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Introductory Spanish 1A - SPAN1001
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Languages and Linguistics
 
 
Course Outline: School of Languages and Linguistic Course Outlines
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 6
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Excluded: GENT0435, SPAN1000, SPAN1020, SPAN1021, SPAN1100
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Provides an introduction to Spanish language and culture. Encourages students to develop a basic understanding of the morphological, syntactical and grammatical aspects of the Spanish language as well as basic oral, listening and writing skills for every day situations.

Note: Designed for students who have little or no knowledge of Spanish language. All language teaching is in tutorial groups.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the course, students should gain:
  • An understanding of and ability to use the morphology of number, gender and tenses
  • An understanding of and ability to use present, present continuous and future tenses
  • An understanding of and ability to use pronouns, reflexive verbs, demonstrative, possessive and indefinite adjectives
  • An understanding of and ability to use different ways of asking questions, expressions of origin, nationality, expressions of place, compositions and possession
  • An ability to differentiate and use the formal and informal registers.

Assessment

  • Oral assessment - 20%
  • Listening assessment - 10%
  • Grammar assessment - 35%
  • Reading/writing/grammar assessment - 25%
  • Assignment - 10%

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