SPANISH LANGUAGE I

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

L0004

Academic Year of enrolment:

2022

Year of supply:

2022/2023

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:

150

Prerequisites:

In order to access this class, students need to have oral and written comprehension and production skills corresponding to Level B2 of CEFR for Spanish.

Objectives

At the end of the course, students will:
- have acquired the reading and oral comprehension skills, as well as the writing and speaking skills of C1.1 level, and a metalinguistic knowledge of C1.1 level
- have acquired the main notions developed within the field of text linguistics and pragmatics (text functions, theory of speech acts, politeness theory)
- have acquired practical skills relating to the analysis and composition of texts belonging to certain (written and oral) genres typical of online communication.
- have acquired the basic methodological and pedagogic skills involved in the teaching of Spanish

Contents

At the end of this course students are supposed to achieve level C1.1 of CEFR and of metalinguistic competences associated to the C1.1 level
The class consists of two modules:
MODULE 1 (Prof. Piccioni): The theoretical sessions will illustrate the main concepts developed within the fields of text linguistics and pragmatics (text functions, theory of speech acts, politeness theory) with a view to introducing the notions necessary for describing functional variation in texts.
In the practical sessions these theoretical concepts will be exploited in practical activities and exercises aimed at the analysis and composition of texts belonging to a number of (written and oral) genres typical of online communication.

MODULO 2 (Prof. 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;
- Development of didactic learning units

Extended Syllabus

BIBLIOGRAPHY
For the written exam:
Module 1 (Piccioni):
1) Calvi, M. V., Bordonaba, C., Mapelli, G., Santos, J. (2009/2011). Las lenguas de especialidad en español. Roma: Carocci [Texto y género, pp. 55-74]
2) 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 7: Variación pragmática de actos de habla, pp. 185-198; Capítulo 6: Cortesía y descortesía en el mundo hispanohablante)
3) Hernández Toribio M. I. y Mariottini L. (2018). Actos de habla y atenuación 2.0: TripAdvisor. Círculo de Lingüística Aplicada a la Comunicación, 73, 15-32. https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/CLAC/article/view/59057
4) Hernández Toribio M. I. y Mariottini L. (2016) "TripAdvisor y actos de habla. Delimitaciones teóricas y propuestas metodológicas para el análisis de las estrategias de atenuación de los actos directivos " Pragmática Sociocultural / Sociocultural Pragmatics, vol. 4, no. 2, 2016, pp. 149-181. https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/soprag-2016-0015/html?lan...

Module 2:
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)

LECTOR SESSIONS
Attendance of the lectors’ sessions is highly recommended for reaching the expected CEFR level. Students are also encouraged to sit the C1.1 proficiency tests organized by the Centro Linguistico di Ateneo.
All information on lector sessions and proficiency tests are available on the website of the Centro Linguistico di Ateneo (https://cla.unich.it/).

EXAM
Final assessment consists of a written exam/assignment and an oral exam. Written exam/assignment and an oral exam can be sat in different sessions (summer, fall, winter). Students access the oral exam only after passing the written exam. Both parts will need to be passed before the winter session (January/February 2024) in order to officially register the final result. The written exam is valid until the winter session (January/February 2024).

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): analysis, composition and translation of texts typical of online communication for Module 1 (Piccioni) and submission and class presentation of the personal portfolio developed during Module 2
- OPTION 2 (for students who do not attend the classes): analysis, composition and translation of texts typical of online communication for Module 1 (Piccioni) and open questions on Module 2 bibliography

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): 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)

Recommended Bibliography

For the written exam:
Module 1 (Piccioni):
1) Calvi, M. V., Bordonaba, C., Mapelli, G., Santos, J. (2009/2011). Las lenguas de especialidad en español. Roma: Carocci [Texto y género, pp. 55-74]
2) 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 7: Variación pragmática de actos de habla, pp. 185-198; Capítulo 6: Cortesía y descortesía en el mundo hispanohablante)
3) Hernández Toribio M. I. y Mariottini L. (2018). Actos de habla y atenuación 2.0: TripAdvisor. Círculo de Lingüística Aplicada a la Comunicación, 73, 15-32. https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/CLAC/article/view/59057
4) Hernández Toribio M. I. y Mariottini L. (2016) "TripAdvisor y actos de habla. Delimitaciones teóricas y propuestas metodológicas para el análisis de las estrategias de atenuación de los actos directivos " Pragmática Sociocultural / Sociocultural Pragmatics, vol. 4, no. 2, 2016, pp. 149-181. https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/soprag-2016-0015/html?lan...

Module 2:
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.

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:

LECTOR SESSIONS
Attendance of the lectors’ sessions is highly recommended for reaching the expected CEFR level. Students are also encouraged to sit theC1.1 proficiency tests organized by the Centro Linguistico di Ateneo.
All information on lector sessions and proficiency tests are available on the website of the Centro Linguistico di Ateneo (https://cla.unich.it/).

Contacts/More Information

SYLLABUS VALIDITY
The syllabus is valid for the whole 2022/2023 academic year (until the exam session of January/February 2024). 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 2022-2023 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 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. All information regarding lector sessions are available on cla.unich.it.

LECTOR'S OFFICE HOURS
The lector's office hours can be found here: https://cla.unich.it/offerta-didattica/ricevimento-studenti

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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