The course will analyse current affairs in Spain and Latin America, as well as the impact of world current affairs on the Spanish-speaking world using a set of current issues, and their social and historical contexts. The course is aimed at students at an continuing level, as determined by the Spanish placement test. Throughout the course students will analyse radio news, read and discuss radio scripts in Spanish, as well as material drawn from the Spanish-speaking press. Students will also write and produce their own radio program.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

•  Express ideas through the production of original texts (Assessment 1 & 3)

•  Analyse and use information from spoken and written texts to inform oral and written discussions. (All assessments)

•  Read with fluency in order to extract and use information and ideas from those texts to inform student’s  points of view in oral discussions and written tasks. (Assessments 2 & 3)

•  Listen to broadcasted current affairs related to the Spanish-speaking world and demonstrate comprehension via identification of finer details such as topics, locations, times and impact. (Assessments 1 & 2)

•  Apply oral skills such as pronunciation, intonation, tone and clarity in real speaking situations. (Assessments 2 & 3)

•  Select a range of vocabulary and grammar forms and apply them in written contexts. Write texts using the appropriate or consistent tense, spelling and topical vocabulary (Assessment 3).

1. Two summarising term tests (35%)
2. Tutorial work, including:
   1. two oral presentations, (30%)
   2. class performance and participation (5%)
3. Scripting and performing a radio program (30%)

3 hours per week plus at least 7 hours of regular work per week outside class.

Students should have an assumed language proficiency equivalent to the successful completion of the SPAN6503 course.

Continuing Spanish I SPAN6503 or equivalent

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