CATALAN LANGUAGE 2
- Academic year
- 2023/2024 Syllabus of previous years
- Official course title
- LINGUA CATALANA 2
- Course code
- LT006G (AF:381224 AR:256040)
- Modality
- On campus classes
- ECTS credits
- 12
- Degree level
- Bachelor's Degree Programme
- Educational sector code
- L-LIN/07
- Period
- 2nd Semester
- Course year
- 2
- Moodle
- Go to Moodle page
Contribution of the course to the overall degree programme goals
Lingua Catalana offers communicative courses for beginners and advanced students and aims to introduce students to the Catalan language and culture. The course offers students the basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in the Catalan language. The general objective of the teaching is to develop all the linguistic skills to reach from an A2 to a B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
*You can download the complete program from the teacher notices
Expected learning outcomes
Knowing the vocabulary concerning everyday communication situations and grammar.
Linguistic knowledge of the Catalan language up to the B2 level of the CEFR.
2. Applying knowledge and understanding
Knowing how to use the right vocabulary and a correct grammar for each of the daily communicative situations (discussed during the lessons).
To understand and produce written and oral texts from a level A2 to B2 of the CEFR.
3. Making judgments
Ability to identify any grammatical and phonological errors and to be able to find the bibliographic sources suggested by the teacher (such as knowing how to use the linguistic resource online http://aplicacions.llengua.gencat.cat/llc/AppJava/index.html or different dictionaries).
4. Communication skills
know how to communicate information in Catalan, using vocabulary and syntactic structures appropriate for everyday situations.
5. Learning skills
Self-evaluation skills at the initial level compared to the acquisition of metalinguistic contents, as well as to their competence in the Catalan language.
Pre-requirements
Contents
Specific concepts of sociolinguistics: bilingualism, multilingualism, diglossia, languages contact, etc.
There will be a full language, literary and cultural immersion in Catalan. That’s why it is encouraged to use as much Catalan as possible in the classroom.
Referral texts
Lingua Catalana 1
Vilagrasa, Albert (2018) A punt, 1. Curs de català. Llibre de l'alumne. Barcelona: Publicacions de l'Abadia de Montserrat.
Vilagrasa, Albert (2018) A punt, 1. Curs de català. Llibre d'exercicis. Barcelona: Publicacions de l'Abadia de Montserrat.
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http://www.pamsa.cat/pamsa/colleccions/A-punt/A-punt-1-Curs-de-catala-Llibre-de-lalumne.html
http://www.pamsa.cat/pamsa/colleccions/A-punt/A-Punt-1-Curs-de-catala-Llibre-dexercicis.html
Lingua Catalana 2
Vilagrasa, Albert (2018) A punt, 2. Curs de català. Llibre de l'alumne. Barcelona: Publicacions de l'Abadia de Montserrat.
Vilagrasa, Albert (2018) A punt, 2. Curs de català. Llibre d'exercicis. Barcelona: Publicacions de l'Abadia de Montserrat.
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Lingua Catalana 3
Vilagrasa, Albert (2020) A punt, 3. Curs de català. Llibre de l'alumne. Barcelona: Publicacions de l'Abadia de Montserrat.
Vilagrasa, Albert (2020 A punt, 3. Curs de català. Llibre d'exercicis. Barcelona: Publicacions de l'Abadia de Montserrat.
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Reference grammar (Lingua Catalana 1/2/3)
• Bastons, N; Bernadó, C; Camajoan, L. (2011). Gramàtica pràctica del català. Barcelona: Teide.
MODULO TEORICO
Clipping of journal articles in different languages (English, Spanish, Catalan) about both the historical and the current sociolinguistic situation of the Catalan language [moodle]
Assessment methods
During the first and second semester, the student will have to perform different tasks:
- writing (5%)
- reading a book in foreign languages + activities (5%): És que abans no érem així, by Empar Moliner [LC1], La cosina gran, by Laura Gost [LC2] and Ariel i els cossos, by Sebastià Portell [LC3]
- two six-monthly written tests on the grammatical and lexical contents of the exercises (20%, 10% each test)
- a final written and oral exam divided into two parts [a) contents of the lectorate b) open-ended questions and quizzes on the contents of the theoretical module] 70%
In order to proceed with the final evaluation of the course, it is mandatory to have passed and passed all the tests and all the parts (lectorate and module) and to have delivered all the required tasks.
Participation
When you're in class, speak Catalan whenever possible, even with your classmates. Any foreign language is learned by making mistakes!
Tests and projects:
There are some tests during the course, there will be two partial tests that will take place at the end of each semester and at the end of the course a final exam
Teaching methods
The teaching methodology includes resources of all kinds, from the classic grammar manual with exercises to more contemporary resources, such as YouTube, webseries in Catalan (Drama, Mai neva a ciutat), self-learning web platforms (h5p.cat), social networks (Instagram), songs, etc.
Furthermore, academic and cultural meetings will be held throughout the semester in order to listen, produce oral texts and interact in real cultural situations.
Teaching language
Further information
Furthermore, Ca 'Foscari will be the official seat for carrying out the Proves de certificació de Català as a Foreign Language, organized every year by the Institut Ramon Llull, in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (see http: //www.llull.cat/catala/aprendre_catala/certificats_examens.cfm).
For clarifications and information, please contact the teacher by e-mail: paula.marquesher@unive.it
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Useful links:
Institut Ramon Llull, Aprendre català al món (imparare catalano nel mondo)
http://www.llull.cat/catala/aprendre_catala/aprendre_catala.cfm
Consorci per a la Normalització Lingüística, Parla.cat. Aprendre català a internet (imparare catalano su internet)
//llengua.gencat.cat/web/.content/documents/parla_cat/triptic_parlacat_esp.pdf
VISAT. La revista digital de literatura i traducció del PEN català http://www.visat.cat/
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