Spanish Post-Intermediate 2A

Subject SPAN20018 (2010)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 2 (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: 2 x 1.5 hour tutorials weekly
Total Time Commitment: 3 contact hours/week, 6 additional hours/week. Total of 9 hours per week.
Prerequisites: Spanish Intermediate Language and Culture B Spanish Intermediate Language/Culture B
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Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Corequisites: none
Recommended Background Knowledge: none
Non Allowed Subjects: Students who have completed the following subject are not allowed 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

laraba@unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview:

This subject expands the language skills obtained in Intermediate Spanish with extensive practice in advanced grammar, idiomatic expression, speaking, reading and writing in relation to cultural and contemporary topics in the Hispanic World.
Objectives:
  • improve receptive skills - listening and reding comprehension - in Spanish.
  • improve productive skills and be able to communicate effectively, fluently and reasonably accurately in spoken and written Spanish.
  • expand vocabulary and develop understanding of grammatical and discourse structures.
  • increase knowledge of the Hispanic World and its different cultures.
Assessment: Listening, written and oral work totalling 3000 words 70% (due during semester) and a final exam totalling 1000 words 30% (outside of semester)
Prescribed Texts:

TBA
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:
  • research: through frequent and systematic use of the library and other information sources, the definition of areas of inquiry and familiarisation with research methods.
  • critical thinking and analysis: through required and recommended reading, essay writing and tutorial discussion, and by assessing the strength of arguments.
  • understanding of social, political, historical and cultural contexts and international awareness/openess to the world: through the contextualisation of judgements and knowledge, developing a critical self-awareness, being open to new ideas and new aspects of Hispanic culture, and by formulating arguments.
  • communicating knowledge intelligibly and economically: through essay and assignment writing, tutorial discussion and class presentations.
  • time management and planning: through managing and organising workloads for required and recommended reading, essay and assignment completion and revision for examinations.
  • attention to detail: through close reading and textual analysis, essay preperation and writing, and examination revision.
Related Course(s): Diploma in Modern Languages (Spanish)
Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations: Spanish
Spanish
Spanish Major

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