Degree | Type | Year |
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Journalism | FB | 1 |
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A native level is necessary to be able to follow the subject (C1-C2).
The purpose of this subject is to improve the ability of analysis and production of texts for the media both in their oral and written variety. At the end of the course, students should know the main characteristics of a series of textual models, which will allow them to apply this knowledge to the composition of texts in Spanish.
Topic 1. Orality and writing in journalistic texts. Expressions of oral language and written language in different media. Linguistic resources for the elaboration of texts. Norm and use. Some of the normative problems of Spanish. Lexicon and punctuation.
Topic 2. The textual units: statements and paragraphs. Argumentative text. Types of arguments. Constituents of the statement, concordance and order of words. Paragraph types. Use of connectors and referential elements.
Topic 3. Procedures of textual creation. Linguistic and extralinguistic factors: variation and creativity. Denotation and connotation.
Topic 4. Articulatory characteristics of the vowel and consonant sounds of Spanish. Structure of the syllable and pronunciation problems. The prosodic features: speed of elocution, pauses and distribution of the accents in the statement. Melodic patterns and sentence modality in Spanish. Strategy of emphasis to argue in oral language: order of words, volume of voice, silences.
Topic 5. The oral presentation. Linguistic resources for oral presentations. Preparation of oral interventions. Oral resources for oral presentation. Non-verbal communication.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Classroom practices and seminars | 34 | 1.36 | |
Theory classes | 17 | 0.68 | |
Type: Supervised | |||
Tutorials | 9.5 | 0.38 | |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Reading, analysis and synthesis of texts and documents, preparation and realization of papers | 89.5 | 3.58 |
The calendar will be available on the first day of class. Students will find all information on the Virtual Campus: the description of the activities, teaching materials, and any necessary information for the proper follow-up of the subject.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Mandatory reading comprehension test | 10 % | 0 | 0 | 10, 6, 5, 9, 14, 13, 8 |
Practice of analysis and production of oral language samples | 25 % | 0 | 0 | 10, 2, 1, 6, 4, 5, 7, 9, 14, 13, 12, 11, 8, 3, 15 |
Practice of analysis and production of written language samples | 25 % | 0 | 0 | 10, 2, 1, 6, 4, 5, 7, 9, 14, 13, 12, 11, 8, 3 |
Written test on the theoretical and descriptive contents of the course | 40 % | 0 | 0 | 10, 6, 4, 5, 9, 14, 13, 12, 11, 8 |
Students must complete the following assessments throughout the course:
The specific characteristics of each exercise will be detailed during the course and can be consulted on the Virtual Campus. To pass the course, students must achieve a final grade of 5 or higher. The final grade will be calculated using the percentages indicated above. Students will receive a grade of "Not Assessable" if they have submitted less than 30% of the assessment activities. Those who have completed more than 30% will be graded according to the established weighting.
Students who do not reach a final grade of 5 may take the resit exam, provided they have completed at least two-thirds of the assessment activities. Additionally, to be eligible for the resit, students must have obtained a minimum average grade of 3.5. Recovery exam only allows to reach a 5 on the final evaluation score.
Students must complete the following assessments:
The date for the theoretical exams and submission of exercises will be announced on the Virtual Campus at the beginning of the course.
The conditions for passing and resitting the course are the same as those for students following continuous assessment.
Spelling mistakes, as well as errors in punctuation, morphosyntax, and vocabulary, will be penalized with -0.2 points each. If there are more than 15 mistakes or grammatical errors, the test will be graded with a 0 and must be retaken during the resit period. Students may only resit a maximum of two assessments (out of the four total).
If a student commits any irregularity (copying, plagiarism, identity fraud, publishing assessment activities on any platform outside the UAB, use of artificial intelligence, etc.), the corresponding assessment will be graded with a 0. If multiple irregularities occur, the final grade for the course will be 0.
The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is not permitted in this course unless explicitly authorized by the teaching staff. Any work containing AI-generated content will be considered a breach of academic integrity and will receive a 0, with no possibility of resit, or may result in more severe sanctions in serious cases.
The content of this subject will be sensitive to aspects related to the gender perspective.
Basic bibliography
Specific bibliography
Throughout the course, the mandatory and complementary bibliographic references fundamental for the follow-up of the course will be provided.
No specific software is required.
Please note that this information is provisional until 30 November 2025. You can check it through this link. To consult the language you will need to enter the CODE of the subject.
Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
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(SEM) Seminars | 11 | Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |
(SEM) Seminars | 12 | Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |
(SEM) Seminars | 13 | Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |
(SEM) Seminars | 21 | Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |
(SEM) Seminars | 22 | Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |
(SEM) Seminars | 23 | Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |
(TE) Theory | 1 | Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |
(TE) Theory | 2 | Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |