Sentence construction and corpus analysis

Teacher(s)

Aulit Laetitia (compensates De Cock Barbara); De Cock Barbara;

Language

Spanish

Prerequisites

LESP1181: Spanish A1-B1 (linguistic, sociolinguistic, and pragmatic skills)

The prerequisites for this teaching unit (UE) are specified at the end of this sheet, alongside the programs/courses that offer this UE.  

Main themes

The course covers the pronominal paradigm, verbal morphology, and the syntax of complex sentences in modern standard Spanish. 

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	Use the correct pronominal and verbal forms at the sentence level and construct correct simple and complex sentences in modern standard Spanish.
2	Explain the choice of a verb form or syntactic structure in an authentic text (a corpus) using the appropriate grammatical and linguistic terminology. To achieve this objective, students will be able to analyze the sentence and its constituents from a morphosyntactic point of view (identifying the different categories of words, phrases, syntactic functions, main and subordinate clauses) and identify the argument structure of the predicate.

Content

• Syntactic analysis of current standard Spanish, using correct terminology.
• Introduction to the use of Spanish corpora from an analytical and didactic perspective.
• Through linguistic analysis, contribute to progress in language proficiency. 

Teaching methods

The course will be divided into two parts: joint group sessions and group exercise sessions (practical work). The joint group sessions will focus on acquiring analytical frameworks and a descriptive approach to data. In addition, critical reflection on the potential contribution of corpus research will be incorporated into the course. Student participation is designed to be the central focus of learning.  
The exercises will focus on the practical application of these analytical strategies. 
Students will be asked to prepare analytical exercises and corpus research exercises. 

Evaluation methods

The assessment for this course consists of two parts.

• Written exam (14/20): This exam includes questions on linguistic analysis. Students will be required to demonstrate their ability to provide a comprehensive analysis by referring to the context and using the correct terminology. 
• Written assignment in pairs (6/20): a schedule and detailed description will be published on Moodle. 

The September session assessment consists of a written assignment (6/20) and a written exam (14/20). Students who failed the January session assignment must submit an improved version of their work. 

When preparing the written assignment, students must comply with the Guidelines of the École de Langues et Lettres (Lignes directrices pour une utilisation responsable des outils d’intelligence artificielle générative). More specifically, any use of artificial intelligence tools within the context of this course must comply with the instructions provided for the written assignment, in accordance with the Grille des usages de l’intelligence artificielle générative, which completes the guidelines. Students must therefore fill out the declaration on the use of generative AI provided in the guidelines. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in a reduction in the mark for the written assignment due to non-compliance with this instruction. 
In case of non-compliance with the relevant rules, the examination board will take the measures set out in section 6 of the Lignes directrices pour une utilisation responsable des outils d’intelligence artificielle générative.
More generally, students must comply with the Règlement général des évaluations des études et des examens (RGEE) of the UCLouvain, in particular with regard to irregularities and plagiarism (Article 107 of the RGEE).

The assessment is conducted entirely in Spanish. 

Online resources

Moodle course page 

Teaching materials

• Syllabus disponible sur Moodle
• Glosario de términos gramaticales: https://www.rae.es/gtg/

Faculty or entity

> ELAL