Spanish 2 consists of Spanish language lessons, with practice of the four language skills (called Lettorato) taught in Semester 1 and 2, and a Theoretical Module (taught in Semester 2).
Spanish 2 aims at encouraging reflection on the economic and political role of Spanish in international relations and research using resources available on the Web in order to acquire C2 CEFR skills.
Theoretical Module
The course aims at providing an advanced understanding of dialect variation in European and American Spanish, with special emphasis on the their origin, on the social and historical factors affecting them and on their language features. The differences between oral and written communication will also be dealt with, focusing on colloquial Spanish.
Lettorato:
C2 CEFR level
Lectures and language lessons
A sociolinguistic approach to Spanish dialectology. European and American Spanish: origin, evolution and variation. An introduction to interactional sociolinguistics: colloquial Spanish.
Lettorato
Oral skills:
- Research, oral exposition, analysis and debate on current affairs topics.
- Conversation norms in Spanish
- Intonation, rhythm, pronunciation an diction in Spanish
- Expressive reading
- Acquisition of vocabulary
Writing skills
- Journalistic texts: types and structure
- How to improve the writing style
- Text production and correction
Theoretical Module The list of bibliographical references for the Theoretical Module will be published at the beginning of the module.
Authentic materials from the press, which will be made available on the AulaWeb platform. In Semester 2 students will be required to read Josefina Aldecoa' s Historia de una maestra.
A oral test for the Theoretical Module and a written and oral test for Lettorato.
Theoretical Module:
The Theoretical Module part will consist of the oral discussion of a short paper written in Spanish by the students on a theoretical or practical topic included in the syllabus.The assessment will take into account familiarity with the contents of the bibliographical references and the ability to apply them both in terms of critical reflection and of analysis of texts or transcriptions of interactions in Spanish.
The Lettorato written test will assess C2 CEFR skills by means of open-ended questions on an authentic current affairs text and the production of a composition similar to those submitted during the academic year. The oral part will consist of questions on the materials covered during the course.
Students who don't attend Lettorato classes are required to submit an extra assignment consisting of a current affairs dossier. The instructions will be published on the AulaWeb page of the course.
