OVERVIEW

Spanish 2 consists of Spanish language lessons, with practice of the four language skills (called Lettorato) taught in Semester 1 and 2 by V. Filipetto and a Theoretical Module (taught in Semester 2 by E. Errico). 

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Spanish 2 aims at encouraging reflection on the economic and political role of Spanish in international relations and research using Web resources to develop C2 CEFR skills. 

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

Theoretical Module

The course aims at providing an advanced understanding of the features of oral political discourse in the media in Spain and in Spanish America, from a Pragmatics and Critical Discourse Analysis perspective.

Lettorato:

C2 CEFR level descriptors

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures and language lessons.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Theoretical Module 

The oral political discourse in the media (interviews, talk shows, etc.) from a Pragmatics and Critical Discourse Analysis perspective. Authentic materials in Spanish will be analyzed, looking at the relationship between language, ideology and power that emerges from them.

Lettorato

Analysis of morphosyntactic structures, including from a contrastive perspective with Italian. Reading and discussing texts on current affairs. Production of different text types in Spanish summarizing Italian texts (mediation).

Consolidation of lexis and idioms; analysis of implicit meaning; analysis of different registers and recognition/use of regional varieties. 

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Theoretical module

Fernández Lagunilla, M. La lengua en la comunicación política, voll. 1 e 2, Madrid: ArcoLibros, 2014.

Fuentes Rodríguez, C. Estrategias argumentativas y discurso político. Madrid: ArcoLibros, 2016.

Reyes, G. El abecé de la pragmática, Madrid: ArcoLibros, 1995.

van Dijk, T. Discurso y poder. Barcelona: Gedisa, 2009

Additional materials will be uploaded to the Aulaweb portal at the beginning of the course.

Lettorato

Nuevo Prisma Nivel C2, Curso de español para extranjeros. Libro del alumno con cd. Editorial Edinumen. Madrid, 2013.

Materials on current affairs will be provided  by the instructor.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

 Theoretical module: classes will start on semester 2

Lettorato: Tuesday 9-11am  room Imola, Thursday 12-2pm room H. Lessons will start on October 24, 2017

Class schedule

SPANISH LANGUAGE II

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

A written test for the Theoretical Module and a written and oral test for Lettorato.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

A written test for the Theoretical Module and a written and oral test for Lettorato.

Exam schedule