20710299 - SPANISH LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION 1 LM

Development of:
a) Knowledge and understanding of language -specific characteristics;
b) ability to understand and communicate ideas, attitudes, intentions ;
c) text analysis;
d) ability to use translation tools;
e) analytic skills in a range of texts produced in selected domains;
f) multi-ethnic and multicultural problem-solving in the foreign language.
g) ability to analyze different spoken and written text typologies with the aim of planning short language and intercultural didactic paths within second language teaching in educational and institutional settings.
Analysis of teaching course-books and materials related to the second language studied as well as projects of short didactic paths (workshop).
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Programme

Spanish linguistics for international communication 1. Spanish and the new technologies: theoretical and applied perspectives

The course intends to give students theoretical and applied linguistics knowledge on spanish language in the context of international communication. In particular, the module will deal with aspects related to Spanish and the new technologies, in a double perspective. While contributing to the reflection on the role of language in nowadays society and fostering advanced competences in the linguistic analysis of Spanish, it aims at developing higher level translation competences, by working on texts produced in a variety of international specialized discourse contexts.



Core Documentation


- Javier MÚÑOZ-BASOLS, Nina MORENO, Inma TABOADA, Manel LACORTE (eds.), Introducción a la lingüística hispánica actual: teoría y práctica, Taylor and Francis, 2017.
- Manel LACORTE (coord.), Lingüística aplicada del español, Arco/Libros, 2007.
- LÓPEZ ALONSO, C. Análisis del discurso, Madrid, Síntesis, 2014.
- Manuel ALCÁNTARA PLÁ, Palabras invasoras. El español de las nuevas tecnologías, Catarata, 2018.

Additional references and materials will be provided during the lessons. The detailed programme, texts and other didactic materials will be published on the course's Moodle. All students are asked to register in the Moodle platform.

Reference Bibliography

Reference grammars - María LOZANO ZAHONERO, Gramática de perfeccionamiento de la lengua española, Niveles C1-C2, Bologna, Hoepli, 2011. - Manuel CARRERA DÍAZ, Grammatica spagnola, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 1997.

Type of evaluation

Written and oral exam