Note: A placement exam will be required when you arrive on site.

Advanced

This course is designed for students who have completed or tested out of a minimum of four semesters (or six quarters) of college-level Spanish. However, students must take a placement exam to determine the course level into which they will be able to enroll.

Superior

This course is designed for students who have completed or tested out of a minimum of 2 upper-division college-level Spanish courses. However, students must take a placement exam to determine the course level into which they will be able to enroll.

Evaluation:
The subject will be evaluated by class participation, monitoring of weekly exercises, and a final control exercise

Objective:
The objective of this language introduction and Catalan culture course, with a clear communicative focus, is the achievement of the students’ linguistic and sociocultural competence that will allow them communicate in the Catalan society

Methodology:
The program will be divided in thematic blocks of general interest. Each of these thematic blocks will integrate the following aspects:
a. Communicative
b. Sociocultural
c. Lexical
d. Grammatical

Attendance is mandatory. Students will attend classes and dedicate a few weekly hours (informed at the proper time) to work with the course material.

Contents will be introduced in class; comprehension and oral expression will be worked with direct feedback, and the course will make the most of cooperative learning.

There will be two cultural field trips directly related to the issues seen in class:
-Visit to a pastry workshop (candy and Holy Week related products)
-Visit to a public market (La Boquería)

Evaluation:
The course will be evaluated through class participation, completion of weekly exercises, and a final control exercise.

Contents:
Each thematic unity envisages:
Communicative aspects
Sociocultural aspects
Lexical aspects
Grammatical aspects

SESSIONS PROGRAM
Theme 1: PERSONAL INFORMATION-INFORMACI�" PERSONAL
Theme 2: PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES-AND RELATIONS
Theme 3: EVERYDAY ACTIVITY-ACTIVITAT QUOTIDIANA
Theme 4: PLACES AND ITINERARIES-LLOCS I ITINERARIS
Theme 5: LODGING AND PLACES TO LIVE-HABITATGE I LLOCS DE RESIDÈNCIA
Theme 6: PHYSICAL STATE AND STATES OF MIND-ESTATS FÍSICS I ANÍMICS
Theme 7: FAMILY-LA FAMÍLIA
Theme 8: SHOPPING-COMPRES
Theme 9: GASTRONOMY-GASTRONOMIA
Theme 10: ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS- CONDICIONS ATMOSFÈRIQUES

Bibliography:
At the beginning of the course, the basic reference bibliography will be pointed out to the students, as well as diverse bibliography on different thematic issues of the course will be presented and discussed. The following is a selection of some works that could be of interest to the students:

Grammar books:
Badia, A. (1995) Gramàtica de la llengua catalana. Barcelona, Proa.
Giner, R.; Pallicer, J. (1992) Sinopsi de Gramàtica Catalana. Barcelona, Teide.
Xuriguera, J. (1993, 30a ed.) Els verbs catalans conjugats. Barcelona, Claret.

Dictionaries:
Monolingual
Enciclopèdia Catalana (1998) Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana.
Institut d'Estudis Catalans (1995) Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana.
Bilingual
Enciclopèdia Catalana (1995, 5a ed.) Diccionari Català-Castellà.
Enciclopèdia Catalana (1995, 5a ed.) Diccionari Castellà-Català.
Enciclopèdia Catalana (1993) Diccionari Anglès-Català, Català-Anglès.
Enciclopèdia Catalana (1993) Hiperdiccionari català-castellà-anglès en CD-Rom.

Manuals:
Castellanos, J-A. (1991, 4a ed.) Quadern: normativa bàsica de la llengua catalana amb exercicis autocorrectius. Barcelona, Institut de Ciències de l'Educació. Costa, M. Sabater, M-L. (1993) Curs de català per a estrangers Digui, digui... Barcelona, Generalitat de Catalunya.
Fargas, A.; Guasch, O.; Tió, J. (1981) Pont I i II. Llengua catalana per a no-catalanoparlants. Vic, Eumo.
Puig, T; Puig, J. (2000) Curs de català inicial. Barcelona, UB.

Excercise books:
Badia, D. i al. (1985) 1a Llibreta autocorrectiva de vocabulari. Vic, Eumo.
Badia, D. i al. (1985) 2a Llibreta autocorrectiva de vocabulari. Vic, Eumo.
Badia, D. i al. (1985) 3a Llibreta autocorrectiva de vocabulari. Vic, Eumo.
Carreras, J.; Comes, J.; Pi, J. (1992) Fonètica catalana. Barcelona, Teide.

Others:
SALC (Servei d'Autoformació en llengua catalana). http://www.upf.edu/gl
Servei de Llengua Catalana (1998) Guia de conversa universitària anglès-català. Barcelona, Publicacions UB.
CD: Divercat. Barcelona, les Universitats Catalanes, Direcció General d'Universitats i la Direcció General de Política Lingüística de la Generalitat.
CD: Diàleg multimèdia. Barcelona, Consorci per a la normalització lingüística.