Teaching code

4S002923

Teacher

Dunia Hourani Martin

Coordinator

Dunia Hourani Martin

Credits

9

Language

Spanish

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

L-LIN/07 - LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION - SPANISH

Period

II semestre (Lingue e letterature straniere) dal Feb 19, 2024 al May 25, 2024.

Courses Single

Authorized

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

By the end of the course students: – will be familiar with essential concepts of morphology and terminology, especially in the Spanish-speaking context; – will be familiar with the pragmatic and stylistic resources that feature in specialised texts relating to tourism, economics and advertising; – will have learnt textual conventions and strategies and will be able to apply them to the specified fields. Expected Spanish proficiency level is C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Language.

Prerequisites and basic notions

Spanish proficiency level C1 (or higher) is a prerequisite for sitting the final exam; it corresponds to 3 out of 9 CFU awarded by this course.
Proficiency level validation is based on certificates issued by CLA (Centro Linguistico di Ateneo) or by Instituto Cervantes (the certificate must be validated by CLA and published in the appropriate list) and it is a requirement for the exam with the lecturer for Lengua española 3.
As detailed in "Vademecum normativo per gli studenti dell'Area di Lingue e Letterature Straniere", C1 certificate is valid for five years.
Before sitting the final exam students must have passed and registered the following exams (as stated in "Vademecum normativo per gli studenti dell'Area di Lingue e Letterature Straniere"): Lengua española 2 and Literatura española 2/Lengua, literaturas y culturas hispanoamericanas.
IMPORTANT NOTICES: Erasmus students ARE REQUESTED to get in touch with the lecturer at the beginning of the course for further information and for the integration of 3CFU (if applicable).

Program

The course will offer an introduction to the fundamental concepts of morphology, lexicology and terminology with the aim of applying them to the analysis of commercial and touristic texts. Thus it will be possible to assess the current neological and lexical innovation trends in Spanish. Furthermore, the course will take into account different aspects of lexical creativity within economic and touristic texts.
The teaching materials used during the course form an integral part of the examination programme for attending students; they will be made available on the course’s Moodle platform. For those students who do not attend the lessons on a continuous basis, the preparation of the programme will be done through the bibliography for non-attending students and the teaching materials for non-attending students made available in Moodle.
COMPULSORY BIBLIOGRAPHY AND TEACHING MATERIAL FOR SITTING THE FINAL EXAM
- STUDENTS WHO ATTEND LECTURES (min. 75% attendance):
Notes taken during classes and teaching material used during classes.
Teaching material for students who attend lectures;
Complusory bibliography for students who attend lectures on Leganto.
- STUDENTS WHO DO NOT ATTEND LECTURES:
Teaching material for students who do not attend lectures;
Complusory bibliography for students who do not attend lectures on Leganto.

Bibliography

Didactic methods

Lectures will be supported by Powerpoint presentations and by multimedia material; there will also be workshop-style classes with practical activities focusing on the analysis of texts in the specified domains and corpora.
There is one syllabus for attending students (min. 75% attendance) and one for non-attending students.
Methods of teaching support:
Guidelines and teaching materials will be uploaded in the Moodle platform of the module. In addition, the lecturer is available during his office hours, which can also be arranged via ZOOM if necessary.
Finally, specific support and tutoring activities are available for inclusion and accessibility, with particular regard to the Language and Literature courses in the French, English, Russian, Spanish and German areas. More information will be available on the Department's webpage.

Learning assessment procedures

The test will have a duration of 75 minutes and will be entirely in Spanish. It will include short answer questions, and open questions. Some questions will require metalinguistic competence and the ability to identify linguistic phenomena and to provide clear examples.
The exam paper will be differentiated according to students' status (attending/non attending).

Evaluation criteria

The exam will be a written test that will ascertain the depth of knowledge acquired on the topics on the syllabus, as well as the correct use of language, the terminological precision, and the ability to connect the information as a network of knowledge.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

The final mark will be expressed in a scale of 30 and will be the arithmetic mean between the grade obtained in the written test and the grade from the Spanish proficiency exam (converted in a scale of 30 in accordance with the indications detailed in “Vademecum normativo per gli studenti dell'Area di Lingue e Letterature Straniere").

Exam language

Spagnolo - Español - Spanish