Pl1001
LANGUAGE AND EXPRESSION
Español
GENERAL GOAL
In this course the students will
understand the way the basic structures of the language work and will apply
this knowledge in an integrated manner to the development of reading, writing,
and oral communication skills. The
acquisition, mastery, and practice of spelling rules will be integrated into
the reading and writing lessons.
SYLLABUS
1.
Reading Strategies
2.
Text Production
3.
Tools for documentary investigation
4.
The communication process
5.
Spelling and punctuation
Pl1003
LANGUAGE AND EXPRESSION
Español
GENERAL GOAL
In this course the students will
understand the way the basic structures of the language work and will apply
this knowledge in an integrated manner to the development of reading, writing,
and oral communication skills. The
acquisition, mastery, and practice of spelling rules will be integrated into
the reading and writing lessons.
SYLLABUS
1.
Reading Strategies
2.
Text Production
3.
Tools for documentary investigation
4.
The communication process
5.
Spelling and punctuation
Pl2001
LANGUAGE AND EXPRESION II
Español
GENERAL GOAL
In this course the
students will reinforce and increase their skills and knowledge related to
basic and complex structures of the language.
The students will be able to apply this knowledge in the processes of
reading, writing, and oral communication.
They will be capable of writing argumentative texts, distinguish the
different types of text by their elements, and will identify the components of
literary genres and their characteristics.
They will increase their capacity for analysis and synthesis, awakening
their sensibility toward the artistic and human side of literature.
The spelling practice,
inherent to the use of the language, will be considered parallel to the
development of the course as a maintenance and reinforcement activity.
SYLLABUS
1.
Strategies for
extending vocabulary.
2.
Non-literary texts.
3.
Scientific texts:
educational, expository, reference.
4.
Journalistic texts:
news, article, and editorial.
5.
Argumentation of ideas.
6.
Literary genres.
7.
Forms: narration,
description, and dialogue.
8.
Genres: lyric,
narrative, and dramatic.
9.
Internal and external
structure of the literary work.
10.
Poetic language:
rhetorical figures.
Pl2003
LANGUAGE AND EXPRESION II
Español
GENERAL GOAL
In this course the
students will reinforce and increase their skills and knowledge related to
basic and complex structures of the language.
The students will be able to apply this knowledge in the processes of
reading, writing, and oral communication.
They will be capable of writing argumentative texts, distinguish the
different types of text by their elements, and will identify the components of
literary genres and their characteristics.
They will increase their capacity for analysis and synthesis, awakening
their sensibility toward the artistic and human side of literature.
The spelling practice,
inherent to the use of the language, will be considered parallel to the
development of the course as a maintenance and reinforcement activity.
SYLLABUS
1.
Strategies for
extending vocabulary.
2.
Non-literary texts.
3.
Scientific texts:
educational, expository, reference.
4.
Journalistic texts:
news, article, and editorial.
5.
Argumentation of ideas.
6.
Literary genres.
7.
Forms: narration,
description, and dialogue.
8.
Genres: lyric,
narrative, and dramatic.
9.
Internal and external
structure of the literary work.
10.
Poetic language:
rhetorical figures.
Pl3001
LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION
Español
GENERAL GOAL
At the end of the course, the
students will be capable of using linguistic and literary knowledge to write
essays and speeches.
The students will understand the
process and the functions of oral communication and will develop their basic
skills through practical activities.
SYLLABUS
1.
The essay
2.
The importance of oral
communication and its environment
3.
The speech
4.
Verbal and non- verbal
expressive skills
5.
The process of
listening
6.
Other forms of oral
expression, theatre and debate
7.
Persuasion
Español
GENERAL GOAL
At the end of the course,
the students will be able to use linguistic and literary knowledge to generate
essays and speeches.
The students will
understand the process and functions of oral communication and will develop its
basic communication skills through practical activities.
SYLLABUS
1.
Concept of “classic”
2.
Review of literary
genres
3.
Narrative genre
4.
Poetic genre
5.
Dramatic genre
Pl5001
MODERN LITERATURE
Español
GENERAL GOAL
Through contact with classic
literature, the students will discover the universal value of works of art and
will increase their skills of analysis, synthesis, and communication; also,
they will awaken their sensibility toward artistic work and human literature.
SYLLABUS
1.
The Age of Progress (2nd
half of 19th Century)
2.
20th Century narrative:
the horrors of the war and the end of utopia
3.
Contemporary Theatre: 20th
Century on the scene
4.
Contemporary Poetry