COURSE SYLLABUS: INTERMEDIATE ORAL PRODUCTION

Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Partner Institution: University of Belgrano

Course Title (English): Intermediate Oral Production

Course Title (Spanish): Producción Oral Intermedia

Sessions Offered: Fall Semester, Spring Semester

Instruction in: Spanish

Classroom Contact Hours: 22.5 contact hours

College Credit (Semester Credit Hours): 1.5 credit hours

College Credit (Quarter Units): 2.25 quarter units

Prerequisites: Intermediate II Spanish Level if taught in Spanish

Local Department: Programa de estudios argentinos y latinoamericanos (PEAL)

Course Code: PEAL 156/SPAN 156

(this class is normally taken in conjunction with other Spanish classes or to provide additional course hours)

Course Description

The objective of this course is so that students can incorporate into conversation elements of the Spanish linguistic system that they have acquired. In this manner, they can communicate with greater fluency in their social and academic life.

Course Evaluation

Following UB policy, students need a minimum of 75% of attendance to be in good standing for the final exam. Sliding the ID card is the only way to track record of attendance. Classes missed for national holidays will not be recovered. Students are expected to do close readings, participate in class, and do one oral presentation in groups. During the semester, students will write a short position paper. The requirements also include a midterm and a final exam. In addition to this, each student will be expected to make a significant contribution to the classroom dialogue.

•        Participation & Attendance 20 %

•        Presentation of assignments 40 %

•        Midterm 15 %

•        Final Exam (presentation) 25 %

In agreement with the policies of the University of Belgrano the student can only have a 25% absence rate. The percentage of attendance that is required in order to take the final exam is 75%. Any trip or excursion that is not planned in the calendar is part of the 25% absence.

Program Schedule

Week 1

Presentation of material. Present yourself and tell the class about yourself: likes, desires, and a brief biography.

Week 2

Eating habits. Food vocabulary (differences  in the varieties of Spanish)

Week 3

Restaurants. Ethnic foods. Culinary options for all likes. The menu.

Week 4

Excursions: cultural offering of Buenos Aires. Express likes and preferences.

Week 5

Organize a trip in Argentina. Make plans and organize visits.

Week 6

How are Argentines? Myths and stereotypes.

Week 7

Important dates in Argentina. Brief overview of historical events.

Week 8

Argentine inventions. Comparisons: before and after.

Week 9

Mid-term.

Week 10

Anecdotes. Tell and express reactions and comments. Tell stories in the past.

Week 11

Legends. More stories in the past.

Week 12

Modes of communication. Vocabulary. News: distinct types and styles.

Week 13

News: stories and commentaries. Express opinions, agreement, disagreement. Current world reality in its distinct aspects.

Week 14

Hypothetical situations. Group resolution of problems.

Week 15

Final exam (oral). Turn in grades.

Bibliography (Text and Materials)

Required:

• Destefanis, María Eugenia y Sanrame, María de las Mercedes; Producción Oral Avanzada, Buenos Aires, Universidad de Belgrano, 2011. Material didáctico para la enseñanza de E/LS.

Suggested Course Materials

• AA.VV.; Gramática básica del estudiante de español, Barcelona, Difusión, 2005.
• Diarios (Clarín, La Nación, Crítica de la Argentina, Página/12)
• Gómez Torrego, Leonardo, Gramática didáctica del español, Madrid, Ediciones SM, 2002.
• Lieberman, Dorotea Inés; Temas de gramática del español como lengua extranjera, Buenos Aires, Eudeba, 2007.
• Matte Bon, Gramática comunicativa del español, Madrid, Edelsa, 1995.

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