Ateneo - UPO

Language and Tourism (LM 49) and Spansh Language Training III

LECTORATE:
Robles Ávila, S.; Peláez Santamaría, S.; Método 5 (C1-C2), Student’s Book, Anaya, ISBN: 978-84-698-0637-1 + Método 5 (C1-C2), Workbook, Anaya, ISBN: 978-84-698-8724-0
REFERENCE LIST
Vargas Vargas, David., USO de las perífrasis verbales, Ed. Edelsa. ISBN: 978-84-7711-228-0 - Prieto, María.; Hablando en plata. Modismos y metáforas culturales. Edinumen (2011) - Barbero, Bermejo, San Vicente, CONTRASTIVE GRAMMAR OF THE SPANISH LANGUAGE, 2018. CLUEB. - M.ª Ángeles Palomino, BUSINESS CORRESPONDENCE, (2015) Edelsa. - Spelling of the Spanish Language, RAE (2010).
BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR THE ORAL PART OF THE EXAM
One compulsory book: Andrés Trapiello, *Ayer, no más*, Destino/Austral. Candidates must bring this book with them to the exam (including in digital format), free of any marks or annotations.
LINGUISTICS:
La lengua del turismo: Géneros discursivos y terminología. Maria Vittoria Calvi, Giovanna Mapelli (eds). Bern: Peter Lang, 2011. M.V. Calvi Léxico de especialidad y lengua del turismo, in Estudios sobre el léxico: puntos y contrapuntos, 2016, pp. 187-214; Eadem, Guía de viaje y turismo 2.0: Los borrosos confines de un género, Ibérica 31 (2016): pp. 15-38; Eadem, turismo: una propuesta de clasificación, Iberica, Ibérica 19 (2010),
pp. 9-32; El léxico del discurso turístico 2.0, eds. Editado por Mercedes López Santiago y David Giménez Folqués – IULMA-Monografías, Publicacions de la Universitat de València, 2016; Sara Robles Ävila, María Victoria Romero Gualda,  Publicidad y lengua española: un estudio por sectores, Comunicación Social Ediciones y Publicaciones,  Zamora, 2010; Rossend Arqués Adriana Padoan, Il Grande dizionario di spagnolo Dizionario Spagnolo-Italiano Italiano-Spagnolo, Zanichelli
Diccionario de la Lengua Española RAE; María Moliner, Diccionario de uso, Gredos; Diccionario Salamanca de la lengua espanola, Santillana

For attending students, the 12 CFU for the course are broken down as follows: 5 CFU (126 hours) of lectures and interactive teaching (active student participation cannot be measured proportionally in advance); 7 CFU (174 hours) of self-study.

The course aims to deepen skills in Spanish linguistics and to refine the use of the Spanish language for professional and academic purposes, particularly in tourism (LM 49). From the basic level of simple knowledge and application of specific terminology, analytical tools and notions acquired in class, in the analysis of texts of different natures; up to the fully conscious knowledge and application of the methods and tools offered, on different text types. Possess higher level language competence (C1.1), adapted to university requirements.

An adequate knowledge of the Spanish Language is required (Spanish Language Training II or B2 level QCER

Lectures, seminar lectures with analysis of examples; the course also includes the preparation of example materials on DIR
Language exercises and workshops, individual study. The course is based on the material contained in the texts listed in the bibliography and extra material distributed in class or uploaded onto the DIR platform. Other activities will be carried out in class to reinforce and consolidate language skills in order to achieve the course objectives. Students will be constantly invited to work on error, as a source of enrichment in language learning, and on language self-awareness. There will be activities with discussion of errors, presentation of exemplary cases.

Every year, a Vademécum is published on all the Dir pages of Spanish Language and Linguistics, providing detailed information on exams, appeals, DSA and compensatory measures, Erasmus, etc. It 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 contact the teacher in charge of the course to define the examination modalities, concerning academic aspects.

LINGUISTICS Written exam (2:30h): 1) two open-ended questions on the topics covered (characteristics of specialized languages; linguistic description of the main features of Spanish for tourism; relationships between genres and specific linguistic features in the field of tourism); 2) analysis or composition of a short text belonging to the genres examined in class. Students must demonstrate the ability to present the indicated content in good Spanish and in an organized manner; to recognize the linguistic data presented, analyze it, and place it within the relevant context.
The following criteria will be used for evaluation: 1. “Excellent” will be awarded to a test that demonstrates: a comprehensive understanding of the topics covered in the texts; well-developed analytical and synthesis skills; mastery of the specific vocabulary and linguistic concepts presented; the ability to engage in theoretical analysis; and the use of a wealth of relevant examples; 2. satisfactory: knowledge of the subject matter—though occasionally mechanical—appropriate and correct language; the ability to analyze and synthesize; and good use of examples based on various aspects of specialized language use; 3. Sufficient: basic knowledge of the syllabus, but with an awareness of the method of linguistic analysis of the proposed texts; basic and correct use of terminology; adequate examples; 4. Insufficient: evidence demonstrating at least one of the following characteristics: significant gaps in knowledge and incorrect understanding of concepts, notions, or methodology; a mere listing of concepts or definitions, lacking the required connections; lack of focus on the topic or text under examination (poor, absent, or incorrect use of examples); language that is inappropriate and not consistent with the required level.
LECTORATE Written test (same day): A) Part 1 (1:45h): 1. 4–6 grammar exercises (completion/transformation/rewriting/guided response) and a short composition in the target language (approx. 200 words); B) Part 2 (1:45h): translation with a dictionary (2,000 characters, including spaces). Oral exam: assessment of comprehension and expression skills, including on the basis of the compulsory reading list, in accordance with the specified level. Students must bring the book or books they have read (including in digital format) to the exam, free from any marks or annotations. The written examination will be passed if at least 60 per cent of the answers in the grammar exercises are correct, and if, in the composition and the translation, the student demonstrates correct use of sentence structure and grammatical correctness in written expression. To pass the written exam, candidates must achieve at least 18/30 in both parts – if only one of the two parts is passed, the mark obtained will be valid for 12 months from the date of the exam (only the missing part will need to be retaken). Once the 12 months have elapsed, candidates must retake the entire written exam.
A written or oral assessment will be considered ‘excellent’ if the student is able to communicate fluently on complex topics (including those related to the reading material), using a wide variety of vocabulary, morphology and syntax, and with grammatical accuracy; an assessment will be considered ‘good’ if it demonstrates a certain versatility in the use of the language, with a variety of vocabulary, morphology and syntax, and the use of essentially correct forms. Assessments will be considered inadequate if they demonstrate limited knowledge of vocabulary and idioms, incorrect use of grammar (morphosyntax) and of the communicative structures and forms expected at this level. Final mark: average of the written and oral components. To pass the exam: minimum of 18/30 in both written and oral components.
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: in-class and homework assessments on the topics covered; grammar tests (with exercises), composition tests, listening comprehension and translation.

The course integrates the study of specialised tourism language in the Spanish-speaking world (communicative characteristics, text types, contrasts with Italian, translation issues, etc.) and the refinement of the instrumental language (language registers and non-standard varieties, idiomatic expressions, collocations, modismos, and refranes) with particular attention to composition in Spanish and translation.
LINGUISTICS:
This course is meant as an introduction to Spanish for specific purposes (Tourism). The first part will concentrate on the on specialized languages and their properties, and in particular on Spanish Language for Tourism, and textual genres (guía, folleto) that characterize it. The second part of the course will be devoted to linguistic analysis and production of documents relevant to these genres. Work will also be done on the translation of tourist texts.
LECTORATE:
Spanish grammar, exercises in expression and comprehension, both oral and written. Grammar topics: the use and meanings of verb tenses and moods; direct and indirect speech in formal and colloquial registers; the use of the subjunctive and the indicative (alternation and choice of mood); phrases and the use of moods in conditional constructions; the use of moods in adversative and concessive constructions; the use of moods in modal constructions; the passive and impersonal forms; the expression of temporal relationships; phrases and the use of moods in causal, consecutive and final clauses; periphrases with the infinitive, participle and gerund; conjecture (phrases and the use of tenses). Phraseology and vocabulary of specialised fields, with a focus on translation (from Spanish to Italian and from Italian to Spanish) or the drafting of various text types: expository, administrative and legal texts.

KNOWLEDGE
- Develop the knowledge of the Spanish tourist communication, becoming familiar with specific linguistic phenomena.
- Acquire awareness of the relationship between the types of tourist texts and the linguistic expression
SKILLS
- Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognise implicit meaning.
- Can express him/herself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions.
- Can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes.
- Can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organisational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.
- Knowing how to describe the main phenomena in a clear and detailed manner, using the appropriate terminology in an appropriate manner.
-Knowing how to recognize and classify theoretically presented phenomena in the proposed / analyzed documents or texts;
- Knowing how to define and illustrate by way of example the concepts discussed in class.
TRANSVERSAL KNOWLEDGE
- Knowing how to prepare a linguistic analysis autonomously, starting from the theoretical basis acquired
- Know how to deepen the topics on the specific manuals and the detailed studies

The different levels of competence, ability and knowledge that can be achieved are reflected in the assessment criteria for the examinations (see Assessment methods).