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2020/2021

Spanish: Variation and Oral Discourse

Code: 103566 ECTS Credits: 6
Degree Type Year Semester
2502758 Humanities OB 2 2
The proposed teaching and assessment methodology that appear in the guide may be subject to changes as a result of the restrictions to face-to-face class attendance imposed by the health authorities.

Contact

Name:
Carme de la Mota Gorriz
Email:
Carme.DeLaMota@uab.cat

Use of Languages

Principal working language:
spanish (spa)
Some groups entirely in English:
No
Some groups entirely in Catalan:
No
Some groups entirely in Spanish:
Yes

Prerequisites

In order to attend this subject, students must have a general linguistic knowledge and a command of oral and written expression comparable to those obtained after completing the baccalaureate.

A level of English that allows students to read bibliography in this language is recommended.

Objectives and Contextualisation

With the subject, issues related to the Spanish language are raised, which allow both to improve the communication capacity and to expand the linguistic knowledge of the student body. It is intended to ensure that students (a) have knowledge and tools that allow them to delve into the factors that condition variation in the Spanish language, (b) become familiar with the fundamental aspects of discourse analysis and (c) have the methodology necessary both to analyze oral discourses and to develop their own oratory capacities in formal situations.

At the end of the course each student will have learned to:

(a) have a global view of the current situation of Spanish, taking into account its different varieties; (b) know the main available resources about Spanish;

(c) master the most important aspects of prescriptive rules of Spanish;

(d) reason about the concepts of variation, norm and standard;

(e) know the basic mechanisms that govern the construction of oral and written texts in Spanish;

(f) express themselves orally and in writing in the academic field in an appropriate and effective manner;

(g) analyze the discourse with a linguistic and communicative approach;

(h) study linguistic productions from the perspective of pragmatics;

(i) know the theoretical bases of the current oratory;

(j) employ various types of support material and

(k) make a formal oral presentation for an audience.

Students must become aware of the fundamental role that, in any discipline and workplace, the correct, adequate and reflective use of language plays. Oral productions will have to be well structured, they must be understandable, they must be linguistically correct and they must be realized with clear articulation, the appropriate pronunciation and the pertinent intonation, according to the needs of formal oral discourse.

 

Competences

  • Identifying the characteristics of a space and a territory in order to manage the resources for its local and territorial development.
  • Interpreting social and cultural diversity.
  • Properly using the resources and methodologies of the study of contemporary culture.
  • Respecting the diversity and plurality of ideas, people and situations.
  • Students must be capable of communicating information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialised and non-specialised audiences.

Learning Outcomes

  1. Analysing and interpreting oral texts of different nature.
  2. Applying and adapting in a coherent way the characteristics of the standard dialect in various communicational situations.
  3. Communicating in a properly, organised, and suitable manner in an oral conversation or presentation.
  4. Detecting and correcting any type (grammatical, spelling, stylistic, pragmatic, argumentative...) of inadequacy in a text.
  5. Expressing contents and arguments in a reasoned manner in (oral and written) formal discourses.
  6. Knowing the main data about the current situation of language (legal status, territorial extension, number of speakers...).
  7. Knowing the main institutions associated to language (academic, public administrations, foundations, consortium, etc.) and their functions and development.
  8. Mastering the main linguistic variation parameters.
  9. Mastering the varieties of oral discourse, and its level of adequacy and formality.
  10. Understanding the concept of linguistic planning and applying it.

Content

1. Introduction and initial thoughts. The faculty of language. Universal grammar and particular grammar. The use of language The linguistic variation. Language as an object of study: internal linguistics and external linguistics. Linguistic prejudices. Languages, dialects, variants. The linguistic evaluation criteria. Grammaticality, acceptability, adequacy and correction. Variation and oral discourse. The speakers skills. The formal situations and the academic field. The oratory: personal reflections.

2. Varieties of the language. The temporal, geographical, social and situational varieties. Hesitation and linguistic change. Language, identity, gender, sexism. Spontaneity, formality, planning. Oral language and written language. Oralization.

3. Sources of documentation on language. Description, explanation and prescription. Resources on Spanish: grammars, dictionaries and style books. Digital resources. Platforms, corpus, atlas. Practical application.

4. The normative correction. Norm and use. Critical review of the sources on rule. The standard of the language. The standardization process. The officiality. The polycentric norm. Frequent problems of normative correction. Orthology.

5. Discourse analysis and pragmatics. Textuality and discursivity. Competences and use of language. Objectives and methods of discourse analysis. The pragmatic analysis of the discourse. The communicative intention. The notion of context. The adequacy criterion. Multimodality. The enunciative depth. Subjectivity and modalization. The speech acts. The analysis of the conversation. Cooperation and conversational maxims. Relevance and ostensive-inferential communication. Politeness. Intercultural pragmatics. The intentional nature of the discourse.

6. Current oratory. The skills and abilities of a good speaker. Objectives. Strategies.

7. Specific conditions of orality. The supports. The glossophobia. Non-verbal communication. The voice.

8. Phonic aspects of oral discourse. Qualities of sound and voice: the locution. Breathing, modulation and prosody, resonance, articulation, warm-up and vocal technique. Voice and intention. The expressive reading. Techniques to prepare reading aloud. The use of microphones. Voice and literature.

9. The organization of discourse: from theory to practice. The planning. The construction of the text: content, structure and linguistic forms. Coherence and cohesion. Starting and endings. The discourse in the academic and professional field. The clear, pertinent and fluid explanation. The presentation of a poster. The conference. The brief explanation. Case study.

10. Recapitulation and final reflections. Synthesis on current oratory and preparation for the final presentation. The analysis of oral language: approaches, theories, methods, applications. Reflections on own learning.

 

Methodology

An active methodology, based on the flipped classroom, will be used, and critical thinking will be promoted, both when facing problems, data or situations of a linguistic nature, and when reflecting on one's own learning. The theoretical explanations, the realization of exercises, the commentary of texts and discussions and practical activities will be combined.

It is necessary to regularly use the Virtual Campus, because students will be informed of any question related to the subject through this tool.  It is advisable to carry out a continuous monitoring. The material proposed for each session should be studied before the class and will serve as a starting point for the activities developed. Active participation will be taken into account.

Throughout the course several oral practices will be carried out. The oral presentations of each student will be recorded and analyzed and, given the nature of the subject, results of the oral tests will be public for the whole group. Likewise, a reflective and documented activity must be prepared, in which they will solve linguistic problems related to the syllabus and not directly addressed in the classroom.

 

Activities

Title Hours ECTS Learning Outcomes
Type: Directed      
Directed activities 30 1.2 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 5, 3, 4
Type: Supervised      
Supervised activities 30 1.2 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 5, 3, 4
Type: Autonomous      
Autonomous activities 90 3.6 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 5, 3, 4

Assessment

Requirements to pass the subject

  • The grade of the subject is based on two blocks: a documented and reflective activity (representing 45% of the grade) and two tests on orality (which assume another 45% of the grade). Active participation is valued at 10%.
  • In order to pass the subject it is necessary to obtain a final grade equal to or greater than 5 and a grade greater than 3.5 in both the reflective and documented activity and the final presentation (considering both content and expression).
  • The reassessment will be eligible provided that a grade higher than 3.5 is obtained both in the reflective and documented activity and in the final presentation.
  • Given the nature of the tests on orality (aimed at confirming a progression in the skills), if the oral block needs reassessment a single test will be carried out, the grade of which will be 45% of the overall grade of the subject (regardless of the score of the another mark on orality).
  • A "not evaluable" will be assigned if a maximum of two tests have been carried out. If any is left, the grade of that test will be 0 and will be included in the calculation of the overall score.

 

Evaluation activities

In the evaluation of the course the following activities will be taken into account:

1. Reflective and documented activity: 45%
2. Oral expression assessment: 20%
3. Final oral presentation: 25%
4. Active participation: 10%

 

Evaluable elements

  • Knowledge and practical application of the syllabus contents
  • Knowledge and mastery ofthe oral use of formal oral language
  • Proper, effective and linguistically correct expression
  • Evaluation of the analysis of the grammatical aspects (phonetics, phonology, morphology, lexicon, syntax and semantics) and pragmatics of the oral language
  • Evaluation of the analysis of phonic aspects of oral language
  • Practice of expository and argumentative procedures
  • Ability to create original oral texts
  • Use of the critical method
  • Ability to apply knowledge to practice
  • Disposition and ability to work in a group
  • Development of self-criticism and personal initiative
  • Ability to adapt to new situations
  • Mastery of the tools that support oral presentations
  • Mastery of the usual procedures for recording and analyzing oral samples

 

Observations

In regards to writing, it's understood that the student will write paragraphs with full content. Obviously, spelling errors, punctuation and speech structure will be taken into account. Oral expression must be correct and appropriate to the communicative situation.

It is also expected that students know the general rules of submission of an academic work.

The aspects related to the gender perspective are taken into account in the content of the subject.

In the event that tests or exams cannot be taken onsite, they will be adapted to an online format made available through the UAB’s virtual tools (original weighting will be maintained). Homework, activities and class participation will be carried out through forums, wikis and/or discussion on Teams, etc. Lecturers will ensure that students are able to access these virtual tools, or will offer them feasible alternatives.

At the beginning of the course both the methodology of the subject and the evaluable tests will be explained. Specific guidance will be later provided for each test. The guidelines with the detailed description of the evaluable activities content and the dates of submission can be consulted in the virtual teaching space of the subject. The procedure of revision can change depending on the type of test and will be announced in due course.

Assessment Activities

Title Weighting Hours ECTS Learning Outcomes
1 Documented and reflective activity 45% 0 0 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 5, 4
2 Oral expression assessment 20% 0 0 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 5, 3, 4
3 Final oral presentation 25% 0 0 1, 2, 8, 9, 10, 5, 3, 4
4 Active participation 10% 0 0 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 5, 3, 4

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Other online resources will be provided during the course.