SPN-90005 - Module Specification
Language Centre
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

Spanish 4 or equivalent (e.g. GCSE grade 6-9/B-A-A*, CEFR level A2)

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

This module is designed for students who have completed Spanish 4 (or equivalent). It will expand the foundations for further study or work in Spain and Latin America.
All language skills - reading, listening, speaking and writing as well as the pragmatic-socio cultural dimension of the language - are integrated in every tutorial. The cultural background of Spanish society as well as Hispanic traditions (death celebrations, lottery, Christmas, etc) are present throughout the module. Students will also investigate the ways to learn and acquire a language, based on their own motivations and difficulties when learning Spanish, biographies, CV's, housing in different cultures, etc.
Teaching will be based around a course book which will be supplemented by a range of video material. There will be a variety of tasks and exercises during each class, such as discussion and role play; listening comprehension and reading and writing tasks. There will be introductory class sessions and regular group and pair work; in addition to partly web-based, self-study tasks There is also a Spanish club once a month led by students where to meet Spanish native speakers and learn further aspects of Spanish and Hispanic culture.
Provided that students apply themselves fully to the course, by attending all classes, full use of practice materials on KLE will and engaging whenever possible with Spanish native speakers, the language level of this module corresponds to work leading to Level B1 in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR -B1).

This module aims to consolidate existing language skills and further develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, and to study some of the more problematic aspects of Spanish grammar in greater depth.
The course is also design to offer insights into cultural aspects of contemporary Spanish and the Spanish speaking world.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Understand the main point in short, clear speech on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, studies, leisure, etc.: 1,3
Interpret, summarise and extract key information from written texts that consist mainly of high frequency personal, everyday or job-related language: 1,2
Interact in routine tasks requiring direct exchange of information on topics that are familiar, of personal interest or pertinent to everyday life: 3
Write coherent texts on topics which are familiar or of personal interest (e.g. messages, simple personal e-mail, etc.): 1,2
Recognise and use different linguistic structures in the target language and compare them to the English language: 1,2,3
Recognise and act upon cultural differences as encountered in everyday situations and demonstrate awareness of register, style and different language varieties: 1,2,3

Study hours

22 hours of contact time in class.
40 hours assessment preparation and completion.
88 hours guided independent study.

School Rules

Admission to the module must be confirmed through completion of a language level self-assessment form.
Students are only permitted to take one Spanish language module per semester.

Description of Module Assessment