Undergraduate - UnitATS2195 - Spanish proficient 1

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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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	Clayton First semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Paul Bowker

Notes

The unit requires a language placement test. For further information go to http://arts.monash.edu.au/placement-tests/spanish.php

Synopsis

This unit further develops students' spoken and written communication skills in Spanish. Emphasis is placed on developing fluency and understanding. The unit furthermore explores particular aspects of Spanish and Latin American cultures and societies. This unit also consolidates students' critical thought and further develops their research skills. The language of instruction is Spanish.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this subject, students will be able to:

converse in Spanish for 20-25 minutes about past, current and hypothetical issues as well as engage in complex conversations and discussions about historical, political and social matters;
be able to listen and comprehend a variety of texts from different Hispanic Spanish- speaking regionscontexts;
write compositions of up to 1000 words in Spanish, with the help of a Spanish-English dictionary and a reference grammar;
read and comprehend articles that use a range of registers and styles of up to 3500 words in Spanish;
demonstrate an understanding of key aspects of Spanish and Latin American cultures and societies;
consolidate critical and research skills in Spanish.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 75%
Exam: 25%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.