Università Roma Tre

Description of course
The course aims to introduce students into varieties of Spanish Language: diachronic, diatopic, diastratic and diaphasic. Guided by the teacher, students will analyze and translate different kinds of texts.

Attendance, student work and assessment
Attendance, although not compulsory, is strongly recommended. It supports students to personal study.
For attending students:
1) Active attendance and coursework (20%);
2) Written exam (30%);
3) Oral exam (50%).
For non attending students:
1) Non-attendant students have to contact the teacher at least two months before the final exam in order to accord program’s integration and written essay;
2) Written essay;
3) Oral exam conform with integrations previously accorded in point 1) e 2).

Notes
All students are exhorted to consult website of Dr. Elena Marcello (http://lingueletteratureculturestraniere.uniroma3.it/bacheca/emarcello/), where they will found updaten information about class, programs and teaching material. They will read and comment on texts during the lessons, so it’s essential for the students to get them in time.

1) Textbooks and critical essays
Cano Aguilar, Rafael, El español a través de los tiempos, Madrid, Arco Libros, 2015 (8ª ed.)
Moreno Fernández, Francisco, Las variedades de la lengua española y su enseñanza, Madrid, Arco Libros, 2010, pp.15-88 (capitoli 1 e 2).
Other bibliographical references will be provided during the course.
2) Texts
Selection of texts (download from teacher’s website) for practice exercises and translation during the module.
Valdés, Juan de, Diálogo de la lengua, ed. José Enrique Laplana, Barcelona, Crítica, 2010.
Pérez Reverte, Arturo, El capitán Alatriste, Madrid, Punto de Lectura, 2008.

3) Dictionaries
Tam, Laura, Grande dizionario di spagnolo con CD-ROM, Milano, Hoepli, 2009 (2ª ed.)
Arqués, Rossend – Padoan, Adriana, Il grande dizionario di spagnolo, Bologna, Zanichelli, 2012.
RAE, Diccionario de la Real Academia Española, Madrid, RAE, 2014 (23ª ed.)
Seco, Manuel; Ramos, Gabino; Andrés, Olimpia, Diccionario del Español Actual, Madrid, Santillana, 2006.

Additional mandatory material will be provided for students who have failed their final tests and for non attending students.