Scienze Politiche e delle Relazioni Internazionali | LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND INSTITUTIONS OF SPANISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES (I)

cod. 1212100007

LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND INSTITUTIONS OF SPANISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES (I)

	1212100007
	DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE POLITICHE E DELLA COMUNICAZIONE
	EQF6
	POLITICAL AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SCIENCE
	2018/2019

CURRICULUM RELAZIONI INTERNAZIONALI

	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2017
	PRIMO SEMESTRE

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	L-LIN/07	6	40	LESSONS	BASIC COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

	Objectives
	THE AIM OF THIS COURSE IS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE APPROPRIATE TOOLS TO ACQUIRE A LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE IN SPANISH MAPPED AT LEAST AT THE B1 LEVEL OF THE EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE FOR LANGUAGES. THE COURSE INTENDS TO DEVELOP THE FOUR BASIC SKILLS WITH AN INTEGRATED APPROACH (READING AND LISTENING COMPREHENSION PLUS WRITING AND SPEAKING PRODUCTION), AND TO BUILD A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF SPANISH BY PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH THE PHONETIC, GRAMMATICAL, LEXICAL AND NOTIO-FUNCTIONAL RESOURCES OF THE LANGUAGE. THE STUDENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO READ AND UNDERSTAND THE TEXTS S/HE STUDIED; USE PHRASES AND EXPRESSIONS OF FREQUENT USE; HOLD A CONVERSATION IN SPANISH ON GENERAL THEMES; GIVE OPINIONS, EXPRESS NEEDS AND DESCRIBE PEOPLE, THINGS, PLACES, ETC; READ AND UNDERSTAND TEXTS IN THE SPANISH LANGUAGE; RECOGNISE THE FORMAL ELEMENTS THAT MAKE UP THE GRAMMAR SYSTEM OF SPANISH LANGUAGE. AT THE END OF THE COURSE, THE STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE ACQUIRED A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE LANGUAGE SUITABLE FOR A CEFR A2-B1 LEVEL.

THE AIM OF THIS COURSE IS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE APPROPRIATE TOOLS TO ACQUIRE A LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE IN SPANISH MAPPED AT LEAST AT THE B1 LEVEL OF THE EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE FOR LANGUAGES. THE COURSE INTENDS TO DEVELOP THE FOUR BASIC SKILLS WITH AN INTEGRATED APPROACH (READING AND LISTENING COMPREHENSION PLUS WRITING AND SPEAKING PRODUCTION), AND TO BUILD A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF SPANISH BY PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH THE PHONETIC, GRAMMATICAL, LEXICAL AND NOTIO-FUNCTIONAL RESOURCES OF THE LANGUAGE. THE STUDENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO READ AND UNDERSTAND THE TEXTS S/HE STUDIED; USE PHRASES AND EXPRESSIONS OF FREQUENT USE; HOLD A CONVERSATION IN SPANISH ON GENERAL THEMES; GIVE OPINIONS, EXPRESS NEEDS AND DESCRIBE PEOPLE, THINGS, PLACES, ETC; READ AND UNDERSTAND TEXTS IN THE SPANISH LANGUAGE; RECOGNISE THE FORMAL ELEMENTS THAT MAKE UP THE GRAMMAR SYSTEM OF SPANISH LANGUAGE. AT THE END OF THE COURSE, THE STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE ACQUIRED A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE LANGUAGE SUITABLE FOR A CEFR A2-B1 LEVEL.

	Prerequisites
	NONE

	Contents
	THE STUDENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO READ AND UNDERSTAND THE PROPOSED TEXTS, AS WELL AS USE SENTENCES AND EXPRESSIONS OF COMMON USAGE. S/HE SHOULD ALSO PROVE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE BRIEF SUMMARIES OF TOPICS SUGGESTED FOR DISCUSSION. SPECIALIZED TERMINOLOGY WILL BE INTRODUCED THROUGH READING AND ANALYZING PIECES OF NEWS FROM SPANISH PRESS (WITH PRIORITY GIVEN TO TEXTS DEALING WITH POLITICS AND SOCIOCULTURAL TOPICS). DURING THE COURSE, DIVERSE AUTHENTIC MATERIALS WILL BE PRESENTED IN ORDER TO BROADEN THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE CULTURE AND LANGUAGE OF SPANISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES.

Contents

THE STUDENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO READ AND UNDERSTAND THE PROPOSED TEXTS, AS WELL AS USE SENTENCES AND EXPRESSIONS OF COMMON USAGE. S/HE SHOULD ALSO PROVE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE BRIEF SUMMARIES OF TOPICS SUGGESTED FOR DISCUSSION. SPECIALIZED TERMINOLOGY WILL BE INTRODUCED THROUGH READING AND ANALYZING PIECES OF NEWS FROM SPANISH PRESS (WITH PRIORITY GIVEN TO TEXTS DEALING WITH POLITICS AND SOCIOCULTURAL TOPICS). DURING THE COURSE, DIVERSE AUTHENTIC MATERIALS WILL BE PRESENTED IN ORDER TO BROADEN THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE CULTURE AND LANGUAGE OF SPANISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES.

	Teaching Methods
	FACE-TO-FACE LESSONS — 40 HOURS. CLASSES WILL BE TAUGHT IN SPANISH.

	Verification of learning
	THE EXAMINATION CONSISTS OF A WRITTEN AND AN ORAL PART. PASSING THE WRITTEN PART ENTITLES STUDENTS TO SIT THE ORAL PART.

	Texts
	MANUAL: AA.VV. VÍA RÁPIDA, BARCELONA, EDITORIAL DIFUSIÓN. AA.VV. TODAS LAS VOCES, B1, BARCELONA, EDITORIAL DIFUSIÓN. GRAMMAR BOOK: AA.VV., GRAMÁTICA BÁSICA DEL ESTUDIANTE DE ESPAÑOL, BARCELONA, DIFUSIÓN. DICTIONARIES: HERDER, DIZIONARIO ITALIANO-SPAGNOLO, SPAGNOLO-ITALIANO.

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	ATTENDANCE MODE NON COMPULSORY BUT HIGHLY ADVISABLE. STUDENTS ARE REMINDED THAT THEY CAN SIT THE WRITTEN PART OF THE EXAMINATION UP TO A MAXIMUM OF TWO TIMES DURING THE ORDINARY EXAM SESSIONS (SUMMER AND AUTUMN SESSIONS) AND UP A MAXIMUM OF ONE TIME DURING THE WINTER EXTRA EXAM SESSION. EXAMINATION FAILURE DURING A SESSION RESULTS IN INELIGIBILITY OF THE STUDENT TO RE-SIT EITHER THE WRITTEN OR THE ORAL PART OF THE SAME EXAMINATION DURING THAT SESSION. SITTING TWO EXAMINATIONS PERTAINING TO COURSES OF DIFFERENT LEVELS DURING THE SAME SESSION IS FORBIDDEN.

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ATTENDANCE MODE NON COMPULSORY BUT HIGHLY ADVISABLE. STUDENTS ARE REMINDED THAT THEY CAN SIT THE WRITTEN PART OF THE EXAMINATION UP TO A MAXIMUM OF TWO TIMES DURING THE ORDINARY EXAM SESSIONS (SUMMER AND AUTUMN SESSIONS) AND UP A MAXIMUM OF ONE TIME DURING THE WINTER EXTRA EXAM SESSION. EXAMINATION FAILURE DURING A SESSION RESULTS IN INELIGIBILITY OF THE STUDENT TO RE-SIT EITHER THE WRITTEN OR THE ORAL PART OF THE SAME EXAMINATION DURING THAT SESSION. SITTING TWO EXAMINATIONS PERTAINING TO COURSES OF DIFFERENT LEVELS DURING THE SAME SESSION IS FORBIDDEN.

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