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Course: 2025/2026

Spanish language and the media
(13269)
Bachelor in Journalism (Study Plan 2017) (Plan: 383 - Estudio: 212)


Coordinating teacher: GARCIA PEREZ, RAFAEL

Department assigned to the subject: Humanities: Philosophy, Language, Literature Theory Department

Type: Basic Core
ECTS Credits: 6.0 ECTS

Course:
Semester:

Branch of knowledge: Arts and Humanities



Requirements (Subjects that are assumed to be known)
None.
Objectives
Know the standard form of Spanish. Be able to convey not only information about events but also external discourse in a clear and accurate manner. Recognize the lexical peculiarities of the language used in the media, with the aim of using vocabulary appropriate to the topic, medium, and audience to which the information is directed. Understand the main semantic relationships and be able to determine how they function in journalistic texts: creating explicit meanings, add-ons, hidden meanings, presuppositions, etc. Be able to detect the relationships and differences between the grammatical structure and the informational structure of statements. Recognize the extralinguistic factors that influence language use and the meaning that linguistic expressions acquire depending on the context.
Description of contents: programme
1. The Language of Journalism 1.1. The Standard Variety of Language. Is Journalism a Guarantee of the Standard? 1.2. Journalism and Linguistic Norms 1.2.1. Morphological Aspects 1.2.2. Syntactic Aspects 1.2.3. Lexical Aspects 1.2.4. Pragmatic Aspects 2. The Discursive Construction of the Journalistic Text Structure. Aspects of Coherence and Cohesion. 2.1. The News Report 2.2. The Reportage 2.3. The Chronicle 2.4. The Interview 2.5. Opinion Texts 3. Audiovisual and Digital Variations 3.1. Language in Audiovisual Journalism 3.2. Language in New Digital Journalism
Learning activities and methodology
Theoretical instruction and practical engagement with the topics of the discipline will be carried out, as outlined in the schedule, through the following activities: 1) Development of attentive listening during the presentation of topics (whether by the professor or fellow classmates), alongside the enhancement of note-taking skills for summary writing. 2) Familiarization with the use of essential tools of the Spanish language: grammar references, dictionaries, websites, style guides, etc. 3) A variety of in-class exercises to apply theory to practice. 4) Readings of original chapters related to the discipline, along with summaries or reviews of those readings. 5) Debates, aimed at developing students¿ argumentative abilities and critical thinking.
Assessment System
  • % end-of-term-examination/test 60
  • % of continuous assessment (assigments, laboratory, practicals...) 40

Calendar of Continuous assessment


Extraordinary call: regulations
Basic Bibliography
  • BOSQUE, IGNACIO y VIOLETA DEMONTE (eds.). Gramática descriptiva de la lengua española. Madrid, Espasa Calpe, 1999..
  • CRUSE, D. A.. Meaning in language. An introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics. Oxford University Press, 2004.
  • DE MIGUEL, ELENA (ed.). Panorama de la lexicología,. Barcelona, Ariel, 2009..
  • Fundación de español urgente. El español más vivo. 300 recomendaciones para hablar y escribir bien. Espasa. 2015
  • Fundé. Manual de español urgente. Debate. 2015
  • GARCÍA MEDAL, J. (ed.). Aspectos de morfología derivativa del español. Lugo, Tristram, 2002.
  • GARCÍA MOUTON, PILAR. Lenguas y dialectos de España. Madrid, Arco Libros, 2002..
  • GIMENO, F.. Dialectología y sociolingüística españolas. Alicante, Universidad de Alicante, 1990.
  • GROSS, G.. Manuel d'analyse linguistique. Approche sémantico-syntaxique du lexique. Presses Universitaires du Septentrion. 2012
  • GUTIÉRREZ CUADRADO, J. Y J. A. PASCUAL. De cómo el castellano se convirtió en español, en A. García Simón (ed.): Historia de una cultura. La singularidad de Castilla. Valladolid, Junta de Castilla y León, vol. 2, 320-385..
  • LABOV. W.. Principios del cambio lingüístico (2 vols). Madrid, Gredos, 2006.
  • LAPESA, RAFAEL. Historia de la lengua española, 9ª ed.. Madrid, Gredos, 1991..
  • MILROY, J. y MILROY, L.. Authority in Language. Investigating Standard English. Routledge. 1985
  • MORENO FERNÁNDEZ, F.. Principios de sociolingüística y sociología del lenguaje. Barcelona, Ariel. 1998
  • PENA, J.. Formación de palabras, en M. Alvar (dir.): Introducción a la lingüística española. Barecelona, Ariel, 234-253.
  • PERELMAN, CH. Y OLBRECHTS-TYTECA, L.. Tratado de la argumentación. La nueva retórica.. Madrid, Gredos.. 1989
  • REAL ACADEMIA ESPAÑOLA. Diccionario de la lengua española. Madrid, Espasa Calpe, 2001, 22ª ed..
  • REAL ACADEMIA ESPAÑOLA. Diccionario panhispánico de dudas. Madrid, Santillana, 2005..
  • REAL ACADEMIA ESPAÑOLA. Nueva gramática de la lengua española. Madrid, Espasa-Calpe, 2009.
  • VARELA, S. (ed.).. Morfología léxica: la formación de palabras. Madrid, Gredos, 2005.
Additional Bibliography
  • Crystal, David. El lenguaje e Internet. Madrid, Akal. 2002
  • Gimeno, Gemma y Peralta, Miquel. El lenguaje de las noticias de televisión. Barcelona, UOC. 2016
  • Hernando, Bernardino M.. Lenguaje de la prensa. Madrid, Eudema. 1990
  • Mancera Rueda, Ana. ¿Cómo se habla en los cibermedios? El español coloquial en el periodismo digital. Peter Lang. 2011
  • Martínez Albertos, Alberto. El lenguaje periodístico. Madrid, Paraninfo. 1989
  • VV.AA.. Lenguaje en periodismo escrito. Fundación Juan March. 1977
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