LaTrobe-Spanish Language & Culture 1B

Subject 922-006 (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 and 1.5 hours of seminars per week
Total Time Commitment: 3 contact hours/week , 5 additional hours/week. Total of 8 hours per week.
Prerequisites: LaTrobe-Spanish Langauge & Culture 1A or approval of the subject coordinator.
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 is a continuation of the program of language skills acquired in Spanish Advanced 1A. Aspects of Hispanic culture continue to be studied through written and audio-visual material.
Objectives:
  • have continued to improve their written, spoken, oral/aural and reading of Spanish;
  • have further broadened their knowledge of the Spanish speaking world within a socio-cultural framework.
Assessment: A 1-hour test 30% (due at the end of semester), written work comprising 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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Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
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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