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UNE unit code: SPAN202

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  • Trimester 2 - Online
24/7 online support
  • Yes
Intensive schools
  • No
Supervised exam
  • No
Credit points
  • 6

Unit information

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Be one of the 550 million people across the globe who are able to communicate in Spanish and future proof your career prospects by demonstrating your dedication and your competence as a student and as a communicator.

In this unit you will consolidate your written, oral, reading comprehension and communication skills in Spanish, in order to achieve an intermediate level of proficiency. You will further develop your grammatical knowledge and build your confidence when speaking with others in Spanish.

This will enable you to build a broad linguistic base for the study of Spanish and Latin American culture, literature and civilisation.

Offerings

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Teaching period
Mode/location
Trimester 2Online

*Offering is subject to availability

Intensive schools

There are no intensive schools required for this unit.

Enrolment rules

Pre-requisites
SPAN201

Notes

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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Jose Diaz-RodriguezAdjunct Senior Lecturer - 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 further increasing autonomy in listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Spanish language at an intermediate level;
  2. utilise further intermediate structures and functions of the Spanish language, in particular grammatical structures;
  3. communicate with increasing autonomy in Spanish at an intermediate level with some depth on further selected topics;
  4. further apply extended knowledge of Hispanic cultural and social norms and Hispanic society; and
  5. use developed cognitive skills to analyse and synthesise information when communicating at an intermediate 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
Final Language Assessment Yes20%All offerings

Written language assessment.

No. Words: 1200

Language Assessment 1Yes15%All offerings

Written assessment

No. Words: 900 (equivalent)

Language Assessment 2Yes15%All offerings

Written assessment

No. Words: 900 (equivalent)

Online AssessmentNo10%All offerings

Structured online participation

No. Words: 500 (equivalent)

Oral Assessment 1Yes20%All offerings

This will take place via an online platform

No. Words: 500 (equivalent)

Oral Assessment 2No20%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.

Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library — purchase is optional.

English Grammar for Students of Spanish

ISBN: 9780934034418

Spinelli, E., Olivia and Hill Press 7th ed. 2012

Note: Course materials will be available on the unit's Moodle site.

Text refers to: All offerings

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