Spanish in Context

3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1023805ANR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.

Semester

2nd semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Impossible

Grading method

Grading (scale from 0 to 20)

Can retake in second session

Yes

Enrollment Requirements

Enrolling for this course means that you simultaneously take 'Lengua española I ' or have successfully passed ‘Lengua española I ’. 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

Anastasija Jagafarova
An Vande Casteele (course titular)

Activities and contact hours

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

Course Content

This course covers the presence of Spanish in the world. It addresses various aspects of linguistic interaction in Spanish, such as politeness strategies, argumentation, academic language use, etc. Speech acts in Spanish produced by native speakers and language learners are compared. The influence of both linguistic and extra-linguistic factors is examined.

Este curso aborda la presencia del español en el mundo. Explora diversos aspectos de la interacción lingüística en español, como las estrategias de cortesía, la argumentación, el discurso académico, etc. Se comparan los actos de habla en español de hablantes nativos y de aprendices de la lengua. Se estudia la influencia tanto de factores lingüísticos como extralingüísticos.

Course material

Digital course material (Required) : documenten videos, tools beschikbaar via het leerplatform

Additional info

The course is taught in Spanish and requires a basic knowledge of the language.

Active participation in class is expected from students.

The study material is made available to students throughout the semester during classes or via the online learning platform. In addition, students are expected to take extensive notes during the classes themselves.

El curso se imparte en español y requiere un conocimiento básico de este idioma.
Se espera una participación activa de los estudiantes en clase.

El material de estudio se pone a disposición de los estudiantes a lo largo del semestre durante las clases o a través de la plataforma de aprendizaje. Además, los estudiantes deben tomar apuntes detallados durante las clases.

Learning Outcomes

General competences

The students are able to describe and contextualize the global presence and role of Spanish.

The students are able to analyze different aspects of linguistic interaction in Spanish, such as politeness strategies, argumentation, and academic language use.

The students can compare speech acts in Spanish produced by native speakers and language learners.

The students can identify and critically discuss the influence of linguistic and extra-linguistic factors on communication in Spanish.

Los estudiantes son capaces de describir y contextualizar la presencia y el papel del español en el mundo.

Los estudiantes son capaces de analizar distintos aspectos de la interacción lingüística en español, como las estrategias de cortesía, la argumentación y el uso del lenguaje académico.

Los estudiantes son capaces de comparar los actos de habla en español de hablantes nativos y de aprendientes de la lengua.

Los estudiantes son capaces de identificar y analizar de forma crítica la influencia de factores lingüísticos y extralingüísticos en la comunicación en español.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 75% of the final mark.
PRAC Practical Assignment determines 25% of the final mark.

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

Schriftelijk examen with a relative weight of 75 which comprises 75% of the final mark.

Within the PRAC Practical Assignment category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Andere with a relative weight of 25 which comprises 25% of the final mark.

Note: mondelinge en schriftelijke taken

Additional info regarding evaluation

The use of GenIA is not allowed.

Students can only pass the course unit as a whole if they have obtained a minimum partial mark of 8/20 for each of the individual assessment components. If they have scored less than 8/20 for one of the different assessment components, the final mark for the course unit as a whole can be no higher than 9/20. If students do not participate in all of the different assessment components, the final mark for the course unit as a whole will be recorded as an absence.

The written and oral assignments must be resubmitted during the second exam period.

Partial marks may be carried over to a later exam period within the same academic year upon written request by the student.

El empleo de GenIA no se admite.

Los estudiantes solo pueden aprobar la asignatura en su conjunto si han obtenido una nota parcial mínima de 8/20 en cada uno de los componentes de evaluación individuales. Si han obtenido menos de 8/20 en uno de los diferentes componentes de la evaluación, la nota final de la asignatura en su conjunto no podrá superar los 9/20. Si los estudiantes no participan en todos los diferentes componentes de la evaluación, la nota final de la asignatura en su conjunto será una calificación de ausencia.

Las tareas escritas y orales deben volver a presentarse en la segunda convocatoria.

Las notas parciales pueden transferirse a una convocatoria posterior dentro del mismo año académico previa solicitud por escrito del estudiante.

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