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SP1528: SPANISH LANGUAGE 2 (2022-2023)

Last modified: 05 Dec 2022 13:31


Course Overview

This is a fast-paced language course for students with some previous knowledge of Spanish who have been allocated onto this course by our diagnostic test. It is aimed at students intending to pursue an honours (single or joint) degree in Spanish and Latin American Studies but is also suitable for students on other degree programmes.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 1
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Ms Sonia Domingo

Qualification Prerequisites

  • Either Programme Level 1 or Programme Level 2

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Suitable for students with some or very little knowledge of Spanish. All students must sit a diagnostic test before enrolling for this course.

This course provides an intensive introduction to the Spanish language for students with little or no previous knowledge of Spanish, or with qualifications below the entry requirement for Spanish Language 2. It concentrates on the four basic language skills: reading, writing, speaking, listening comprehension. Students attend 2 lectures and 1 grammar seminar per week and attend a further tutorial focusing on spoken Spanish. Students are also required to pursue private study and to submit regular written work.

 


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Continuous Assesment (70%)

Oral Skills (30%)

Formative Assessment

There are no assessments for this course.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ProceduralAnalyseRecall, analyse and use the grammar structures, including correct use of Spanish verbs in simple and compound tenses of the indicative mood and subjunctive, imperative and infinitive mood.
ConceptualUnderstandMorphology and usage of the Spanish verb in the simple and compound tenses of the indicative mood, simple and compound tenses of the subjunctive, infinitive imperative mood.
ProceduralCreateCommunicate effectively at a lower intermediate level in speech and writing, paying attention to the communicative function of the language being used. Develop time-management skills
ConceptualApplyUnderstand and apply linguistic principles required to analyze the Spanish language. Demonstrate awareness of further selected fundamental differences between Spanish and English.

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