LANG1919-1

Duration

70h Th

Number of credits

	Bachelor in economics and business management	6 crédits
	Bachelor in business engineering	6 crédits

Lecturer

Alexis Alvarez Barbosa, Véronique Peiffer

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

All year long, with partial in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The course aims at reinforcing the knowledge of Spanish already acquired about the language and culture of the Hispanic world.
Students at the beginning of the year already have the basic grammar and lexical tools to take part in a conversation. Oral production aims at developing further training and fluency (topical discussions, debates and communication exercices, oral presentations). Listening comprehension is developed on an ongoing basis and as personal homework (see below). Written expression is trained through work on the various topics dealt with in class (societal issues, Latin-American culture, the business world). The latter iexamines the characteristics of reputed Spanish entreprises.
The course in taught in Spanish except for grammatical explanations (given in French). It seems important to underline that the course focuses on the differences between French and Spanish, which makes a command of French mandatory.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

reaching the B1 level + B2 (for listening) by the end of the year.
Various conversation topics bring students to a command of Spanish grammar and of the everyday vocabulary (about 3500 words), both in oral and written expression. The various aspects of everyday and cultural life in Spain and the landmarks of the country's historical evolution make us the course's cultural contents. The Master's course proceeds with the exploration of the Latin-American world, starting with Cuba.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

An A2-B1 level (CEFR) or success in the Spanish examination of Block 2 standard level.
A command of the grammar of Block 2 standard level: all verbal tenses (morphology, use, except for the special uses of the subjunctive), common translation pitfalls for French-speakers, the overall grammar for everyday use. A thorough knowledge of everyday vocabulary.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Through regular oral practice, multimedia laboratory exercices and individual writing practice, students acquire a command of the language so as to communicate adequately orally and in writing. Their vocabulary is further developed through ongoing news reading, hispanic films and authentic audio documents. The business vocabulary is progressively explored through conversations, written work and an introduction to Latin-American countries.

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

two hours weekly over Q1; three hours weekly over Q2 plus individual homework (a.o. preparing oral presentations, listening comprehension).

Assessment methods and criteria

The final score bears on the following four aspects:

vocabulary test : Oct. and Jan. session (only the better score of the two is taken into account)
listening comprehension: sound extracts from news articles and native speakers' conversations on topical issues (seen in class) make up transcription and fill-in exercices; a general comprehension question bears on an (unknown) sound extract. One section of the exam also bears on the vocabulary contained in the texts studied in class (translating words or idioms from Spanish to French). examination in mid-March [2/10]

written exam: translations and composition. Jan. session [30%] and June session [70%], [total = 3/10].
oral exam: bearing on the issues dealt with and discussed in class. June session [3/10].

INFO: failing to take part of the exam automatically entails failure for the whole course.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

It is imperative to attend the first class as this communicates all vital information.
TWO SUB-GROUPS:
- In no case may students change groups for personal convenience (travel, car-pooling, free time slots, student job etc.)
- In no case may they change groups to attend another Block's course except in the case of permutation with another student.
- All group mutations must be effected within the first fortnight of the beginning of the academic year. No change will be accepted beyond that date.

Contacts

Alexis Álvarez and Véronique Peiffer
Aalvarez@ulg.ac.be
Veronique.Peiffer@ulg.ac.be
room 209 in N1

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