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Spanish Linguistics - SPAN3040
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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: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: SPAN1020 or SPAN2004 or SPAN1021
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Aims to provide students with a knowledge of the norms and structure of the Spanish language and its use. Focuses on the areas of Spanish phonology, morphology, grammar, pragmatics and semantics.

Note: The language of instruction is Spanish. It will be very helpful for students wishing to pursue the language to translator level.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the course, students should gain:
  • Basic knowledge of the structure of the Spanish language and be able to comprehend and describe the complexity of the Spanish language structure
  • Knowledge of and ability to apply orthographic norms and differentiate immediate constituents in sentences
  • An ability to undertake a basic morphological and syntactic analysis of Spanish sentences
  • Knowledge of the origin of the lexical component of Spanish
  • An ability to differentiate origin and meaning of words in Spanish
  • An understanding of and ability to use generic vocabulary related to phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics in Spanish.

Assessment

  • Weekly WebVista quizzes - 25%
  • Class quiz - 45%
  • Assignment - 20%
  • Oral presentation - 10%

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