Module Identifier | SP10740 | |||||||||||||||||
Module Title | SPANISH LANGUAGE (BEGINNERS) | |||||||||||||||||
Academic Year | 2004/2005 | |||||||||||||||||
Co-ordinator | Professor Robert G Havard | |||||||||||||||||
Semester | Semester 2 (Taught over 2 semesters) | |||||||||||||||||
Other staff | Mr Agustin De Burgos Lopez, Mr Jose M Goni Perez, Mr Adriano Vincentelli | |||||||||||||||||
Mutually Exclusive | SP10120, SP10210 | |||||||||||||||||
Course delivery | Lecture | Total of 96 Lectures, Seminars and Practicals = 2 hrs per week, Language Laboratory and CALL = 1 hr & Conversation = 1 hr. | ||||||||||||||||
Seminars / Tutorials | Total of 96 Lectures, Seminars and Practicals = 2 hrs per week, Language Laboratory and CALL = 1 hr & Conversation = 1 hr. | |||||||||||||||||
Practical | Total of 96 Lectures, Seminars and Practicals = 2 hrs per week, Language Laboratory and CALL = 1 hr & Conversation = 1 hr. | |||||||||||||||||
Assessment |
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- demonstrate your interest in and understanding of the Spanish language as a subject of study
- display proficiency in the essential framework of Spanish grammar and syntax
- translate selected passages from and into Spanish
- use a range of linguistic structures, particularly those in more frequent general usage
- communicate in written Spanish at a standard appropriate to Level 1 beginners
- produce summaries of material written in Spanish
- give your own insights into aspects of Spanish society
- use a good range of Spanish vocabulary
- respond with understanding to spoken Spanish
- make both supervised and independent use of the facilities available in the department: video, language laboratory, satellite television
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.
Language classes: 2 hours per week
Conversation class: 1 hour per week
Language Laboratory: 1 hour per week
CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning): 1 hour per week
In Semester 2 students will also have a translation class which alternates with practical work based on the television programme Isabel.
Students follow the course book: Camino al espa?ol (Cambridge, 2004), which is a fully integrated course combining audio tapes and is complemented by multimedia computer programmes and a wide variety of instructional and entertaining videos.
This module is at CQFW Level 4