LaTrobe-Spanish Language & Culture 1A

Subject SPAN10005 (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 1, 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


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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: 3 contact hours/week, 5 additional hours/week. Total of 8 hours per week.
Prerequisites: VCE Spanish or an approved equivalent. Special enrolment arrangements apply. Students must contact the Faculty of Arts Office for application forms and further details.
Corequisites: none
Recommended Background Knowledge: none
Non Allowed Subjects: none
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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Contact

a.ducasse@latrobe.edu.au

Subject Overview:

This subject focuses on practical Spanish language and grammar, with an introduction to modern 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: none
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 Majors/Minors/Specialisations: Spanish
Spanish
Spanish Major

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