Spanish C1.2

Code:

MTSL007

Acronym:

E_C12

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Foreign Languages

Instance: 2011/2012 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Portuguese and Romance Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Master of Arts in Translation and Language Services

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MTSL	15	Specialized Translation	1	-	6	60	162
		Translation and Language Services	1	-	6	60	162

Teaching language

Espanhol

Objectives

The students admitted at this level already have a vast linguistic repertoire, hence the purpose is to consolidate the knowledge of the language and the culture of the Spanish speaking countries, considering its diversity and deepening themes of social actuality.
To approve in this level the student must attain the following objectives:
− Understanding: Understand long and complex texts or specialised articles.
− Speaking and Writing: Communicate without effort and in a spontaneous way. When writing, the student must be able to choose a proper style according to the text purpose.
− Interaction: The student must be able to relate his participations with other speakers.
− Coherence: Produce clear, well-structured texts about complex subjects, showing an adequate use of organisations, articulation and cohesion devices.
In short, all this will allow students, by the end of the course, to reach the goals defined by Level C1 (Effective Operational Proficiency) established by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Program

Contents.
Learning conversational strategies
Differences of verbs in the past. Choosing the time of verbs in the past in difficult contexts
Usages of the Subjunctive to comment and to value information.
Expanding resources to present information.
Discursive markers> organizing, reformulating and recapitulating...
Expanding resources to connect ideas.
Argumentative texts, reports and debates
Developing an understanding strategy that enables the students to watch Spanish television programs.
Newspaper language. Normal vocabulary in each newspaper section.
Learning how to interpreter and choose an adequate prepositions.
Developing the quality and capacities for writing academic texts.

Mandatory literature

VV.AA; El Ventilador. Curso de perfeccionamiento de español. Nivel C1. Libro del alumno, Barcelona: Editorial Difusión, 2006.. ISBN: 9788484432265
Jordi Galcerán; El Método Grönholm, Iberautor Promociones Culturales, S.L., 2003. ISBN: 9788480487009

Complementary Bibliography

Concha Moreno; Temas de gramática. Avanzado, Madrid: SGEL, 2008. ISBN: 9788497784290
Leonardo Gómez Torrego; Gramática didáctica del español, Madrid: Editorial SM, 2000. ISBN: 84-348-5440-6

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical/practical; personal tutorials; whole class participation & group activities; self-access study.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	57,00
	Exame	5,00		2012-07-15
	Trabalho escrito	40,00		2012-07-15
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Estudo autónomo	60	2012-07-15
	Total:	60,00

Eligibility for exams

According to the criteria in force at FLUP

Calculation formula of final grade

According to the criteria in force at FLUP

Examinations or Special Assignments

If necessary

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

If necessary

Classification improvement

Classwork: oral, written or research - 50%
Written and oral tests - 50%