Spanish 1

The course is the first step in the learning and acquisition of the Spanish language as part of the three-year study of the foreign language. At a theoretical level, it provides the basic elements of the phonetics and lexicology of Spanish, with particular reference to the contrast with the Italian language. At a practical level, the aim is to support students, even beginners, to acquire communication skills suitable for reading literary texts and for short oral and written productions in daily life, corresponding to level A2 of the CEFR.

The expected results in terms of knowledge and understanding are that the student acquires the basics of contrastive phonetics and spelling, understands the paradigmatic and syntagmatic organization of the lexicon and knows the distribution and evolution of the Spanish language. The expected results in terms of applied competence are the basic ability to reason on concepts of linguistics concerning the Hispanic field and the achievement of level A2 for all linguistic-communicative activities: reception (listening and reading), production of short texts and short interactions.