CJVS1B Spanish for academic purposes I

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Alena Simbartlová (lecturer)
Mgr. Veronika De Azevedo Camacho, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Alena Simbartlová
Language Centre Faculty of Arts Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Mgr. Veronika De Azevedo Camacho, Ph.D.
Timetable of Seminar Groups
CJVS1B/A: Mon 10:00–11:35 U36, A. Simbartlová
Prerequisites
This course is primarily for students from the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Social Studies. Previous knowledge from secondary school is required, or B1 level (based on CEFR).
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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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). Other material is used - authentic recordings and texts, excercises. See Literature.
Syllabus
  • 1.Spanish in the world. Revision of pronouns.
  • 2.Language differences in Spain - official languages and dialects. Revision of past tenses - imperfect.
  • 3.Spanish in Latin America - differences. Revision of past tenses - Indefinite.
  • 4.Geographical and climatic differences in Spain. Use of past tenses: Imperfect/Indefinite.
  • 5.Cultural differences, customs and mentality of people in Spain. Revision of past tenses - Past-perfect.
  • 6.Holidays and traditions in Spain. Gastronomy. Sequence of tenses (Indicative) - part 1.
  • 7.Spanish art: music, film. Sequence of tenses (Indicative) - part 2.
  • 8.Spanish art: architecture, fine arts. Affirmative imperative.
  • 9.Regional division of Spain. Negative imperative.
  • 10.Political system in Spain. Introduction to the subjunctive. (used after the words quizás, tal vez, ojalá).
Literature
  • LITERATURA: Doporučená literatura: F. Castro: Uso de la gramática española (intermedio), Edelsa 1997, ISBN 84-7711-134-0 N. Sans, L. Miguel: Cómo suena, Difusión 1991, ISBN 84-87099-22-X J. Arribas: Preparación DELE, Edelsa 1997, ISBN 84-7711-088-3
  • J.Carrasco Montero: Reálie španělsky mluvících zemí, Fraus 1997, ISBN 80-85784-54-8 R.M.Martín: La gramática da juego, Heinemann 1997, ISBN 0 43530091 1 C. Moreno a kol.: Actividades lúdicas, SGEL 1999, ISBN 84-7143-772-4
  • M.A. Palomino: Técnicas de correo comercial, Edelsa 1997, ISBN 84-7711-176-6 G. González Mangas, M.Marcos de la Losa: Técnicas de conversación telefónica, Edelsa 1999, ISBN 84-7711-184-7
Teaching methods
lectures, reading, listening, presentations ,discussion, homeworks, etc.
Assessment methods
Seminar form of teaching.
Course completion requirements: written credit test. Active class participation is obligatory (70% attendance).
Language of instruction
Spanish
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
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.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, 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, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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