Programa d’Ensenyament d’Idiomes
Catalan Level 2
Total course hours: 75 (45 classroom hours + 30 self-study hours)
Number of ECTS credits: 3
I. COURSE DESCRIPTION:
A Pre-intermediate level course (CEFR A2) which aims, from a communicative perspective, to develop in
an integrated and meaningful way the fundamental linguistic skills of listening and reading
comprehension, and oral and written expression. Furthermore, emphasis will be placed on lexical and
grammatical content whilst always seeking to respond to the communicative and academic needs of the
student.
II. EVALUATION SYSTEM:
The final mark for the course is made up of the following elements.
Continuous Assessment: participation (10%)
2 writing tasks (20%)
1 progress test (20%)
1 presentation (10%)
Final Exam
60%
40%
III. MARKING AND CLASSIFICATION SCHEME:
Final mark for the course (60% continuous assessment + 40% final exam)
Mark
A student will fail in any of the following
cases:
Classification
Fail (Suspès)
a) If he/she obtains a final mark for the
course of less than 5.0
b) If he/she obtains a mark of less than 5.0
in the final exam.
c) If he/she does not comply with the PEI
attendance policy.
5.0 – 6.9
Pass (Aprovat)
7.0 – 8.9
Merit (Notable)
9.0 - 10
Distinction (Excel·lent)
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IV. ATTENDANCE POLICY:
As language learning is an evolving process that requires continuous practice in order to acquire new
knowledge and skills, class attendance is obligatory. Students must attend a minimum of 80% of classes
to qualify for a final mark.
In exceptional cases, students may attend less than the required 80% of classes; however, absences
must be justified and permission granted by a commission responsible for such policies. In these cases,
a) absences must not exceed 40% of the course and
b) students must establish a plan of study with their professor to follow the course and prepare
for exams.
The justification of absences is the responsibility of the student, who should present an acceptable
justification at the PEI main office and fill out the corresponding form.
V. COURSE MATERIAL:
As well as handouts, which will be given to you in class by the teacher, and need to be filed on a daily
basis, you will use a coursepack containing both communicative activities and grammar theory with
exercises.
VI. COURSE OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the course the student will be able to:
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Express opinions on abstract or cultural topics in a limited way.
Offer advice in a specific area.
Understand instructions and notifications.
Understand information and current articles.
Understand the general meaning of uncommon information in a familiar area.
Write letters or messages.
Take notes on familiar or predictable topics.
VII. COURSE CONTENT:
FUNCTIONAL CONTENTS
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Social function:
o asking for and accepting apologies
o offering to do something for someone
o showing concern for someone
o asking for permission
o giving and refusing permission
o maintaining a telephone conversation
Informative function:
o describing
o comparing
o asking for information about a fact
o expressing whether something is true or false
o checking whether something has been remembered
o expressing degrees of certainty about something
o evoking
o making predictions
o promising to do something
o threatening to do something
o narrating
Expressive and evaluative function:
o expressing feelings and moods
o apologising
o showing concern over someone’s emotional or physical state
o expressing physical sensations and sense perceptions
o asking for and giving opinions
o expressing a wish
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o expressing scepticism
o giving credibility
Inductive function:
o asking for advice
o proposing, suggesting, advising on and recommending a course of action
o asking for and giving instructions
o authorizing and prohibiting
o inviting and encouraging someone to do something
o warning
o giving orders
Metalinguistic function:
o numbering and ordering discourse elements
o paraphrasing
o correcting oneself
o seeking clarification of a speaker’s intention and on what they have said
GRAMMATICAL CONTENTS
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Gender and number inflection: Regular cases with spelling changes and irregular cases
Derivative suffixes: professions, dimensions and sizes
Determiners:
o definite and indefinite articles
o numbers: cardinal, ordinal and portative
o quantifiers
o comparatives
Pronouns:
o possessive, indefinite and interrogative
o weak object pronouns (clitics): direct object, indirect object and combinations
o adverbials: en and hi
Verb tenses:
o simple present
o past: perfect, periphrastic and imperfect
o imperative
o future
o subjunctive: present and past
Verbal periphrasis:
o obligation: haver de, caldre
o probability: deure
o recently completed activities: acabar de
Adverbs of time, place, direction, quantity, manner and possibility
Prepositions of place, means, topic, cause and substitution
Conjunctions:
o copulative: i and ni
o disjunctive: o, o bé and si no
o adversative: encara que, tot i que, tot i axí, atès que, sinó and més aviat
Syntax:
o coordinative clauses
o relative clauses
o time clauses
o conditional clauses
Phonetics and spelling:
o orthography of vowel sounds
o elisions and glides
o punctuation
o intonation and non-verbal communication
LEXICAL CONTENTS
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Personal information
Housing and place of residence
Professional activities and relations
Daily and free time activities
Travel and commuting
Interpersonal relations
Physical and emotional states
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Teaching and learning
Shopping and gastronomy
Public and private services
Weather
Language and communication
VIII. ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES:
As indicated in the course syllabus, the course will include a variety of language activities: sessions
dedicated to oral fluency, role-plays, Catalan cultural activities, a reading workshop or a tour of
Barcelona.
IX. BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Dictionaries:
o Bilingual dictionaries of the Enciclopèdia Catalana
o Multilingual dictionary (online): http://www.multilingue.cat/
o Monolingual dictionary (online): http://www.diccionari.cat/
o Illustrated dictionary (online): http://www.dicdidac.cat/
Manuals:
o Dolors Badia, Llengua catalana. Nivell llindar 1. Barcelona: Editorial L’Àlber, 1997.
o Roig, N. et al. Passos 1. Barcelona: Editorial Octaedro, 2006.
Grammars:
o Xuriguera, J. Els verbs catalans conjugats. Barcelona: Claret, 1998.
o Alegre, M. Gramaticard. Totes les regles de la gramàtica catalana. Barcelona: Castellnou, 1995.
Additional exercises:
o www.parla.cat
X. CERTIFICATES:
On successful completion of the course, students will receive a certificate stating both their final mark
and classification. Certificates can be collected at the PEI administrative office (Roger de Llúria building,
office 40.177).
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