Undergraduate Catalogue of Courses 2012/2013
HISPANIC STUDIES
Course Co-ordinator: Ms M Fernandez (HS1) and Ms J Thurlow (HS2)
Pre-requisite(s): SP 2025 or SP 2525.
Building on work done in SP 2025 / SP 2525, the course will develop further language skills, both receptive (aural comprehension capacity through tuition based on audio and video material; reading comprehension through analysis of written Spanish and translation into English) and productive (composition and letter-writing; translation into Spanish; oral language). Classes on grammatical and linguistic analysis will contribute to the development of both sets of skills. In addition students will complete a structured self learning programme of aural study and grammatical reinforcement study.
2 weekly one-hour written language and grammar classes; 1 weekly one-hour oral practice class.
1st Attempt: Written exercises (20%); class test (10%); Oral skills (10%); 1 two-hour written examination (60%).
Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

