97504 Spanish Language and Culture 4
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Credit points: 8 cp
Result type: Grade and marks
Requisite(s): 97503 Spanish Language and Culture 3
Description
This subject is designed to provide students who have good knowledge of the Spanish language with intermediate reading, listening, speaking and writing skills. It corresponds to Level A2/B1 (intermediate user) of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for Languages. A range of authentic reading materials, including texts with regional and social variants and specific registers such as narrating personal experiences, are developed, allowing students to engage in others’ experiences. This pathway moves them to more complex genres. They further develop their skills in planning, organising and presenting their ideas in Spanish and developing a sophisticated understanding and appreciation of aspects of the cultures of Spanish-speaking people. Students develop intercultural understanding and engagement by recognising, exploring, interpreting and moving between the languages and practices of two or more cultures. Students take an active part in collaborative learning activities to practice and consolidate their language skills.
Subject learning objectives (SLOs)
| a. | Comprehend and respond to basic text in oral and written Spanish |
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| b. | Produce basic texts in oral and written Spanish |
| c. | Demonstrate intercultural awareness across two or more cultural contexts. |
Course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)
This subject engages with the following Course Intended Learning Outcomes (CILOs), which are tailored to the Graduate Attributes set for all graduates of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (INT = International Studies CILOs):
- Understand and employ effective strategies to operate within professional and everyday settings across diverse cultures in Australia and/or internationally. (INT.1.1)
- Understand and engage with cultural diversities in Australia and/or internationally. (INT.3.1)
- Communicate effectively and appropriately in an additional language for everyday and professional purposes. (INT.3.2)
Teaching and learning strategies
This subject uses a communicative approach in class to maximise students' potential for effective communication in the target language. A series of activities such as interactive activities working in pairs, small and large groups and/or presentations, are promoted in class to enhance students' engagement through content-based learning. Preparation for class activities requires students to complete exercises and reading/listening/viewing activities prior to class to make effective use of resources and subject material (including resources online), community and peer resources available to them to support their learning.
Students are encouraged to customise their learning experience as per the Global Spanish approach to promote their engagement with Hispanic-phone peoples and societies. This entails keeping in mind their goals for the use of Spanish (for instance studying abroad or travel in a particular country or region) and tailoring their practice and learning to maximise exposure to local variants of the language, relevant cultural norms and authentic materials from the area.
As part of an immersive approach to language education, students are encouraged to use the target language within the classroom environment and to build confidence to use the target language outside the classroom. The approximate time commitment expected from students is 12 hours per week, including class time.
Assessment
Assessment task 1: Written tasks
| Objective(s): | a, b and c | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight: | 30% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length: | 350 words | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Criteria linkages: |
SLOs: subject learning objectives CILOs: course intended learning outcomes |
Assessment task 2: Speaking skills assessment
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| Weight: | 40% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Criteria linkages: |
SLOs: subject learning objectives CILOs: course intended learning outcomes |
Assessment task 3: Test
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| Weight: | 30% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Criteria linkages: |
SLOs: subject learning objectives CILOs: course intended learning outcomes |
Minimum requirements
Attendance at tutorials is essential in this subject. Classes are based on a collaborative approach that involves essential work-shopping and interchange of ideas with other students and the tutor. A roll will be taken at each class. If you are late to class and not present when the roll is taken, it is your responsibility to tell your tutor at the end of that class so that your attendance can be recorded. Please note that if you are more than 30 minutes late, you will be noted as absent. Students must attend at least 85% of their classes. Students who fail to do so will be refused their final assessment (see Rule 3.8). To pass this subject, students must earn an overall total of 50 marks or more.
Required texts
Prescribed texts:
A full range of texts, audio and video media are used in this subject. Further details are available in the subject outline.
1. Corpas, J., Garcia, E. & Garmendia, A. AULA Internacional Plus 2 New Edition. Difusion.
Copies are availale for loan at the UTS library.
2.Spanish Language and Culture 4 can be purchased at:-
UTS Union Shop
Towers Market Place
Activate Market Place
Tower Building 1, level 3
BROADWAY
CN (to be posted in UTS Online)
Recommended texts
There are copies of these texts in Closed Reserve in UTS library.
Aragones, L. & Palencia, R. (2014). Intermediate Spanish Grammar. NTC Foreign Language. McGraw-Hill Education
Aragones, L. & Palencia, R. (2014). Advanced Spanish GrammarNTC Foreign Language. McGraw-Hill Education
Alonso, R., Castañeda, A., Martinez, P., López, M., Ortega, J., & Ruiz, J. (2005). Gramática básica del estudiante de español. Difusión: Barcelona.
Neus Sans, L. (2002). Rápido. España: Difusión.
Richmond, Z. (2016). EBook, Practice Makes Perfect Spanish Pronouns and Prepositions, Premium
Ronni L. Gordon, D. & Stillman, M. (2010). Beginning Spanish with CD-ROM. Practice Makes Perfect Series
Spencer, S. (2001). ¿Escribimos ? .United Kingdom: Nelson.
Thomas, S. (2005). EBook, The Big Red Book of Spanish Vocabulary
(Some of these texts are available in the UTS library.).
SBS television shows movies and documentaries from all over the world. Check the TV guide for information on Spanish programs.
SBS Radio (FM 97.7) broadcasts a daily Spanish program from 1pm. to 2 pm.
SBS regularly presents two programs
- “Telediario” the Spanish news, in the morning at 10.15 from Monday to Saturday.
- “Esta Semana” is shown only on Sunday at 9.30.
News
https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/program/spanish-news
Internet
Nearly all Spanish newspapers and magazines from Spain and Latin America are available through the Internet.
http://www.lavanguardia.com/hemeroteca
http://www.elmundo.es/magazine.html