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| Module Availability |
| Semester 2 |
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| Assessment Pattern |
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Unit(s) of Assessment (SITS MAB)
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Weighting Towards Module Mark( %)
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Integrated Skills Portfolio
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60%
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Two hour exam
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40%
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Qualifying Condition(s)
A weighted aggregate of 40% is required to pass the module.
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| Module Overview |
| This is a Level 1 intensive module for Spanish ab initio students. It is taught in English and Spanish, over the Spring semester, six contact hour per teaching week. Attendance is compulsory. |
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| Prerequisites/Co-requisites |
| Spanish Language I ab initio. |
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| Module Aims |
| To develop the student’s Spanish linguistic skills to enable them to participate and communicate effectively in a range of academic and professional contexts. |
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| Learning Outcomes |
On completion of this module, students will be able to
- Communicate effectively, in speaking and writing, and with some degree of fluency and accuracy in a limited range of academic and professional settings, in Spanish
- recognise distinguishing features of a limited range of spoken and written professional and academic genres
- recognise and use appropriate nonverbal techniques in professional communication
- Be able to use a range of grammatical structures required for communication in academic and professional contexts
- understand spoken and written Spanish on a range of professional and academic topics
- demonstrate a good degree of grammatical accuracy in their use of Spanish grammar
- demonstrate some degree of accuracy and appropriateness in the intonation of individual words and sentences
- recognise and reduce first language inference
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| Module Content |
The following areas are indicative of topics to be covered:
- Delivering a presentation, e.g. body language, visual aids, handling questions,
- Negotiating: making suggestions, accepting and rejecting proposals and suggestions, bargaining, summarizing results
- Making phone calls
- Handling complaints and giving advice
- Listening comprehension
- Workplace writing genres, e.g. e-mails and letters
- CVs and cover letters, academic writing
- Intonation, stress, pitch
- Grammatical terminology in Spanish
- Grammar topics (e.g. Preterite and Imperfect, Subjunctive)
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| Methods of Teaching/Learning |
| Teaching will be delivered in a combination of lectures, seminars and workshops. There will be opportunities for class discussion, group work and peer evaluation. Further guidance for independent study will be provided by the class tutor. There will be opportunities for formative feedback on a practice presentation and from written and spoken tasks set as homework. |
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
Essential Reading
Miquel, Lourdes and Sans, Neus. Rápido, rápido. Libro del alumno. Barcelona: Difusión.
Pilar Muñoz and Mike Thacker (2nd ed. 2006) A Spanish Learning Grammar. London: Arnold.
The Collins Spanish Dictionary (latest edition) or The Oxford Spanish Dictionary (latest edition). |
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| Last Updated |
| 4.4.11 |
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