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Undergraduate Handbook 2010-2011 (archived)

Module SPAN3011: SPANISH LANGUAGE 4

Department: Modern Languages and Cultures (Spanish)

SPAN3011: SPANISH LANGUAGE 4

Type	Level	Credits	Availability	Module Cap	Location
Open	3	20	Available in 2010/2011	None.	Durham

Pre-requisites

Spanish Language 2A (SPAN2011) OR Spanish Language 2B (SPAN2111).

Corequisites

None.

Excluded Combinations

Spanish Language 4 following Year Abroad (SPAN3121).

Aims

To continue to a high level the development of language skills in spoken and written Spanish, especially the discussion of social and cultural issues and the analysis of meaning and register in short texts.

Content

Oral skills, especially discussion of Spanish and Latin American current affairs.
Writing skills: comprehension exercises, stylistic and linguistic analysis of short texts, development of grammatical knowledge, production of short essays on political/social/cultural topics.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge

By the end of this module students should:
understand and articulate complex arguments; appreciate and use variations of register and style; and produce syntactically accurate and idiomatically effective Spanish,
have enhanced their understanding of contemporary Hispanic societies and cultures by reading about and discussing a range of topics, and by having reflected on their experience abroad.

Subject-specific Skills

By the end of this module students should be able to demonstrate an advanced level of competence in all four linguistic skills in Spanish: reading, writing, listening and speaking.

Key Skills

Extended development of general written and oral communication skills.
The ability to discuss topical or general issues with a high degree of fluency.
An extended ability to gather, process and evaluate critically information and evidence from a variety of sources.

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

There are two one-hour classes per week. All classes will be conducted in Spanish, and will be based on authentic materials. Students are required to attend all classes and will be expected to prepare material in advance so that they are able to participate actively in discussion.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total Hours	Attendance Monitored
Language Classes	42	2 per week	1 hour	42	Yes
Preparation and Reading				158
Total SLAT hours				200

Summative Assessment

Component	Component Weighting	Element	Length/Duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Written Examination	50%	Written examination	2 hours	100%	No
Oral Examination	50%	oral examination	15 minutes	100%	No

Formative Assessment

Regular written assignments/oral practice.

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.