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Undergraduate Handbook 2005-2006 (archived)

Module SPAN3211: CATALAN [ADVANCED]

Department: Modern Languages and Cultures (Spanish)

SPAN3211: CATALAN [ADVANCED]

Type	Level	Credits	Availability	Module Cap	Location
Open	3	20	Available in 2005/2006	None	Durham

Pre-requisites

Spanish Language 2A (SPAN2011) or Spanish Language 2A and Year Abroad (SPAN2131) or Spanish Language 2B (SPAN2111) or Spanish Language 2B and Year Abroad (SPAN2121) AND Catalan 2 (SPAN2061) OR an equivalent qualfication to the satisfaction of the Chairman/Chairwoman of the Board of Studies in MLAC or his/her representative.

Corequisites

Modern Languages, Combined Honours and all Joint and 'with' programmes: Spanish Language 4 (SPAN3011). Others: see Chairman/Chairwoman of the Board of Studies in MLAC or his/her representative.

Excluded Combinations

None

Aims

To enable students to acquire a good command of Catalan at an advanced level, and to be able to read written Catalan at an advanced level of competence, and to enable them to discuss appropriately in English the issues associated with a selection of key literary texts.

Content

This course is available to students who have successfully completed Catalan 2
Part of the module consists of the development of skills in spoken and written Catalan, with some use of translation. Students also study a small number of twentieth century Catalan literary texts

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge

Participants should be able to speak, read and write Catalan to a high standard, will be able to translate from and into English, and to write knowledgeably about some key texts

Subject-specific Skills

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Key Skills

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

Language classes will concentrate on oral skills and the development of the skills of writing and listening, with some development of translation skills

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total Hours
Lecture	10		1 hour	10
Tutorial	2	2 in Term 2	30 minutes	1
Seminar	2	2 in Term 2	1 hour	2
Practical	15	weekly	2 hours	30
Total contact hours				43
Student preparation and reading time associated with the contact hours listed above, formative and summative coursework, general background reading, revision for written examinations, etc.				157
SLAT Totals				200

Summative Assessment

Component	Component Weighting	Element	Length/Duration	Element Weighting
Examination	50%	Written Examination	2 hours	100%
Oral Examination	20%	Oral Examination	20 minutes	100%
Summative Essay	30%	Summative Essay in English		100%

Formative Assessment

Weekly language exercises 8 translations 1 essay on literature (1500 words)

Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University.