Intensive Intermediate Spanish

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2012:

Intensive

72 hours

Spanish 1 and 2 or Spanish Beginners Language and Culture A and B at Level 1.

none

none

Spanish 3 and Spanish 4; Spanish Intermediate Language & Culture A and Spanish Intermediate Language & Culture B

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/

This subject is worth 25 credit points as it covers the syllabus of Intermediate Spanish semesters 1 and 2. It is taught in an intensive fashion, in small groups. Students are expected to undertake at least 3 hours of private study per day to prepare the material to be covered in each class and to prepare and revise for the assessment tasks. This subject emphasizes Spanish speaking and listening skills, while also attending to the development of reading and writing skills. The student will be involved in a wide range of language acquisition activities and will be exposed to the Spanish speaking cultures through written language, radio, music and film.

By the end of the course, students will

• have developed good aural comprehension skills.
• have continued to improve their skills in reading, and spoken, and written Spanish.
• have improved their understanding of aspects of Hispanic cultures and societies.

Continuous aural, oral and written assessment. The assessment consists of online activities, three written tests, one midterm exam, and one final exam.

This subject has the following hurdle requirements:

• Regular participation in tutorials is required with a minimum of 80% 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.

Pellettieri, Jill. Rumbos: Curso Intermedio De Español, Enhanced edition. Boston, Mass: Cengage Learning/Heinle, 2012. (available from the university bookshop).

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

• Bachelor of Biomedicine
• Bachelor of Commerce
• Bachelor of Environments
• Bachelor of Music
• Bachelor of Science
• Bachelor of Engineering

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.

This subject emphasises Spanish speaking and listening skills, while also attending to the development of reading and writing skills. The student will be involved in a wide range of language acquisition activities and will be exposed to the Spanish language and Hispanic culture through written language, radio, music and film.