Morphosyntax of Spanish

6 ECTS credits
180 h study time

Offer 2 with catalog number 1023272BNR for all students in the 1st semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.

Semester

1st semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Impossible

Grading method

Grading (scale from 0 to 20)

Can retake in second session

Yes

Enrollment Requirements

Students must have taken ‘Lingüística y gramática del español: introducción’, before they can enroll in this course. If you are enrolled in a preparatory programme you can register this course without restrictions.

Taught in

Spanish

Faculty

Faculty of Languages & Humanities

Department

Linguistics and Literary Studies

Educational team

Kim Collewaert
An Vande Casteele (course titular)

Activities and contact hours

13 contact hours Lecture
26 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
115 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study

Course Content

This course offers an in-depth study of the morphosyntax of Spanish. It deals with the internal structure of words and sentences. Essential skills for the linguistic description of patterns in word structure, nouns phrases, argument structure and for the analysis of simple clauses and complex sentences will be taught.

Course material

Digital course material (Required) : Documenten beschikbaar in les of via het leerplatform + eigen notities
Digital course material (Required) : Oefeningen op het leerplatform

Additional info

Because this course is taught and evaluated in Spanish, a basic command of this language is required. Students are expected to participate actively during exercises.

Study material will be provided over the course of the semester in the lessons or by the means of the learning platform. Additionally, students are required to take notes during the course.

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

Students are able to recognize and define basic concepts from the study of morphology and syntax, and illustrate them.

Students are able to analyse the morphosyntactic structure of words, simple clauses and complex sentences and explain all aspects of the analysis.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Schriftelijk examen with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Written exam.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark

The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context