MODERN LANGUAGE CENTRE MODULE SYLLABUS Title and code number: SPANISH Stage 1 One Term Module (4AALSN11) Credit/Value: Credit Level 4 = 15 credits Prerequisite for entry: none Course delivery 3-hour face-to-face tuition plus 1-hour and duration: task-based e-learning component x 10 s in one semester. Students are expected to spend approx. 8-10 hours per in self study, including homework, speaking practice, and interactive exercises. See website for semester dates, timetable and teachers surgery hours: www.kcl.ac.uk/mlc
EDUCATIONAL AIMS OF THE MODULE This module aims to enable students to: develop the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in Spanish in a range of predictable situations and contexts. interact in a simple way orally and in writing in Spanish. develop strategies for coping with unfamiliar language or unexpected responses, such as asking for repetition or clarification. use Spanish to reinforce/further their knowledge of other disciplines. acquire linguistics skills, tools and knowledge to become independent lifelong learners by using Spanish for academic activities and personal enrichment. develop an insight into the nature of language, culture and society and a greater degree of intercultural competence. work towards the acquisition of a fifth language skill, which will enable students to reflect on different cultural values to help them develop intercultural sensitivity. take responsibility for the nature and quality of their learning. act with limited autonomy, under direction or supervision, within defined guidelines. LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE MODULE This course is broadly equivalent to A1 Basic User, Breakthrough level of the Common European Framework. The students will be able to demonstrate intellectual, transferable and practical skills appropriate to a Credit Level 4 module and in particular will demonstrate the ability to: communicate in everyday situations using the four language skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing at a basic level. have a basic grammatical knowledge and range of vocabulary. understand and use familiar everyday expressions and high-frequency vocabulary in predictable situations. be able to read, assess and analyze short, simple texts. produce short, simple texts, e.g. writing an email. have basic intercultural awareness to understand simple references to common aspects of the culture, everyday life and current issues in the country/countries where Spanish is spoken. objectively compare aspects of the new culture to their own using the tools of intercultural learning. reflect on their own capabilities in key areas and engage in development activities through guided self-study. use TEL as a means of communication and as an aid to collaborative and individual learning. be self-critical as a learner by using, for example, the MLC Language Learning Tips document on KEATS. 2
CLASS DELIVERY, BLENDED LEARNING AND TEACHING METHODS Although every class is designed taking into consideration the above objectives, the structure of particular sessions may vary. The general approach to all Modern Language Centre classes is communicative - the language is dealt with in real life situations and students are encouraged to participate and to interact creatively and flexibly with others as part of a team. On enrolling for this Spanish course, students are automatically enrolled in the virtual learning environment specially prepared for King s students of Spanish: Language and Communication Skills on KEATS. It contains interactive reading, listening and grammar activities at six levels from Beginner to Advanced, as well as tips for learning, general information, and facilities for blogs & wikis. It is an invaluable aid for private study and revision. Completing all set tasks for Stage 1 is compulsory. https://keats.kcl.ac.uk/login/index.php There is a compulsory task-based e-learning component fully integrated into the course for which students should dedicate approx. 3-4 hours of study per. The tasks are set by the teacher and are aimed at delivering an eportfolio including students audio recording, video interviews, online grammar exercises and some aspects of intercultural learning learned throughout the course and with the support of some e- learning tools. The eportfolio is monitored but not formally assessed. Spanish will be used to communicate in class and students will be asked to participate in classroom activities and to contribute to short role-plays, and other language-centred activities. TOPICS LEXICAL CONTENT Personal and social life (family and friends) Nationalities, countries, and languages Travel, transport and directions Work and professional life Numbers, calendar, time, dates Daily routine Leisure time and hobbies Accommodation Shopping Holidays Eating and drinking, restaurants Health and body Description of people 3
LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS - PRAGMATICS Greetings and introductions, spelling names Formal and informal functions Using numbers (birth date, telephone numbers, etc.) Exchanging personal information Expressing agreement/disagreement Asking for and giving directions Exchanging information on time and dates Making, accepting and refusing offers Organizing meetings and appointments Communicating by phone Describing people and places Going shopping Ordering in a bar/restaurant Booking a hotel room Talking about one s daily routine/free time Talking about events in the past GRAMMAR AND USE OF LANGUAGE Gender and number of nouns and adjectives Verbs to be and to have Definite and indefinite articles Negatives Subject pronouns Present tense of regular and some irregular verbs Present tense of reflexive verbs Prepositions of time and place Interrogative, demonstrative and indefinite pronouns Direct object pronouns Possessive adjectives and pronouns Adverbs of time and frequency Demonstrative adjectives Irregular verbs in the present tense Past Tense of regular and irregular verbs COURSE BOOK(S) by Virgilio Borobio, SM edition 2012 Relevant materials taken from a variety of sources will be provided by the teacher 4
RECOMMENDED MATERIAL FOR SELF-STUDY Competencia gramatical en uso: A1 by A. González Hermoso, C. Romero Dueñas published by Edelsa. There is a versión with grammar explanations in English. Students Basic Grammar of Spanish (English Edition)- published by Difusión. Spanish Grammar, Schaum s outline Series, Conrad J. Schmitt, published by McGraw-Hill. Collins Spanish Dictionary or any other good bilingual dictionary Bilingual Chat,: online community that offers free language exchange with people across the globe: www.bilingualchat.com BBC LANGUAGES: http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish IT resources for independent learning: KEATS material + MLC resources on-line LANGUAGE RESOURCES CENTRE In order to support independent learning and the contact with the culture of the language(s) they are learning, students are encouraged to use the resources in the Language Resources Centre LRC (K-1.072, first basement), which provides a friendly learning environment with state of the art facilities. During the first s of the course, the module teacher will arrange an induction session for the class in the LRC so that students can familiarize themselves with the facilities. During term time the LRC will facilitate free speaking practice sessions as well as a range of workshops on language learning. For a list of topics and all dates and times, including the opening hours of the LRC, please go to the website: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mlc/olc/index.aspx ATTENDANCE Attendance is compulsory for all language modules. If a student s attendance falls to unsatisfactory levels s/he may be removed from the module or prevented from taking the assessment. 5
For further information on the attendance requirements of the module please see the website: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mlc/study/modules/compuls.aspx If students miss a class because of illness or urgent personal matters, it is their responsibility to catch up on the contents of the missed class by checking the KEATS module and/or contacting the teacher. ASSESSMENT For all details regarding deadlines and dates for assessment see the website www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mlc/study/modules/assess/bymod/index.aspx Formative Assessment Formative assessment takes place during the Reading Week. It does not count towards the final mark, but failure to submit the work may result in the student being withdrawn from the module or prevented from sitting the examinations. It is strongly recommended to complete the formative assessment as it will provide viable feedback on the student s progress. Test: 2 hours 0% Feedback All pieces of formative assessment are normally returned to students within 2 s, and teachers will provide feedback in groups and/or individually. In addition students can book an individual surgery session. Contact details and applicable surgery hours can be found here: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mlc/people/index.aspx Final (Summative) Assessment Oral exam: 15-20min Exam period: Period 1 or during Revision, immediately before the start of Exam Period 2 (May) Written exam: 2 hours Exam period: Period 1 or Period 2 40% 60% Dictionaries or notes are not allowed during the final examination. Past papers are available on KEATS. For more details on the final assessment for this module, including dates, please see: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mlc/study/modules/assess/bymod/index.aspx 6
WEEK BY WEEK SYLLABUS WEEK 1 st LEARNING RESOURCES Units 1, 2 and 3 nationalities i driu9qo5fo professions ODvNPnCFnko Card games Unit 3 Unit 3 Guided practice activities LRC session CONTENT/TOPICS GRAMMAR E-LEARNING COMPONENT Course aims and Getting to know objectives King s e- Portfolio. Greeting people and Write a basic profile introducing yourself on e- Portfolio. This Spelling your name MUST include Asking for and giving information about name, nationality nationality and official and field of study languages of different countries Asking for and giving information about professions Numbers 0 to 20 Personal pronouns: yo tú Present Indicative: Verb llamarse (sing) Present Indicative (singular) Verbs: ser y hablar Grammatical gender Adjectives of nationality Interrogative words: Cuál? Dónde? Qué? Present Indicative (singular): verbs: trabajar, estudiar 2 nd Unit 2 and 3 Unit 5 My family N6I2 pspzey Unit 5 Unit 5 Listening and communicative activities Giving and asking for personal information. Numbers 20-100 Talking about family and friends Asking for and providing personal information: age, marital status Describing members of the family: personality and physical characteristics Describing clothes and accessories Revision of verbs: ser, hablar, trabajar, estudiar Present Indicative (singular): vivir, tener Information question: Cuál es.? Cuántos años? Indefinite articles: un, una Information questions and answers Demonstrative pronouns: éste, ésta Definite articles: el, la More on gramatical gender Interrogatives: Quién? Cuántos/ Cuántas? Cómo? TASK 1: Profile building on e- Portfolio. Add personal information on the profile (age, languages ) Read other students profiles TASK 2: Profile building on e- Portfolio. Add information about your family (including a picture). It can be real or fictional. Study the grammar explanation PPTS: Present tense 7
3 rd 4 th Description of pictures Unit 7 Unit 7 Reading: Bolivia, Aula Internacional 1, P 128, 129. Unit 9 Exercise Book Unit 9 Activity My pen friend Exercise Book Unit 8 my house Qs3kUMqRvKY Food 9XvSK0N4Cvg Activities adapted from Aula Internacional 1, Unit 5 Card game Unit 10 In my neighbourhood RBbPffA3YlA Revision of content covered in previous sessions Describing places Talking about number of inhabitants Expressing cause and effect Revision of content covered in previous sessions (Introduction to Unit 8) Describing spaces Describing a house or a room Talking about location of objects describing a city Revision of grammatical structures covered in previous session Prepositions and adverbs of place: en, cerca (de), lejos (de) Verb ser for description Verb estar for location Porque and por Revision of ser/estar and prepositions of place Verbs: estar, haber, ser, tener Verbs: haber Indefinite articles: un, una, unos, unas Prepositions and adverbs of place Definite articles: el, la, los, las Catching up with your e- Portfolio adding as much information as you can Liaise with other students on KEATS Study the grammar explanation PPTS: SER/ESTAR TASK 3: City project: a guide book of international visitors. Choose and present the city of your project. The presentation must be accompanied by one or more pictures/videos and it can be in the form of either an oral or written commentary to the pictures/video The presentation must include basic data as location, population, reasons why the city is famous for and main features 5 th Activities on muy and mucho Unit 10 Description of pictures Talking about likes and dislikes Expressing agreement or disagreement Expressing preferences on food and drinks Verbs gustar y encantar Indirect object pronouns Adverbs: también, tampoco, sí, no Revision of verb gustar TASK 4 Read/listen to the presentation of your peers and leave at least two questions for each of them 8
Adverbs: también, tampoco, sí, no Answer in writing the questions that your peers left under your presentation 6 th READING WEEK 7 th Unit 11 Communicative activities the routine M0iG68Of3y4 Unit 11 Unit 11 Flashcards Reading: Aula Internacional 1, P. 135, Ritmos de vida Revision: expressing agreement or disagreement Feedback on formative assessment Talking about daily routine (I) Revision Present Indicative singular -Regular verbs -Irregular verbs (ir, empezar, volver, acostarse, hacer, salir) Reflexive pronouns and verbs Revision of previous content Present Indicative singular & plural: -regular and irregular forms TASK 5 Add information on the e- Portfolio about your daily routine Liaise with other students on the e- portfolio Study and reflect on the PPP with grammar explanations on reflexive verbs. 8 th Unit 12 Unit 12 Weekends GZMn-e7IsT4 Unit 12 Unit 12 Oral activity adapted from Etapas plus A2.1 Talking about daily routine (II) Talking about regular times for different activities Talking about leisure and free time activities Present Indicative: singular & plural Regular forms Irregular forms (acostarse, volver, hacer, salir, ir) Adverbs of frequency: siempre, a veces, nunca TASK 6 Add information on the e- Portfolio about things that you like/don t like doing at the end and how frequently you do them Liaise with other students on the e- portfolio 9 th Unit 13 Unit 13 Unit 15 Talking about work and studies: positive and negative aspects Talking about frequency of actions Revision of content covered in previous sessions Expressions of frequency: una TASK 7 Add information on the e- Portfolio: Your work/studies and what do you like the most/least 9
Unit 15 Reading: Aula 1, P.142: Mujeres Talking about means of transport vez/dos veces al día, semana, etc. Quantifiers: Mucho, bastante, poco, etc. Prepositions: de, a, desde, hasta, etc. 10 th 11 th Unit 15 Unit 15 Talking about yesterday tcmuwer-spe Unit 15 Teacher s handouts Card games Handouts and worksheets Visual aid Listen and watch nabdnurbx5e Old paper: Practice and revision for the written exam Talking about recent past events Describing events in the past Talking about last end Describing events in the past Expressing plans or future activities Preterite Tense: Regular verbs Preterite Tense: Irregular verbs (hacer, venir, ir, ser, estar) Expressions of time: ayer, hace 2 días, hace una semana Preterite Tense Connectors: luego, después de, antes de, finalmente Future Ir a + infinitvo Expressions of time: hoy, mañana, más tarde TASK 8 Add information on the e- Portfolio: What did you and your friends do last end? Ask your peers information about their last -end TASK 9 A night out in the city. Present an interaction in a tourist information centre, where you show what can be done in the city. The interaction can be made as a cartoon or as a movie (with at least two people) Event report- Report in Spanish in writing or orally (pictures must also be included) from a special event you attended in the city of your guide 12 th Revision/catch-up classes or one-to-one tutorial support as agreed with the teacher The syllabus may vary according to students needs. Term times and teaching dates can be found here: (http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mlc/study/modules/dates.aspx) ASR 07/2016 10