Spanish Phonetics and Phonology

Course Title: Spanish Phonetics & Phonology

 

Semester Credits/Quarter Units: 3/4

 

Pre-requisites: intermediate Spanish level

 

This course is given in Spanish.

 

This course is specifically designed for ISA students.

 

This course will meet for 45 contact hours

 

The ULCR Spanish program focuses on developing communicative skills through study, oral and written communication, and understanding of Spanish as a second language. The goal is that the student develops effectively and adequately in all of the contexts of the Spanish language and achieves a better understanding of the culture in which he or she is immersed. The student begins to work with more highly developed communicative goals, including the ability to appropriately differentiate phonetic variability amongst Latino American cultures. He or she will develop practical application skills for phonetics within various socio-cultural and literary contexts of Spain and Latin America.

 

Read and analyze more complex materials such as newspaper and magazine articles, pieces of literature, and essays. Readings will be provided by the professor.

 

sesión 1 - 2

Teorías fonética vs fonología

Fonemas de la región centroamericana

 

Sesión 3 - 4

División silábica y su clasificación Acentuación

Ejercicios de diferentes sonidos

 

Sesión 5 - 6

Fonemas y grafemas

Ejercicios escritos y orales - dictados

 

Sesión 7 - 8

Órganos y puntos de articulación

Reglas con frases y textos

 

Sesión 9 - 10

Fenómenos linguísticos y reglas

Ejercicios de expresión oral Proyecto de clase

 

Sesión 11 - 12

Semántica del español

Actividades de presentación y análisis

 

Sesión 13 - 14

Entonación y acentos

dramatizaciones

 

Proyecto de clase: 20%

Examen oral: 20%

Examen parcial: 25%

Examen final: 25%

Dramatizaciones: 10%

 

Classes start on time. Arriving more than 10 minutes late is equivalent to being tardy. Three tardies equal one absence. Students who arrive more than 30 minutes late are marked absent. A student who accumulates four (4) or more absences fails the course.

 

The class activities will include individual, pair, and group projects, short readings, presentations, conversations, dialogues, and plays.

 

All assignments must be handed in on the due date. Exams must be taken on the assigned date and will only be made up in case of documented emergencies. If an emergency occurs, it is the student?s responsibility to communicate with the professor and make arrangements. There is a 17,000 colon charge for make-up tests/activities which require the professor´s presence. The University provides, upon request, appropriate academic adjustments for qualified students with disabilities. Any student with a documented disability (physical or cognitive) who requires academic accommodations should contact the Academic Coordinator as soon as possible to request an official letter outlining authorized accommodations. Approved accommodations will not change the basic elements of the course/class.