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| Module Availability |
| Semester 1 |
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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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1,500 word research essay
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40
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Oral test
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20
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2-hour final 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 2 module for Spanish. It is taught in the target language, over the Autumn semester, three contact hours per teaching week. Attendance is compulsory. |
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| Prerequisites/Co-requisites |
| Successful completion of HE1 or equivalent. |
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| Module Aims |
| To further develop the linguistic skills acquired in Language I and II to enable students to communicate effectively and accurately in the target language in specific academic and work related contexts and to produce complex, sophisticated and accurate written and spoken texts. |
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| Learning Outcomes |
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to
- write extended research essays in Spanish
- express and discuss opinions with a high degree of fluency and appropriateness in Spanish
- understand and use advanced grammatical / syntactical structures in Spanish
- interact confidently and with a good degree of fluency and appropriateness in a range of academic and professional contexts
- give feedback to peers and self-assess their written and spoken language
- recognise and avoid first-language inference
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| Module Content |
The following areas are indicative of topics to be covered:
- Identifying and evaluating appropriate source materials
- Extracting and synthesizing information
- Integrating source materials with their own thinking
- Reflecting critically on their own and others’ perspectives
- Distinguishing fact from opinion in the source material
- Presenting facts vs. opinions
- Linking thoughts, ideas and arguments; oral and written signposts for constructing an argument
- Data commentary
- Referencing skills and bibliography writing
- Register and style
- Presenting research in written and spoken modes
- Methods of self-and peer-assessment of spoken and written texts
- CVs, cover letters, interviews
- Advanced grammar topics
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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 from written and spoken texts set as homework. |
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
Essential Reading
Muñoz, P. and M. Thacker (2006). A Spanish Learning Grammar (Second edition), London: Arnold
Recommended reading:
Butt, J. and C. Benjamin (2000). A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish, London: Arnold
Collins Spanish Dictionary (latest edition)
Oxford Spanish Dictionary (latest edition)
Background Reading
Moliner, M. (1997). Diccionario de uso del español, Madrid: Editorial Gredos
Diccionario de la lengua española de la Real Academia Española, see www.rae.es |
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| Last Updated |
| 7.4.11 |
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