Spanish Didactics

Recommended Prerequisites

First degree with at least 60 ECTS in Spanish.

C1 level of Spanish.

Teaching Methods

Teaching methods may include:

- Expository presentations by the teacher;

- Study of practical examples of materials;

- Observation of classes;

- Research and presentations by students

- Completion of tasks by students;

- Lesson planning and execution.

Learning Outcomes

Students are expected to

– become acquainted with the main determining factors in learning Spanish as a foreign language, as well as with some of the past trends and main features of current methods for teaching it, as observed in teaching materials and official documents;

– identify and describe techniques for teaching the four skills, as well as vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation to Portuguese learners, and explain the adequacy of those techniques based on their knowledge of the learning process and didactic principles;

– develop basic skills in lesson planning, as well as in research, analysis and production of teaching materials, and become aware of relevant principles regarding the use of different didactic and technological resources;

– become acquainted with principles regarding the use of the foreign language in the classroom and correction of learner errors.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

The following topics will be addressed:

- Basic concepts in teaching Spanish as a foreign language;

- Methods for teaching Spanish as a foreign language (based on analysis of CEFR and national curriculum guidelines)

- Difficulties in learning Spanish as a foreign language

- Materials for teaching Spanish: research, analysis and production

- The teacher in the Spanish FL class

- The student in the Spanish FL class

- The physical space in the Spanish FL classroom

- Teaching content (grammar, vocabulary, phonetics, culture) and skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) in Spanish FL classes;

- Lesson planning;

- Selection, exploration and analysis of materials;

- Correction and evaluation in the Spanish FL class.

Head Lecturer(s)

Maria Luísa Aznar Juan

Assessment Methods

Continuous Assessment
Attendance, active participation in class, homework: 10.0%
Project - Oral presentations and written work with oral discussion: 30.0%
Frequency: 60.0%

Bibliography

Benítez Pérez, P. (1994). ¿Qué vocabulario hay que enseñar en las clases de español como lengua extranjera? Didáctica del español como lengua extranjera. Madrid: Actilibro, 9-12.

Benítez Pérez, P. (1999). Metodologías y materiales para la enseñanza del español como LE. Actas del VII Seminario. La enseñanza del Español a Lusohablantes. Brasilia: Consejería de Educación y Ciencia de la Embajada de España en Brasil, 30-43.

Larsen-Freeman, D. & Long, M. (1994). Introducción al estudio de la adquisición de segundas lenguas. Madrid: Gredos.

Melero Abadía, P. (2000). Métodos y enfoques en la enseñanza/aprendizaje del español como lengua extranjera. Madrid: Edelsa.

Nunan, D. (2002). El diseño de tareas para la clase comunicativa. Cambridge: CUP.

Richards, J. & Lockhart, C. (1998). Estrategias de reflexión sobre la enseñanza de idiomas. Cambridge: CUP.

Sánchez Pérez, A. (1997). Los métodos en la enseñanza de idiomas. Madrid: SGEL.