Ateneo - UPO

The Spanish language course for students of LETTERE, FILOSOFIA E COMUNICAZIONE, PROGETTAZIONE E MANAGEMENT DEL TURISMO [3-6-12 ECTS credits] and other degree programmes different from Lingue Straniere Moderne is divided into two modules:
1. the module of SPANISH LANGUAGE TRAINING, consisting of 96 hours and taught by native-speaker language lecturers, focuses on Spanish grammar [CEFR B1 level] and on topics related to Spanish and Spanish American culture;
2. the module of SPANISH LANGUAGE PRACTICE, consisting of 15 hours and taught by Prof. Mancinelli, is practical in nature and aims to further develop and practise the grammatical and communicative contents covered during the Spanish language training classes.

N.B. Students of LETTERE with a 3-ECTS exam will attend only the first 60 of the module of SPANISH LANGUAGE TRAINING.

A) Module of SPANISH LANGUAGE TRAINING:
A1. F. Rosales, T. Moreno et al. [2017], "Campus Sur. Curso intensivo de español A1-B1. Libro del alumno", Difusión;
A2. F. Rosales, T. Moreno et al. [2017], "Campus Sur. Curso intensivo de español A1-B1. Cuaderno de ejercicios", Difusión;
A3. Laura Pierozzi e Sonia Campos Cabrero [3ª ed., con espansione online], "Una vuelta por la cultura hispana", Zanichelli;
A4. Materials uploaded to the DIR platform.

B) Module of SPANISH LANGUAGE PRACTICE:
B1. Materials uploaded to the module's DIR page.

C) For the ORAL EXAM, students must read the texts included in the anthology uploaded by the professor to the course's DIR pages.

For attending students, the 6 ECTS associated with the course are divided as follows: 4.4 ECTS (111 hours) of in-person taught instruction; 1.6 ECTS (39 hours) of self-study.

The course aims to develop and practise oral comprehension and production/interaction skills, as well as written comprehension and production skills. In particular, it aims to provide the basic knowledge and competences required to understand and produce oral and written texts in Spanish and to use its structures correctly, in accordance with the aims, objectives, and functions recommended for CEFR B1 level.

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Practical activities, exercises, dictations, written compositions, text reading, and conversation in Spanish.

With regard to SPANISH LANGUAGE TRAINING, students of LETTERE, FILOSOFIA E COMUNICAZIONE, PROGETTAZIONE E MANAGEMENT DEL TURISMO [3-6-12 ECTS credits] and other degree programmes different from Lingue Straniere Moderne will follow the syllabus and attend the classes of group D.
N.B. Students of LETTERE with a 3-ECTS exam will have to attend only the first 60 hours of the module of SPANISH LANGUAGE TRAINING.
The classes of the annual modules of SPANISH LANGUAGE PRACTICE and SPANISH LANGUAGE TRAINING will begin in the first semester, following separate timetables. Attendance is strongly recommended from the very beginning.
At the beginning of the academic year, a vademecum is published on all DIR pages for Spanish Language and Linguistics. It provides detailed information on examinations, exam sessions, students with specific learning disorders and compensatory measures, Erasmus, and other academic matters. This document is compulsory reading for all students.
Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education Needs can request specific services and tools via the Staff Sviluppo e Coordinamento Carriere e Servizi alle Studentesse e agli Studenti, consulting the University webpage: https://www.uniupo.it/en/services/services-students-physical-or-learning-disabilities. Students with disabilities, learning disabilities or special education needs, once they have contacted the University Staff, must refer to the tutor in charge of the course to define the examination modalities, concerning academic aspects.

For students of LETTERE, FILOSOFIA E COMUNICAZIONE, PROGETTAZIONE E MANAGEMENT DEL TURISMO [3-6-12 ECTS credits] and other degree programmes different from Lingue Straniere Moderne, the acquisition of knowledge and competences will be assessed through the following exams:
1. WRITTEN EXAM on grammar and culture, lasting 2 hours and 30 minutes, structured as follows: approximately 5-7 exercises on the grammatical content of the course [including multiple-choice questions, gap-filling exercises, transformations, etc.], 1-2 exercises on Hispanic culture, and 1 written composition [approximately 150 words];
2. ORAL EXAM, aimed to assess the acquisition of linguistic knowledge and communicative skills [CEFR B1 level], also on the basis of the texts included in the anthology. N.B. To be admitted to the oral exam students must pass the written exam.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:
1. The WRITTEN EXAM on grammar and culture will be marked out of 30 and will be considered passed if students achieve at least 60% correct answers in the grammar exercises and demonstrate, in the written composition, correct use of verb moods and tenses, discourse markers and connectors, as well as grammatically accurate written expression, in line with the CEFR B1 level;
2. The ORAL EXAM will be assessed as:
a) excellent: if students are able to communicate clearly, fluently and with a reasonable degree of articulation on common, familiar and everyday topics, including those related to the assigned readings; use a fairly broad and appropriate range of vocabulary and are able to employ the main morphological and syntactic structures at B1 level, with a high degree of grammatical accuracy.
b) good: if students are able to communicate effectively on common, familiar and everyday topics, including those related to the assigned readings; use a sufficiently varied and appropriate range of vocabulary and the main morphosyntactic structures at B1 level, making errors that do not impede comprehension.
c) sufficient: if students demonstrate an essential command of the grammatical structures and language use expected at B1 level; are able to express themselves and understand messages relating to everyday situations and familiar topics, although their production may sometimes be simple or characterised by errors that generally do not impede comprehension.
d) inadequate: if students demonstrate limited knowledge of the vocabulary and the main grammatical and communicative structures expected at B1 level; in oral expression, they make frequent morphosyntactic errors and experience difficulties in organising and formulating their discourse, which compromise comprehension and the effectiveness of communication.
N.B. To pass the exam, students must obtain a passing mark in both its parts. The final grade will be calculated as the average of the written and oral exam marks.

ONGOING ASSESSMENT: In-class and take-home assessments on the individual topics covered; grammar tests [based on exercises], composition assignments, dictation, listening comprehension, and translation.

Grammatical and lexical contents, as well as communicative functions, envisaged for CEFR B1 level. In particular, with regard to grammatical contents, the following topics will be covered: the phonetic-phonological system of contemporary Spanish; Spanish orthography and syllabification; basic stress rules; gender and number of nouns and adjectives; articles; personal pronouns; cardinal and ordinal numerals; demonstrative, possessive, and indefinite adjectives and pronouns; relative and interrogative pronouns; comparison and superlative forms; contrast between ‘muy’ and ‘mucho/a/os/as’; prepositions and the use of ‘por’ and ‘para’; adverbs of place, time, and frequency; use of ‘ser’, ‘estar’, ‘haber’, and ‘tener’; pronominal verbs; impersonal verb forms; indicative mood [paradigm of regular and irregular verbs, and use of present and past tenses]; future and simple conditional [paradigm of regular and irregular verbs, and main modal uses]; present subjunctive [paradigm of regular and irregular verbs, and basic uses]; affirmative and negative imperative; basic periphrastic constructions with infinitive and gerund; contrast between ‘ir’ and ‘venir’, ‘traer’ and ‘llevar’, ‘pedir’ and ‘preguntar’, ‘quedar’ and ‘quedarse’.

N.B. Only for students of LETTERE with a 3-ECTS exam, the syllabus does not include the negative imperative.

At the end of the course, students will achieve the following learning outcomes:

KNOWLEDGE:
1. they know the grammar of the Spanish language [CEFR B1 level];
2. they know the phonetic-phonological and orthographic system of the Spanish language;
3. they know the main aspects of Spanish and Spanish American culture.

SKILLS/COMPETENCES:
1. they are able to understand and produce oral and written texts in Spanish, respecting its phonological and orthographic system;
2. they are able to use the basic morphological and syntactic structures appropriate to the above-mentioned level;
3. they are able to recognise and evaluate the [grammatical, communicative, pragmatic] data required for interlinguistic communication at the above-mentioned level;
4. they communicate in activities requiring an exchange of information and personal opinions on familiar and common topics;
5. they are able to describe, in a pragmatically appropriate and grammatically correct manner, aspects of their own background and surrounding environment, express immediate needs, and briefly present experiences and opinions.

The different levels of competence, skills, and knowledge that can be attained are reflected in the assessment criteria for the exams (see “Assessment Methods”).