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

cod. 1212100048

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

	1212100048
	DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE POLITICHE E DELLA COMUNICAZIONE
	EQF6
	POLITICAL AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SCIENCE
	2019/2020

CURRICULUM ECONOMIA E POLITICHE PER LO SVILUPPO

	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2017
	ANNUALE

TEACHING UNITS

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

	Objectives
	THE COURSE AIMS TO PROMOTE A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE SPANISH LANGUAGE, PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH INSTRUMENTS OF PHONETIC, GRAMMATICAL, LEXICAL AND NOTIONAL-FUNCTIONAL NATURE NECESSARY TO ACQUIRE AND CONSOLIDATE THE USE OF THE SPANISH LANGUAGE. IN THE FIRST MODULE, THE COURSE AIMS TO DEVELOP THE FOUR BASIC SKILLS IN AN INTEGRATED WAY (COMPREHENSION AND PRODUCTION OF WRITTEN TEXTS, COMPREHENSION AND ORAL EXPRESSION). AT THE END OF THE LESSONS, THE STUDENT MUST HAVE DEVELOPED THE ABILITY TO READ AND UNDERSTAND TEXTS IN THE LANGUAGE AND TO HAVE LEARNED THE GRAMMATICAL ELEMENTS THAT MAKE UP THE LINGUISTIC SYSTEM BEING STUDIED, EVEN AT THE FORMAL LEVEL, TO BE ABLE TO ACTIVELY USE THE LANGUAGE. ALSO ACQUIRING A CAPACITY FOR REFLECTION ON IT. HE MUST BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN A CONVERSATION IN SPANISH ON GENERAL TOPICS, TO DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO EXPRESS OPINIONS, NEEDS, TO BE ABLE TO DESCRIBE PEOPLE, THINGS, PLACES, ETC. IN ADDITION, HE MUST HAVE ACQUIRED A KNOWLEDGE OF AT LEAST A2-B1 OF THE EUROPEAN REFERENCE FRAMEWORK. IN THE SECOND MODULE, THE COURSE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY TOOLS TO ACQUIRE THE LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE AT LEAST AT LEVEL B1-B2 OF THE EUROPEAN REFERENCE FRAMEWORK THROUGH THE APPROACH TO LANGUAGES, THEMES AND SPECIALIZED TEXTS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE IS TO CONSOLIDATE AND DEEPEN THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE SPANISH LANGUAGE PREVIOUSLY ACQUIRED. FURTHERMORE, IT AIMS TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO THE STUDY OF THE SOCIAL, LINGUISTIC AND POLITICAL HISTORY OF SPAIN AND OF THE HISPANIC COUNTRIES.

THE COURSE AIMS TO PROMOTE A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE SPANISH LANGUAGE, PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH INSTRUMENTS OF PHONETIC, GRAMMATICAL, LEXICAL AND NOTIONAL-FUNCTIONAL NATURE NECESSARY TO ACQUIRE AND CONSOLIDATE THE USE OF THE SPANISH LANGUAGE. IN THE FIRST MODULE, THE COURSE AIMS TO DEVELOP THE FOUR BASIC SKILLS IN AN INTEGRATED WAY (COMPREHENSION AND PRODUCTION OF WRITTEN TEXTS, COMPREHENSION AND ORAL EXPRESSION). AT THE END OF THE LESSONS, THE STUDENT MUST HAVE DEVELOPED THE ABILITY TO READ AND UNDERSTAND TEXTS IN THE LANGUAGE AND TO HAVE LEARNED THE GRAMMATICAL ELEMENTS THAT MAKE UP THE LINGUISTIC SYSTEM BEING STUDIED, EVEN AT THE FORMAL LEVEL, TO BE ABLE TO ACTIVELY USE THE LANGUAGE. ALSO ACQUIRING A CAPACITY FOR REFLECTION ON IT. HE MUST BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN A CONVERSATION IN SPANISH ON GENERAL TOPICS, TO DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO EXPRESS OPINIONS, NEEDS, TO BE ABLE TO DESCRIBE PEOPLE, THINGS, PLACES, ETC. IN ADDITION, HE MUST HAVE ACQUIRED A KNOWLEDGE OF AT LEAST A2-B1 OF THE EUROPEAN REFERENCE FRAMEWORK. IN THE SECOND MODULE, THE COURSE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY TOOLS TO ACQUIRE THE LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE AT LEAST AT LEVEL B1-B2 OF THE EUROPEAN REFERENCE FRAMEWORK THROUGH THE APPROACH TO LANGUAGES, THEMES AND SPECIALIZED TEXTS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE COURSE IS TO CONSOLIDATE AND DEEPEN THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE SPANISH LANGUAGE PREVIOUSLY ACQUIRED. FURTHERMORE, IT AIMS TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO THE STUDY OF THE SOCIAL, LINGUISTIC AND POLITICAL HISTORY OF SPAIN AND OF THE HISPANIC COUNTRIES.

	Prerequisites
	THE FIRST MODULE DOES NOT INCLUDE PREREQUISITES. THE PREREQUISITES OF THE SECOND MODULE ARE THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE SPANISH LANGUAGE AT LEVEL B1 OF THE EUROPEAN REFERENCE FRAMEWORK ED HAVE PASSED THE WRITTEN AND ORAL TEST OF "LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND INSTITUTIONS OF THE SPANISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES I".

	Contents
	IN THE FIRST MODULE, THE COURSE AIMS TO DEVELOP THE FOUR BASIC SKILLS IN AN INTEGRATED WAY THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PHONETIC, GRAMMATICAL, LEXICAL AND NOTIONAL-FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS. SECTOR TERMINOLOGY WILL BE INTRODUCED THROUGH THE READING AND ANALYSIS OF ARTICLES WITH A SOCIO-CULTURAL AND POLITICAL THEME TAKEN FROM THE SPANISH PRESS. DURING THE LESSONS MATERIAL WILL BE PRESENTED THAT WILL ALSO SERVE TO DEVELOP A PRAGMATIC AND SOCIO-CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE. AT THE END OF THE LESSONS THE STUDENT WILL HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT HE HAS ACQUIRED A GENERAL COMPETENCE IN THE SPANISH LANGUAGE SUITABLE FOR THIS LEVEL AND TO HAVE DEVELOPED A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE HISPANIC CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION. IN THE SECOND MODULE, THE STUDENT MUST BE ABLE TO USE THE LANGUAGE IN AN ACTIVE AND ARTICULATED WAY, ALSO ACQUIRING A CAPACITY TO REFLECT ON IT, KNOWING ITS FORMAL STRUCTURE IN ORDER TO DEVELOP A DEEPER AND MORE RATIONAL UNDERSTANDING OF IT. THE SECTOR TERMINOLOGY WILL BE INTRODUCED THROUGH THE READING AND ANALYSIS OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ARTICLES DRAWN FROM THE SPANISH PRESS. AT THE END OF THE LESSONS THE STUDENT WILL HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE TO HAVE ACQUIRED A KNOWLEDGE OF THE SPANISH LANGUAGE SUITABLE FOR THIS LEVEL AND TO HAVE DEVELOPED A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE HISPANIC CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION, IN ADDITION TO THE ABILITY TO USE THE LANGUAGE AS A COMMUNICATION TOOL BY USING THEM IN A CORRECT THE FORMAL ELEMENTS. FURTHERMORE, THE STUDENT WILL HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT HE HAS ACQUIRED THE COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE OPINIONS AND IDEAS INDEPENDENTLY AND CORRECTLY, TOPICS OF DAILY LIFE AND EXAMINATION, TO KNOW HOW TO GIVE INFORMATION, ETC.

Contents

IN THE FIRST MODULE, THE COURSE AIMS TO DEVELOP THE FOUR BASIC SKILLS IN AN INTEGRATED WAY THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PHONETIC, GRAMMATICAL, LEXICAL AND NOTIONAL-FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS. SECTOR TERMINOLOGY WILL BE INTRODUCED THROUGH THE READING AND ANALYSIS OF ARTICLES WITH A SOCIO-CULTURAL AND POLITICAL THEME TAKEN FROM THE SPANISH PRESS. DURING THE LESSONS MATERIAL WILL BE PRESENTED THAT WILL ALSO SERVE TO DEVELOP A PRAGMATIC AND SOCIO-CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE. AT THE END OF THE LESSONS THE STUDENT WILL HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT HE HAS ACQUIRED A GENERAL COMPETENCE IN THE SPANISH LANGUAGE SUITABLE FOR THIS LEVEL AND TO HAVE DEVELOPED A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE HISPANIC CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION. IN THE SECOND MODULE, THE STUDENT MUST BE ABLE TO USE THE LANGUAGE IN AN ACTIVE AND ARTICULATED WAY, ALSO ACQUIRING A CAPACITY TO REFLECT ON IT, KNOWING ITS FORMAL STRUCTURE IN ORDER TO DEVELOP A DEEPER AND MORE RATIONAL UNDERSTANDING OF IT. THE SECTOR TERMINOLOGY WILL BE INTRODUCED THROUGH THE READING AND ANALYSIS OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ARTICLES DRAWN FROM THE SPANISH PRESS. AT THE END OF THE LESSONS THE STUDENT WILL HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE TO HAVE ACQUIRED A KNOWLEDGE OF THE SPANISH LANGUAGE SUITABLE FOR THIS LEVEL AND TO HAVE DEVELOPED A GENERAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE HISPANIC CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION, IN ADDITION TO THE ABILITY TO USE THE LANGUAGE AS A COMMUNICATION TOOL BY USING THEM IN A CORRECT THE FORMAL ELEMENTS. FURTHERMORE, THE STUDENT WILL HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT HE HAS ACQUIRED THE COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE OPINIONS AND IDEAS INDEPENDENTLY AND CORRECTLY, TOPICS OF DAILY LIFE AND EXAMINATION, TO KNOW HOW TO GIVE INFORMATION, ETC.

	Teaching Methods
	TWO MODULES (40 HOURS + 40 HOURS) OF FRONTAL TEACHING ARE PROVIDED IN SPANISH.

	Verification of learning
	FOR EACH MODULE, AN EXAM IS EXPECTED. FOR THE FIRST MODULE, TWO TESTS WILL BE CARRIED OUT, ONE WRITTEN (LASTING 1 HOUR) AND ONE ORAL (LASTING 15-20 MINUTES). THE WRITTEN TEST IS PREPARATORY TO THE ORAL TEST. THE WRITTEN TEST INCLUDES MULTIPLE CHOICE, COMPLETION AND TRANSLATION EXERCISES ON GRAMMATICAL AND LEXICAL TOPICS. THE ORAL TEST CONSISTS OF A GENERAL CONVERSATION IN SPANISH AND A DISCUSSION OF THE GRAMMATICAL AND SOCIO-CULTURAL TOPICS COVERED DURING THE LESSONS OF THE FIRST MODULE. THE STUDENT WILL HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE TO BE ABLE TO READ, DESCRIBE PEOPLE AND THINGS, EXPRESS OPINIONS, TASTES, DESIRES, NEEDS, ETC. AND TO KNOW THE ELEMENTS OF CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION BELONGING TO THE SPANISH SOCIETY. ALSO FOR THE SECOND MODULE, THE EXAM CONSISTS OF TWO VERIFICATION TESTS, ONE WRITTEN (LASTING 1 HOUR) AND ONE ORAL (LASTING 15-20 MINUTES). ALSO IN THIS CASE THE WRITTEN TEST IS PREPARATORY TO THE ORAL TEST. THE WRITTEN TEST INCLUDES MULTIPLE CHOICE, COMPLETION AND TRANSLATION EXERCISES CONCERNING GRAMMATICAL AND LEXICAL TOPICS. THE ORAL TEST CONSISTS OF A GENERAL CONVERSATION IN SPANISH, A DISCUSSION OF GRAMMATICAL AND SOCIO-CULTURAL TOPICS DISCUSSED DURING THE LESSONS OF THE SECOND MODULE. THE STUDENT MUST DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO USE THE SPANISH LANGUAGE TO EXPRESS OPINIONS AND IDEAS AND LEARN ABOUT THE ELEMENTS OF CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION CONCERNING SPAIN AND SOME HISPANIC COUNTRIES.

Verification of learning

FOR EACH MODULE, AN EXAM IS EXPECTED. FOR THE FIRST MODULE, TWO TESTS WILL BE CARRIED OUT, ONE WRITTEN (LASTING 1 HOUR) AND ONE ORAL (LASTING 15-20 MINUTES). THE WRITTEN TEST IS PREPARATORY TO THE ORAL TEST. THE WRITTEN TEST INCLUDES MULTIPLE CHOICE, COMPLETION AND TRANSLATION EXERCISES ON GRAMMATICAL AND LEXICAL TOPICS. THE ORAL TEST CONSISTS OF A GENERAL CONVERSATION IN SPANISH AND A DISCUSSION OF THE GRAMMATICAL AND SOCIO-CULTURAL TOPICS COVERED DURING THE LESSONS OF THE FIRST MODULE. THE STUDENT WILL HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE TO BE ABLE TO READ, DESCRIBE PEOPLE AND THINGS, EXPRESS OPINIONS, TASTES, DESIRES, NEEDS, ETC. AND TO KNOW THE ELEMENTS OF CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION BELONGING TO THE SPANISH SOCIETY. ALSO FOR THE SECOND MODULE, THE EXAM CONSISTS OF TWO VERIFICATION TESTS, ONE WRITTEN (LASTING 1 HOUR) AND ONE ORAL (LASTING 15-20 MINUTES). ALSO IN THIS CASE THE WRITTEN TEST IS PREPARATORY TO THE ORAL TEST. THE WRITTEN TEST INCLUDES MULTIPLE CHOICE, COMPLETION AND TRANSLATION EXERCISES CONCERNING GRAMMATICAL AND LEXICAL TOPICS. THE ORAL TEST CONSISTS OF A GENERAL CONVERSATION IN SPANISH, A DISCUSSION OF GRAMMATICAL AND SOCIO-CULTURAL TOPICS DISCUSSED DURING THE LESSONS OF THE SECOND MODULE. THE STUDENT MUST DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO USE THE SPANISH LANGUAGE TO EXPRESS OPINIONS AND IDEAS AND LEARN ABOUT THE ELEMENTS OF CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION CONCERNING SPAIN AND SOME HISPANIC COUNTRIES.

	Texts
	-MARIA VITTORIA CALVI, ¡ENHORABUENA!, ZANICHELLI, MILANO, 2013. -AA.VV. TODAS LAS VOCES, B1, EDITORIAL DIFUSIÓN, BARCELONA. - LAURA TAM, GRANDE DIZIONARIO HOEPLI SPAGNOLO, SPAGNOLO-ITALIANO, ITALIANO-SPAGNOLO CON CD-ROM, HOEPLI, MILANO, 2009. -GABRIEL GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ, EL GENERAL EN SU LABERINTO, DEBOLSILLO, BARCELONA, 2014 -ANTONIO MUÑOZ MOLINA, LA NOCHE DE LOS TIEMPOS, SEIX BARRAL 2009.

	More Information
	THE FIRST TWO TEXTS WILL BE USED TO PREPARE BOTH PARTS OF THE EXAM. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO CHOOSE ONE OF THE LAST TWO TEXTS TO SUPPLEMENT THE SECOND PART. CLASS ATTENDANCE IS NOT MANDATORY, BUT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE EXAMS, STUDENTS ARE REMINDED THAT THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE THE EXAMS OF THE TWO MODULES ON THE SAME DAY.

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