Spanish Teachers course contents

DIDACTICS

The cultural element:

• Application of cinema and other audiovisual materials (short films, commercials, tv programmes) as instruments  for the didactisc in an ELE class.
• Spanish and Latinoamerican literature: didactics use in an ELE class.
• Spanish through the cooking.
• Expressions, phrases and locutions of the spanish language.
• Songs and its use for the didactics.

Communicative skill and communicative activities of the language:

• Grammatic problems and instruments for its treatment in an ELE  class:
  • Ser and estar.
  • Object pronouns: me, te, nos, os, lo, la, los, las, le, les.
  • Differences about the aspectual or temporal use of past tenses in Spanish.
  • Prepositions: por and para.
  • The Subjunctive.
• Know how to write, to be able to do it: the writing in an ELE class.
• Approaches and resources to improve the vocabulary learning.
• European Common Reference Framework for Languages and the Curricula Plan of the Cervantes Institute: definition and uses.

Language teaching and learning approaches:

• Analisis and mistakes treatment in an ELE class.

Methods and dynamics during the lessons:

• TIC of Spanish teaching: new technologies in class.
• Games in an ELE class.

Teaching and learning contexts:

• Teaching Spanish as a new language in the secondary school.
• Approches and beginners levels.

 

CULTURE

Cultural references:

• General knowledge of the hispanic countries
  • Population.
  • Government and politics: government system, legal framework, politic parties, unions and civil society.
  • Organisation of territory and administration: the autonomous communities, provinces, cities and villages.
  • Economy and Industry: the productive sector, means and main companies.
  • Medicine and Health: the public and privat health.
  • Education: academic institution, courses of studies and titles.
  • Medias: newspapers, magazines, television, radio and commercials.
  • Religion: credos and its influence in the society.
  • Languages: use, diffusion and identity.

Past and present events and personalities :

• Important events in the hisory of the hispanic countries: eras, characters and relevance.
• Spain in the XX century: Primo de Rivera’s dictatorship, the Second Republic, the Civil War, the Francoism, the Transition to democracy and the  Democracy.

Cultural products and creations :

• • Literatur and thought: chronology, important authors and current view.
  • Music: chronology, authors and representative works. Popular and traditional music: the flamenco.
  • Cinema and theatre: chronology, directors and important films.
  • Architecture, painting, sculpture y photography: chronology, authors and salient works.
  • Celebrations and popular traditions: origin and current events.

Sociocultural knowledges and attitudes

Life conditions and social organization:

• Personal identification: names, surnames and identification documents.
• Family: types and evolution.
• Calendar, times and rhythm of life at work and during the free time.
• Food and drink: places, social types and conventions associated.
• Free time activities: shows, open air activities and sports.
• Homes: type and problems related.
• Shopping: buildings, social conventions and consumption habits.
• Social services: attention towards elderly people, immigrants, meansless people and maltreated womens.

Interpersonal relationships:

• Love, family and friends relatioships.
• School and work relationships.

Common Identity and life style:

• Creation of own identity: language, tradition, social participation and antagonism.
• Festivities, ceremonies and celebrations: folk festivals, baptiesms, marriages, burials.