CJVS1B Spanish for academic purposes I

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jitka Žváčková (lecturer)
Mgr. Lenka Hanovská, Ph.D. (assistant)
Mgr. Dana Plíšková (assistant)
Mgr. Martina Šindelářová Skupeňová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jitka Žváčková
Language Centre Faculty of Arts Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Dana Plíšková
Supplier department: Language Centre Faculty of Arts Division – Language Centre
Timetable
Tue 14:00–15:40 L10, except Tue 14. 11.
Prerequisites
(FAKULTA(FF)&&FORMA(P)&&TYP_STUDIA(BMN)&&(!PROGRAM(B-SJ_)||!PROGRAM(N-SJU_)||!PROGRAM(NSJ_)||!OBOR(FNPRGJpSSP)||!OBOR(SJ)||!OBOR(PSJ)||!OBOR(SJU)||!OBOR(SJK))||(FAKULTA(CST)&&(OBOR(MUSFF))))
Basic course for students of the Faculty of Arts. 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 13 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 11/13, only registered: 2/13, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/13
Course objectives
The course is focused on academic skills and professional language. During the course all language skills will be practised (listening, reading comprehension, oral and written presentations). Authentic recordings and texts are used. The aim of the course is to reach the B1+ (according to CEFR) level competencies.
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
  • Spanish in the world.
  • Spain Today.
  • Latin America Today.
  • Culture.
  • Literature.
  • Arts.
  • Lenguage: registres, acronyms.
  • Intercultural communication.
Literature
  • Náhradní obsah: Brožová, K., Ferrer Peňaranda C.: Aventura 3, Klett, Praha, 2011, ISBN: 9788073970642
  • Náhradní obsah: BARALO, Marta, GENÍS Marta, SANTANA Mª Eugenia. Vocabulario. Nivel Medio B1. Anaya, 2011. ISBN: 978-84-678-1536-8
  • Náhradní obsah: GARCÍA-VIÑÓ SÁNCHEZ, M.: Preparación al Diploma de Español. Nivel B1. Madrid: Edelsa, 2013. ISBN 9788477113539
  • Náhradní obsah: López Moreno, C.: España contemporánea, SGEL, Madrid, 2005, ISBN: 9788497781862
  • Náhradní obsah: Martínez Díaz, N.: Historia de América Latina, SGEL, 2006, ISBN: 9788471436436
  • Náhradní obsah: Fenclová, J., Carrasco J.: Literatura španělsky mluvících zemí, Fraus, 2012, 978-80-7238-063-3
Teaching methods
Presentations prepared by students, discussions in class, reading assignments, grammar exercises.
Assessment methods
Class exercises (four short essays). Presentations on a weekly basis of news on current issues. Active class participation is obligatory (70% attendance); final work - summaries of presented news, glossary.
Language of instruction
Spanish
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught each semester.
General note: Kurz je zakončen zápočtem (písemný test z probraného učiva). V dalším semestru pokračuje kurzem CJVS2B, který je zakončen zkouškou.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Podmínkou pro zápis do kurzu je znalost španělštiny na středoškolské úrovni nebo adekvátní znalost získaná na základě jiné formy studia.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
  • CJVS2B Spanish for academic purposes I
    (CJVS1B||CJVVsT)&&(fakulta(FF)&&forma(P)&&typ_studia(BMN)&&(!program(B-SJ_)||!program(N-SJU_)||!program(NSJ_)||!obor(FNPRGJpSSP)||!obor(SJ)||!obor(PSJ)||!obor(SJU)||!obor(SJK))||(fakulta(CST)&&(obor(MUSFF))))  
Teacher's information
Contact classes.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, 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, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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