects;
6. talking about past and present experiences;
7. approving and disapproving;
8. expressing uncertainty and hypothesizing.

Grammar content analysis through contrastive approach
El sustantivo
El acento
Los pronombres personales sujeto
El adjetivo
El artículo
Los demostrativos
Los posesivos
Las preposiciones
El comparativo y el superlativo
Los números
Los cuantificadores  
Los valores de se  
Los relativos
Los interrogativos - Los exclamativos
El adverbio
El verbo:
todos los tiempos de indicativo ( presente, pretérito perfecto, pretérito imperfecto, pretérito pluscuamperfecto, pretérito indefinido, futuro simple y futuro perfecto);
condicional simple y compuesto;
imperativo afirmativo y negativo; presente de subjuntivo.
Uso de haber y estar
Formas no personales y perífrasis verbales
Ser, estar y parecer
Verbos de cambio
Voz pasiva y pasiva refleja

Lexical content
Los días de la semana
Las partes del día
Países y nacionalidades
Los numerales
Las estaciones
Los meses
Los colores
La familia
La descripción física
La descripción del carácter y estados de ánimo
Oficios y profesiones
La casa
Muebles y electrodomésticos
Las ubicaciones
La hora
Las acciones habituales
El tiempo libre y las actividades
Los deportes
Las prendas de vestir y sus complementos
Las tiendas
Las formas de pago
El restaurante
La mesa
Alimentos y bebidas
El mercado: frutas y verduras
La ciudad
Los medios de transporte
Los lugares de interés público
Las vacaciones
El viaje
La naturaleza
El tiempo
El cuerpo humano
La cura y la higiene de la persona
Los problemas de salud
Los cinco sentidos
Libros, Internet, prensa, radio y televisión
El ordenador
El telediario
Los espectáculos
Las celebraciones
Los estados de ánimo

Recommended Bibliography

- Morales,Fernando Marín, Morales Reyes, Vente, Libro del alumno. Libro de ejercicios, Edelsa, Madrid, 2014.
- Rullo Emanuela Maria, Uras Maria Emilia, Gramática Práctica. Teoría y ejercicios de Gramática española, ELI, Recanati, 2017.
In depth
-Gómez Torrego, L. Gramática didactica del español, Ediciones S.M., Madrid, 2007
Dictionaries
-Tam, L. Dizionario spagnolo-italiano. Dizionario italiano-spagnolo, Hoepli, Milano, 1998
-Diccionario de la lengua española, Real academia, Espasa Calpe, Madrid, 1992
-Moliner, M., Diccionario de uso del español, 2 voll., Gredos, Madrid, 1994

Teaching Methods

72-hour classroom course, 2-hour classes in accordance with the academic calendar.
Classes are followed by practical exercises.
Topics are analyzed through contrastive approach.
Both expository and participatory methods are employed during the class. The topics are divided into segments and are eventually followed by practice.
Classes are as engaging as possible thanks to activities and Q&A.
Throughout the course, students are assessed through regular testing with the aim to verify their comprehension of the subject.

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

The final exam comprises a 40-minute writing test aimed to assess the grammar background along with a speaking test for lexicon, effectiveness and clarity.
Passing the writing test grants access to the speaking test which must be taken within the academic year.

Contacts/More Information

Students should attend classes regularly as well as practice classes as these are essential in the enhancement of linguistic/communicative skills along with language background necessary to sit the writing and speaking exams.
Classes aim to put into practice the theory discussed with the professor.

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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