SPANISH LANGUAGE 3

The course Spanish Language 3 and Latin american 3 consists of a theoretical module in the second semester and a full year Spanish language course. The overall aim of the module is to explore pragmatic concepts and phenomena and analyze how these influence the comprehension and production of messages in Spanish. The overal aim of the Spanish language course ("esercitazioni") is to introduce the students to semantics and lexical-semantic relations and to bring them to a level of communicative competence at the C1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). Learning outcomes are assessed through a written and oral exam at the end of the course.

This course is intended for students of the International Political Curriculum.

1. Knowledge and understanding
Theoretical course: pragmatic competence, basic concepts of pragmatics, relationships between vocabulary, grammar, and pragmatics in the Spanish language.
Full year language course: grammatical, lexical, pragmatic and discursive contents at C1 Level of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).

2.Applying knowledge and understanding
Ability to identify and understand the main pragmatic phenomena (violation of a maxim, inference, etc.); ability to analyse, from a pragmatic point of view, utterances and oral, written and audiovisual texts in Spanish, differentiating the utterance meaning from the speaker's meaning and to identify communicative acts; ability to identify any pragmatic differences between utterances or communicative interactions in Italian and Spanish.
Ability to understand and produce written and oral texts with the degree of correction, coherence and adequacy required at the level C1 of the CEFR; ability to interact in a colloquial conversation with the degree of adequacy required at the level C1 of the CEFR.

3. Making judgments
Ability to make judgements regarding the use of pragmatic-communicative strategies and mechanisms in Spanish utterances and texts based on linguistic reflections; ability to display communication skills on a C1 level and to make judgements on grammaticality, correctness and adequacy.

4. Communication skills
Ability to explain on a basic level contrastive differences between pragmatic phenomena on Spanish and Italian; ability to apply the terminology of linguistics to describe the pragmatic phenomena of the Spanish language; ability to interact in Spanish language in communicative situations at a C1 CEFR level; ability to put into practice linguistic competence at a C1 level in order to present issues raised during the metalinguistic module.

5. Learning skills
Ability to perform analysis and synthesis; self-assessment, bibliographical research and planning and drafting the final thesis research.

B2 level. Good knowledge of the Spanish grammar.

1. Introduction to pragmatics
2. Basic concepts of pragmatics in the Spanish language
3. Pragmatic strategies and phenomena in Spanish language communication

Language training:
Grammatical, phonetic-graphic, lexical, textual contents; functional exponents in Spanish at C1 level CEFR.

Compulsory bibliography:
- Escandel, M.V. (2013, 3a ed.). Introducción a la pragmática. Barcelona: Ariel.
- Reyes, G. (2011, 9a ed.): El abecé de la pragmática. Madrid: Arco Libros.

Complementary bibliography:
- Portolés, J. (2012): Los marcadores del discurso. Barcelona: Ariel.

Linguistic training:
VV.AA. (2017): C de C1. Libro del alumno y Cuaderno de ejercicios. Barcelona: Difusión.
Cassany, Daniel (1995): La cocina de la escritura, Barcelona: Anagrama.

The assessment of learning involves a final written examination and an ongoing assessment of C1 level linguistic and communicative competencies developed during language practice sessions.

The final written examination, lasting 90 minutes, consists of three open-ended questions on the topics covered during the module and explored in the reference texts. Students will need to demonstrate knowledge of the topics and the ability to present them formally and correctly in Spanish.

The assessment of linguistic and communicative competencies is a prerequisite for admission to the final examination with the lecturer. It takes place throughout the academic year and is divided into two sessions, scheduled for December and May, before the final examination with the lecturer, according to a calendar communicated at the beginning of the first semester. The assessment covers five dimensions: grammatical competence, listening comprehension, reading comprehension, written expression, and oral expression.

The communicative profile resulting from the assessment contributes to the average with the module examination mark and impacts the final mark by an appropriate percentage. All detailed information will be available from September on the Moodle page of the lecturer and the linguistic collaborators and experts.

Students holding a DELE certification of the required level (C1) or higher, obtained a maximum of two years prior to the date of the final examination, are exempt from the assessment, provided they submit a double-sided copy of the certificate to the referring lecturer on the same day as the written examination. No other certifications are considered valid. The mark obtained in the DELE certification (expressed as a percentage) will be automatically converted to a mark out of thirty.

To take the examination, students must bear in mind the provisions of Article 15 of the Student Careers Regulations (https://www.unive.it/pag/8241 ).

written

Grading is determined by:
- applied knowledge and understanding with reference to the syllabus (range 10 points);
- ability to analyse and interpret pragmatic phenomena, making autonomous judgements (range 10 points);
- communication skills, especially in relation to the use of specific language pertaining to the field of pragmatics and at C1 level (range 10 points).
Honours will be awarded in the presence of excellent knowledge and applied understanding with reference to the syllabus, excellent judgement and communication skills.

Frontal lectures; practical exercising.
Self-assessment exercising through MOODLE platform.
Mentoring programs

Metalinguistic module lessons will take place during the second semester. Practical language training will take place during the whole academic year.
Students who are unable to complete their classroom preparation by attending lectures are invited to contact the lecturer at the beginning of the academic year and at the beginning of the second semester.