CURSO : ENGLISH-SPANISH CONTRASTS
TRADUCCION : CONTRASTES INGLES-ESPA?OL
SIGLA : LET1318
CRÉDITOS : 10
MÓDULOS : 02
REQUISITOS : LET1334
CARÁCTER : MINIMUM
DISCIPLINA : LINGUISTICS
I. DESCRIPTION
English-Spanish Contrasts offers a comprehensive linguistic description of similarities and differences
between the English and Spanish languages focusing on a selection of phonological, morpho-syntactic,
lexical, and discoursal aspects of both languages. The course examines the most pertinent approaches within
the contrastive linguistics area and seeks their application in real English L2 production under the parameters
of Spanish as L1.
II. OBJECTIVES
Generals:
1. To understand and apply the main methodological frameworks within the area of contrastive
linguistics.
2. To develop awareness towards the applicability of the notion of contrast between English and Spanish
in terms of its effectiveness and limitations.
3. To know and apply the methodological tools for analysing English L2 production under the parameters
of Spanish as L1.
Specifics:
1. To be able to identify, describe, and examine the linguistic processes of the English and Spanish
languages.
2. To be able to provide parameters of comparison and contrast of both languages.
3. To be able to identify and describe phonological, morpho-syntactic, lexical, and discoursal similarities
and differences between English and Spanish.
III. CONTENTS
1. Introduction: from Second Language Acquisition to Contrastive Linguistics.
2. Contrastive linguistics.
2.1 Contrastive Analysis.
2.2 Error Analysis.
2.3 Interlanguage.
3. Areas of contrast - English-Spanish.
3.1 Phonology.
3.1.1 Consonants.
3.1.2 Vowels and diphthongs.
3.2 Morpho-syntax.
3.2.1 Morphology: inflection, derivation.
3.2.2 Word order.
3.2.3 Sentence structure.
3.2.4 The noun group.
3.2.5 The verbal group.
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3.3 Lexical-semantics.
3.3.1 Word formation.
3.3.2 Cognates.
3.3.3 Idioms.
3.4 Discourse.
3.4.1 Genre.
3.4.2 Rhetoric.
4. Any other related content to meet students' needs.
IV. METHODOLOGY
- Lectures
- Task-centred activities
- Individual and group assignments
V. EVALUATION
- Tests.
- Workshops.
- Oral presentations.
- Research Project.
VI. BIBLIOGRAPHY
Compulsory:
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Jarvis, S. & A. Pavlenko Crosslinguistic Influence in Language and Cognition. London,
Rouledge, 2008.
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Stockwell, R., et al. The Grammatical Structure of English and Spanish. Chicago, The
University of Chicago Press, 1965.
Whitley, M. S. Pearson Education Limited, 1999.
Complementary:
Bosque, I. & V. Demonte Gramatica descriptiva de la lengua Espa?ola. Madrid, Espasa-
Calpe, 1999.
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Callahan, L. Spanish/English Codeswitching in a Written Corpus. Philadelphia,
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Spoken and Written English - Grammar and Usage. Cambridge,
Cambridge University Press, 2006.
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Spanish and English. New York, Routledge, 2004.
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Bern & Berlin, Peter Lang AG, 2003.
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Longman, 2003.
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Radford, A. English Syntax: An Introduction. Cambridge, Cambridge
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