- Course Code
- SP 1018
- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- Dr T R Stack
Pre-requisites
Higher or A level Spanish or equivalent. Not open to native speakers of Spanish.
Overview
The course aims to enable students to consolidate and extend their knowledge and understanding of Spanish. It provides a strong grammar base, and a variety of exercises designed to develop and improve performance in reading, writing, speaking and listening to the Spanish language. These core elements of the course will be complemented by the analysis of contemporary textual and audio-visual material, and small-group oral classes. Overall, the course aims to strike a balance between an analytical, reflective approach to language learning and the development of basic communicative fluency.
Structure
2 one-hour seminars a week; one further tutorial a week.
Assessment
1st Attempt: 1 two-hour written examination (40%), one oral examination (10%) and in-course assessment: written exercises (30%), class tests (10%) and oral skills (10%). A satisfactory level of performance in written and oral coursework will exempt candidates from the examination.
Resit: 1 two-hour written examination (100%).