Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
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Teaching staff
Prof. Rocío Montuenga Ríos rmontuenga@uic.es
Office: Campus de Terrè 11-19, first floor.
Tutoring hours: Tuesdays from 11 am to 12 pm.
Introduction
The purpose of this zero spelling course is to improve the student's ability to express him/herself appropriately in writing. For this reason, three essential aspects of spelling are studied: accentuation, punctuation marks and some important uses of Spanish.
It is also intended to inculcate reading habits, self-correction and care for the language.
Pre-course requirements
Students are required to have prior knowledge of Spanish.
Objectives
That the student is able to:
1. Recognize the importance of writing in the field of Communication.
2. Know the orthographic and syntactic rules of the Spanish language and identify errors.
That the student is able to:
1. Acquire habits of self-correction and care for the language.
2. Develop the habit of reading and reading comprehension.
3. Assume a constant, professional and responsible work, with seriousness in meeting deadlines.
Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme
- 09 - Lingustic ability in Catalan, Spanish and English
- 12 - The ability to produce spoken and written texts
- 13 - Reading skills
Learning outcomes of the subject
1. Spell correctly.
2. Acquire more language and creative skills and effectively use a text according to the objectives and purposes of each communicative situation.
Syllabus
Introduction
1. Accentuation
Difference between accent and stress
Tonic and unstressed syllables
Tonic and unstressed words
Acute, flat and sdruff words
General rules of accentuation
Diacritical stress
Accentuation of diphthongs and hiatuses
2. Punctuation marks
Origin
Punctuation marks
Comma
Semicolon
Semicolons
Suspension points
Auxiliary signs
3. Some outstanding uses of the Spanish language
Sino, si no
Whys and wherefores
Use of some verbs
Use of some nouns
Grammatical gender and number
Uses of some determiners
Uses of adjectives
Uses of pronouns
Uses of some adverbs and adverbial locutions
Uses of conjunctions
Uses of prepositions
Teaching and learning activities
In person
| TRAINING ACTIVITY | ECTS CREDITS |
|---|---|
| Lectures. In lectures, lecturers/professors not only transmit content or knowledge, but also, and above all else, attitudes, motivation, skills and values, etc. They also ensure that participants can express their opinions and arguments to the other students. | 0,5 |
| Focused Praxis. Handing in occasional exercises to learn theory through practice. | 0,5 |
Evaluation systems and criteria
In person
Attendance: 10%.
Final exam: 90% In case the student does not pass the exam in the 1st call (November), the student will take it in the 2nd call (June).
In case of 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th call, the same guidelines as in the 1st call must be followed.
Bibliography and resources
REQUIRED
Jiménez-Yáñez, R.M. (2021). Comunicar en la Universidad y en la vida profesional. Eunsa. (Localízalo en Librerías TROA o en La Casa del Libro).
RECOMMENDED
Casado, M. (2012). El castellano actual: usos y normas (10ª ed. revisada). Eunsa. (Localízalo en Librerías TROA o en La Casa del Libro).
REAL ACADEMIA ESPAÑOLA. (2010). Ortografía de la Lengua Española. Espasa Calpe. (Localízalo en Librerías TROA o en La Casa del Libro).
Cassany, D. (1995). La cocina de la escritura. Anagrama. (Localízalo en La Casa del Libro).
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