Overview
This Spanish language module is designed for students who have completed SPAN903/003 Elementary Spanish or have a low A2 standard of the language in the Common European Framework of Reference, for example a GCSE. Through a variety of methods students will develop an upper elementary competence in reading, writing, listening and speaking Spanish and an understanding of elementary Spanish grammar. At the end of this 12 weeks module students will have reached an A2+ proficiency level in the Common European Framework of Reference and will be able to confidently carry out everyday tasks, including unfamiliar ones, express their opinions about familiar topics and function in basic professional contexts. They will have a good understanding of life and culture of some of the countries where the language is spoken and the intercultural skills necessary for their language proficiency level._
Syllabus
Week 1 Unidad 6: Guía del ocio
- Present, Past Tenses,
- Gustar/Encantar
- Ser / Estar
- Estar + gerundio
- Comparativos y Superlativos
- Introduce yourself (oral tasks)
- Leisure Activities
Week 2 Unidad 6: Guía del ocio
- Talking about plans and intentions
- Descriptions in time
- Ser and Estar
- Y, pero, además (and, but, also)
Week 3 Unidad 7: ¿Comes de todo?
- Talk about eating habits
- Direct Object Pronouns (OD)
- Impersonal Verbs with “se”
- Present Perfect: Have you ever…?
- Nunca, todavía no
Week 4 Unidad 7: ¿Comes de todo?
- Writing and following recipes
- Soler + infinitivo
- Connectors: y/ni/pero
- Impersonal Verbs
- Food and diet
Week 5 Unidad 8: Estamos muy bien
- Remedies
- Giving advice
- Affirmative Spanish commands (Imperative Mood)
Week 6 Unidad 8: Estamos muy bien
- Talk about moods
- Describe aches, symptoms and pains
- Doler (to hurt)
- Body language
- Gestures
Week 7 Unidad 9: Antes y ahora
- Past tense: Imperfect
- Preterite and imperfect tenses
- Stages of life
- Historical events
Week 8 Unidad 9: Antes y ahora
- Talk about routines in the past
- Debating and discussing
- Express emotions
Week 9 Unidad 10: Momentos especiales
- Past tenses review
- Past tense Estar + gerund (I was v-ing)
- Historical events
- Telling stories in the past
Week 10 Unidad 10: Momentos especiales
- Past tenses
- Ser & Ir
Week 11 REVISION Units 6-10
- Past Tenses (Regular and irregular verbs)
- Direct Personal Pronouns (OD)
- Ser/Estar
- Estar + Gerundio
- Imperative Mood
- Prepositions
Week 12: Written and speaking tests will take place this week. Completing the assessment is required for students taking the course as part of their degree. For all other students, taking the tests is also strongly recommended, as a measure of your progress and learning.
Textbook details:
Students need to acquire a copy of the textbook Aula Internacional 2 Edición Plus (with one year free code access to interactive exercises and a variety of Spanish resources.) Publisher: Difusión Centro de Publicación y Publicaciones de Idiomas, S.L., 2020. Aprox Price £37 We recommend our students to buy their textbooks from Blackwell’s on campus. They have a price match policy and you can pre-order over the phone with them and pick the book when you are on campus.
Study Hours
The total number of study hours for this module is 150 hours, in line with undergraduate university modules. This includes class meetings, assessment preparation and self-directed study in line with guidance from the course lecturer.
If you are studying on the extracurricular mode, we recognise that the total number of hours that you may be able to study every week may depend on your availability and previous experience studying languages, however, expected contribution to classes, homework completion, and learning outcomes will not vary.
Please note that the ‘last date available to book’ date is only a guide. We reserve the right to close bookings earlier if courses are over- or under-subscribed. In order to avoid disappointment, please be sure enrol as soon as possible. Registrations will not be processed until the following day if received after 3pm.
Course Lecturer: Dr Lourdes Salgado
Born in Galicia, Northwestern Spain, Lourdes completed her PhD at the University of Salamanca, Spain, and was awarded a Mention of Excellence and a Cum Laude. Her research focuses on power relations between servants and masters in Victorian sensationalist fiction. She has studied such relations in the novels of G. W. M. Reynolds, known as Dickens’s archenemy, from a Foucauldian and Chartist viewpoint. She has lectured on Spanish language and culture and Business Spanish for over ten years. She is an Assistant Examiner for the International Baccalaureate (Spanish) and a Cambridge Speaking Examiner (English). She has translated two books from English into Spanish and Galician language within the field of Children and Young Adults Literature in the 19th and 20th century and has several other publications. She is also a Portuguese freelance interpreter.
Fees for language courses are £180/£90.
Please note that the ‘last date available to book’ date is only a guide. We reserve the right to close bookings earlier if courses are over- or under-subscribed. In order to avoid disappointment, please be sure enrol as soon as possible. Registrations will not be processed until the following day if received after 3pm.
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