Title:

Spanish for Beginners 1/2

Code:JS1
Ac.Year:2010/2011
Term:Winter
Curriculums:
ProgrammeFieldYearDuty
IT-BC-3BIT-Elective
Language of Instruction:Czech
Credits:3
Completion:credit
Type of
instruction:
Hour/semLecturesSem. ExercisesLab. exercisesComp. exercisesOther
Hours:026000
 ExaminationTestsExercisesLaboratoriesOther
Points:00000
Guarantor:Borecká Marcela, PhDr., DFL
Instructor:Borecká Marcela, PhDr., DFL
Faculty:Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication BUT
Department:Department of Foreign Languages FEEC BUT
Follow-ups:
Spanish for Lower-Intermediate Students (JS2), DFL
 
Learning objectives:
  Elementary Spanish.
Description:
  This new communicative course - Spanish for Beginners - will offer practising pronunciation, basic grammar, conversation in everyday situations, reading and listening. Original Spanish textbooks, audio and videocourses will be used in classes. It is a two-semester course and it can be followed by the course JS2.
Knowledge and skills required for the course:
  No requirements.
Learning outcomes and competences:
  Elementary Spanish conversation, basic Spanish grammar.
Syllabus of numerical exercises:
 
  1. Programme of the course, introduction to the language
  2. Pronunciation, how to thank and introduce oneself
  3. Stress, gender and articles
  4. What/who is it?, personal pronouns
  5. Profession, plural, verbs ending -ar
  6. Nationality, prepositions, declension, to be
  7. Intonation, verbs ending -er,-ir and irregular verbs
  8. Family and age, female forms of nouns
  9. Numbers 1 - 10, irreg. verb venir, revision test
  10. Friends, descriptions, adjectives
  11. Possession, obligation, quantification, possessive pronouns
  12. Revision
  13. Autumn semester test written
  14. Revision of lessons 1 - 7
  15. Telephoning, ser vs. estar, negative expressions
  16. Mexico, demonstrative pronouns
  17. Obligation and necessity, hay que x tener que
  18. Transport, irregular verbs, revision test
  19. Imperative, polite asking for things
  20. Telling the time, numbers 11 - 30
  21. Basic technical terminology, irregular verbs
  22. Daily routine, reflexive pronouns
  23. Basic technical terminology, infinitive structures
  24. Infinitive of purpose, numerals, currencies, weights and measures
  25. Revision
  26. Spring semester test written
Fundamental literature:
 
  • Prokopová, L.: Španělština pro samouky, LEDA
  • Coll.: VEN 1, Edelsa, S.A., Madrid, Espana
  • Videokursy Este País, Viaje al Espanol
Study literature:
 
  • Prokopová, L.: Španělština pro samouky, LEDA
  • Coll.: VEN 1, Edelsa, S.A., Madrid, Espana
  • Videokursy Este País, Viaje al Espanol
Progress assessment:
  Revision tests.
Exam prerequisites:
  Semester tests.