The main theme of this lecture is the theoretical understanding and practical practice of mediation activities in Spanish, newly presented in the 2017 augmented edition of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (Marco común de referencia para las lenguas, MCER). In this version, language mediation activities are first classified into three categories: (1) text mediation, (2) concept mediation and (3) communication mediation.
In this course, the language activity covering all of (1) to (3) will be particularly focused on infographics on various social situations presented by the Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (INE), as well as graphs, diagrams and charts containing information on various social, economic, business management, etc. in Spanish-speaking countries, which will be read and presented as targeted mediation activities to communicate to others in a clear way.
In this course, the students will first learn what the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (MCER) is and what the teaching guidelines Plan curricular del Instituto Cervantes (PCIC), which reflect its principles in Spanish language teaching, are. They will also understand that linguistic activities include receptive, productive, interactive, and mediated activities, and how the CEFR and PCIC regard mediated activities within these categories. Specifically, they will learn the theoretical foundations, including how mediating activity is defined in Spanish Language learning.
The second half of the lecture focuses on practical exercises, and one of the goals is to be able to create an infographic about the thesis they are working on and explain it in Spanish.