Module SPAN2131: SPANISH LANGUAGE 2A AND YEAR ABROAD

Department: MODERN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES (SPANISH)

SPAN2131: SPANISH LANGUAGE 2A AND YEAR ABROAD

Prerequisites

• Spanish Language 1A (SPAN1011).

Corequisites

• None.

Excluded Combination of Modules

• Spanish Language 2A (SPAN2011) OR Spanish Language 2B (SPAN2111) OR Spanish Language 2B and Year Abroad (SPAN2121). Not available to students following the European Studies programme; Spanish in Society II (LANG2091).

Aims

• In respect of work undertaken in Year 2: to improve and expand linguistic competencies (oral and written).
• In respect of Year Abroad: to further improve and expand linguistic skills, knowledge of the culture of a country where the target language is spoken, and to stimulate intercultural awareness.

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 and preparation for the year abroad project.

Learning Outcomes

• Students experience total immersion in the linguistic and cultural environment of a Spanish-speaking country, acquiring increased knowledge and the ability to observe, absorb, and evaluate cultural differences.

• To improve 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 a variety of linguistic registers.

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

• Year 2: regular, assessed practice in a variety of written and oral exercises extends linguistic accuracy and verbal manipulation.
• these exercises include some relevant to functioning well in a Spanish-speaking country.
• Summative assessment tests competencies acquired in formative practice.
• Year Abroad assessment consists of an essay to demonstrate: accuracy of language.
• appropriateness of language (register and idiom).
• range of language (lexis and structure).
• originality of content (evidence of personal experience and response.
• sophistication of reflection and analysis.
• insight into the target language culture).
• quality of information in content (breadth and/or depth of information).
• structure and presentation.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

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