SPANISH LANGUAGE II

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

L0005

Academic Year of enrolment:

2020

Year of supply:

2021/2022

Type of Course:

Characterising

Degree:

Course of 2nd Cycle Degree in MODERN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES AND CULTURES

Disciplinary Sector:

Spanish Language and Translation

Location:

PESCARA

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

PICCIONI Sara

POMPONIO CINZIA

Cycle:

Single Annual Cycle

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

105

Prerequisites:

In order to access this class, students need to have oral and written comprehension and production skills corresponding to Level C1.1 of CEFR for Spanish.
In order to sit the exam for this class, students must have passed the 1st year exam Spanish Language I.

Objectives

At the end of the course, students will:
- have acquired the reading and aural comprehension skills, as well as
the writing and speaking skills of level C1.2 of CEFR
- have acquired metalinguistic awareness as well as analysis and applicative skills of Spanish Pragmatics
- have acquired the basic methodological didactic skills in teaching the Spanish language.

Contents

Extended Syllabus

The class consists of two modules:
MODULE 1 (Prof. Piccioni): introduction (both theoretical and applied) to the main concepts developed within the paradigm of the Pragmatics of Spanish. The focus will be on the acquisition, analysis and practice of the following topics:
Speech acts theory
Politeness and impoliteness
Pragmatic variation in the Hispanic world
MODULO 2 (Prof.ssa Pomponio): introduction (both theoretical and applied) to the main concepts developed in the teaching of Spanish language, with particular attention to the following topics:
The protagonists of the teaching / learning process;
Preparation of the activities: programming, planning and evaluation;
Realization of didactic learning units.
Reading list:
For the written exam:
Module 1 (Piccioni): J. César Félix-Brasdefer (2019). Pragmática del español: Contexto, uso y variación. London/New York: Routledge. ( Capítulo 3: Actos de habla en contexto, pp. 53-78; Capítulo 6: Cortesía y descortesía en el mundo hispanohablante, pp. 151-166; Capítulo 7: Variación pragmática de actos de habla, pp. 185-198)
Module 2 (Pomponio): 1) Encina Alonso (2012). Soy profesor/a 1. Aprender a enseñar. Madrid: Edelsa. 2) MCER: https://cvc.cervantes.es/ensenanza/biblioteca_ele/marco/cvc_mer.pdf.
For the oral exam, students are required to read 2 or 3 books (novels, short story collections, essays) among the following (further details in the section “Modalità di verifica dell'apprendimento”):
Plata quemada (Ricardo Piglia)
Estrella distante (Roberto Bolaño)
Distancia de rescate (Samantha Schweblin)
La historia de mis dientes (Valeria Luiselli)
Patria (Fernando Aramburu)

RECOMMENDED REFERENCE MATERIAL:
Reference grammar (with exercises and keys for self-study):
Gramática básica del estudiante de español (ed. Difusión)
https://www.difusion.com/tienda/gramatica-basica-del-estudiante-de-espan...

COMPETENCIA GRAMATICAL EN USO. NIVEL B2. LIBRO DEL ALUMNO
COMPETENCIA GRAMATICAL EN USO. NIVEL B2. CLAVES

Ejercicios de gramática española para italófonos (M. Cecilia Campos, D. Di Vincenco, R. Odicino), ed. Utet
Dizionario monolingue consigliato: Diccionario Clave

Dizionario bilingue consigliato: Il Grande Dizionario di Spagnolo (Zanichelli)
The final exam will consist of a written and an oral exams.

WRITTEN EXAM
- OPTION 1 (for students who attend the classes, participate in the practical sessions of Module 2 and develop a personal portfolio of activities): 1 open question on Module 1 bibliography (Piccioni) and submission of the personal portfolio developed during Module 2 (Pomponio)
- OPTION 2 (for students who do not attend the classes): 1 open question on Module 1 bibliography (Piccioni) and 1 or 2 open questions on Module 2 bibliography (Pomponio)
ORAL EXAM
- OPTION 1 (for students who attend the classes, participate in the practical sessions of Module 2 and develop a personal portfolio of activities): brief discussion of the personal portfolio and questions on 2 of the novels in the reading list
- OPTION 2 (for students who do not attend the classes): questions on 3 of the novels in the reading list
Reading list:
Plata quemada (Ricardo Piglia)
Estrella distante (Roberto Bolaño)
Distancia de rescate (Samantha Schweblin)
La historia de mis dientes (Valeria Luiselli)
Patria (Fernando Aramburu)
BEFORE sitting the final exam, all students are required to take the language proficiency test for level C1.2 (second year lectorship) offered by the Centro Linguistico di Ateneo. For information regarding the lector’s classes and tests, you should contact the Centro Linguistico di Ateneo (information and contacts are available on the website cla.unich.it).

Recommended Bibliography

For the written exam:
Module 1 (Piccioni): J. César Félix-Brasdefer (2019). Pragmática del español: Contexto, uso y variación. London/New York: Routledge. ( Capítulo 3: Actos de habla en contexto, pp. 53-78; Capítulo 6: Cortesía y descortesía en el mundo hispanohablante, pp. 151-166; Capítulo 7: Variación pragmática de actos de habla, pp. 185-198)
Module 2 (Pomponio): 1) Encina Alonso (2012). Soy profesor/a 1. Aprender a enseñar. Madrid: Edelsa. 2) MCER: https://cvc.cervantes.es/ensenanza/biblioteca_ele/marco/cvc_mer.pdf.
For the oral exam, students are required to read 2 or 3 books (novels, short story collections, essays) among the following (further details in the section “Modalità di verifica dell'apprendimento”):
Plata quemada (Ricardo Piglia)
Estrella distante (Roberto Bolaño)
Distancia de rescate (Samantha Schweblin)
La historia de mis dientes (Valeria Luiselli)
Patria (Fernando Aramburu)

RECOMMENDED REFERENCE MATERIAL:
Reference grammar (with exercises and keys for self-study):

Gramática básica del estudiante de español (ed. Difusión)
https://www.difusion.com/tienda/gramatica-basica-del-estudiante-de-espan...

COMPETENCIA GRAMATICAL EN USO. NIVEL B2. LIBRO DEL ALUMNO
COMPETENCIA GRAMATICAL EN USO. NIVEL B2. CLAVES

Ejercicios de gramática española para italófonos (M. Cecilia Campos, D. Di Vincenco, R. Odicino), ed. Utet

Dizionario monolingue consigliato: Diccionario Clave

Dizionario bilingue consigliato: Il Grande Dizionario di Spagnolo (Zanichelli)

Teaching Methods

The course consists of: (a) classes held by the instructor(s); (b) practical sessions held by the lector(s).
The classes offered by the instructor(s) are both lectures (aimed at providing the necessary theoretical background) and seminars (with students' active participation).
The practical sessions with the lector(s) are highly interactive and are necessary to acquire the language skills needed to successfully complete the final exam.
For these reasons, attendance of both the instructors' and lectors' classes is strongly recommended.

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

The final exam will consist of a written and an oral exams.

WRITTEN EXAM

- OPTION 1 (for students who attend the classes, participate in the practical sessions of Module 2 and develop a personal portfolio of activities): 1 open question on Module 1 bibliography (Piccioni) and submission of the personal portfolio developed during Module 2 (Pomponio)
- OPTION 2 (for students who do not attend the classes): 1 open question on Module 1 bibliography (Piccioni) and 1 or 2 open questions on Module 2 bibliography (Pomponio)

ORAL EXAM
- OPTION 1 (for students who attend the classes, participate in the practical sessions of Module 2 and develop a personal portfolio of activities): brief discussion of the personal portfolio and questions on 2 of the novels in the reading list
- OPTION 2 (for students who do not attend the classes): questions on 3 of the novels in the reading list
Reading list:
Plata quemada (Ricardo Piglia)
Estrella distante (Roberto Bolaño)
Distancia de rescate (Samantha Schweblin)
La historia de mis dientes (Valeria Luiselli)
Patria (Fernando Aramburu)

BEFORE sitting the final exam, all students are required to take the language proficiency test for level C1.2 (second year lectorship) offered by the Centro Linguistico di Ateneo. For information regarding the lector’s classes and tests, you should contact the Centro Linguistico di Ateneo (information and contacts are available on the website cla.unich.it).

Contacts/More Information

SYLLABUS VALIDITY
The syllabus is valid for the whole 2021/2022 academic year (until the
exam session of January/February 2023). For the final grade to be
officially registered, students must have successfully completed all the
parts of the exam by the last session of the 2021-2022 academic year.

INSTRUCTORS' OFFICE HOURS
Information about office hours can be found here:
https://www.lingue.unich.it/node/6857

Students are kindly requested to regularly check the page for date/time changes.

LECTOR SESSIONS
The language skills of level C1.2 are developed and practiced during the practical sessions with the lector(s). Attendance of these sessions is therefore essential in order to reach the target language level and for oral and written exam preparation.

LECTOR'S OFFICE HOURS
The lector's office hours can be found here: https://cla.unich.it/offertadidattica/
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Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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