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Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2005-2006 (archived)

Module SPAN2011: SPANISH LANGUAGE 2A

Department: MODERN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES (SPANISH)

SPAN2011: SPANISH LANGUAGE 2A

Type Open Level 2 Credits 20 Availability Available in 2005/06 Module Cap 50 Location Durham

Prerequisites

  • Spanish Language 1A (SPAN1011).

Corequisites

  • None.

Excluded Combination of Modules

  • Spanish Language 2B (SPAN2111); Spanish Language 2B and Year Abroad (SPAN2121) or Spanish Language 2A and Year Abroad (SPAN2131). Not available to students following the European Studies programme; Spanish in Society II (LANG2091).

Aims

  • In year 2 students improve and expand their written and oral skills, expanding on the foundation of grammatical and syntactical accuracy consolidated at Level 1, so as to explore more sophisticated modes of verbal expression and variety of linguistic registers.

Content

  • This module builds on the skills acquired in Spanish language 1A and will involve the further development and consolidation of writing, speaking and comprehension skills in Spanish.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:
  • Students should have acquired a greater knowledge of Hispanic culture and an increased awareness of cultural issues.
Subject-specific Skills:
  • Students should have enhanced and consolidated the skills and knowledge acquired in the first-year core language module - in speaking, writing and aural comprehension.
Key Skills:

    Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

    • The teaching will consist of two one-hour classes per week. Classes will be conducted in Spanish and the module will follow the format of the textbook Pasaporte al mundo hispano. Stuents will take part in debates and discussions, participate in listening-comprehension and translation exercises, and prepare short texts and grammatical exercises for correction in the class.

    Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

    Activity Number Frequency Duration Total/Hours
    Language Classes 42 2 per week 1 hour 42
    Preparation and Reading 158
    Total 200

    Summative Assessment

    Component: Written Examination Component Weighting: 50%
    Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
    two-hour written examination 100%
    Component: Oral Examination Component Weighting: 25%
    Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
    15-minute oral examination 100%
    Component: Listening Comprehension Component Weighting: 25%
    Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
    listening comprehension 100%

    Formative Assessment:

    Regular written assignments/oral practice.

    ■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University