Ateneo - UPO

Language and Tourism (LM 49) and 2th year Spanish Language

LECTORATE:
A) Course textbook and instructional materials for all students: A1. Berta Sarralde, Eva Casarejos, and
Mónica López [2022], “Vitamina B2,” SGEL [Student Book + Workbook]; A2. Instructional materials uploaded to the DIR platform. | B) Recommended supplementary reading for non-attending students: B1. Concha Moreno, Carmen Hernández, and Clara Miki Kondo [2023], “Grammar. Advanced Level B2,” Anaya ELE (ISBN: 978-84-678-6870-8). | C) For the ORAL EXAM, all students are required to read one of the following novels: C1. Arturo Pérez-Reverte, "El problema final“; C2. Santiago Posteguillo, ”La noche en que Frankenstein leyó el Quijote".
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.

Per gli studenti frequentanti, i 12 CFU relativi al corso sono ripartiti fra: 5 CFU (126 ore) di didattica erogativa e interattiva (la partecipazione studentesca attiva non è proporzionalmente misurabile, a priori); 7 CFU (174 ore) di autoapprendimento.

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 B2, adapted to university requirements.

An adequate knowledge of the Spanish Language is required (1th year, B1)

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.

Written and oral examinations. Written and oral. The final examination is closely integrated with the two module assessments set by the lecturer. Mark: average of the two parts (minimum: 18/30 in both module assessments).
LINGUISTICS (A) Written examination (duration: 2 hours 30 minutes): 1) two open-ended questions on the main phenomena covered (characteristics of specialised languages; linguistic description of key features of Spanish for tourism; relationships between genres and specific linguistic features in the field of tourism); 2) analysis or production of a short text belonging to the genres examined in class. Students must demonstrate the ability to present the specified content in good Spanish and in a structured manner; to recognise the linguistic data presented, analyse it and place it within the relevant theoretical framework.
2th-YEAR SPANISH LANGUAGE: B1. Written grammar test [2 hours 30 minutes]: ca. 5–8 exercises on the course’s grammatical content and 1 written composition [ca. 180 words]; B2. Oral examination, designed to assess the acquisition of linguistic knowledge and communicative skills [CEFR level B2], including on the basis of the compulsory reading. The written grammar test will be considered passed if at least 60 per cent of the answers to the grammar exercises are correct. To be eligible for the oral examination, students must have passed the written test.ASSESSMENT CRITERIA: The following will be assessed as: 1. ‘excellent’ for an assignment that demonstrates: (A) a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the topics covered in the course texts; well-developed analytical and summarising skills; excellent command of the specific vocabulary and linguistic concepts presented; the ability to develop theoretical arguments through the use of a wealth of relevant examples; (B1) full command of grammatical structures and language usage, with accurate, coherent written work appropriate to level B2; (B2) the ability to communicate fluently on topics of a certain complexity, using correct syntactic structures and a wide and appropriate range of vocabulary; 2. ‘fair’ is a performance demonstrating: (A) knowledge of the subject matter that is only occasionally rote; appropriate and correct language; good analytical and summarising skills; good use of examples in relation to a theoretical exposition, taking into account the various aspects of the specialised use of the Spanish language; (B1) good command of grammatical structures and language usage, with written work that is generally correct; (B2) the ability to communicate clearly and appropriately, albeit with occasional morphosyntactic or lexical inaccuracies; 3. A pass requires evidence of: (A) a basic understanding of the syllabus, but with an awareness of the method of linguistic analysis of the texts provided; basic and correct use of terminology; presentation of appropriate examples; (B1) essential mastery of the grammatical structures and usage of the Spanish language, with substantially correct written production; (B2) the ability to communicate clearly on topics of a certain complexity, using generally correct structures and largely appropriate vocabulary; 4. Insufficient: an assessment demonstrating: (A) at least one of the following: significant gaps in knowledge and incorrect understanding of concepts or methodology; a mere listing of concepts or definitions, lacking the required conceptual links; a lack of focus within the topic or text under examination (with a scarcity, absence or incorrect use of examples); language unsuitable for the subject matter and use of Spanish not commensurate with the required level (B1) insufficient knowledge of grammatical structures and the usage of the Spanish language, with written work showing significant difficulties in the use of verbs, conjunctions and syntax; (B2) oral communication skills below level B2, characterised by frequent grammatical errors and a limited or inappropriate vocabulary.

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.
SPANISH LANGUAGE TRAINING II:
Spanish grammar; listening and reading comprehension, written and oral production; Hispanic culture. Grammar contents: review of the past tenses of the indicative mood of all regular and irregular verbs; completion of the study of Spanish
orthographic norms, and of regular and irregular verb morphology; use of the future, conditional, affirmative and negative imperative [with personal pronouns]; conjunctions and adversative expressions; dubitative and exclamatory sentences; use of the subjunctive and contrast with the indicative; hypothetical clauses and conditional sentences; noun clauses, indirect interrogative clauses, final, temporal, causal, concessive, and relative subordinate clauses; prepositional complements governed by the main Spanish verbs; verbal periphrases with infinitive, participle, and gerund; verbs expressing change and transformation.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
- To develop knowledge of Spanish for tourism-related communication, becoming familiar with specific linguistic phenomena.
- To gain an understanding of the relationship between text type and linguistic expression in the field of tourism
- To be familiar with standard Spanish and its main varieties;
- Understand (and recognise) the main grammatical, communicative and pragmatic elements necessary for interlinguistic communication in accordance with level B2 of the CEFR
SKILLS
- Understand a sufficiently wide range of texts and recognise their implied meaning.
- Interact with a certain degree of fluency and spontaneity in Spanish on a variety of topics, in accordance with level B2 of the CEFR.
- Be able to produce clear and well-structured texts on a wide range of topics (concrete and abstract), in line with level B2 of the CEFR.
- Be able to recognise and classify the phenomena presented theoretically within the documents or texts provided and analysed
- Be able to define and illustrate, using examples, the concepts discussed in class.
- Be able to carry out a linguistic analysis, drawing on the theoretical foundations acquired
- Be able to describe the main phenomena clearly, using the specific terminology appropriately.
CROSS-CURRICULAR SKILLS
- Be able to explore topics in greater depth using specialist textbooks and in-depth essays

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