Catalan language and culture C1

general courses

An advanced course in Catalan

Full description: Contents of the education module. Specific tasks and goals

1. Read texts with medium and high level of difficulty, pronounce them appropriately and use appropriate intonation.

2. Understand and summarize written texts.

3. Express yourself verbally in everyday and in formal situations.

4. Write texts reflecting variety of situations.

5. Use correctly grammatical norms according to morphological and syntactic principles.

6. Use vocabulary and communicative structures appropriate for each situation, taking into account coherence and coherence and semantics.

7. Recognize and use correctly different language styles, emphasizing the colloquial, standard, and literary levels.

8. Understand literary texts. Language games. Idioms.

Procedure

1. Interpretation and recognition of oral utterances.

2. Identification of Catalan phonemes and its allophones.

3. Reading of texts including expressive language.

4. Interpretation and application of communicative structures.

5. Creating oral statements in the standard variation.

6. Correction of texts according to orthographic, morphosyntactic and lexical rules.

7. Interpreting literary texts.

Specific tasks and goals

1. Vocabulary and semantics

a) Creating vocabulary: derivation and structure.

b) Polisemia, antinomy, synonymy.

c) Phrases and phrases.

2. Confirming and canceling invitations:

a. Verbs Anar, venir (go, come).

b) Verbs Ser, estar.

c) Adjectives, classification based on style. Creation of derivative words (derivation).

d) Constant adjectives. Classification based on structure.

3. Reporting daily facts, events in the past tense:

a) Returns specifying time, confirmation, and negation.

b) The structure of the narrative text.

c) Sentences subordinate structure, classification, creation method.

d) Subordinates.

4. At the doctor:

a) Phrases related to parts of the body.

b) Describing ailments, diseases.

c) Peripherals suitable for modal verbs.

d) Relevant verbal constructions used for advice.

5. Surveys, interviews:

a) Organizing a conversation.

b) Language functions.

c) Courtesy returns.

d) Language used in specific areas.

6. Contemporary literature:

a) Getting to know the most famous and prestigious creators of Catalan literature.

b) Identification of language styles in literature.

c) Some remarks on the tradition of Catalan literature.

d) Introduction to the version.

7. Variants in Catalan:

a) Introduction to dialectology.

b) Identification of main dialects (in writing and in speech).

Badia, Dolors, Llengua catalana: Nivell llindar 4, Barcelona 2000, L 'Àlber.

Clúa, Maria Jesús (et alii), Nivell Bàsic 4, Barcelona 2004, Edicions Castellnou.

Mas, Marta; Vilagrassa, Albert, Veus 4, Barcelona 2006, Publications de l’Abadia de Montserrat.

Rius, Dolors (dir.), Nivell superior, Barcelona 2017, Edicions Castellnou.

Vilagrassa, Albert (coor.), A punt 5, Barcelona 2020, Publications de l’Abadia de Montserrat.

Supplementary literature

Own materials: additional recorded texts and short press articles

Learning outcomes: Knowledge:

Has an intermediate knowledge of the Catalan language; is aware of the complex nature of the Catalan language, its historical variability and diversity of varieties within countries and regions using that language; understands the need for precise, logically correct expression of thoughts and views.

NFEs1A_W03 ++

Skills:

- has language skills in the Catalan language in accordance with the requirements defined by the CEFR - level B2 / C1 depending on the level achieved at the first level studies - in the field of additional Romance language (detailed learning outcomes correspond to the effects specified for the leading language / language B / - NFIt / Fr / Es / Pt2A_U04 ++, NFIt / Fr / Es / Pt2A_U01 +++, NFIt / Fr / Es / Pt2A_U11 +++; NFIt2A_U02, NFFr2A_U02, NFEs2A_U02, NFPt2A_U02 ++

2. Has the ability to prepare typical written works of a general nature in Catalonian, referring to different areas of life and culture.

NFEs1A_U03, NFFr1A_U03, NFIt1A_U03, NFPt1A_U03 ++

3. Is able to independently prepare and present an oral speech in Catalan on a selected topic, according to CEFR standards for B2 / C1 level.

NFEs1A_U04, NFFr1A_U04, NFIt1A_U04, NFPt1A_U04 ++

4. Is able to correctly translate the written and oral text of a general nature in Catalan.

NFEs1A_U05, NFFr1A_U05, NFIt1A_U05, NFPt1A_U05 +++

Social competence:

1. Understands the need to develop skills and knowledge.

NFEs1A_K01 ++

2. Can interact and work in a group, taking on different roles.

NFEs1A_K02 ++

Students are assessed on a continuous basis on the basis of participation and activity in the classroom, the implementation of homework assignments and the result of mid-term tests. The condition of the final passing of the semester is passing all mid-term tests and the final test.

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