Monash University Handbook 2011 Undergraduate - Unit

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Synopsis

This unit is offered in Colombia as part of the Spanish Incountry Program. It allows students without previous experience with the Spanish language to undertake an intensive summer language course in the University of La Sabana, Bogota, Colombia.

On completion students should have acquired understanding and knowledge about the Spanish language and culture in Latin America.

Objectives

At the end of this unit students should:

1. have gained a basic understanding of the Spanish language and mastered simple grammatical structures;
2. be able to hold short conversations in Spanish;
3. have developed a basic understanding of the culture or cultures of Spain and/or Latin America.

Assessment

+ Written assessment (4500 words): 100%

Contact hours

Intensive summer course. Equivalent to a Monash University 6 credit points

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Spanish and Latin American studies

Prerequisites

No previous knowledge of the language

Prohibitions

ATS1191, ATS1201, ATS2191 and ATS1204