University of Barcelona

The course examines language as a system of human communication, focusing on its biological, cognitive, and social foundations. It introduces key concepts in psycholinguistics, pragmatics, language comprehension, and production, and explores how language is processed in the mind and used in social interaction.

This course examines ethical references within Spanish and European legal frameworks, specifically, contemporary ethical issues that have arisen in the field of cultural industries. It provides an introduction to the Spanish judicial system, the system of rights and freedoms as outlined in the Constitution, in the European Union and in international law. The course covers the freedom of expression and right to information, configuration of cultural industries, and deontology of information.

This course focuses on practicing, expanding, and improving Spanish language oral production in everyday contexts as well as improving pronunciation of Spanish through listening and articulation practice.

This course provides a general history of the evolution of the English language, analyzing the mechanisms behind linguistic change, as well as the types of change. It addresses language relationships within the Germanic group, as well as the process of phonetic, grammatical, and semantic changes. The course also reviews the external history of the English language, examining Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English, and Contemporary English.