SUMMER COURSES IN SPANISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE IN JACA (HUESCA)

2. TEACHER TRAINING COURSES FOR TEACHERS OF SPANISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

• Each of these courses runs for 50 class hours and includes classes in problem areas in the grammar of Spanish as a foreign language, and in the methodology of teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language (ELE).

• Aims. To provide the necessary grounding enabling students on the course to focus their own education on teaching Spanish as a foreign language. To study in depth the basic aspects of methodology in the teaching of Spanish to foreign students. To analyse resources and strategies for teaching Spanish in the foreign language classroom.

• Aimed at: Spanish and foreign teachers of Spanish as a foreign language, Philology graduates (preferably in Spanish) or final year Philology students (preferably in Spanish) who wish to focus their training on teaching Spanish to foreign students.

• Students who consistently attend and make full use of the classes will be awarded an approved diploma which can be validated by the Department of Education, Culture and Sports of the Government of Aragon, carrying 5 credits for Permanent Teacher Training qualifications, provided that the students fulfil the requirements established by the relevant official bodies.

• The two courses may be validated as 5 free-choice credits by the University of Zaragoza and by the G9 Group of Universities under the terms and conditions set out by these institutions.

• Attendance is compulsory and absences, regardless of the reason, may not exceed 15% of the total duration of the course (7.5 hours).

• Enrolment fee for each course: € 385. The number of places is limited.

• Applicants must NOT make any payments before receiving confirmation of their admission on to the course.


Course I. SPECIALIST TRAINING course (7th edition)
(jointly with the Aragon Regional Government)
From 30 July to 10 August 2012 (50 hours)

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE SPECIALIST TRAINING COURSE. Given the specialist nature of this course, students who have already taken an initial teacher training course for teachers of Spanish as a foreign language will be given priority on registration.

SEQUENCE OF THE YEAR 2012

• Needs analysis (4 hours).
Susana Llorián, external collaborator of the Instituto Cervantes.
• Levels A1 and A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (4 hours).
Susana Llorián, external collaborator of the Instituto Cervantes.
• Second language acquisition: the case of Spanish (6 hours).
Lourdes Díaz, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona.
• Reviewing and making materials for levels A1 and A2 (6 hours).
Javier Lahuerta, Universidad de Barcelona
• ELE for children and teenagers (4 hours).
Isidoro Pisonero, Escuela Europea de Alicante.
• Teaching Spanish for professional purposes (6 hours).
M.ª Lluïsa Sabater, École Supérieure de Commerce Extérieur de Paris.
• The discourse markers in the ELE classroom (4 hours).
Pilar Marchante, Author of training materials.
• Literature and Cinema in the ELE classroom (6 hours).
José Amenós, Official School of Languages in Madrid-Embajadores.
• Drama techniques in the ELE classroom (6 hours).
Ana Martínez, Université Toulouse Le Mirail
• Methodology for teaching grammar (4 hours).
Alicia Clavel, University of Castilla – La Mancha


Course II. INITIAL TRAINING Course (24th edition)
(jointly with the Instituto Cervantes and the Aragon Regional Government)
From 13 to 24 August 2012 (50 hours)

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE INITIAL TRAINING COURSE. Given the initial nature of this course, enrolment is not recommended for people who have attended other similar courses.

SEQUENCE OF THE YEAR 2012


I. Methodological and educational aspects of teaching Spanish as a foreign language

• The communicative perspective in the ELE classroom (4 hours).
Marta Higueras, Instituto Cervantes.
• Lexicon in the ELE classroom (4 hours).
Marta Higueras, Instituto Cervantes.
• The teaching of pronunciation and phonetics (4 hours).
Alicia Mellado, University of Castilla - La Mancha.
• Pedagogical and psycholinguistic criteria in grammar learning (8 hours).
Mario Gómez del Estal, Official School of Languages in Leganés (Madrid).
• Errors in ELE learning (4 hours).
Alicia Clavel, author of teaching materials and teacher trainer.
• Technical and resources group dynamics applied
to activities of classroom (4 hours).
Amor Chárlez, Máster de ELE. University of Barcelona.
• "Según se mire..." The values of 'se' in Spanish
(2 hours).
María Antonia Martín Zorraquino, University of Zaragoza.
• Information and communication technologies
in the ELE classroom (4 hours).
Max Hamann, University of Antonio de Nebrija.
• Models and types of assessment (6 hours). José Antonio Matilla, Official School of Languages in Barcelona.
• Strategies for ELE learning(4 hours).
Cristina Moreno, ELE teacher.


II. Problem areas in Spanish grammar in teaching Spanish as a foreign language: explanation models, activities and exercises
Workshops

• Integrating Spanish variants in the ELE classroom (2 hours).
Vicente Lagüéns, University of Zaragoza.
• Pretérito perfecto, indefinido e imperfecto
in the ELE classroom (2 hours).
Blanca Palacio Alegre, University of Malta.

• The indicativo / subjuntivo contrast (2 hours).
José Laguna, University of Zaragoza.
• Verb periphrasis in the ELE classroom (2 hours).
David Serrano-Dolader, University of Zaragoza.