Spanish Intermediate Language/Culture B

Subject SPAN10004 (2010)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.

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

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2010:

Semester 2, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable


Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 4 hours of practical language classes per week
Total Time Commitment: 4 contact hours/week, 4 additional hours/week. Total of 8 hours per week.
Prerequisites: Spanish Intermediate Language Culture A. This subject is available at level one for the intermediate stream of Spanish.
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Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Corequisites: none
Recommended Background Knowledge: none
Non Allowed Subjects: Previously available as 116-222 Intermediate Spanish B. Students who have completed 116-222 or the following subject are not eligible to enrol in this subject.
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Core Participation Requirements: For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements for this entry.

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Coordinator

Dr Mara Favoretto

Contact

mara.f@unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview:

This subject emphasises performance in the skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing, but on a more advanced level than Intermediate Spanish A, which it builds on. It contains elements related to practical language acquisition and the study of Spanish and Latin American culture through film and text.
Objectives:
  • be able to understand, speak and write Spanish at a more advanced level.
  • have broadened their knowledge of key grammatical structures in Spanish.
  • be familiar with basic regional variants and informal registers of Spanish. and
  • be able to read and analyse a literary text in Spanish.
Assessment: Continuous aural, oral and written assessment 50% (2,000 words). final written examination of 2,000 words 50 % (2 hours).
Prescribed Texts:

Rumbos Alternate Edition and Subject Reader
Breadth Options:

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

You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.

Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:
  • enhanced analytical skills.
  • enhanced observational skills.
  • enhanced communication skills.
  • enhanced critical skills.
Related Course(s): Diploma in Modern Languages (Spanish)
Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations: Spanish
Spanish
Spanish Major

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