Undergraduate - UnitATS2059 - Catalan Introductory 2

Upon successful completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. use the basic speaking, listening, reading and writing skills needed to communicate in a range of situations referring to past, present and future: talking about, writing about and understanding others talking about self, family, studies, accommodation, travel and leisure activities.
2. communicate effectively in Catalan, with a minimum of misunderstandings, in a range of situations, such as sharing accommodation, carrying out everyday tasks such as shopping, eating out, travelling, attending university, etc.
3. skim read or read in detail straightforward, short texts in Catalan e.g. advertisements, cartoons, brochures, informal correspondence, short newspaper articles or extracts from longer texts.
4. demonstrate knowledge of the sounds and the key structures of the Catalan language, e.g. past, present and future tenses, pronouns, articles, adjectives, adverbs.
5. demonstrate knowledge of a range of vocabulary appropriate to the situations described above
6. develop an awareness of different language learning strategies and adopt learning strategies most appropriate to their preferred learning style
7. acquire a greater critical knowledge and understanding of modern Catalan society
8. develop a critical understanding of issues of identity in the Catalan-speaking areas since the beginning of the 20th century
9. develop an explicit understanding and more sophisticated practice of text analysis, especially in relation to film
10. develop research skills