Didactics of Spanish

Teacher(s)

De Cock Barbara;

Language

Spanish

Prerequisites

A knowledge of Spanish on a B2+ level is required. The students will be informed of a possible insufficiency of their linguistic abilities.

Main themes

This course deals with a historical overview of methodologies for teaching Spanish as foreign language, and with a thorough reflection on teaching practices of the Spanish language. The analysis of E/LE textbooks will address issues such as the definition of the level (see the Common European Framework of Reference), the definition of standard Spanish, the structure of the teaching unit, the variety of exercises and finally the issue of evaluation.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

to recognize and understand the main trends in the teaching of Spanish as foreign language (E/LE); to analyze a E/LE manual; to develop and structure a comprehensive didactic unit; to teach a part of the didactic unit and to reflect on their own didactic practice.

Content

The course is divided into:
- theoretical sessions during which we propose a reflection on the major trends in the history of the teaching ELE, the common frame of reference, and the available textbooks.
- exercise sessions, during which students work on the structure and content of a teaching unit type.
- support sessions concerning their oral expression and interaction skills in the classroom.

Teaching methods

Students are expected to develop didactical tools from a corpus of theoretical readings commented during the course. Moreover, an intervision session concerning the teaching practice will be organized within the framework of this course.

Evaluation methods

This class has a continuous evaluation as follows:
- 30%: practical teaching exercise. Following article 72  of the Règlement général des études et examens, the teacher responsible for this course can propose to the jury to oppose to the inscription to the June and September session of students who have not attended at least 6 of the 8 practice sessions on interactions in clas and microteaching.- 30%: language test. Students who have obtained the C1 level for "audio comprehension" and "oral expression and interaction" at a SIELE exam during the last 5 years can be dispensed of this part. In that case, the student receives the equivalent of a 20/20 grade for this part of the evaluation. Failing the language test implies a fail grade (maximum 8/20) for the entire course.
- 40%: written paper concerning the practice of teaching. If the student uses generative artificial intelligence, these tools have to be used in a responsible way, according to good practice of scientific and academic integrity.
For the August session, only the parts for which the student did not obtain a pass grade, will have to be presented again.
The evaluation is entirely in Spanish.

Other information

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Online resources

a reader will be available on the Moodle page of this course

Faculty or entity

ELAL