Spanish III, group 1, B1
Course code
LANG103S
Course type
Language Courses
Weekly Hours
3,0
ECTS
3.0
Term
HS 2020
Language
Spanisch
Lecturers
Elvia Adriana Uhl-Figueroa
Please note that exchange students obtain a higher number of credits in the BSc-program at WHU than listed here. For further information please contact directly the International Relations Office.
Course content
Spanish Semester III, B1 The main objective of the this course is to improve the written and oral language capabilities of the students. By business-orientated exercises the students will extend their vocabulary. Aspects of intercultural negotiation will be part of the course.
a) Grammar:
- Past tense: Imperfecto
- Past tense forms’ contrast: perfecto, imperfecto, indefinido
- Local prepositions and adverbs
- Indefinite pronouns
- Impersonal sentences
- “Ser and estar” with certain adjectives and participles
- Positive and negative imperative and the use of object pronouns (depending of the development of the course)
- Subjuntive present (depending on the development of the course)
b) Written expression: Reading and analysing of economic texts taken from the book by Schnitzer/Martí.
c) Oral expression: Presentation of topic that will be defined in the initial phase of the course (10 - 15 minutes).
*Any changes in the programme will be announced at the beginning of the course.
Class dates
Date | Time |
---|---|
Friday, 04.09.2020 | 08:00 - 10:15 |
Friday, 11.09.2020 | 10:30 - 12:45 |
Friday, 18.09.2020 | 13:15 - 15:30 |
Friday, 25.09.2020 | 08:00 - 10:15 |
Friday, 02.10.2020 | 10:30 - 12:45 |
Friday, 09.10.2020 | 13:15 - 15:30 |
Friday, 16.10.2020 | 08:00 - 10:15 |
Friday, 30.10.2020 | 10:30 - 12:45 |
Friday, 06.11.2020 | 13:15 - 15:30 |
Friday, 13.11.2020 | 08:00 - 10:15 |
Friday, 20.11.2020 | 10:30 - 12:45 |
Friday, 04.12.2020 | 13:15 - 15:30 |
Literature
Basic literature:Castro Viúdez, F. et al.: Nuevo español en marcha 2. SGEL & Hueber (ISBN 978-3-19-364503-6)Schnitzer, Johannes / Jordi Martí: Wirtschaftsspanisch (ISBN 978-3-486-58413-4)Optional literature:Cámara Hernando, María Luz: Langenscheidt Komplett-Grammatik Spanisch / A1-C2. München & Wien (ISBN 978-3-12-563103-8)Moriena, Claudia und Karen Genschow: Große Lerngrammatik Spanisch / A1-C1. Hueber (ISBN 978-3-19-104145-8)
Learningmethods
Team-work, lecture with discussion, exercise sheets, oral presentation
Exam
Written examination (60%), oral presentation assignment (20%), class participation (20%)