CJVS002 Spanish for Beginners II

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jitka Žváčková (lecturer)
Mgr. Dana Plíšková (assistant)
Mgr. et Mgr. Petra Trávníková, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jitka Žváčková
Language Centre Faculty of Social Studies Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Jitka Žváčková
Supplier department: Language Centre Faculty of Social Studies Division – Language Centre
Timetable
Fri 10:00–11:40 U36
Prerequisites
The course is aimed at foreign undergraduate students wishing to acquire basic knowledge and skills in Spanish through English. The students will have completed the course CJVS001 Spanish for Beginners.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 4/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The objective of the course is to build the knowledge of Spanish at the A1-A2 level of Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). At the end of the course, the student will be able to understand phrases and the highest frequency vocabulary related to areas of most immediate personal relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, local area, work in diplomacy). He will also be able to read very short, simple texts, find specific, predictable information in simple everyday material. Also, the student will be able to communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar topics and activities, to describe in simple terms the family and other people, living conditions, educational background and present or most recent job. Last but not least, he will be able to write short, simple notes and messages relating to matters in areas of immediate needs, as well as a very simple personal letter.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to:
- take a message;
- give their phone number;
- express frequency;
- situate in space;
- orient themselves in a building;
- ask/show directions;
- welcome sb;
- take/make an order;
- say what they like/dislike;
- invite sb, accept/refuse an invitation;
- make contact/say goodbye;
- aks questions about accommodation;
- complain;
- explain a problem
Syllabus
  • Revisions; ir + a + infinitive; family; talk about your family; numbers 100-2000; managing your time; poder, deber, querer; direct object/indirect object; making a phone call; imperative; taking a message, past tense (perfecto compuesto); adverbs; leisure time; leisure activities; eating, dining out; irregular verbs; prepositions and adverbs of space; house; describing a place and localising in space; ordinal numbers; conditional; placement of adjective; adverbs; possessive pronouns; comparative and superlative; shopping and location; types of accommodation; gerund; pronouns and indefinite adjectives; airplane, train, hotel; programme of work and visit; negotiations; international relations; credit test.
Literature
  • Nuevo Suena 1. Libro del Alumno
  • GARCÍA MORENO, Concha, ALCAIDE HERNÁNDEZ, Carmen. Gramática. nivel elementeal A1-A2. Anaya. 2016
  • BARALO, Marta, GENÍS Marta, SANTANA Mª Eugenia. Vocabulario. Nivel elemental A1-A2. Anaya, 2013
Teaching methods
Class discussions, presentations, homework, reading, dictations, grammar and vocabulary exercises. Individual, pair, group activities.
Assessment methods
Regular attendance (70%) and participation in the course. The student also has to complete several mandatory tasks during the semester (written texts, recordings, powerpoint presentation) and final written tasks and recordings.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
Teacher's information
Tuition is taking place in class, regularly, every week. Mandatory tasks during the semester, final credit tasks and regular attendance required.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2024, recent)
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