95387 - History of the Spanish Language Exercise (Lm)

Learning outcomes

Language classes aim at improving students linguistic competence; over the two year period students knowledge of Spanish should reach an equivalent level to C2 in accordance with the European framework in all four abilities. These classes will work in connection with the lectures to improve students writing skills in particular.

Course contents

Dott.ssa Carvalho: ESERCITAZIONI DI HISTORY OF THE SPANISH LANGUAGE (LM)

Prof.ssa Rodrigo: LEZIONI FRONTALI DI HISTORY OF THE SPANISH LANGUAGE (LM)

 

Readings/Bibliography

Bibliografía Lettorato Dott.ssa Carvalho

De Ramón, Juan Carlos: (2010), “Por una ley de lenguas (de una maldita vez)”: EL PAÍS (Ed, Digital).

Grijelmo, Álex: (2006), “Los cromosomas del idioma español” : El castellano.org/Página del idioma español.

Moll, Aina: (1992, “El plurilingüismo en España”: EL PAÍS (Ed. Digital).

López Morales, Humberto: (2008), “El futuro del español” :cvc.cervantes.es.

Morán, Carmen: (2012): “La lengua liberada”: EL PAÍS (Ed. Digital).

Pujol Berché, Mercè: (2002): “Política lingüística: lengua, cultura e identidad, el ejemplo de Cataluña” Amnis: Reveu de civilisation contemparain Europe/ Amerique.

Seco, Manuel: (2010), “La Academia Española ante el poder de los hablantes”: El Castellano.org/Página del idioma español.

Teaching methods

The language of instruction is Spanish and, as far as possible, lessons will be in the form of seminar/workshop in order to promote and enhance students' active participation throughout the development of the syllabus.

Assessment methods

LETTORATO Dott.ssa Carvalho

The course aims at verifying the linguistic competence attained during the practices (starting level C1):

Practices on Spanish Language Dott.ssa Carvalho

The student shall succeed the written and oral exams of the lettorato (Practices on Spanish Language) in order to access the oral exam of History of Spanish Language.

1. Redacción (Writing about topics of the syllabus, 40 lines approximately written in 1 hour and 30 minutes)

2. Comentario oral (Oral presentation of the morphological, syntactic and lexical characteristics of a short text regarding a topic of the syllabus).

N.B. The final mark of the exercises will consist of the average mark of written and oral exams.

 

N.B. The final mark, which will be registered, will be the result of adding 1/3 from the lettorato mark and 2/3 from the mark achieved in the oral exam with Prof.ssa Binacchi.

 

Teaching tools

The necessary technical and IT equipment will be used in the classroom.

Office hours

See the website of Benedetta Binacchi