B1 Threshold or Intermediate. This Curricular Unit follows The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR): Learning, Teaching, Assessment as a reference guideline.
Objectives and expected learning outcomes
The main purpose of this Curricular Unit is to give students the tools and concepts needed in different sectors of the Hispanic business world. Skills to be developed
In the contact sessions the teacher will focus the following skills: listening comprehension, oral interaction, written expression and grammatical and lexical acquisition.
At the end of this curricular unit, the student should be able to - Develop basic skills of comprehension and expression in Spanish. - Search and manage information that enables continuous and independent learning. - Reach level B.1. CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages).
Programme
I.Communicative functions: Talk about habits in the present. Introduce the Company and describe the charge. Relate past experiences. Express prohibition and obligation. Transmit messages. Summarize an argument. Talk about future actions and situations. Give advice. Express wishes, claims and need. Assess situations.
II. Grammar: All structures A.1 and A.2 level. Review of the present indicative. Review of the uses of past tenses (imperfecto and indefinido). Imperativo. The neutral article. The future. Presente subjuntivo. Pluscuamperfecto. Uses of connectors. Placement of pronouns with imperativo. Superlative.
III. Lexical Contents: Detailed description of a job. Evaluate candidates for a job. Patents. Inventions. Franchises. International Fair. Work stress. Health and Safety at Work. Teleworking
IV. Cultural content: Introduction to the knowledge of professional and socio-cultural behaviors of Spanish-speaking countries.
Demonstration of the syllabus coherence with the curricular unit's learning objectives
The programmatic content combines active pedagogical practices of communication with systematic exercises to learn enough vocabulary and grammar to reach the level B1.1 of the CEFR.
Main literature
CARBALLO DÍAZ, Emérita;Practica y domina la gramática., Porto editora, 2023. ISBN: 9789720313645 (Contiene ejercícios con las respectivas soluciones.)
We use the Entorno Laboral, Edelsa as a method of learning Spanish for professional purposes, because it has a communicative approach that favors teamwork, the use of multimedia tools and compliance with CEFR directives.
Assessment Components
Avaliação distribuída com exame final
Assessment Components
Description
Type
Time (hours)
Conclusion Date
Attendance (estimated)
Lessons
30
Other
Participação Presencial
8
Assessment
Teste/Exame
3
Individual work
Trabalho laboratorial ou de campo
35
Individual study time
Study
31
Total:
107
Continuous Assessment
Oral individual work and one e-learning activity: podcast: 40 % Individual written tests (2): 60% (30%+30%)
Under the General Regulation:
a) The actual presence of the students in the classes will be registered and, if the number of absences per student exceeds 30% of the total number of contact sessions provided for each course unit, it will automatically be transferred to the final evaluation of the normal period. b) In the written tests it is necessary to obtain a minimum grade of 7.5 (seven comma five) values. c) If the student fails or obtains a grade lower than 7.5 points in the written tests or assignments, he will be automatically transferred to the final evaluation of the normal season. d) If the student is absent or gets a grade lower than 7.5 points in the second written test (held on the same date as the final written test of the normal time), he / she may apply for evaluation at the time of appeal. e) All written academic work handled for assessment (reports, case studies, etc.) must be submitted to the Turnitin database, available on the ISAG E-Learning platform, with an acceptable similarity rate up to 30%.
Final Exam
Written exam: 100%
The student classified with 8 (eight) or 9 (nine) values in the written test will have access to an oral test.
Proofs and special works
Demonstration of the coherence between the teaching methodologies and the learning outcomes
The communicative approach and use of multimedia tools enhances and favors the acquisition of the required competences in the level to be achieved in this curricular unit by simulating and reproducing the situations in which the new user of the language will be in his professional and personal life.