Key facts

UNE unit code: SPAN101

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Start
  • Trimester 1 - Online
  • Trimester 3 - Online
24/7 online support
  • Yes
Intensive schools
  • No
Supervised exam
  • No
Credit points
  • 6

Unit information

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Spanish is the official language in over 20 different countries across the world and it is estimated that more than 400 million people speak Spanish as a first language.

The cognitive benefits to learning another language are many and varied. Improve your memory, keep your mind agile and increase your ability to communicate with more people globally, whether for business or leisure.

This unit is for beginners and aims to establish elementary communicative competence in Spanish. Your basic communication skills in spoken and written Spanish will be developed through the use of electronic media, reading comprehension, structural exercises and oral practice. Aspects of contemporary Hispanic culture and society will also be studied.

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Offerings

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Teaching period
Mode/location
Trimester 1Online
Trimester 3Online

*Offering is subject to availability

Intensive schools

There are no intensive schools required for this unit.

Enrolment rules

There are no requisites for this unit.

Notes

Students with substantial knowledge of Spanish, equivalent to HSC Spanish Continuers or above, should enrol at 200 level.

Students with existing competence in Spanish (including HSC Spanish Beginners) who are unsure of their current level of competence should contact the discipline convenor to request a placement test.

First language (Spanish) speakers may not enrol in Spanish language units except when required for (school) teaching accreditation in Australian states and territories.

Students may be able to obtain credit for their prior knowledge of the language under the University Admission Credit and Enrolment Guidelines.

Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.

Unit coordinator(s)

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Leonel AlvaradoAdjunct Associate Professor in Spanish - Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education; School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. demonstrate elementary listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in everyday Spanish language;
  2. communicate in Spanish with some depth on selected topics of everyday life;
  3. utilise elementary structures and functions of the Spanish language, in particular grammatical structures;
  4. apply elementary knowledge of Hispanic cultural and social norms and Hispanic society; and
  5. use cognitive skills to analyse and synthesise information when communicating at an elementary level.

Assessment information

Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

TitleMust CompleteWeightOfferingsAssessment Notes
Assessment 1Yes13%All offerings

Written language assessment.

No. Words: 500 (equivalent)

Assessment 2Yes13%All offerings

Written language assessment.

No. Words: 500 (equivalent)

Assessment 3Yes13%All offerings

Written language assessment

No. Words: 500 (equivalent)

Online AssessmentNo10%All offerings

Online structured participation

No. Words: 250 (equivalent)

Oral Interview 1Yes17%All offerings

This will take place via an online platform.

No. Words: 500 (equivalent)

Oral Interview 2Yes17%All offerings

This will take place via an online platform.

No. Words: 500 (equivalent)

Oral Interview 3Yes17%All offerings

This will take place via an online platform.

No. Words: 500 (equivalent)

Learning resources

Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

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