22902243 - SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE 6 CREDITS LM 65

The course aims to consolidate basic grammar of the Spanish language through the detailed study of verbal syntax, to consolidate the 4 language skills and expand vocabulary. In addition, by studying works by Antonio Machado and Federico Garcia Lorca will offer an overview of the context that led to the outbreak of the Civil War.
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Programme

The course is divided into a grammatical part and a cultural part

it requires previous knowledge of Spanish language at A2 level:

The grammar is based on Spanish verbal syntax and vocabulary building, specifically:

use of the indicative;
use of the subjunctive;
use of the conditional;
use of the gerund;
use of the participle;
use of the imperative;
use of the infinitve;
main phrasal verbs.

The cultural part is based on the life and work of Antonio Machado and Federico Garcia Lorca through the reading and translation of their works.
exams

Grammatical part:
assessment of knowledge of verbal syntax through the translation of short
phrases from Italian

Cultural part:
After demonstrating knowledge of the lives and poetry of the two authors, the candidates will be required to read and translate poems on the list accompanied by a reflection on the poetic message. A short essay in Spanish on one of the two authors chosen by the student is also required.



Core Documentation

The poems can be downloaded from the website:
http://www.poesia-inter.net/index.htm

For the life and work of Antonio Machado consult the following websites:
http://html.rincondelvago.com/antonio-machado_7.html
http://html.rincondelvago.com/soledades-galerias-y-otros-poemas_antonio-machado_1.html
http://213.4.108.140/lengua/thesaurus/pdf/11/TH_11_123_322_0.pdf

For the life and work of Federico García Lorca consult the following websites:
http://literatura.rincondelvago.com/generaci%C3%B3n-del-27/Romancero-gitano
http://html.rincondelvago.com/romancero-gitano_federico-garcia-lorca_2.html
http://html.rincondelvago.com/romancero-gitano_federico-garcia-lorca_11.html
http://html.rincondelvago.com/romancero-gitano_federico-garcia-lorca_14.html


Type of delivery of the course

Tradizionale

Attendance

Facoltativa

Type of evaluation

Prova orale