39976 - Spanish Language (Course and Laboratory) II (Gr. A)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, students must demonstrate the ability to read essays or university texts on social sciences and political sciences in Spanish. They should be able to report on or discuss these readings using vocabulary and syntax at least at the B1 level, with a goal of achieving B2, according to the Council of Europe Reference Framework. Additionally, students should be able to write and organize a short text with vocabulary and syntax that meets at least the B2 level.

Course contents

The Spanish Language and Laboratory II programme will be composed of a 30-hour course and a B1/B2 40-hour laboratory to be held during the first semester of the year. During the course and the laboratory, the non-linguistic topics covered will mainly concern the socio-political sphere of Spanish-speaking countries.

COURSE (attending students)
30 hours

See the Italian version for parts, modules and contents.

COURSE (non-attending students)

All units of modules C and D of Debate (see bibliography).

LABORATORY (attending students)
40 hours (B1 level)

See the Italian version for parts, modules, linguistic contents, communicative practices, partial and continuous evaluations.

Readings/Bibliography

For attending students

J.C. Barbero, F. Bermejo e F. San Vicente, Contrastiva. Grammatica della lingua spagnola, Bologna, Clueb, 2018 (for grammar consultation).

J.C. Barbero e F. San Vicente, Quaderni di esercizi di lingua spagnola, Bologna, Clueb, 2017 (for self-study exercises).

For non-attending students

J.C. Barbero, F. Bermejo e F. San Vicente, Contrastiva. Grammatica della lingua spagnola, Bologna, Clueb, 2010 (for grammar consultation).

J.C. Barbero e F. San Vicente, Quaderni di esercizi di lingua spagnola, Bologna, Clueb, 2017 (for self-study exercises).

F. San Vicente e H. E. Lombardini, Debate, Bologna, Clueb, 2010. Moduli C e D (for historical-political section).

Teaching methods

THE COURSE

The Spanish I course (30 teaching hours) will be held in the first semester. During said course readings, grammar discussions, communicative exercises and activities will be used to develop reading and listening comprehension and help students build their vocabulary, looking at the forms and/or structures as well as at the colloquial or formal aspects of the language.

THE LABORATORY

During the second semester students will attend an B1 level laboratory covering 40 teaching hours. This laboratory will provide students with extra practice and theoretical background, through exercises and supplementary explanations, of the essential structures of the Spanish language which are necessary for an appropriate communicative proficiency.

Working students

Working students are asked to contact the lecturer by e-mail (hugo.lombardini@unibo.it) in order to arrange an appointment in which to decide on a personal strategy for Spanish Language and Laboratory II.

Students with learning disorders

Students with learning disorders and\or temporary or permanent disabilities: please, contact the office responsible (https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en/for-students ) as soon as possible so that they can propose acceptable adjustments. The request for adaptation must be submitted in advance (15 days before the exam date) to the lecturer, who will assess the appropriateness of the adjustments, taking into account the teaching objectives.

 

Assessment methods

Attending Students

To be considered an attending student, it is strongly recommended to attend at least 60% of the classes (21 out of 35 sessions, including both lectures and laboratory classes) in order to ensure adequate coverage of the content developed during the course.

The final grade for the course is calculated as the average of the Lecture/Laboratory component plus one oral examination mark (from 0 to 3).

The Lecture/Laboratory average is made up as follows: the grade of the first midterm exam, the grade of the second midterm exam, and the continuous assessment grade for the lecture/laboratory component. Continuous assessment will be both qualitative and quantitative.

For all matters concerning both the written examinations and the written assignments required during the course, special reference is made to Article 25.2 of the Code of Ethics adopted by our University.

Only one of the two midterm exams may be retaken (the one in which the student was absent or did not obtain the minimum passing grade, or either one chosen by the student for the purpose of improving the average). Retake exams will take place ONLY during the FIRST EXAM SESSION and EXCLUSIVELY during that session. Students who do not sit the retake or do not pass it will be considered non-attending students.

The oral examination (following verification of reading ability) will consist of a conversation on everyday topics in which students must demonstrate that they possess the oral skills corresponding to CEFR Level A2: they are able to interact on personal topics using familiar everyday expressions and very common phrases; they are able to introduce themselves, describe, narrate, express opinions, make hypotheses and use directive expressions with appropriate, although simple, structures and without making frequent errors. To take the oral examination, students must register through ALMAESAMI. Attending students may take the oral examination—while keeping the average obtained in the Lecture/Laboratory component—until the September examination session of the following academic year. To take the oral examination, attending students must register through ALMAESAMI.

Attending students may replace the oral examination with a presentation on a historical-political topic. General guidelines for this alternative assessment will be provided during class.

Please note that each student may sit for the examination ONLY once per examination session (this rule applies only to undergraduate students).

 

Non-attending Students

Depending on the public health situation at the time, the examination for non-attending students will be held either in person or remotely, according to the following procedure:

1. The student must report (on the scheduled date and at the scheduled time) to a virtual or physical classroom (to be announced in due course) for identity verification. General instructions concerning the examination procedure will be provided there. For remote examinations, the device used for communication must have a functioning microphone and camera.
2. The student will then access the Moodle (EOL) platform to complete the first three parts of the examination:

– Part 1 – Language component. There are 30 items (multiple-choice or short-answer questions) at B1 level, with a maximum value of 30 points (students must obtain at least 18 points to proceed to Part 2). This section has a maximum duration of 25 minutes.

– Part 2 – Historical-political component. There are 15 items (multiple-choice or short-answer questions) taken from Debate (Modules C and D in their entirety), with a maximum value of 15 points (students must obtain at least 9 points to proceed to Part 3). This section has a maximum duration of 15 minutes.

– Part 3 – Written production: Candidates will be given a newspaper article to read, from which they will be required to identify the main ideas, transform sentences from direct speech into indirect speech, express opinions and value judgments, and make proposals. The exercises in this section are worth a maximum of 15 points. Candidates will have a maximum of 35 minutes to complete this section.

Once the first three parts have been completed, corrected and passed, the student will proceed to the oral examination.

– Part 4 – Oral component. Students who have passed the written examination with at least 18/30 will take an oral examination on selected units from Modules C and D of Debate.

To take the examination as a non-attending student, students must register through ALMAESAMI.

For all matters concerning the written examinations, special reference is made to Article 25.2 of the Code of Ethics adopted by our University.

Please note that each student may sit for the examination ONLY once per examination session (this rule applies only to undergraduate students).

Teaching tools

Textbook and exercises, grammar and exercise book, dictionaries, Internet, electronic slides, newspaper articles, printed material, CDs and DVDs, transparencies, etc.

In thise page:

https://e-cla.unibo.it/course/index.php?categoryid=45

you will find a self-study Spanish course till B1 level (you must enter with your institutional credentials).

Office hours

See the website of Hugo Edgardo Lombardini