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SP2026: SPANISH LANGUAGE 4 (2014-2015)

Last modified: 28 Jun 2018 10:27


Course Overview

This course aims to prepare intending Honours students of Hispanic Studies for their compulsory period abroad in a Spanish-speaking country.

The course will develop further Spanish language skills, both receptive and productive. Classes on grammatical and linguistic analysis will contribute to the development of both sets of skills. In addition students will complete a structured self learning programme of aural study and grammatical reinforcement study.


Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 2
Term First Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus None. Sustained Study Yes
Co-ordinators
  • Ms Maria Fernández

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

None.

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Pre-requisite(s): SP 2025 or SP 2525.

Building on work done in SP 2025 / SP 2525, the course will develop further language skills, both receptive (aural comprehension capacity through tuition based on audio and video material; reading comprehension through analysis of written Spanish and translation into English) and productive (compositions, translation into Spanish and oral language). Classes on grammatical and linguistic analysis will contribute to the development of both sets of skills. In addition students will complete a structured self learning programme of aural study and grammatical reinforcement study.

2 weekly one-hour written language and grammar classes; 1 weekly one-hour oral practice class.


Further Information & Notes

The above assessments are given marks, and written or verbal feedback is also given. Additional informal feedback on performance is also given in written language classes and oral classes. 

Students who have completed Spanish 4 (SP2026/SP2526) and intend to do Honours must do Spanish 5 (SP2531).










Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers


Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

1st Attempt: Written exercises (20%); class test (10%); Oral skills (10%); 1 two-hour written examination (60%).

Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).

Formative Assessment

4 formative assessments of different aspects of written Spanish language; 1 formative assessment of aural Spanish language.

Feedback

The above assessments are given CAS marks, and written or verbal feedback is also given. Additional informal feedback on performance is also given in written language classes; oral classes.

Course Learning Outcomes

None.

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