Didactics of Spanish Language

Course objectives

A) Acquisition of a solid methodology also in relation to the most recent research lines of the discipline, in accord with one of the three pathways of the MA program (didactical, philological-literary-metalinguistic, translation studies) B) Knowledge of the fundamental aspects of the discipline (in relation to canonical and non-canonical works), of its history; application of its principles on case studies and fundamental problems with a view to completing or contextualizing the linguistic and literary paths of specialization.

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ELISABETTA SARMATI Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
The program includes the following contents: - didactic concepts, approach, method, language, foreign language (E/LE), vehicular or lingua franca, target language and destination language. -theoretical-practical exposure of teaching methodologies applied to E/LE in a diachronic key, in the specific Italian context. - theoretical-practical exposition of the various types of learning applied to language teaching, with particular emphasis on cooperative learning. - reflection on the concepts of affective and motivational competence in the context of teaching adolescents. - design and planning of a model learning unit. The course foresees the alternation of theoretical phases (in instructive lesson mode) (10 hours more or less in total) with practical phases of cooperative learning, with experimentation of group dynamic techniques and motivational strategies applied to the teaching of E/LE (30 hours).
Prerequisites
C1 spanish language
Books
A) Elisabetta Sarmati, Dispense di "Didáctica de la lengua española", presso il Centro copie I Chioschi gialli, contenente i seguenti articoli. 1. Hernández Reinoso, Francisco Luis, "Los metodo de la enseñanza de lenguas y las teorías de aprendizaje", en https://ebuah.uah.es/dspace/handle/10017/950 2. Arnold Morgan, Jane, "Los factores afectivos en el aprendizaje del español como lengua extranjera", en https://www.academia.edu/20104325/Trabajando_con_el_Entre_en_el_aula_de_ELE 3. Sonsoles Fernández, María, "El desarrollo de la función lúdica en el aula", en https://marcoele.com/descargas/navas/09.fernandez.pdf 4. Miquel, Lourdes, "Lengua y cultura desde una perspectiva pragmática", en https://www.educacionyfp.gob.es/dam/jcr:08eb8c8d-f0a2-464c-9613-6efde28c3da1/2004-redele-2-11miquel-pdf.pdf 6. Hernández Mercedes, M. del Pilar, "La integración de las TICs en la clase de ELE", en https://revistes.urv.cat/index.php/rile/article/view/8 B: Diccionario de términos clave de ELE: Centro Virtual Cervantes, Diccionario ELE, https://cvc.cervantes.es/ensenanza/biblioteca_ele/diccio_ele/indice.htm. At the choice of the professor, the student will be asked to report on three of the topics listed below: El Marco Común Europeo de Referencia El Plan Curricular del Instituto Cervantes Enfoques metodológicos para la enseñanza de E/LE Concepto de enfoque Enfoque gramatica-traducción Enfoque directo y audio lingual Enfoque situacional Enfoque comunicativo Enfoque por tareas Enfoque intercultural, multicultural Enfoque léxico Enfoque centrado en el alumno El componente afectivo, motivacional y lúdico en la clase de E/LE Las 4 detrezas lingüísticas desarrolo e integración: Concepto de destreza y de competencia Expresión oral, Expresión escrita, Comprensión auditiva o comprensión oral Comprensión lectora (comprensión escrita) Las competencias generales. Concepto de competencia Competencia comunicativa Competencia existencial Competencia gramatical Competencia gramatical Competencia intercultural Competencia sociocultural Planificación de la clase de E/LE Conceptos de práctica controlada Concepto de práctica libre ¿Ejercicio o actividad? Práctica y diseños de actividades comunicativas: El precalentamiento El vacío de información Ejercicios y actividades por pareja o en grupo Las TicsLa corrección, evaluar y autoevaluarse El error
Frequency
Attendance is highly recommended. The student will be considered attending if he will have attended 75% of the lessons.
Exam mode
The exam will begin with questions of a theoretical nature in the field of knowledge and skills explained in the "Expected learning outcomes" (see item), and then conclude with an illustration of the learning unit elaborated by the students and delivered 20 days before of the exam to the teacher. The learning unit will have to focus on a grammatical, lexical, cultural theme relating to the Spanish language and divided into linguistic functions and grammatical exponents, according to a communicative type methodology (notional-functional methods, "enfoque por tareas", or more general "action-oriented"). The student must be able to explain the theoretical principles on which the method chosen by him is based and how he applied them within the unit. Please note: the exam will be held in Spanish. For attending students, in the assessment of the exam the determination of the final mark takes into account the following elements: active participation in linguistic-motivational dynamics: 30% written exemption: 30% learning units: 40% To achieve a score of 30/30 (possibly with honors) the student must have achieved excellent performance in all three areas listed above. For non-attending students, the exam includes an oral interview on the theoretical contents of the discipline (40% evaluated) and a learning unit (40% evaluated)
Lesson mode
Given the laboratory nature of the cors, students are encouraged to attend, due to the difficulty of learning individually and only theoretically active practices and skills. The course will take place entirely in Spanish.
  • Lesson code10589192
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseLinguistic, Literary and Translation Studies
  • CurriculumScienze linguistiche, letterarie e della traduzione (Percorso valido anche per coloro che partecipano al percorso internazionale italo-tedesco finalizzato al conseguimento del titolo doppio)
  • Year1st year
  • Duration12 months
  • SSDL-LIN/07
  • CFU6