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Any attempt at communication requires the speaker to have a complete command of their communicayion abilities. As such, this Postgraduate certificate is based on the knowledge of linguistic, sociolinguistic and pragmatic skills. In order to teach Spanish as a foreign language, it is essential to know all the skills that students must develop and their different learning stages, in order to develop different methodologies adapted to their educational needs.

This Postgraduate certificate will provide an in-depth study of the methodology that can be used to work with the lexicon, as well as how to avoid common mistakes in the presentation and analysis of material. 
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The teacher will be able to explain and resolve confusing grammar issues or questions regarding their student’s assessment process. It will include a complete vocabulary teaching methodology and different techniques and educational material, taught by leading experts in the field with extensive experience in the educational sector.

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Module 1. Lexical Proficiency in Learning Spanish as a Foreign Language

1.1. The Lexical Form in Current Linguistics

1.1.1. The Lexical Unit
1.1.2. The Lexical Methodology

1.2. Lexical Competences According to CEFR

1.2.1. Lexical Networks, the Connection of Meaning According to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
1.2.2. Expressions and Grammatical Words According to CEFR

1.3. Frequent, Formal and Standard Vocabulary in Spanish lexicon

1.3.1. Differentiation and Use of Vocabulary Types
1.3.2. Communication Barriers, Shared Words
1.3.3. Difference Between Lexemes and Lexicons

1.4. Foreign Words in Spanish as a Foreign Language Classes

1.4.1. Necessary/Unnecessary Foreign Words
1.4.2. False Friends
1.4.3. The Importance of Good Pronunciation in the Inclusion of Foreign Idioms

1.5. Adapting the Lexicon for Cohesion in Didactics

1.5.1. The Inherited Lexicon
1.5.2. The Acquired Lexicon
1.5.3. The Lexicon Multiplied

1.6. Traditional Lexicon and its Development

1.6.1. Heritage Voices, Cultisms and Latinisms
1.6.2. The Wear and Tear of Words: Archaism

1.7. Differentiating Between Lexicon Types According to the Task

1.7.1. The Speciality Lexicon. Inclusion of Latin
1.7.2. Legal and Medical Lexicon
1.7.3. The Dictionary Lexicon

1.8. Techniques of Lexicon Retention

1.8.1. The Process of Vocabulary Acquisition Through Empirical Studies

1.8.1.1. Syntagmatic Composition
1.8.1.2. Phonetic Association
1.8.1.3. Categorisation, Coordination, Functional Association

1.9. Syntagms and Paradigms: Matching Lexicon to the Learning Context

1.9.1. Intonation Patterns
1.9.2. Interferences of the Mother Tongue
1.9.3. Phraseological Unit
1.9.4. Learning Expectations According to the Linguistic Vision

1.10. Types of Materials for Lexical Teaching

1.10.1. Keyword Selection

1.10.1.1. Selection of Thematic Areas
1.10.1.2. Selection of Texts and Communicative Elements
1.10.1.3. Planning in Response to Student Demand

1.11. Connecting Ideas in Coordinating Lexis for Teaching

1.11.1. Semantic Support

1.11.1.1. Dictionary Searches
1.11.1.2. Word Exhibition
1.11.1.3. Explanation of Lexical Structures
1.11.1.4. Richness, Range and Control of Vocabulary by the Learner in the Classroom

1.12. Sayings, Idioms

1.12.1. Expressions and Idioms Relating to the Human Body
1.12.2. Expressions with Food
1.12.3. Expressions with Animals
1.12.4. Expressions with Colours
1.12.5. Expressions with “to be”
1.12.6. Examples of Spanish Proverbs
1.12.7. Fillers

1.13. List of Printed and Virtual Material According to the Lexicon Through Dictionaries

1.13.1. Selection of Bilingual, Monolingual and Monolingual Material

1.13.1.1. Selection of Material Available Online

1.13.2. Selection of Dictionaries for Spanish as a Foreign Language Classes

1.13.2.1. Editions and Their Combination According to the Task

1.14. Selection of Dictionaries for Spanish as a Foreign Language Classes

1.14.1. Selection of Dictionaries for Spanish as a Foreign Language Classes
1.14.2. Editions and Their Combination According to the Task

1.15. Spanish Speakers and the Lexicon According to Region

1.15.1. Geographical Variations of Lexical Variants
1.15.2. Contextual, Historical and Social Variations

1.16. Ways of Assessing Lexical Knowledge

1.16.1. Assessing Implicit Learning
1.16.2. Assessing Explicit Learning
1.16 3. Assessment of Dynamism in Forms of Use
1.16.4. Concordance of Evaluative Descriptors

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