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FURTHER KNOWLEDGES OF LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND INSTITUTIONS OF SPANISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES

Scienze Politiche e delle Relazioni Internazionali FURTHER KNOWLEDGES OF LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND INSTITUTIONS OF SPANISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES

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DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE POLITICHE, SOCIALI E DELLA COMUNICAZIONE
POLITICAL AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SCIENCE
2015/2016



YEAR OF COURSE 3
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2008
PRIMO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
540SEMINAR
ROSARIA MINERVINI T Curriculum
Objectives
THIS COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE THE STUDENT WITH A COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE WHICH ALLOWS HIM/HER TO DISCUSS LINGUISTIC, SOCIO-CULTURAL AND INSTITUTIONAL ASPECTS OF SPANISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES FROM AN ARGUMENTATIVE, NARRATIVE AND DESCRIPTIVE PERSPECTIVE. THE COURSE DEALS WITH THE ANALYSIS OF INFORMATION (EITHER OF A JOURNALISTIC NATURE OR NOT) AND ITS SUBSEQUENT CRITICAL ELABORATION TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE INFLUENCE OF THE EVOLUTION OF MASS MEDIA. OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE INCLUDE THE STUDY OF HISTORICAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF LANGUAGE THROUGH THE ANALYSIS OF PIECES OF NEWS EXTRACTED FROM POPULAR NEWSPAPERS AND RADIO/TELEVISION STATIONS FROM MAJOR SPANISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES.
THE COURSE ULTIMATELY AIMS TO DEVELOP THE STUDENT’S KNOWLEDGE OF HISTORICAL, POLITICAL, LEGAL AND ECONOMIC TERMINOLOGY. THE FINAL OBJECTIVE IS THE CONSOLIDATION OF COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCES FOR B1 OR HIGHER LEVEL OF THE COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE FOR LANGUAGES.
Prerequisites
AS THIS COURSE IS NOT COMPULSORY, NO PREREQUISITES ARE REQUIRED. HOWEVER, AN A2 ENTRY LEVEL IS EXPECTED.
Contents
THIS COURSE COVERS THE STUDY OF THE SPANISH LANGUAGE WITH THE AIM OF DEVELOPING THE FOUR COMPETENCES (LISTENING, READING, SPEAKING AND WRITING) FOR B1 OR HIGHER LEVEL OF THE COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE FOR LANGUAGES. TO UNDERSTAND AND MAKE ONESELF UNDERSTOOD IN AN ARTICULATE MANNER. TO READ PERFECTLY, TRANSLATE AND CRITICALLY ANALYSE COURSE TEXTS, BEING ABLE TO IDENTIFY GRAMMAR RULES AND SYNTAX PATTERNS APPLIED AND TO APPLY THEM AUTONOMOUSLY TO SELF-PRODUCED TEXTS OR PROMPTED EXERCISES.
Teaching Methods
THIS IS A SEMINAR-BASED COURSE. IT AIMS TO OFFER CONTENTS THAT INTERDISCIPLINARILY ENRICH SOCIO-CULTURAL AND COMMUNICATIVE KNOWLEDGE ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT’S NEEDS. AT THE END OF THE COURSE, THE STUDENT SHALL BE ABLE NOT ONLY TO EXPRESS AND DEFEND IN A COMPLEX, CORRECT AND AUTONOMOUS MANNER HIS/HER OWN IDEAS REGARDING FAMILY LIFE AND COURSE TOPICS (POLITICS, HISTORY, LAW, ETC.), BUT ALSO ACCOMPLISH BASIC LINGUISTIC AND COMMUNICATIVE ACTIVITIES: SUMMARIZING, PARAPHRASING, ARGUING, ETC.
Verification of learning
WRITTEN TEST: PRESENTATION OF A WRITTEN COMPOSITION ON ONE OF THE TOPICS DEALT WITH DURING THE COURSE.
ORAL TEST: DISCUSSION OF WRITTEN TEST.
Texts
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES WILL BE PROVIDED DURING THE COURSE.
More Information
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE ACADEMIC COURSE, STUDENTS WILL BE CALLED FOR AN ENTRY TEST TO ASSESS THEIR LANGUAGE LEVEL.
ALTHOUGH ATTENDANCE IS NOT COMPULSORY, IT IS HIGHLY ADVISABLE DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE COURSE.
NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS MAY ASK THE COURSE LECTURER FOR DIRECTIONS IN ORDER TO PREPARE THE COURSE PROGRAMME AUTONOMOUSLY. IN ANY CASE, STUDENTS WHO INTEND TO SIT THE TRIENNIAL UCL EXAMINATION ARE REQUIRED TO CONTACT THE COURSE LECTURER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEMESTER.
FOR ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE COURSE LECTURER VIA E-MAIL OR REQUEST A TUTORSHIP SESSION (PLEASE CHECK TIMETABLE ON THE LECTURER'S WEBPAGE).
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