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Spanish I
Courses Degree in Applied Languages | Degree in European Studies | Degree in Humanities
Cod: 51182
Department: DH
ECTS: 6
Scientific area: Language
Total working hours: 150
Total contact time: 45

The Spanish I course introduces students to the Spanish language and culture, targeting proficiency at the A1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The course also considers the specific learning challenges faced by Portuguese-speaking students, with an approach designed to address these difficulties.

Spanish

Initial

A1

Spanish Culture

  • Understand and use familiar, everyday expressions and very simple
  •      Introduce themselves and others and ask or answer questions about personal aspects such as where they live, the people they know, and the things they own.
  • Communicate in a simple manner, provided the interlocutor speaks slowly and clearly and is cooperative.
  • Recognise cultural elements and manifestations and compare them with their own culture.

  • Introducing oneself
  • Identifying people, places, and objects
  • Describing people, places, objects, and psychological states
  • Comparing people, objects, places, situations, and actions
  • Expressing reasons for actions
  • Talking about habitual actions or actions in the present moment
  • Identifying and addressing communication errors
  • Asking for basic information

Garmendia et al. (2022) Aula internacional Plus 1 - Libro del alumno. Ed. Difusión.

E-learning

The mandatory evaluation regime is continuous evaluation, consisting of three e-folios (written assignments in digital format), throughout the academic semester, and a final moment of Global e-folio evaluation (e-folio G), to take place at the end of the semester, with a weight of, respectively, 40% (sum of the three e-folios) and 60% in the final classification.

To complete the e-folios, it is essential to have access to a video camera and microphone (these can be from a mobile phone).