HISPANIC-AMERICAN LANGUAGE 2

Course on Spanish and Latin American language 2 is a core educational activity in the common curriculum of Languages, Civilization and the Science of Language programme. Instruction on Spanish and Latin American language consists of a half-year learning module and of an annual language training. The general aim is to introduce the students to the syntax analysis of the Spanish language and to consolidate the competences needed to achieve an operational competence of B2 on the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference). Learning outcomes are assessed through a structured evaluation.

1. Knowledge and understanding
Linguistic terminology
Syntactic functions and structures of Spanish and Latin American language.
Linguistic competence in Spanish and Latin American language at B2 CEFR level.

2. Applying knowledge and understanding
Ability to use the linguistic terminology and to analyze the Spanish language from a syntactic point of view in relation to the phenomena treated during the course.

3. Making judgments
Ability to make correctness/grammaticality/adequacy judgements based on linguistic reasoning; to formulate hypotheses and solve parsing problems; to self-assess one’s own language learning and acquisition process with particular attention to syntactic correction; to appreciate the importance of language correction and language responsibility on an individual, social and professional level.

4. Communication skills
Ability to explain the syntactic phenomena treated during the course; to communicate with the degree of correction and adequacy required at level B2 of the CEFR.

5. Lifelong learning skills
Basic ability to self-assess acquisition of metalinguistic contents as well as linguistic competence of Spanish and Latin American language; ability to implement foreground knowledge to move forward onto the following course (Lingua Spagnola 3).

B1 level; knowledge of the basic terminology and tools for linguistic and sintactic analysis.

Half-year module:
1. Introduction to Syntax: grammatical competence
2. Syntactic units: phrases and sentence
3. Syntactic functions
4. Semantic functions
5. Informative functions
6. Coordinazione
7. Subordination

Language training:
Grammatical, phonetic-graphic, lexical, textual contents; functional exponents in Spanish at B2 level CEFR.

Half-year module:
Bosque I. y Gutiérrez-Rexach J. (2009). Fundamentos de sintaxis formal. Madrid: Akal, capitolo 1.
Del Barrio de la Rosa, F. (2014). Ejercicios de lexicología del español. Múnich: Lincom Europa. Capitoli 1 e 4.
Escandell Vidal, M.V. (2011). “El lenguaje y la naturaleza humana”, en M.V. Escandell Vidal (coord.) (2011). El lenguaje humano, Editorial universitaria Ramón Areces. Capitolo 1.
Gutiérrez Rodríguez E. (2011). “La sintaxis”, en M.V. Escandell Vidal (coord.) (2011). El lenguaje humano, Editorial universitaria Ramón Areces. Capitolo 6.
Gómez Tórrego, Leonardo (2005). Análisis sintáctico. Teoría y práctica. Madrid: SM.
Real Academia Española (2010); Nueva gramática de la lengua española. Manual. Madrid: Espasa. [capitoli 31-47]
Real Academia Española (2011). Nueva gramática básica de la lengua española. Madrid: Espasa [sezioni IIb e III]
San Vicente, Félix (dir. y coord.) (2015), GREIT Gramática de referencia de español para italófonos. Vol III. Oración discurso, léxico. CLUEB-Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca. Capitoli: XXXIII, XLIV.

Linguistic training
VV.AA, Bitácora 4, Madrid, Difusión.
VV.AA, Gramática. Nivel avanzado B2. Madrid, Anaya.

Students’ learning is assessed via a written exam structured in two parts as follows:
- a written part (i) consisting of a multiple choice and gap filling cloze for assessing linguistic competence (B2) (40% of the final mark);
- a written part (ii) consisting of open questions, multiple choice and gap filling cloze for assessing metalinguistic competence in Spanish syntax as well as written skills (60% of the final mark).

Both parts are scheduled in the same day.
Duration (part i + part ii): 100 minutes.

In order t o get an overall pass in Lingua Spagnola 2 (LT0061) or Lingua Ispano-americana 2 (LT006Q), students must:
- get a mark equal to or greater than 60% in the written part (i);
- get a mark equal to or greater than 60% in the written part (ii).

No partial marks will be kept for the following exam sessions.

Students holding a DELE certificate of B2 level (or higher) linguistic competence must only take part A, on the condition that the date of the exam is at the latest two years prior to the date in which the certificate was obtained and that they provide the lecturer with a paper or electronic copy (both sides) of the certificate. No other certificates shall be accepted. Mark achieved on DELE certificate (x/100) will be converted into a x/30 mark, regardless of the DELE certificate level.

Frontal lectures.
Moodle
Practical exercising.

Metalinguistic module lessons will take place during the second semester. Practical language training will take place during the whole academic year.
Non-attending students are required to contact the lecturer.

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