Spanish I

Code:

MEIEFA014

Acronym:

E_I

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Foreign language

Instance: 2024/2025 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://sigarra.up.pt/flup/pt/ucurr_geral.ficha_uc_view?pv_ocorrencia_id=135763
Responsible unit:	Department of Portuguese and Romance Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Teaching English and Foreign Languages in the 3rd cycle of Basic Education and in Secondary Education, with specialties in Spanish or French or German

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MEIEFA	9	MEIEFA - Study Plan	2	-	3	21,5	81
MEPIEFA	3	MEPIEFA - Study Plan	2	-	3	21,5	81

Teaching language

Spanish
Obs.: Spanish

Objectives

As future teachers, this subject students, who have already  achieved the C1.1 level of Spanish as a Foreign Language (SFL), should reveal a wide and rich domain over linguistic and non-linguistic resources which will allow fluent, natural and effortless communication. However, the change of role of Spanish students to teachers implies the need for a thorough knowledge of all the components of the Spanish language, not only in terms of use but also of standard, since they will soon become in language authorities for their middle school students.
Thus, one of the main goals of this subject is that students can recognize and reflect on those aspects of Spanish (phonetic, grammatical and lexical) whose acquisition may be more difficult to their prospective students (by linguistic interference or other causes).
On the other hand, as the speech of the SFL teachers during their practice is mostly oral, throughout the classes the oral expression and interaction skills will be mainly addressed so that they can practice and, in addition, successfully overcome the evaluation oral presentation . Likewise, the final 30 minutes of each class will be reserved so that students can raise individual questions related to the use and the linguistic standard of Spanish in their tutoring classes , both in an oral and written way, since the primal purpose of this UC is to support the teaching practice of future Spanish teachers.

Learning outcomes and competences

-Understand the key differences between spoken and written language, reflecting on the features of both types of speech.

-Speak in Spanish Language with a high degree of grammatical, lexical and phonetic accuracy.

-Master aspects of Spanish use and linguistic standard on which previously had doubts.

-Identify typical Spanish language phenomena that can cause interference with the Portuguese language.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Not applicable

Program

1-Oral accuracy:
1.1- Phonetic accuracy
1.2- Grammar accuracy
1.3- Lexical accuracy
2- Some cases of language interference between Spanish and Portuguese
3- Teaching practice document analysis and linguistic correction
4-Speaking practice

Mandatory literature

Briz, A.; Saber hablar, Instituto Cervantes, 2009. ISBN: 978-84-03-09806-0
Paredes García, F.; Álvaro García, S.; Paredes Zurdo, L.; Las 500 dudas más frecuentes del español, Instituto Cervantes - Espasa, 2013. ISBN: 9788467039818
Seco, M.; Diccionario de dudas y dificultades de la lengua española, Espasa, 1998. ISBN: 978-84-239-9425-0
Fernández Díaz, R.; Prácticas de gramática española para hablantes de portugués. Nivel intermedio-avanzado, Arco Libros, 1999. ISBN: 9788476353650
Briz, A.; El español coloquial en la conversación: esbozo de pragmagramática, Ariel Linguística, 2001. ISBN: 978-84-344-8247-0
Gutiérrez Araus, M.L. et al.; Introducción a la lengua española, Editorial Universitaria Ramón Areces, Madrid, 2005. ISBN: 84-8004-679-1
Gómez Manzano, P. et al.; Ejercicios de gramática y expresión (con nociones teóricas), Editorial Universitaria Ramón Areces, Madrid, 2000. ISBN: 978-84-8004-505-6

Complementary Bibliography

Fuentes Rodríguez, Catalina; La sintaxis de los relacionantes supraoracionales, Madrid: Arco/Libros, 1996. ISBN: 978-84-7635-184
Gómez Torrego, Leonardo; Gramática didáctica del español, Madrid: SM, 2007. ISBN: 978-84-348-8587-5
Gutiérrez Ordóñez, Salvador; Temas, remas, focos, tópicos y comentarios, Madrid: Arco/Libros, 1997. ISBN: 978-84-7635-268-7
Matte Bon, Francisco; Gramática comunicativa del español, Madrid: Edelsa, 2 vols, 1995. ISBN: 978-84-7711-104-7; 978-84-7711-105-4
Steel, B.; A textbook of colloquial Spanish, Sgel, Madrid, 1991. ISBN: 978-84-7143306-0
Beinhauer, W.; El español coloquial, Gredos, Madrid, 1991. ISBN: 84-249-0765-5
Carbonero, P.; «Comentario sintáctico de un texto oral» en Comentario Linguístico de textos (Analecta Malacitana, anejo VIII), Publicaciones de la Universidad de Málaga, 1997
Iribarren, M.C.; Fonética y fonología españolas, Editorial Síntesis, 2005. ISBN: 84-9756-266-6
Vigara, A.M.; Morfosintaxis del español coloquial, Gredos, Madrid, 1992. ISBN: 84-249-2758-3
Casado Velarde, Manuel; Introducción a la gramática del texto en español, Madrid: Arco/Libros, 1993. ISBN: 978-84-7635-131-4

Teaching methods and learning activities

Practical and theoretical lessons.
Tutorial sessions

Software

www.rae.es

keywords

Humanities
Humanities

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	75,00
Prova oral	25,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	38,00
Frequência das aulas	21,50
Trabalho de investigação	21,50
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

Not mandatory class attendance.

Calculation formula of final grade

Mandatory oral presentation of an opinion article - 25%
Written Test - 75%
Student must obtain at least 6,75 points (out of 15) in the final written test. The points from the oral presentation of an opinion article will be added to the test grade. The sum of the two grades will be the final grade. Students who do not orally present the opinion article will not be allowed to do the written test.

Examinations or Special Assignments

 All students must prepare and present in class the oral presentation of an opinion article (related to the subject of education) which will be also provided by the teacher. In this assignment students must apply all linguistic contents covered throughout the classes.
  

Internship work/project

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students with special status who do not take the tests during the semester will be assessed by a final exam (written and oral) on all the contents of the course in June or in the Special Period.

Classification improvement

Accordance with Assessment Regulations in force.
Students who do not pass the subject´s written test in the ordinary evaluation call, may take a «recovery written test» but it will not be possible to improve the oral presentation grade.

Observations

 

It is important for the students enrolled in this subject to carefully read the file denominated “Calendario y evaluación Espanhol I” that can be found at the document section, folder “Evaluación de la asignatura” in Moodle. In this file, one can find a detailed description of the tests and essays that have to be done, as well as the punctuation for each component.