Course detail

Spanish for Beginners.

FEKT-CJS1Acad. year: 2012/2013

This new communicative course - Spanish for Beginners - will offer practising pronunciation,basic grammar,conversation in everyday situations,reading and listening.Original Spanish textbooks,audio- and videocourses will be used in classes. It is a two-semester course and can be followed by the course JS2.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

PhDr. Marcela Borecká

Department

Department of Foreign Languages (UJAZ)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The student gets knowledge of basic Spanish grammar, he/she is able to use basic vocabulary and communicate Spanish in everyday life.
The student is able to understand simple written texts with use of dictionary.

Prerequisites

no prerequisites

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Two semester tests ( one after the winter semestre, another after the summer semestre) both showing how students managed to use the learnt vocabulary, grammar and use of Spanish structures, each test is worth 20 points maximum and 10 points minimum.
The examination has two parts: listening worth 30 points maximum and 15 points minimum
reading of two short Spanish texts with use of dictionaries, 30 point maximum and 15 points minimum

Course curriculum

Winter semester
1. introduction, greetings, stress
2. pronunciation, tener, question words
3. genders, articles, ser
4. personal pronouns, -ar verbs
5. plural, -er and –ir verbs
6. declinations, prepositions, hacer
7. family members, numerals 0-12
8. adjectives
9. possessive pronouns, venir
10. telling the time, mucho, bastante, demasiado
11. more irregular verbs, ser x estar
12. revision
13. winter semester test

Summer semester
1. revision, verb hay
2. demonstrative pronouns
3. imperative, more irregular verbs
4. quantifiers, dar, more numerals
5. reflexive verbs, infinitive structures
6. weights and measures, more numerals, pretérito compuesto
7. future tense, adverbs of manner
8. comparatives and superlatives, superlative absolute
9. personal pronouns, conditional
10. more irregular verbs, every, all
11. past simple tense
12. revision
13. summer semester test

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Elementary Spanish.

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

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

kolektiv: Fiesta 1, Fraus
kolektiv:VEN 1, Edelsa, S.A., Madrid, Espana

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EECC Bc. Bachelor's

    branch BC-MET , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective general
    branch BC-MET , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective general
    branch BC-TLI , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective general
    branch BC-TLI , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective general
    branch BC-SEE , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective general
    branch BC-SEE , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective general
    branch BC-EST , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective general
    branch BC-EST , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective general
    branch BC-AMT , 2 year of study, winter semester, elective general
    branch BC-AMT , 3 year of study, winter semester, elective general

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

PhDr. Marcela Borecká

Syllabus

Programme of the course,introduction to the language
Pronunciation,how to thank and introduce oneself
Stress,gender and articles
What/who is it?,personal pronouns
Profession,plural,verbs ending -ar
Nationality,prepositions,declension,to be
Intonation,verbs ending -er,-ir and irregular verbs
Family and age,female forms of nouns
Numbers 1 - 10,irreg.verb venir,revision test
Friends,descriptions,adjectives
Possession,obligation,quantification,possessive pronouns
Revision
Semester test
Revision of lessons 1 - 7
Telephoning,ser vs. estar,negative expressions
Mexico,demonstrative pronouns
Obligation and necessity,hay que x tener que
Transport,irregular verbs,revision test
Imperative,polite asking for things
Telling the time,numbers 11 - 30
Basic technical terminology,irregular verbs
Daily routine,reflexive pronouns
Basic technical terminology,infinitive structures
Infinitive of purpose,numerals,currencies,weights and measures
Revision
Semester test