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Unit information: Spanish for General Purposes Level 1 Grade 1 (ab-initio) in 2012/13

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Unit name Spanish for General Purposes Level 1 Grade 1 (ab-initio)
Unit code LANG11045
Credit points 20
Level of study C/4
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24)
Unit director Mrs. Ramos-Alvaro
Open unit status Open
Pre-requisites

None

Co-requisites

None

School/department Department of Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies
Faculty Faculty of Arts

Description including Unit Aims

An introduction to the Spanish language for complete beginners, focusing on general structures and functions, and including practice in the four skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing). This is an accelerated language unit aiming to bring students to GCSE standard in one year. By the end of the unit learners will be able to communicate in Spanish in a variety of familiar situations, have a basic knowledge of grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation and an understanding of the cultural context in which Spanish is used.

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