LaTrobe-Spanish Language & Culture 1A

Subject 922-005 (2009)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2009.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 1 (Undergraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2009:

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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 1.5 hours of practical classes per week and 1.5 hours of seminars per week
Total Time Commitment: 4 contact hours/week , 4 additional hours/week. Total of 8 hours per week.
Prerequisites: VCE Spanish or an approved equivalent.
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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Contact

Ana Maria Ducasse

a.ducasse@latrobe.edu.au

Subject Overview: This subject focuses on practical Spanish language and grammar, with an introduction to modern Spanish and Latin American culture. Written texts, radio and TV material, films and literary texts will be used to sharpen and develop performance in speaking, listening, reading and writing, and to broaden the student's knowledge of Hispanic culture.
Objectives:
  • have improved their written, spoken, oral/aural and reading of Spanish;
  • have broadened their knowledge of the Spanish speaking world within a socio-cultural framework.
Assessment: A 1-hour test 30% (at the end of semester), written work of 2,500 words 55% and oral/aural work 15%. Students must pass the end of semester written test in order to pass the subject.
Prescribed Texts:
Breadth Options:

This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:

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Generic Skills:
  • enhanced analytical skills;
  • enhanced observational skills;
  • enhanced communication skills.
  • enhanced critical skills.
Notes: Special enrolment arrangements apply. Students must contact the Faculty of Arts Office for application forms and further details.
Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations: Spanish
Spanish
Spanish Major

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