Class contents and exam requirements

a.y. 2013/2014 - 2014/2015 Class contents and exam requirements Code 20368‐20374 (20418) Spanish Language – First and second language B2 business Program Master of Science Degree course M, IM, MM, AFC, CLAPI, CLEFIN‐FINANCE, CLELI, ACME, DES‐ESS, EMIT Teaching activity Annual course: 1° year, 2nd semester (36 hours) ‐ 2° year, 1st semester (36 hours); (total classroom teaching hours 72). The course is activated if an appropriate number of participants is met Final Exam  Bocconi internal exam (B2 business*) or recognized
international certificate
 4 credits, 2° year, 1st semester
The B2 business language exam counts towards the Master CEMS and replaces the MBC test, provided the candidate has attended a B2 course for at least one semester Objective To acquire the language skills required for communicating at work without difficulty Head Teacher María del Mar Gilarranz Lapeña * To classify language levels, Università Bocconi follows the CEFR, Common European Framework of
Reference for Languages
Index Course program Textbook Exam content and description Additional points Resources page 2 page 2 page 4 page 5 page 6 1
Course Program Objectives At the end of the course, the student should be able to  understand the main points of a complex text about both concrete and abstract ideas, including the technical aspects of their major subjects  interact with native speakers fairly fluently and be easily understood  present clearly and coherently detailed information related to their academic or professional activities  express an opinion arguing for and against Contents The teaching will propose the following activities  grammatical revision: developing correct forms and structures  vocabulary extension: reading authentic texts from books, newspapers and internet  written assignments: individual topics or working in small groups, presenting work to the class, writing formal letters, memos, e‐mails and other work‐related tasks  reading comprehension: analysis and presentation in class of passages selected by the teacher  oral interaction: discussing day‐to‐day issues or work‐related topics  mock exams and testing: practising using past papers and DELE B2 and C1 certification from the Instituto Cervantes Set Textbook 
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Tano, M. Expertos. Curso avanzado de español orientado al mundo del trabajo. Libro del alumno. Difusión. Barcelona 2009 Authentic materials supplied by the teacher in class: newspaper and magazine articles, videos, internet, radio and TV programmes Recommended textbooks 
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Gilarranz Lapeña, M. Bordonaba Zabalza, M.C. Negociar en español. Comunicación, gramática y cultura en lengua española. EGEA, Milano 2013 Barbero, J.C. San Vicente, F. Actual. Gramática para comunicar en español. CLUEB, Bologna 2006 Tam, L. DIZIONARIO SPAGNOLO ECONOMICO & COMMERCIALE SPAGNOLO‐ITALIANO / ITALIANO‐SPAGNOLO Hoepli, Milano 2006 Giordano, A. Calvo Rigual, C DIZIONARIO SPAGNOLO. HERDER ITALIANO SPAGNOLO ‐ ESPAÑOL ITALIANO Logos, Modena 2008 In order to study effectively, students are advised to carry out the individual exercises and activities contained in the Instituto Cervantes; AVE nivel B2 multimedia course available at the Language Center > Language Laboratory Organisation First Semester Topics/units 1 Incorporación inmediata Skills Redactar un anuncio de trabajo Elaborar un currículum Carta de solicitud de empleo Documentos: Currículum vitae y carta de presentación. Caso: Sara Navarro Grammar Construcciones pasivas e impersonales Uso del futuro en textos administrativos Usos del imperativo afirmativo y negativo La nominalización en textos administrativos Fórmulas en la solicitud de empleo 2
2 Reunión de equipo 3 Me trasladan a México 4 Exportamos a 70 países La sesión de negociación
Presente de subjuntivo regular e irregular
La asertividad en la reunión Usos del indicativo – subjuntivo en la Documentos: El acta de la reunión, exposición de ideas agradecimientos. Plantear condiciones Caso: Restaurante Sant Pau La atenuación El éxito en los traslados Condicional simple. Usos Comportamiento del trasladado El imperfecto de subjuntivo Documentos: Pedir información, concertar una Temporalidad en el futuro con subjuntivo cita Aconsejar Caso: Cottet Realizar un informe La exportación, la importación Documentos: Una reclamación, un informe Caso: Rieju Pronombres personales complemento Expresión de la causa, la concesión y la consecuencia La finalidad Generalizar, añadir elementos, contraponer Second Semester
Topics/units 5 Montamos un negocio 6 Cuestiones de finanzas Skills Grammar Elección de un producto según el entorno Los tiempos del pasado en los relatos Elaborar un plan de empresa Frases de relativo Documentos: Oferta comercial y presupuesto Conectores de causa, consecuencia, etc Caso: Pronovias Gastar y administrar dinero en la economía doméstica Expresar porcentajes Administrar una herencia Comparaciones Documentos: La factura. Pagos modalidades y Estilo indirecto: cambios verbales, reclamaciones. El albarán temporales Caso: Cobertura para PYMES 7 El tiempo es oro La organización del tiempo Planes profesionales y personales Documentos: Condiciones de entrega. Disculpas Caso: Gestionalia Frases temporales de pasado, presente y futuro Concordancia temporal en las subordinadas
Relativas de opinión, gusto, sentimiento Subordinadas con preposición Verbos pronominales 8 Producción y fabricación Conflictos de producción y seguridad Estructura del sector económico Problemas y soluciones en una fábrica Documentos: El pedido y la orden de pedido Caso: La Farga Lacambra Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo, usos
Condicional compuesto Condicionalidad en el pasado, presente y futuro Explicativas y especificativas Cual/cuales Elisión con ser/estar On the e‐learning platform you will find the materials provided in class by the professor and the assignments to be carried out while you are attending the course (up to a 5 hours a week). This study method allows a constant improvement in your language skills and an adequate preparation for the exam Exam content and description Objectives The exam is scored out of a maximum of 30 points, which will go into the calculation of your grade point average, and evaluates your ability to 3
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understand fairly long and complex listening passages, making notes and reworking the information heard write structured texts of various types oral interaction: presentation and discussion demonstrate your knowledge of the language, by correctly using a range of vocabulary and grammatical structures Contents The exam consists of a written paper and an oral exam. Both need to be passed for the grade to count towards the final average. In order to take the oral exam, it is necessary to:
 pass the written exam (minimum mark 18/30)  have a test score that hasn’t expired, i.e. that is still valid (see Written Exam, Validity) Students can choose to retake the written exam before the taking the oral exam but must remember that handing in their paper annuls any previous grade given. The Oral exam is compulsory and the score is added to the written grade. We would like to remind students that, in order to take the exam, they must register for the exam session in question at the Punto Blu. The exam is the same for both attending students and non‐attenders. Organisation Written Exam The written exam consists of two parts. Each part is worth assigned a mark and the sum of these marks is converted into thirtieths to give the final grade First part Listening Check candidates’ ability to identify the subject matter, how it is communicated and the Objective most important details in a brief listening passage Listen to two passages containing massages, announcements, surveys, radio broadcasts Skill data, opinions, descriptions, explanations 5/30 1° listening: sentence and/or table completion, true/false questions Exam 10/30 2° listening: multiple choice answers, open/closed questions Second part Objective Skill Exam Reading comprehension Checking candidates’: ‐ ability to understand texts; ‐ ability to write structured texts according to instructions given Reading comprehension of one or more authentic texts, possibly also containing graphs, tables, images Writing a short report according to the documents given, from a personal point 15/30 of view and with a format given Duration 150 minutes Dictionary Monolingual and bilingual dictionary can be used Validity it is valid for the 3 subsequent oral exams, and it is also valid for the subsequent 12 months but there is a penalty that must be paid (see Oral Exam, Validity) Oral Exam Objective Present and discuss a topic, answering examiners' questions Skill Presentation and discussion 4
Exam Choose in accordance with the teacher an article regarding an aspect of Spanish current affairs, supported by slides, and discuss this in the exam. Preparation of the above is indispensable in order to take the exam. Details on how to prepare for the exam are to be found online in the library for each language (Bocconi e‐learning platform) or at: http://www.unibocconi.eu/languagecenter in Self‐Study > Online materials Duration 15 minutes Dictionary Dictionaries are not allowed The oral exam can only be taken once you have passed the written exam. Students will be assessed in terms of their practical ability to communicate. During the oral exam marks can be added to or subtracted from the written exam result in the following way:  by +3 or ‐3, if the oral exam is passed within the 3 oral exams subsequent to the Validity written exam;  by +1 or ‐3, if the oral exam is passed after the first 3 subsequent oral exams, but still by 12 months subsequent to the written exam (this option is possible only for students who take the written exam after 1st January 2013) As an alternative to the Bocconi exam, students may choose to register one of the international certifications recognized by the University. The achieved result is converted into a number grade out of a possible thirty and is registered in the academic career Additional Points The assessment of language skills depends both on the result of the final exam and on marks awarded during the year: 1. Positive participation in the course and completion of self‐study activities 2. Partial Exam Points are registered at the same time the oral exam is passed 1. Positive participation in the course and completion of self‐study activities Objective To encourage constant and active improvement in the language Maximum points awardable 
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Assignment of points Validity 1 thirtieth for active participation in at least 75% of lesson hours 1 thirtieth for completion of the self‐study programme Defined by professor at the end of the course on the basis of quality of work performed and respected due dates as indicated the professor in the classroom and also online from January to September immediately following the course. These months are included 2. Partial Exam Objective Evaluate progress in language learning Maximum points awardable 
Assignment of points Determined by the teacher after a “pass” grade has been achieved 1 thirtieth 5
Validity Test Note from January to September immediately following the course. These months are included Skills:  Grammar – Grammar exercises in the following formats: multiple choice answers, sentence completion, transformation  Vocabulary exercises in the following formats: sentence completion, cloze test, multiple choice answers and possibly a short writing The exam is open to all students, both attenders and non‐attenders enrolled in the first year of their Degree course. It takes place once every academic year in June after first semester classes have finished (the exact date can be found in the General Exams calendar) Resources Materials prepared by professors Self‐study programme Past exams Extra teaching materials Language tutors Office Hours for Bocconi teachers International certificates recognized 6