UCL CENTRE FOR LANGUAGES
& INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
Course Units 2015-2016
Spanish Syllabus B
Prerequisite for entry
Successful completion of Spanish Syllabus A at the UCL CLIE or a similar course and have limited experience of dealing with
authentic material.
Course duration
20 x 2-hour classes.
Self-Study
80 hours in total.
Course codes
LCSP6002, LCSPG002, LCSPM002, LCSP6012, LCSPG012, LCSPM012 (together with Spanish syllabus A), LCSP6023,
LCSPG023, LCSPM023 (together with Spanish syllabus C).
Aims and Objectives
The aim of the course is to give students an opportunity to revise their survival skills and acquire more sophisticated ways
of dealing with practical matters. This includes revision and consolidation of vocabulary, grammar, morphology, syntax and
phonetics. Students should be able to communicate in and understand Spanish on many practical everyday matters related
to various aspects of Spanish and Latin American culture. Cultural awareness will be developed. Language learning skills,
including autonomous learning and how to approach authentic material, will be enhanced. Some transferable skills will
also be covered.
Functions
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describing objects;
making arrangements to meet someone;
narrating past events and describing characteristics and activities in the past;
expressing an opinion - likes and dislikes
expressing wishes/obligations/needs;
expressing doubt;
agreeing/disagreeing;
expressing certainty and probability;
talking about what you are doing;
ordering a meal in a restaurant;
buying food and clothes;
talking about your health;
asking and giving information about travelling.
Course Content
Main topics/themes to be covered
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introducing oneself and other people;
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holidays and leisure time
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leisure activities - fiestas populares;
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biographies, famous people.
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health;
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food;
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past experiences, childhood.
Linguistic Structures
Phonetics
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stress;
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intonation;
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spelling.
Morphology
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personal pronouns: subject, introduction of direct and indirect objects, prepositional, reflexive;
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comparative and superlative adjectives;
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adverbs ending in -mente;
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prepositions;
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the gerund;
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the indefinite;
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the imperfect;
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revision of the present, perfect and participle.
Syntax
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también/tampoco;
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time: ya, todavía/aún, hace/hacía;
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frequency: siempre, nunca, casi todos los días, una hora al día;
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conjunctions;
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ser/estar;
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gustar;
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soler + inf.;
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tener que + infinitive;
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haber que + infinitive;
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acabar de + infinitive;
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dejar de + infinitive;
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volver a + infinitive;
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pensar + infinitive;
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decir/creer (past) + que;
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seguir/continuar + gerund;
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quedar/quedarse;
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pasárselo bien/mal.
Discourse Strategies
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introducing an excuse: es que ....
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introducing a suggestion: ¿por qué no…? / ¿y si…?
Learning Resources
Syllabus B; Syllabus A/B
Compulsory
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ELE Actual A2, Libro del alumno, Virgilio Borobio (SM) – ISBN: 9788467547474
Recommended
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ELE Actual A2, Libro de ejercicios, Virgilio Borobio (SM) – ISBN: 9788467547481
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Shaum’s Outlines Spanish Grammar (McGraw-Hill) – ISBN: 9780071830416
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Bilingual dictionary (Collins) – ISBN : 9780007382385
Syllabus B/C
Compulsory
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ELE Actual A2, Libro del alumno, Virgilio Borobio (SM) – ISBN: 9788467547474
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ELE Actual B1, Libro del alumno, Virgilio Borobio (SM) – ISBN: 9788467548976
Recommended
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ELE Actual A2, Libro de ejercicios, Virgilio Borobio (SM) – ISBN: 9788467547481
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ELE Actual B1, Libro de ejercicios, Virgilio Borobio (SM) – ISBN: 9788467548983
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Shaum’s Outlines Spanish Grammar (McGraw-Hill) – ISBN: 9780071830416
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Bilingual dictionary (Collins) – ISBN : 9780007382385
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The Oxford Spanish Dictionary, New Second Edition (OUP) – ISBN: 9780199543403
Authentic material from various sources (press, internet, TV, etc.).
In addition there is a wide range of language learning materials available for self-study in the Self-Access Centre.