Undergraduate - UnitATS3209 - Spanish communication in a global world

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	Spanish and Latin American Studies
Offered	Not offered in 2013
Coordinator(s)	Dr Marisa Cordella

Notes

Previously coded SPN3290

Synopsis

The unit focuses on the study and understanding of the communicative rules or strategies that orient Spanish and Hispanic American speakers to communicate effectively in a variety of scenarios. Lectures explore the discursive similarities that link all Spanish speakers and make students aware of those which may differ as a result of varying social and political realities and historical factors.

Theoretical knowledge in pragmatics -language in use- and discourse analysis is explored to understand:

the organization of a text in relation to the socio-cultural context
particular discursive features of Hispanic speech, which may influence deference, politeness, directness, and/or indirectness linguistic behaviours.

Outcomes

By completion of the unit, students are expected to have developed:

Awareness of the norms and value systems that modulate Spanish and Hispanic American discourse(s);
Knowledge of the predominant discursive features produced in business, among other discourses, in Spanish and English;
Knowledge of pragmatic features used in a variety of social interactions;
Demonstrate a sophisticated knowledge in research reasoning and critical thought.

Assessment

Two Tests: 50%
Oral and written work: 50%

Contact hours

Three hours (one 1-hour lecture and two 1-hour tutorials)

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

Spanish and Latin American studies

Prerequisites

ATS1194 or ATS2194, ATS1196 or ATS2196

Prohibitions

ATS2209