Course detail

Spanish - Elementary Part 1

FAST-BYS1Acad. year: 2011/2012

This course is focused on the following areas:
- understand the daily life phrases and gain the ability to introduce yourself and the others,
- be able to use basic vocabulary about food, jobs and others.

The course will conclude with a test, which will asses the students’ knowledge of useful vocabulary and phrases.

Language of instruction

Czech

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Department

Institute of Social Sciences (SPV)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The student will be able to understand basic and sipmle expressions and phrases, will be able to communicatein very basic situations, will achieve the target level A1 lower according to the CEFR

Prerequisites

None.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for successful completion of the subject are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Course curriculum

All units are from Nuevo Ven 1.

Week 1 - Unit 1 – Pronunciation and spelling, introducing yourself and the vocabulary in the field of jobs.

Week 2 - Unit 1 – Basic grammar, conjugation of basic verbs.

Week 3 - Unit 2 – Introducing your friends and the ability to ask about their origin. Ask for more information about people that is introduced to you.

Week 4 - Unit 2 – Numbers 1-9. Extend the vocabulary related to jobs. The conjugation of irregular verbs.

Week 5 - Unit 3 – Parts of the house. Placing things inside the house.

Week 6 - Unit 3 – Numbers 10 – 20. Articles and their placement together with nouns. Match nouns and adjectives. The conjugation of verbs.

Week 7 - Unit 4 – Orientation in the city and the ability to ask for the way to. Ask about the time.

Week 8 - Unit 4 – Numbers 20 – 1000. Articles and the difference between verbs ser, estar and haber.

Week 9 - Unit 5 – Know how to ask for food in the restaurant. Ask your group if they like the food. Vocabulary related to food.

Week 10 – Unit 5 – The imperative in the regular verbs. The extension of vocabulary of regular and irregular verbs in the present tenses.

Week 11 – Practicing with the studied grammar and vocabulary.

Week 12– Conversations about the studied subjects.

Week 13 – Tests.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of this course is to teach the Spanish language and the basic communicative skills that are necessary to achieve the A1 superior level. The other subjects needed to pass the exam BY00 are BYS2 and BYS3.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

CASTRO VIUDEZ, Francisca, Pilar DÍAZ BALLESTEROS, Ignacio RODERO a Carmen SARDINERO FRANCO. Nuevo espańol en marcha: libro del alumno : nivel básico : curso de español como lengua extranjera. Tercera edición. Alcobendas (Madrid): SGEL - Educación, [2015]. ISBN 978-84-9778-529-7.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-K-C-GK Bachelor's

    branch G , 1 year of study, winter semester, recommended course

  • Programme B-P-C-GK Bachelor's

    branch G , 1 year of study, winter semester, recommended course

  • Programme B-P-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch VS , 1 year of study, winter semester, recommended course

  • Programme B-P-C-ST Bachelor's

    branch VS , 1 year of study, winter semester, recommended course

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer