SPANISH LANGUAGE I

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Course code:

L0004

Academic Year of enrolment:

2020

Year of supply:

2020/2021

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:

BANI Sara

PICCIONI Sara

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
- metalinguistic awareness and knowledge of the following areas of Spanish linguistics: phonology and phonetics; morphology; syntax; semantics; pragmatics

Contents

The aim of the class is to guide students to the acquisition of level C1.1 of CEFR.

Through Spanish-Italian contrastive analyses, students will be expected to develop a metalinguistic awareness and knowledge of the following areas of Spanish linguistics:

- Phonology and phonetics
- Morphology
- Syntax
- Semantics
- Pragmatics

Extended Syllabus

The aim of the class is to guide students to the acquisition of level C1.1 of CEFR.

Through Spanish-Italian contrastive analyses, students will be expected to develop a metalinguistic awareness and knowledge of the following areas of Spanish linguistics:

- Phonology and phonetics
- Morphology
- Syntax
- Semantics
- Pragmatics

The final exam will focus on:

MODULE 1 – Phonology and phonetics, morphology (Prof.ssa Bani): relevant study material can be found on the class's Team

MODULE 2 – Semantics and pragmatics (Prof.ssa Piccioni): relevant bibliography (available in pdf on the class's Team in the folder modulo_2_piccioni/BIBLIOGRAFIA):
- Corpas Pastor, G. (1997). Manual de Fraseología Española. Madrid: Editorial Gredos. (Conclusiones, pp. 269-278) [disponibile nel file corpas_manual-de-fraseologia_conclusiones.pdf]
- Montero Martínez, S. (2002). Estructuración conceptual y formalización terminográfica de frasemas en el subdominio de la oncología (Modelo de Corpas Pastor) [disponibile su: http://elies.rediris.es/elies19/cap3313.html e nel file montero_2002_Modelo de Corpas Pastor (1997).pdf]
- Muñoz-Basols, J., Moreno, N., Taboada, I., Lacorte, M. (2017). Introducción a la lingüística hispánica actual: teoría y práctica. Londres / Nueva York, Ed. Routledge. Capitolo 5: 1. Semantica (pp. 228-245); 2.1. Deixis (pp. 246-247).
- Piccioni, S. (2010). Convenzionalità e creatività della metafora. Bologna: Bononia University Press. CAP. 2: Metafora e pensiero (pp. 23-44) [disponibile nel file piccioni_2010_cap2_metafora_e_pensiero.pdf]

READINGS: 3 of the following books:
- La tía Julia y el escribidor (Mario V. Llosa)
- Malena es un nombre de tango (Almudena Grandes)
- Una suerte pequeña (Claudia Piñeiro)
- La verdad sobre el caso Savolta (Eduardo Mendoza)
- Los girasoles ciegos (Alberto Méndez)

BEFORE sitting the final exam, all students are warmly invited to take the language proficiency test for level C1.1 (first year lectorship) offered by the Centro Linguistico di Ateneo (the lector for this level is Cruz Carrascosa). For any 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).

In the event that a student decides to sit the final exam without having taken or passed the language proficiency test for level C1.1, their exam will also cover the following (in addition to the normal syllabus):
- Two more novels among those indicated in the reading list (for a total of 5 novels)
- A written test assessing the linguistic and metalinguistic skills covered in the textbook C de C1, with a special focus on the chapters from the beginning until H de Horarios (included). Passing the test is a prerequisite for accessing the rest of the exam.

Further details about the final exam are available on the class's Team.

Recommended Bibliography

READING LIST AND REFERENCE MATERIAL

1) Compulsory reading for the written exam:
Javier Muñoz-Basols, Nina Moreno, Inma Taboada y Manel Lacorte (2017). Introducción a la lingüística hispánica actual: teoría y práctica. Ed. Routledge.
(chapters to study will be given on TEAMS)
3) Articles which will be given during the classes by the teachers (available on TEAMS)

4) Compulsory reading for the oral exam
For the oral exam, students are required to read 3 of the following books:

La tía Julia y el escribidor (Mario V. Llosa)
Malena es un nombre de tango (Almudena Grandes)
Una suerte pequeña (Claudia Piñeiro)
La verdad sobre el caso Savolta (Eduardo Mendoza)
Los girasoles ciegos (Alberto Méndez)

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

Recommended monolingual dictionary: Diccionario Clave

Recommended bilingual dictionary: 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) include 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 focus on:

MODULE 1 – Phonology and phonetics, morphology (Prof.ssa Bani): relevant study material can be found on the class's Team

Further details about the final exam are available on the class's Team.

Contacts/More Information

SYLLABUS VALIDITY
The syllabus is valid for the whole 2020/2021 academic year (until the exam session of January/February 2022). 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 2020-2021 academic year.

NON-ATTENDING STUDENTS
The syllabus is the same for all students, whether attending or not: non-attending students will autonomously revise and practice the contents and the oral and written skills included in the coursebook, possibly integrating it with the additional recommended reference material.

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 included in the coursebook 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/offerta-didattica/ricevimento-studenti

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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