Spanish Language II
Teaching Staff: Livas Sotiris, Voutsa Styliani
Course Code: ES-2100
Course Type: Elective
Course Level: Undergraduate
Course Language: Greek
Semester: 2nd
Total Hours: 2
Erasmus: Available (in English)
Spanish Language IIThe course aims to develop language and communication skills to meet everyday needs in Spanish as a foreign language at A2 level, in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Objectives
By the end of the term students should be able to:
- Take part in simple conversations on everyday topics
- Give directions on how to get around the city
- Describe their daily routine, as well as their plans for the future
- Describe symptoms in the event of illness or feeling unwell
- Narrate past events
- Understand basic cultural aspects of the Spanish-speaking world
Weeks:
- 1st Revision of the present tense of regular and irregular verbs. Dialogues involving presentations and the exchange of information
- 2nd Reflexive verbs (ducharse, pintarse, cansarse, etc.). Describing everyday activities (la rutina diaria)
- 3rd Shopping (de compras). Vocabulary about clothes, shoes, etc. Demonstrative pronouns and adjectives
- 4th Indefinite adjectives and indefinite pronouns (adjetivos y pronombres indefinidos)
Means of transport (medios de transporte). How to ask and answer questions about routes around the city
- 5th Holidays, travel. Vocabulary for hotels, luggage, stations, airports, ports. Comparatives
- 6th The past perfect (Pretérito Perfecto), form and use
- 7th Leisure (ocio). Music, cinema, sport. Phrases with ‘ir a + infinitive’ and revision of ‘me gusta + infinitive’
- 8th Narrating past experiences (contar experiencias del pasado). Simple Past (Pretérito indefinido)
- 9th At the doctor’s. Parts of the body. Symptoms. The verb DOLER
- 10th When I was little… (Cuando yo era niño-niña…). The Imperfect Tense (Pretérito Imperfecto): form and use
- 11th Revision of past tenses (preterito imperfecto, indefinido, perfecto) and exercises to consolidate their usage
- 12th Customs, festivals, habits and traditions in the Spanish-speaking world (cultura, costumbres y tradiciones). Comparison with local customs and traditions
- 13th Revision
Bibliography
GRAMÁTICA BÁSICA DEL ESTUDIANTE DE ESPAÑOL: A1-B2. Published by Difusión
AULA INTERNACIONAL PLUS 2. Level A2. Published by Difusión
EN VOCABULARIO. Elemental A1-A2. Published by Anaya
CURSO DE CULTURA. Teaching a language is teaching its culture. Published by Anaya
Methods:
- Communicative approach
- Short videos, audio material, songs
- Collaborative learning: working in pairs or small groups.
- Role-plays (in restaurants, at the market/while shopping, in town giving directions)
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
PowerPoint presentations, videos, music and audio files
Written exam at the end of term
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