Overview
This Spanish language module is designed for intermediate students who have completed previously Stage 4 or equivalent: 904/004 Elementary Spanish 4, or have a high A2 standard of the language in the Common European Framework of Reference, for example a very good GCSE or a rusty AS level. Through a variety of methods students will develop an intermediate competence in reading, writing, listening, and speaking Spanish and an understanding of intermediate Spanish grammar. At the end of this 12-week module students will have reached a B1 proficiency level in the Common European Framework of Reference and will be able to connect phrases in a simple way in order to describe experiences, events, dreams, and expectations and give their own opinion. They will be able to deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken. They will have a good understanding of life and culture in Spanish-speaking countries and intercultural skills necessary for their language proficiency level.
Syllabus
Week 1
- PROHIBIDO PROHIBIR - Unit 1
- Costumbre y códigos sociales
Week 2
- PROHIBIDO PROHIBIR – Unit 1
- Costumbre y códigos sociales
Week 3
- VOLVER A EMPEZAR – Unit 2
- Cambios en la vida de las personas
Week 4
- VOLVER A EMPEZAR – Unit 2
- El mundo laboral
Week 5
- MAÑANA – Unit 3
- Hablamos del futuro
Week 6
- MAÑANA – Unit 3
- Hablar de acciones y situaciones futuras
Week 7
- VA Y LE DICE – Unit 4
- Hablamos de cine
Week 8
- VA Y LE DICE -Unit 4
- Novelas y otra narrativa
Week 9
- ¡BASTA YA! Unit 6
- Expresar deseos, reclamaciones y necesidad
Week 10
- ¡BASTA YA! Unit 6
- Hablar de los problemas que nos preocupan
Week 11
- BUSQUE Y COMPARE – Unit 5
- Describir un anuncio Dar instrucciones, recomendar y aconsejar
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:
Aula Internacional Plus: Libro del alumno + MP3 descargable 3 (B1) (Aula Internacional Plus, 3) Spanish edition | by Jaime Corpas , Carmen Soriano , et al.
1. ISBN-10
8418032200 £35.00 approx.
ISBN-13
978-8418032202
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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