Module Identifier | SP30130 | ||
Module Title | SPANISH LANGUAGE | ||
Academic Year | 2001/2002 | ||
Co-ordinator | Professor Gwynne Edwards | ||
Semester | Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters) | ||
Other staff | Dr Rob Stone, Mr Roger Mills | ||
Pre-Requisite | (Normally) Eligibility for entry to Level 3 Spanish. | ||
Course delivery | Lecture | 30 Hours | |
Seminars / Tutorials | 30 Hours | ||
Assessment | Oral examination | Oral examination in Department The Oral Examination takes the form of a 20-minute interview with two members of staff (one of whom may be the external examiner). During this interview the candidate will be asked to: (a) read a passage in Spanish (given to the candidate some time prior to interview); (b) offer a brief presentation (4-5 minutes), in Spanish, on a selected topic (the candidate will be given notice of a number of topics to prepare for this presentation); (c) engage in a general conversation. The distribution of marks for the above parts of teh oral examination is as follows: (a) 25%; (b) 25%; (c) 50% | 30% |
Continuous assessment | Written assignments = 30%; Oral = 10%. | 40% | |
Exam | 2x2 Hours | 30% |
Syllabus:
24 weekly classes using prescribed material
12 fortnightly classes on prose translation and other assignments
24 weekly conversation classes
- quantify your own improvement in Spanish vocabulary, grammatical knowledge and spoken language since before going abroad
- translate idiomatically into and out of Spanish, using factual or fictional texts
- translate selected unseen passages in class
- prepare passages for translation and discussion in class
- explain and justify your own choice and use of different linguistic registers
- demonstrate active command of stylistic levels of Spanish
- demonstrate competence in preparing effectively for essay-writing: structuring work, constructing logical argument and expressing ideas in the appropriate linguistic register
- apply language skills acquired in Spanish, and during the year abroad, with particular emphasis on achieving as native-like a pronunciation as possible
- express yourself with confidence using a rich and varied vocabulary
- apply orally the complex vocabulary and grammatical structures introduced in written classes
- present independently prepared material in spoken or written Spanish
- analyse and discuss complex Spanish texts
- give detailed insight into Spanish cultural and political affairs
Language modules have, as an integral part of their structure, regular homework assignments and class tests as well as end of year examinations. All assessment is designed to measure your progress against learning outcomes at the appropriate level.