SPANISH LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION 1

Academic Year 2023/2024 - Teacher: MARIA CANDIDA MUNOZ MEDRANO

Expected Learning Outcomes

The course will offer the students basic linguistic knowledge related to phonetics, morphology and syntax of the Spanish language. Skills development of linguistic and communicative competences foreseen by the B1 level of common European framework are also included. These skills are sufficient for an initial communications level in Spanish-speaking countries.

According to the Dublin descriptors, students, at the end of the course, will demonstrate:

1) knowledge and understanding in a post-secondary level field of study and knowing the fundamental themes in one's field of study;

2) ability to apply knowledge and understanding in order to demonstrate a professional approach and possess adequate skills both to conceive and support arguments and to solve problems in one's field of study

4) ability to communicate one's knowledge clearly and unambiguously to specialist and non-specialist interlocutors.

5) learning skills necessary to undertake subsequent studies with a high degree of autonomy.

Course Structure

The course is divided into lectures, classroom exercise, verification of learning e written tests for the verification of learning.

Attendance of Lessons

Attendance is not compulsory

Detailed Course Content

Basic-level concepts about phonetics and phonology, morphology and syntax (fundamental grammatical basic structures) of the Spanish language. Building of a basic vocabulary, civilization elements; translation, reading and writing exercises, and conversation.

Textbook Information

A Phonetic and Phonology (3 ECTS)

- VV.AA., Fonética (nivel medio), Madrid, Anaya, 2008, pp. 200

- VV.AA., Escritura (nivel medio), Madrid, Anaya, 2008, pp. 128

 

B Lexical morphological and syntactic aspects (3 ECTS)

- M. Lozano Zahonero, Gramática de referencia de la lengua española, Hoepli, 2010, pp. 320.

- VV.AA., Conjugar, Madrid, Edelsa, 2011 pp. 293

- E. Bayón, Carmen Cabeza et als., Frecuencias Directo A1-B1 libro del estudiante + libro de ejercicios, Madrid, Edinumen, pp. 304.

- M. Alonso Cuenca, Rocío Prieto Prieto, Embarque 3 libro del estudiante + libro de ejercicios, Madrid, Edelsa, pp. 199.

 

C Culture and civilization. Translations  (3 ECTS)

The material will be provided by the teacher during the second semester on  Studium Platform, pages: 80.

 

Readings

- C. Piñeiro, Elena sabe, Alfaguara, pp.208. Beginner students have to read until p. 100/non beginners have to read the all book.

 

Vocabulary

- R. Arqués, A. Padoan: Il grande dizionario di Spagnolo, Zanichelli, 2012.

- Diccionario General de Lengua española, Madrid: Vox, 2009.

 

Please remember that in compliance with art. 171 L22.04.1941, n. 633 and its amendments, it is illegal to copy entire books or journals, only 15% of their content can be copied.

For further information on sanctions and regulations concerning photocopying please refer to the regulations on copyright (Linee Guida sulla Gestione dei Diritti d’Autore) provided by AIDRO – Associzione Italiana per I Diritti di Riproduzione delle opera dell’ingegno (the Italian Associations on Copyright).

All the books listed in the programs can be consulted in the Library.

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