Spanish A1

Code:

LLC027

Acronym:

EA1

Instance: 2010/2011 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Portuguese and Romance Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
CL	10	Study Plan-Lang.Sciences:Linguistics	1	-	6	52	162
		Study Plan-Lang.Sciences:Port.Second Language	1	-	6	52	162
LA	36	Study Plan - Applied Languages: Business Relations	1	-	6	52	162
		Study Plan-Applied Languages: Translation	1	-	6	52	162
LLC	161	Joint Language Plan - English/Spanish	1	-	6	52	162
		Joint Language Plan-German/Spanish	1	-	6	52	162
		Joint Language Plan-French/Spanish	1	-	6	52	162
		Single Language Plan-Spanish	1	-	6	52	162
		Portuguese and Foreign Lauguage (Spanish)	1	-	6	52	162
		English Studies Plan (Teaching) with Spanish	1	-	6	52	162
LRI	48	Study Plan	1	-	6	52	162
		Study Plan - Minor in History	1	-	6	52	162
		Study Plan - Minor in German Studies	1	-	6	52	162
		Study Plan - Minor in English Studies	1	-	6	52	162
		Study Plan - Minor in Spanish Studies	1	-	6	52	162
		Study Plan - Minor in French Studies	1	-	6	52	162

Teaching language

Espanhol

Objectives

The syllabus of Spanish A1 is based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. At this level students can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs. The student can introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has. He/she can also interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.

By the end of the semester, students should be able to:

I. Listening comprehension:
Recognise familiar words and very basic phrases concerning him/herself, his/her family and immediate concrete surroundings when people speak slowly and clear.

II. Reading comprehension:
Understand familiar names, words and very simple sentences, for example, on notices, on posters or in catalogues.

III. Spoken interaction:
Interact in a simple way provided the other person is prepared to repeat or rephrase things at a slower rate of speech and help them formulate what they are trying to say. They can ask and answer simple questions in areas of immediate need or on very familiar topics.

IV. Spoken production:
Use simple phrases and sentences to describe where they live and people they know.

V. Writing:
Write a short, simple postcard, for example sending holiday greetings and fill in forms with personal details, for example entering the name, nationality and address on a hotel registration form.

Program

Functional contents:
Greeting in formal and informal situations.
Asking for and giving personal information.
Introducing oneself.
Telling the time.
Describing everyday aspects of his/her environment, for example, people (appearance and personality), habits and routines, objects (colour, shape, size, etc.) and jobs in the present and the past.
Referring to actions in progress.
Comparing people or objects.
Talking about hobbies.
Talking about likes and dislikes.
Expressing agree or disagree.
Asking about prices, quantities and quality.

Grammar:
Subject pronouns.
Present tense: regular and irregular verbs.
Past tense: imperfecto de indicativo (cantaba)
The alphabet: spelling, pronunciation.
Singular / plural; masculine/ feminine.
Definite and indefinite article.
Interrogative pronouns.
Reflexive verbs.
The verb “soler”.
Possessive adjectives and pronouns.
“Estar” + gerund (está comiendo)
The comparison.
Informal letters.
Present tense of: “gustar”, “encantar”, “odiar”, “preferir”.
Agreement and disagreement: “también” / “tampoco” / “a mí si” / “a mí no”.
Demonstrative adjectives and pronouns.
Placement of object pronouns
Adverbs of frequency

Vocabulary:
Nationalities, countries, languages.
Numbers.
The time.
The classroom and objects in the class.
Professions.
Family.
Adjectives to describe people appearance and personality.
House and furniture.
Clothes
Parts of the body

Mandatory literature

Textos de apoyo y fotocopias proporcionadas por la profesora.
VV.AA.; Prisma de ejercicios A1, Edinumen
Neus Sans; Por amor al arte (Colección Lola Lago Detective) Nivel 1, Difusión

Complementary Bibliography

Gómez Torrego, Leonardo; Gramática didáctica del español, Editorial SM, 2000
VVAA; Gramática básica del estudiante de español (A1-B1), Difusión, 2005
Sarmiento, Ramón; Gramática progresiva de español para extranjeros, SGEL, 2001

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical / practical; personal tutorials.

Software

www.cervantes.es
www.ver-taal.com

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	56,00
	Exame	2,00		2011-02-12
	Trabalho escrito	31,00		2011-02-12
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Estudo autónomo	73	2011-02-12
	Total:	73,00

Eligibility for exams

Students are required to attend 75 % of classes and a record is kept of attendance, with exceptions according to FLUP regulations.

Calculation formula of final grade

Classwork or homework: 5% (More information can be found in the section “Documents”)
Written and oral tests: 95% (Students must pass the written test 9/20 in order to attend the oral test).

Examinations or Special Assignments

Students must read a book which will be specified at the beginning of the semester. In the oral test, comments and questions about the reading will represent the 50%, so students will be expected to remember its content.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

According to FLUP regulations.

Classification improvement

According to FLUP regulations.