SPANISH COURSE FOR FOREIGNERS - BASIC 2

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1 SPANISH COURSE FOR FOREIGNERS - BASIC 2 I. COURSE DESCRIPTION The main objective of the course "Spanish for Foreigners," Basic Level 1, is to develop in its participants those basic communication skills needed to cope effectively with simple everyday situations, both orally and in written form. To this end, the course is designed to get the participants engaged in the use of Spanish in each of the communicative skills: listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing. The course provides attendants with the necessary groundwork for the development of those communicative skills in a holistic manner, emphasizing not only language development, but sociolinguistic and pragmatic skills as well. As part of the language skills the course especially develops grammatical, phonological, lexical and semantic competences. It also provides an overview of society and Peruvian and Latin American culture. II. SKILLS Upon completing the course, the students will have developed their communication skills in Spanish at a basic level of proficiency, especially those language abilities required in a social and a university context. The course is carefully graded to uphold the equivalent to level A1 of the Common European Framework of reference for the teaching of Spanish. According to that document, the students who attain the level A1 use simple sentences correctly, can make themselves understood with short phrases, can introduce themselves and others, can give personal information and inform about people they know. III. CAPABILITIES 1.Talks fluently and accurately proper for a basic level of expression, describing the place where he/she lives and the people he/she knows and interacting with another person who employs commonly used phrases and simple questions. 2. Writes short, simple postcard greetings, can fill in forms with personal details and the registration of a hotel. 3. Achieves a basic theoretical and practical knowledge of the Spanish phonological system. 4. Implements reading comprehension techniques aimed at obtaining general ideas of words, names and simple phrases in familiar situations. 5. Increases his/her vocabulary through reading, dialogue, and pictograms. IV. CONTENTS Conceptual content

2 1. Adjetivos posesivos. 1. Adjetivos descriptivos. 2. Verbos reflexivos (I). 3. Imperativo. 4. Pretérito indefinido: verbos regulares. 5. Pretérito indefinido: verbos irregulares. 6. Expresiones de tiempo. 7. Futuro perifrásico (I). 8. Preposiciones: uso de para y por. 9. Pronombres demostrativos. 10. La concordancia. 11. Vocabulario general. Procedural content 1. To talk using the grammatical structures and vocabulary learned in simple presentations and discussions held in class. 2. To write simple sentences and paragraphs in an organized and coherent manner. 3. To develop the ability to edit their own written production both grammatically and for spelling and punctuation. 4. To use the correct rhythm and intonation patterns to express themselves in Spanish. 5. To get a pronunciation as closely as possible to the model native Hispanic consonants and vowels. Attitudinal contents 1. The development of personal self-confidence to perform smoothly and correctly through the systematic study of Spanish achieved during the course. 2. The appreciation of the richness of the Spanish language to express and share knowledge, occurrences and experiences that will enable the student to achieve a closer knowledge of the Hispanic culture. SCHEDULE Weeks Dates Objetives and Contents 1. Tuesday Objective: Refers to people s possessions or ownership. May 22 Content: Adjetivos posesivos. Objective: Describes people and places noting their main 2. Wednesday 23 characteristics. Content: Adjetivos descriptivos. 3. Thursday 24 Objective: Expresses routine reflexive actions. Content: Verbos reflexivos. 4. Tuesday Objective: Gives indications, orders, instructions. May 29 Content: Imperativo. 5. Wednesday 30 Objective: Speaks and writes of past actions. Content: Pretérito indefinido: verbos regulares 6. Thursday 31 Objective: Asks and speaks about activities in the past. Content: Pretérito indefinido: verbos irregulares (I) 7. Tuesday 5 Objective. Narrates past activities. June Content: Pretérito indefinido: verbos irregulares (II)

3 8. Wednesday 6 Objective: Uses some time expressions correctly. Content: Expresiones de tiempo. 9. Thursday 7 Objective: Uses adequate words and expressions in determined situations. Content: Vocabulario: Partes del cuerpo. Prendas de vestir. Materiales y colores. 10. Tuesday 12 Objective: Reviews and uses the grammar and vocabulary learned. Content: Práctica en laboratorio. 11. Wednesday 13 MIDTERM EXAM: Oral and Written Evaluation 12. Thursday 14 Objective. Tells about actions to take place in the future. Content: Futuro perifrásico. 13. Tuesday 19 Objective: Discriminates in the use of prepositions. Content: Uso de para y por 14. Wednesday 20 Objective: Identifies people and objects. Content: Pronombres demostrativos. 15. Thursday 21 Objective: Puts forward his/her ideas adequately using the vocabulary learned. Content: Debate: La comida chatarra. 16. Tuesday 26 Objective: Communicates his/her ideas coherently. Content: La concordancia. 17. Wednesday 27 Objetivo: Employs adequate words and expressions in given situations. Content: Vocabulario: Actividades de ocio, deporte y tiempo libre. 18. Thursday 28 Objective: Reviews and uses the grammar and vocabulary learned. Content: Práctica en laboratorio. 19. Tuesday July 3 Objective: Organizes and communicates his/her ideas on a chosen subject. Content: Presentaciones. 20. Wednesday 4 FINAL EXAM: Oral and Written Evaluation Total hours 60 hours V. Learning Activities Throughout the course, participants will undertake the following activities: 1. Oral Exercises in pairs and in groups. 2. Group dynamics. 3. Role-play. 4. Oral presentations. 5. Short essays. 6. Development of computer graphics. 7. Debates. 8. They watch and comment it. 9. Visit the historical and archaeological sites of the city. 10. Interaction with local people. VI. TEACHING STRATEGY In each of the sessions the communicative method will be used. It is characterized by the following:

4 In each session, students are informed of the objectives to be achieved and what is expected of them in terms of grammatical competence, communication skills and vocabulary acquisition. The class session is completely focused on the student, who is the protagonist of his/her learning by interacting with his/her peers and in groups, and guided at all times by the teacher. Develops reading and conversational topics in line with the interests and student learning needs through the use of supplementary materials. Thus, the course will cover topics of interest to participants in order to bring about learning the language that has immediate application in their studies and activities. Provides the participants with numerous opportunities to practice Spanish in real life situations which offer concrete and practical application of learning. Makes a continuous recycling of previously purchased content, providing the student continuing consolidation activities. Provides constant phonetic training to students. Promotes an atmosphere that facilitates the wellbeing of the participant making him feel at ease, confident and valued by the teacher. Based on lesson plans designed to develop a variety of activities that do not exceed 10' in length each. The teacher makes continuous use of teaching techniques and strategies to facilitate language learning by students. Thus, the instructor resorts to the development of concept maps, semantic maps, outlines of grammar rules, computer graphics, etc., in order to facilitate the internalization of grammatical content and acquisition of new vocabulary. VII. EVALUATION CRITERIA : Participants will be evaluated as follows: Class participation 30% Assignments 10% Oral presentation 15% Midterm Exam 20% Final Exam 25% Rating Scale: % = A 80-82% = B % = D = A = C = D = B = C = D = B = C = F

5 VIII. REFERENCES Samaniego, Blommers y López-Burton. Dímelo Tú. Holt Rinehart Winston Harvis, Lebredo, Mena-Ayllón. Cómo se dice?. Houghton Mifflin Schmitt, Woodford. Buen Viaje!. Mac Graw Hill Sánchez Lobato Jesús. Nuevo español sin fronteras. SGEL Moreno Concha. Avance. SGEL Coronado González M.L. A Fondo, SGEL