Spanish Beginners Language & Culture B

Subject SPAN10002 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

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

This subject is not offered in 2011.
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: Completion of Spanish Beginniers Language and Culture A or approval of the subject coordinator.
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Corequisites: none
Recommended Background Knowledge: none
Non Allowed Subjects: Previously available as 922-00 Spanish Beginners 1B. Students who have completed Spanish Beginners 1B are not eligible to enrol in this subject.
Core Participation Requirements: For the purposes of considering request 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 of this entry.The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

Contact

laraba@unimelb.edu.au
Subject Overview:

This subject continues to focus on the acquisition of Spanish through a communicative approach to language learning but on a more advanced level than Spanish Beginners 1A. The students engage with more complex texts and a wider range of structures and vocabulary. Students will continue to encounter cultural aspects of the Hispanic world which are regularly presented in the language classes. This subject enables students to interact in Spanish using some past tenses in everyday situations.
Objectives:
  • have improved their spoken, reading comprehension and written Spanish skills to a good basic level.
  • be able to interact confidently with native speakers of Spanish.
Assessment:

Continuous aural, oral and written assessment 50% (2,000 words). final written examination of 2,000 words 50 % (2 hours).

This subject has the following hurdle requirements:

  • Regular participation in tutorials is required with a minimum of 75% attendance.
  • All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject.
Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10% per day and in-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked.

Prescribed Texts:

Plazas: Lugar de Encuentros (3rd Edition)
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
Related Breadth Track(s): Spanish

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