
- UCAS course code
- QR34
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Course unit details:
Spanish Language 2
Unit code | SPLA51022 |
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Credit rating | 20 |
Unit level | Level 1 |
Teaching period(s) | Semester 2 |
Offered by | Spanish, Portuguese and Latin |
Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
This is an intensive course unit for post-beginners in Spanish, which follows on from, and complements, the SPLA51011 Spanish language unit taught in semester 1.
Focussing on a variety of topics (including culture, society, current affairs, etc.) and using a range of teaching methods and audio-visual as well as printed media, this course aims to continue giving students sound foundations in the language and to develop intermediate writing and reading skills, and pre-intermediate speaking and aural skills.
Pre/co-requisites
Unit title | Unit code | Requirement type | Description |
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Spanish Language 1 | SPLA51011 | Pre-Requisite | Compulsory |
Aims
- to provide students with thorough grounding in Spanish grammar and syntax, and expand it further;
- to enable students to become independent users of the target language and to communicate with some confidence on familiar routine matters related to their interests and professional field through a range of written, oral and comprehension exercises, including translation.
Knowledge and understanding
- Passive and active knowledge of a range of grammatical structures of the Spanish language.
- An awareness of the nature and extent of cultural diversity within the Hispanic world.
Intellectual skills
- Use of the target language with the skills acquired at a basic level.
- Extract and synthesise basic key information from written and spoken sources.
- Organise and present ideas within the framework of a structured argument at levels of appropriate difficulty.
- Develop deductive reasoning.
Practical skills
- Communicate in written and oral Spanish.
- Manage time and work to deadlines.
- Work creatively and flexibly with others as part of a team.
Transferable skills and personal qualities
- Communication and presentation skills: oral, written and IT.
- Self-management and study skills, including learning how to learn through self-reflection activities and self-evaluation.
- Self-confidence, empathy and understanding others.
- Intercultural awareness.
Employability skills
- Other
- ¿ Communication and presentation skills developed through frequent presentations and teamwork. ¿ Self-management skills which are promoted through independent work. ¿ Problem-solving, decision making and creative skills, fostered through a variety of tasks such as creative writing, simulations, translations, etc. ¿ IT skills through web and computer assisted language learning.
Assessment methods
Exam | 60% |
Grammar & Essay Writing | 15% |
Oral exam | 25% |
Feedback methods
Feedback method | Formative or Summative |
Students will regularly receive individual written feedback on completed and marked assignments and oral presentations plus face-to-face discussion if desired. The tutor will also provide in-class comments on homework, presentations and other exercises. Additionally, global feedback (delivered orally in class/posted to Blackboard/as a hand-out) on frequent errors or omissions will be provided to the whole class to indicate problem areas and allow questions and discussion. Finally, the collaborative group/pair work used in class to practice presented language also facilitates peer feedback. | Formative |
Written feedback on the in-class test and on oral exam performance. One-to-one feedback by request on written exam during office hours or by appointment during the School’s allocated feedback period. | Summative |
Recommended reading
Set texts:
· F. Rosales et al., Campus Sur, Libro del Alumno (Barcelona: Difusión)
· P. Muñoz and M. Thacker, A Spanish Learning Grammar (London: Arnold)
· Diccionario Oxford español-inglés, inglés-español (O.U.P.)
· Diccionario Clave (SM): http://www.smdiccionarios.com/home.php
Recommended texts:
· E. Spinelli, English Grammar for Students of Spanish (Arnold)
· R. E. Batchelor & M. A. San José, Using Spanish Vocabulary (Cambridge University Press)
Study hours
Scheduled activity hours | |
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Seminars | 55 |
Independent study hours | |
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Independent study | 145 |
Teaching staff
Staff member | Role |
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Susana Lorenzo-Zamorano | Unit coordinator |