Last modified: 31 Jul 2023 11:19
This course aims to prepare intending Honours students of Modern Languages and Translation & Interpreting 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, and students will complete a structured self-learning programme of audio-visual study and grammatical reinforcement study. In addition, students will also be provided with additional translation practice to further progress their translation skills.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 2 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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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, and students will complete a structured self-learning programme of audio-visual study and grammatical reinforcement study. In addition, students will also be provided with additional translation practice to further progress their translation skills.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 9 | Feedback Weeks | 12 | |
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Translation |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 4,9,10 | Feedback Weeks | 7,12,13 | |
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3 x 500 word translations pieces over the course of the term. Each assignement = 6.67%
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 7 | Feedback Weeks | 10 | |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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Length- 1 hour |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Procedural | Evaluate | Building on their language study, students will be able to evaluate their own language skills, improving their ability to check for accuracy of their base oral /aural and written Spanish skills |
| Reflection | Apply | Students will be able to reflect on their own language skills and expand their oral /aural and written Spanish language skill base, thus improving their ability to cope with translations |
| Procedural | Analyse | Building on their language study, students will be able to reflect on contemporary aspects of Spanish culture and improve their spoken Spanish. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Building on their language study students will be able to generate and refine Spanish and generic essay writing skills. |
| Reflection | Analyse | Building on their language study students will be able to reflect on their own strengths and weaknesses as a result of performance in tests and homework exercises. |
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