SPN2310

Study Abroad Program ( 6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL)

Leader: Dr Marisa Cordella

Offered:
Overseas First semester 2006 (Off-campus)
Overseas Second semester 2006 (Off-campus)
Overseas Second semester 2006 (Off-campus)

Synopsis: Students undertaking a Study Abroad Program in a Hispanic nation will spend a minimum of a month in an overseas institution studying an intensive language-culture course.

Objectives: Upon completion students should have improved their four skills of the language (speaking, listening, writing and reading) and they should be able to interact in Spanish using a wider variety of registers. Students should be more aware of the social-cultural norms and values that modulate the Spanish speaking world, in particular the region/province they have visited.

Assessment: Four Essays (2700 words): 60% + Diary (1350 words): 30% + Regular assessment in the foreign institution (equivalent to 450 words): 10%

Prerequisites: Students should have high marks in Spanish units (high D or HD average)

Corequisites: SPN2010

Prohibitions: May not be counted as part of a minor sequence in Spanish. Not available to Post VCE stream students.