Overview

In this unit you will further develop sophisticated speaking, writing, reading and listening comprehension skills in Spanish, as well as acquiring explicit grammar competence and awareness of different discourses and registers. In the culture component, you will further foster your Spanish and Latin American cultural literacy through the study of … For more content click the Read More button below.

Offerings

S2-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS

Requisites

Prerequisite

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Associate Professor Stewart King

Unit Coordinator(s)

Associate Professor Stewart King

Notes

If this is your language entry point, this unit requires a language entry level test.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.

Communicate in Spanish about matters related to work, study, personal interests, and contemporary political and social issues;

2.

Narrate stories about themselves and others in the past;

3.

Understand and be able to analyse and discuss short literary texts (short stories and/or plays) in Spanish;

4.

Understand and be able to extrapolate information from TV shows, radio programs and other audio texts;

5.

Formulate and defend intellectual arguments in Spanish concerning contemporary issues of relevance in Spain and Latin America.

Teaching approach

Active learning
Problem-based learning
Enquiry-based learning
Simulation or virtual practice
Research activities

Assessment summary

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment

1 - Languages exercises
2 - Oral test/assessment
3 - Essay

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Tutorials

Workload requirements

Workload

Learning resources

Required resources

Availability in areas of study

European languages (Spanish and Latin American studies)