OVERVIEW

The course introduces the basic concepts of Sociolinguistics applied to Spanish and Spanish American Dialectology, also from a historical perspective. The features of oral colloquial Spanish will also be covered. 

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims at encouraging learners' autonomy in research and problem-solving on Applied Linguistics topics, using lexical and terminological resources, oral and written corpora, morphological data banks, Combinatory Linguistics, etc.

LEARNING OUTCOMES (FURTHER INFO)

The course provides an advanced understanding of dialect variation in European and American Spanish, with special emphasis on origin, social and historical factors involved and language features. The differences between oral and written communication will also be dealt with, focusing on colloquial Spanish. Special emphasis will be placed on research and problem-solving activities using virtual and paper resources.

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures and lessons

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

A sociolinguistic approach to Spanish dialectology. European and American Spanish: origin, evolution and variation. An introduction to Interactional Sociolinguistics: colloquial Spanish.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

The list of bibliographical references will be published at the beginning of the module.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

ELENA ERRICO (President)

MORENA LANIERI

MARA MORELLI

ANA BELEN SERRANO DE LA IGLESIA

LESSONS

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral exam

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The exam 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.

Exam schedule