2020-2021 / LMOD0003-1

Practicing Spanish argumentation

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Master in multilingual communication (120 ECTS)5 crédits 

Lecturer

Yves Counasse, Eudoxoula Voidanidis

Coordinator

Eudoxoula Voidanidis

Language(s) of instruction

Spanish language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

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 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 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, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face

Organisational adjustments related to the current health context

Distance Learning via Lifesize.
Oral exam at a distance.

Recommended or required readings

"A la puta calle" de Cristina Fallaras
"Mujer de frontera" de Helena Maleno Garzon

Assessment methods and criteria

Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.

First session
Written exam (40%): a. 500-word essay on any one topic dealt with in class ; b. test on the in-class content, i.e the vocabulary.
Oral exam (40%): questions on "Mujer de la frontera" of Helena Maleno Garzon. The student will be asked to get his/her thoughts organized by using logical links as learned in class, as well as a fluent and structured Spanish language.
In class oral presentation (20%): any topic.
 
Second session
Written exam (50%) : see above.
Exam oral (50%) : see above.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

evoidanidis@uliege.be 

Items online

Practice of argumentation in Spanish M1
Syllabus