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Spanish Language 3 for Single Honours
Unit information: Spanish Language 3 for Single Honours in 2020/21
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| Unit name |
Spanish Language 3 for Single Honours |
| Unit code |
HISP30089 |
| Credit points |
20 |
| Level of study |
H/6
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| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24)
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| Unit director |
Ms. Marga Menendez-Lopez |
| Open unit status |
Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
Relevant core language unit at level I/5
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| Co-requisites |
None
|
| School/department |
Department of Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies |
| Faculty |
Faculty of Arts |
Description including Unit Aims
- To advance to degree standard students’ active and passive ability in the language studied.
- To sustain and build on oral fluency and listening skills acquired to date.
- To develop students’ writing skills across a range of written tasks.
- To perfect students’ skills in translation of texts (from literature and contemporary media).
Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of this unit students will;
- be proficient in the spoken and written language to degree standard.
- be able to communicate fluently in the spoken language in both formal and informal registers.
- have a high level of competence in using the written language in a range of tasks.
- be sensitive to register, and nuances of the language studied and will be able to reflect these in translation.
- be able to demonstrate and reflect on their distinctive linguistic and cultural expertise by exploring its practical application in a range of educational and cultural contexts.
Teaching Information
Learners will be involved in a variety of synchronous activities, mostly interactive with maximum use of the target language, but with attention devoted also to explaining the fundamentals of the target language’s structures. These activities will be supported and amplified by asynchronous e-learning opportunities and self-directed exercises.
Assessment Information
- Two submitted pieces of coursework to test Translation into English incorporating reflective element where possible - 25% - assesses ILO 4 *Individual presentation / speaking exercise to assess Oral / Listening – 25% - assesses ILOs 1 and 2 *Examination – to include Reading Comprehension / Guided Writing – 50% - assesses ILOs 1, 3 and 5 *2 x 300-word report/reflection (TB1 and TB2, pass/fail) – assesses ILO 5
Reading and References
Selection of dedicated material prepared in-house (SML).
Grammar texts and dictionaries as appropriate to language area.
