Advanced Spanish I

Advanced Spanish I

3 Credits | 400 Level | 38 Contact hours

REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS AND COURSE MATERIALS

SARRALDE, B., CASAREJOS, E., LÓPEZ, M. y MARTÍNEZ, D. (2016). Vitamina C1. Curso de español de nivel superior. Madrid: SGEL. (ISBN: 978-84-9778-904-2)

Libros de texto:
- MUÑOZ-BASOLS, J., GIRONZETTI, E. y PÉREZ SINUSÍA, Y. (2013). ¡A debate! Estrategias para la interacción oral. Nivel C. Madrid: Edelsa. (ISBN: 978-84-7711-797-1)
- CASTRO VIÚDEZ, F. (2011). Uso de la gramática española. Avanzado. Madrid: Edelsa. (ISBN: 978-84-7711-714-8)
Libros de lectura:
- MATUTE, A.M. (2001) [1961]. Historias de la Artámila. Barcelona: Destino Libro. (ISBN: 978-84-2334-360-7)
- SEPÚLVEDA, L. (2011) [1995]. Patagonia Express. Barcelona: Tusquets. (ISBN: 9788483835784)

DESCRIPTION

This is a third/fourth year track of Spanish divided into three parts. The focus of the first two parts (Composition I and II) is to improve learners´ written abilities through the analysis and the production of different types of texts.

In addition, a number of grammatical topics will be reviewed in order to enhance and refine the learners´ grammatical competence. In the last third of the course, Advanced Spanish I (SPAN 410), more attention is given to text organization and vocabulary accuracy. The extensive reading of narrative will reinforce the formal explanations received in class.

OUTLINE

SPANISH:
UNIDAD 1. Léxico del ámbito jurídico y social, protesta social. Opinar y valorar.
UNIDAD 2. Léxico del cine y las artes escénicas, expresiones de uso común.
UNIDAD 3. Léxico de los medios de comunicación.
UNIDAD 4. Léxico de la música, expresiones propias del lenguaje coloquial.

STUDENT LEARNING/COURSE OUTCOMES

After the successful completion of Track IV, the student will be able to:
• Write clear, well-structured texts on cultural topics in an appropriate style with good grammatical control.
• Display a good understanding of humor, irony and implicit cultural references in oral and written texts.
• Identify and describe the generalizations that rule language use.
• Put together information about a cultural topic from different sources (internet, printed material, interviews with local people or observations) and relate it in a coherent final paper.
• Give a clear, well-structured presentation on the investigated cultural topic, expanding and supporting points of view with appropriate reasons and examples.
• Display a good command of a broad vocabulary, including collocations and idiomatic expressions.
• Choose among the different ways of saying things, depending on the person the student is talking to and the perceived context.
• Appraise the esthetic value of artistic products, particularly literary texts, movies, paintings, buildings, etc. of the target language community.

ASSESSMENT/GRADES

• Midterm: 25% + final exam: 25% = 50%
• Readers: 15%
• project: 15%
• Homework: 10%
• Class participation: 10%

Attending class is MANDATORY in this course