CJVS401 Spanish for Social Sciences I

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jitka Žváčková (lecturer)
Bc. Klára Hanzlíková (assistant)
Mgr. et Mgr. David Zelený (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jitka Žváčková
Language Centre Faculty of Social Studies Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Bc. Klára Hanzlíková
Supplier department: Language Centre Faculty of Social Studies Division – Language Centre
Timetable
Wed 12:00–13:40 U36
Prerequisites
((FAKULTA(FSS)&&TYP_STUDIA(MN))||(OBOR(MUSFSS)))
Basic course for students of Faculty of Social Studies. Minimum level of Spanish B1 according to CEFR.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 5 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/5, only registered: 0/5, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/5
Course objectives
Development of the oral expression, orientation in diverse topics in Spanish, familiarization with relevant on-line sources.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student wil be able to: - give reasons and explanations for opinions, plans and actions - deliver short, rehearsed announcements on a topic pertinent to everyday occurrences in his/her field which, despite possibly very foreign stress and intonation, are nevertheless clearly intelligible - give a prepared straightforward presentation on a familiar topic within his/her field which is clear enough to be followed without difficulty most of the time, and in which the main points are explained with reasonable precision. - write straightforward connected texts on a range of familiar subjects within his field of interest - summarise, report and give his/her opinion about accumulated factual information on familiar matters within his/her field with some confidence.
Syllabus
  • Current issues of the Spanish-speaking societes.
Literature
  • LÓPEZ RIPOLL, Silvia, MIÑANO LÓPEZ, Julia. Destino Erasmus 1. SGEL, 2009. ISBN: 978-84-9778-412-2
  • GRAS MANZANO, Pedro, SANTIAGO BARRIENDOS, Marisa, YÚFERA GÓMEZ, Irene. Destino Erasmus 2. SGEL, 2009. ISBN: 978-84-9778-414-6
  • ARAGONÉS, Luis, PALENCIA, Ramón. Gramática de uso del español. Ediciones SM., 2010. ISBN: 978-84-348-9351-1
  • BARALO, Marta, GENÍS Marta, SANTANA Mª Eugenia. Vocabulario. Nivel Medio B1. Anaya, 2011. ISBN: 978-84-678-1536-8
  • BARALO, Marta, GENÍS Marta, SANTANA Mª Eugenia. Vocabulario. Nivel Avanzado B2, Anaya, Madrid, ISBN: 978-84-678-1369-2
  • Martínez Díaz, N.: Historia de América Latina, SGEL, 2006, ISBN: 9788471436436
  • HALPERIN DONGHI, T.: Historia contemporánea de América Latina, Alianza Editorial, 2004, ISBN: 9788420635156
  • López Moreno, C.: España contemporánea, SGEL, Madrid, 2005, ISBN: 9788497781862
Teaching methods
Presentations prepared by students, discussions in class, reading assignments, short essays, grammar exercises, homework.
Assessment methods
Class exercises (four short writing activities, minipresentations). Presentations on a weekly basis of news on current issues. Active class participation is obligatory (80% attendance); final work - recordings of presented news, personal glossary.
Language of instruction
Spanish
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024.
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