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Programme and Module Handbook

Undergraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2011-2012 (archived)

Module SPAN3211: CATALAN [ADVANCED]

Department: Modern Language and Cultures (Spanish)

SPAN3211: CATALAN [ADVANCED]

Type Open Level 3 Credits 20 Availability Available in 2011/12 Module Cap None Location Durham

Prerequisites

  • 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

  • For BA in Modern Languages, Joint Honours including a Modern Language, and Combined Honours: Spanish Language 4 / Spanish Language 4 following Year Abroad (SPAN3011 / 3121) AND one other module in Hispanic Studies. Others: see Chairman/Chairwoman of the Board of Studies in MLAC or his/her representative.

Excluded Combination of Modules

  • 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 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:
  • Students should be able to convey ideas and discuss a wide range of general topics in fluent Catalan.
  • Students will be competent in speaking, listening, reading and writing Catalan.
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.

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 21 Weekly 1 hour 21
Tutorial 6 3-weekly 1 hour 6
Practical 21 Weekly 1 hour 21
Preparation and Reading 152
Total 200

Summative Assessment

Component: Examination Component Weighting: 50%
Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
Written Examination 2 hours 100% No
Component: Oral Examination Component Weighting: 20%
Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
Oral Examination 15 minutes 100% No
Component: Summative Essay Component Weighting: 30%
Element Length / duration Element Weighting Resit Opportunity
Summative Essay in Catalan 1,200 words 100% No

Formative Assessment:

weekly language exercises translations essay on literature (1,200 words)


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