Study-Unit Description

Study-Unit Description


CODE LHS5006

 
TITLE Enseñanza-aprendizaje de la competencia gramatical en ELE

 
UM LEVEL 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course

 
MQF LEVEL 7

 
ECTS CREDITS 5

 
DEPARTMENT Languages and Humanities Education

 
DESCRIPTION For a teacher of SFL, knowing and understanding how a language works is essential. In this study-unit, becoming-teachers of Spanish will consider and review grammatical concepts that are commonly difficult or problematic for learners of SFL. These include the uses of ‘ser and ‘estar’, agreement, verb tenses and conjugation, prepositions, pronouns, accentuation, and the subjunctive mood. The study-unit will also explore a range of pedagogical approaches and techniques for teaching these concepts, as well as strategies for addressing the specific difficulties and challenges that learners may encounter.

Study-Unit Aims:

- To enhance the student’s understanding of the grammar of the Spanish language;
- To help students teach grammatical concepts that are commonly difficult for learners of SFL in an effective and efficient manner.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Knowledge & Understanding:

By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to:

- handle the basic foundations for grammatical reflection;
- examine and reflect on the most significant and/or challenging grammatical content for learners of SFL.

2. Skills:

By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to:

- design inclusive activities and tasks aimed at developing learners' grammatical competence;
- address both the most basic questions that can arise in the classroom regarding grammar, as well as the major difficulties, by developing appropriate tools for critical analysis and pedagogical response.

Main Text/s and any supplementary readings:

Main Texts:

- Consejo de Europa (2001). Marco Común Europeo de Referencia para las Lenguas: aprendizaje, enseñanza, evaluación. Madrid: Instituto Cervantes - Ministerio de Educación Cultura y Deporte, Anaya, 2002. (Available online)
- Consejo de Europa (2020), Marco común europeo de referencia para las lenguas: aprendizaje, enseñanza, evaluación. Volumen complementario. (Available online)
- Gutiérrez Araus, M. L. (2005). Problemas fundamentales de la gramática del español como 2/L. Madrid: Arco Libros. (Available)
- Instituto Cervantes (2006). Plan Curricular del Instituto Cervantes. Niveles de referencia para el español. Madrid: Instituto Cervantes – Biblioteca Nueva. (Available online)
- Llopis-García, R., Real, M. and Ruiz, J.P. (2012). Qué gramática enseñar, qué gramática aprender. Madrid: Edinumen. (Not available)
- Raya, A., Castañeda, A., Martínez, P., Miquel, L., Ortega, J. and Ruiz Campillo, J. P. (2021). Gramática básica del estudiante de español A1-B2. Barcelona: Editorial Difusión. (Only older versions are available)

Supplementary Readings:

- Muñoz Bassols, J. E., Gironzetti, E., and Lacorte, M. (eds.). The Routledge Handbook of Spanish Language Teaching: metodología, recursos y contextos para la enseñanza del español L2. London and New York: Routledge. (Not available)

 
ADDITIONAL NOTES Pre-requisite Qualifications: A first cylce degree with at least 70 ECTS in Spanish

 
STUDY-UNIT TYPE Lecture

 
METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Assessment Component/s Assessment Due Sept. Asst Session Weighting
Oral and Written Exercises SEM2 Yes 100%

 
LECTURER/S Antoinette Zammit Bugeja

 

 
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