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Unit information: Spanish for General Purposes Level 1 Grade 2 (post GCSE) in 2013/14

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Unit name Spanish for General Purposes Level 1 Grade 2 (post GCSE)
Unit code LANG12015
Credit points 10
Level of study C/4
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12)
Unit director Mrs. Ramos-Alvaro
Open unit status Open
Pre-requisites

Pass at GCSE (Grade C) or equivalent, in Spanish

Co-requisites

None

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

Description including Unit Aims

Consolidation and development of general language structures and functions. Introduction and practice of basic specialist concepts and terminology to enable students to develop their existing language competence into areas related to their fields of study. The unit includes: practice in the four skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing), grammar review, vocabulary development (general and specialist), and cultural and social aspects of the language. Particular emphasis will be placed on the skills necessary for effective oral and written communication in the target language at an intermediate to advanced level.

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