Intensive Intermediate Spanish

Subject SPAN20020 (2013)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2013.

Credit Points: 25
Level: 2 (Undergraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject is not offered in 2013.

Time Commitment: Contact Hours: Intensive. This course will be taught over five weeks from January 14th 2013 to February 15th 2013, from Monday to Thursday . Four contact hours per day.
Total Time Commitment:

72 hours

Prerequisites:

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

Subject Code(s): SPAN10001 and SPAN10002

Corequisites:

none

Recommended Background Knowledge:

none

Non Allowed Subjects:

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

Subject Code(s): SPAN10003 or SPAN20002 or SPAN10004 or SPAN20003

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/

Subject Overview:

This subject is worth 25 credit points as it covers the syllabus of Spanish 3 and Spanish 4 in 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.

Objectives:

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.
Assessment:

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.

Prescribed Texts:
  • Corpas, Garmendia & Soriano. Aula Internacional 2. Editorial Difusión. Barcelona:2005.
  • Corpas, Garmendia & Soriano, Aula Internacional 3, Ed. Difusion, Barcelona: 2006.
Recommended Texts:
  • Romero Dueñas,Gonzalez Hermoso & Cervera Velez, Competencia gramatical en uso A2, (English version) Madrid: Ed. Edelsa, 2008
  • Romero Dueñas & Gonzalez Hermoso , Competencia gramatical en uso B1, (English version) Madrid: Ed. Edelsa, 2008.
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.

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Generic Skills:

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.

Related Course(s): Diploma in Modern Languages (Spanish)
Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations: Spanish Major
Spanish and Latin American Studies
Spanish and Latin American Studies
Spanish and Latin American Studies

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