LMOD0003-1 : Practicing Spanish argumentation

Study Programmes 2016-2017

LMOD0003-1

Practicing Spanish argumentation

Duration :

30h Th

Number of credits :

Master in multilingual communication (120 ECTS)		5

Lecturer :

Yves Counasse

Language(s) of instruction :

Spanish language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents :

Argumentation training both in its written and spoken form: how to produce a consistent train of thoughts based on a methodical structuring of ideas/arguments, as well as the use of logical links. Teaching of the vocabulary required to achieve this goal. All material used to this end will come from print and broadcast media.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit :

Ability to understand and thus analyze, as well as comment on Spanish texts dealing with everyday subject matters.
Ability to ask simple, as well as complicated questions.
Ability to answer questions that require both short and more elaborate answers.
Ability to summarize any content in Spanish after reading or hearing it several times.
Ability to give a short speech on a given subject matter.
Ability to hold a nuanced conversation (fear, doubt, confidence, disagreement, etc.)

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Good knowledge of the Spanish language.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Oral and written expression based exercises.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Face-to-face