OVERVIEW

Spanish Language III is a 9 CFU course that includes a Theoretical Module (semester), taught in Semester 1, and a Language learning course (Lettorato, annual).

The 6 CFU course, "Spanish 3rd language, third year" only includes the Lettorato.

Teachers: Prof. Ana Lourdes de Hériz (theoretical module) and Prof. Morena C. Lanieri (lettorato).

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

The course aims to provide the necessary knowledge in order to develop skills in speech analysis in Spanish language (written and oral communication), also taking into account diatopic, diastratic and diaphasic variation and the different textual typologies.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

THEORETICAL MODULE

The theoretical module aims to lead students to know, recognise and be able to analyse the different communicative uses of language, conditioned by the contexts and purposes of social interaction. The course (theoretical but with practical analysis activities) aims to lead students to:

• Be able to identify and explain the phenomena of meaning and interpretation of communication by not only considering the linguistic code.
• Be able to apply to the analysis of oral communication the fundamental factors that intervene in the communicative situation and that determine its appropriateness and appropriate interpretation.
• Be able to apply to the production and interpretation of written texts the fundamental factors which intervene in the communicative situation and which determine its appropriateness and appropriate interpretation.
• Be able to recognise and describe units of conversation and be able to segment oral texts.

LETTORATO:

C1 Target Level in Spanish according to the Common European Reference Framework. The course aims to  consolidate the linguistic-communicative competence, also in terms of metalinguistic analysis and pragmatics; it allows to achieve not only good comprehension and production skills (both oral and written) but also to communicate interactively in a fluent and spontaneous way. 

PREREQUISITES

The Spanish Language 2 course is propaedeutic; one must have passed its examination to be able to take Spanish Language 3.

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures and practical exercises for the theory module and the lettorato.

Non-attending students are required to contact the two lecturers to inform them of their absence and to agree on any different course programmes, additional bibliography, etc.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

THEORETICAL MODULE

In order to achieve the learning objectives, the following content will be presented:

• What is meant by discourse (in communication)
• Interlocutors, relations and voices of discourse
• Context and meaning of discourse
• Oral discourse
• Written discourse
• Discourse analysis approaches

LETTORATO (all students): C1 CEFR descriptors

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

THEORETICAL MODULE:

In addition to materials that will be proposed by the lecturer in the classroom, students should bring their own reading and study of:

ESCANDELL VIDAL, M. Victoria (2015). La comunicación. Lengua, cognición y sociedad. Madrid: AKAL (alcuni capitoli).

LÓPEZ ALONSO, Covadonga (2014). Análisis del discurso. Madrid: Síntesis (alcuni capitoli).

LETTORATO

Coto Bautista V. y Turza Ferré A. (2015). Así se habla en nivel C, Cuaderno de ejercicios y práctica, Madrid: Edelsa (última edición). 

Gálvez D. y N. y Quintana L. (2016), Dominio C, Curso de perfeccionamiento, Madrid: Edelsa (última edición).

More information and bibliography will be found on the Aulaweb platform during the course.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

ANA LOURDES DE HERIZ RAMON (President)

MORENA LANIERI

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Modulo teorico: first semester 2022/23 (Ana Lourdes de Hériz)

Classes will begin on Monday 3 October with this timetable:

•     Monday 3 p.m.- 4 p.m., Classroom B (Didactic Pole)
•     Tuesday 1 p.m.- 2.30 p.m.), Classroom L (Didactic Pole)

Lettorato: annual 2022/2023 (Morena Carla Lanieri)

Classes will begin on Monday 10 October with this timetable:

    Monday: 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., classroom B (Didactic Pole)
    Tuesday: 2.45 p.m. to 5 p.m., classroom 1 (Albergo dei Poveri)

Class schedule

SPANISH LANGUAGE III

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

THEORETICAL MODULE

written examination of an analysis of a written or oral text and a short oral interview on the prescribed bibliography.

LETTORATO
The examination consists of a written and an oral test, for a total of 30 marks. The written exam consists of a summary, a short argumentative text and a quiz with grammar and vocabulary exercises. The oral exam consists of an interactive conversation on current topics examined during the course.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Theoretical module:

The assessment will check the ability to apply the acquired knowledge critically to the analysis of written and oral discourse in Spanish. Students who have participated frequently in the practical activities in the classroom will be exempt from some parts of the examination.

 Lettorato: written tests will check reading comprehension and written expression, as well as lexical, morphosyntactic and grammatical skills to reach a C1 competence. The oral test will check expression and oral interaction skills on current topics addressed during the course in the classroom.

The following will be taken into account for the assessment and the final grade:

- the ability to identify relevant information in a text and paraphrase its structure;

- fluency and correction;

- cohesion and discursive coherence;

- lexical mastering;

- personal critical and argumentative contribution.

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

Students with a certified DSA, disability or other special educational needs are required to contact the two teachers at the beginning of the course in order to agree on teaching and examination methods that, while respecting the teaching objectives, take into account individual learning methods and provide suitable compensatory tools.