SPAN1001 Introduction to Spanish I
First Year Course
| Offered By | School of Language Studies |
|---|---|
| Academic Career | Undergraduate |
| Course Subject | Spanish |
| Offered in | First Semester, 2009 and First Semester, 2010 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description | Based on a communicative and culture-based approach, this course is designed to develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in the Spanish language. Students are introduced to grammatical and syntactic structures and training is provided in language learning strategies. |
| Learning Outcomes |
After a semester of Spanish, students will understand a good deal of spoken Spanish at beginner level as well as understand the audiovisual material that accompanies the course. Students will develop speaking skills in Spanish in order to ask questions and have basic conversations. They will be able to write short texts and also to read and comprehend short texts about customs and culture in Hispanic countries. |
| Indicative Assessment | A mixture of tests (70%), assignments (20%), performance and participation in class (10%). |
| Workload | 4 hours of classes plus 1 hour of laboratory session per week |
| Areas of Interest | European Languages |
| Eligibility |
The course is intended for students with no or very little prior knowledge of Spanish |
| Prescribed Texts |
Terrell, Andrade , Egasse and Muñoz. Dos Mundos: Main text. 6th edition Terrell, Andrade, Egasse and Muñoz. Dos Mundos: Cuaderno de trabajo. 6th edition |
| Majors/Specialisations | Spanish |
| Academic Contact | TBA |
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