SPANISH LANGUAGE Single channel

Chair (Coordinator) and Rapporteur: FERNANDO MARTINEZ DE CARNERO CALZADA

Objectives

The course provides students with the tools to acquire a knowledge of the language at B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages in the four language skills: comprehension of written and oral texts and written and oral production; it develops the ability to autonomously consult the bibliography of the sectoral area; it provides the skills required to develop critical and analytical skills with regard to materials in Spanish related to tourism professions. The student will have to know and consult a qualified bibliography in Spanish on the various areas of tourism relevant to their training, developing the corresponding ability to apply it both cognitively and professionally and to produce in the language of the texts in the discursive modalities of the sector and in marketing and promotion activities. Learning will result in the development of skills for the preparation of judgments based on the information of the foreign language learned and the application in the sectoral contexts. The student will be able to connect the different topics studied and study in-depth the study for the purposes of research and further professional training.

Learning outcomes

The student will have to know the main terms of the tourism sector in Spanish, the sources and documentation useful for sectoral training in the relevant fields. You will be able to autonomously access the studies and deal with the main topics, with a basic understanding of the textbooks and main studies on the subjects covered in Spanish.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of the Spanish language (B1).

Programme

The course is designed to study the development of tourism and new technologies of communication, advertising, marketing and administration in Spain.
Course Moodle website: https://elearning.uniroma1.it/course/view.php?id=19720
If informed that if svolgeranno alcune attività di sperimentazione linked to the European programs EduCATIA e REACT Academy.
The course is supplemented by hours of exercises and laboratory by the Centro Linguistico di Ateneo (CLA).

Books

AA.VV., Tendencias actuales del turismo en el mundo, Madrid, Síntesis, 2018.

Bibliography

Eretuza Gurgel, El español del turismo, ed. Bookess, 2017
Maria Vittoria Calvi, Lengua y comunicacion en el español del turismo, Madrid, Arco Libros, 2006.

Lessons mode

The course includes lectures and blended-learning activities.

Frequency

Students attending at least 70% of the classes and carrying out the activities in the Moodle platform of the course are considered attending.

Exam mode

Intermediate tests (e-learning platform); written exoneration, individual and group work (oral).
Written and oral exam on the bibliography texts and on the level of knowledge of the language (written practice part and oral theoretical).
The assessment will consist of a written test and an oral test by the teacher. All students have the right to take the exam of the teacher, as stated in article 40 on the exams of the University Regulations. Consequently, there is no type of exclusion or non-admission based on other on-going tests, exemptions or unsuccessful not passed.

Example exam questions

Test 1: https://elearning.uniroma1.it/mod/quiz/view.php?id=480542
Test 2: https://elearning.uniroma1.it/mod/quiz/view.php?id=480543

Sustainability goals

  • Goal4
  • Goal5
  • Goal12
  • Academic year2026/2027
  • Degree program to which the course belongsSustainable tourism science
  • Lesson code1021422
  • Year and semester1st year - 2nd semester
  • Activity typeBasic educational activities
  • Academic areaDiscipline linguistiche
  • SSDL-LIN/07
  • Mandatory presenceNo
  • Languageita
  • CFU12 CFU
  • Total duration120 hours
  • Hours distribution48 classroom hours, 72 laboratory hours