CE4092: Spanish Language B

School Continuing and Professional Education
Department Code LEARN
Module Code CE4092
External Subject Code R410
Number of Credits 10
Level L4
Language of Delivery English
Module Leader Dr Catherine Chabert
Semester Spring Semester
Academic Year 2013/4

Outline Description of Module

This module is designed for students with a little knowledge of Spanish: perhaps one year at school or module CE4091 Spanish Language A. The primary focus will be upon the skills required for oral communication in social, survival and study situations. Some attention will be given to reading skills and basic writing skills will be introduced.  At the end of this module, students should be able to sit one of the DELE examinations (held every May at the Centre).  Students with a GCSE in Spanish are not permitted to take this module.
 

METHODS OF TEACHING: i) Weekly two-hour workshops ii) Self study including use of digital language laboratory.
METHODS OF ASSESSMENT: i) Coursework 20% ii) Oral end test 30%/continuous assessment 10% iii) Aural end test 40%.

Email: Languages@cardiff.ac.uk

 

On completion of the module a student should be able to

  • Communicate orally at a basic level in Spanish in given survival, social and study settings.
  • Demonstrate understanding of spoken Spanish at basic level in survival and study settings.
  • Demonstrate some competence in basic syntax.

How the module will be delivered

This module will be taught in small groups to encourage interaction. The emphasis will be on communication. The module is taught over 12 weeks.

Skills that will be practised and developed

Intellectual Skills              - integrate information provided in taught sessions and private study.

 Discipline Specific (including practical) Skills:

  • demonstrate their ability to understand simple instructions and respond appropriately in everyday situations,
  • demonstrate their ability to communicate in spoken and written form using limited vocabulary and formulaic expressions,
  • collect information from short texts in the target language. 

Employability Skills:      - to be responsive to the discipline of working with others as part of a group,

                                   - to understand and reflect upon different cultures and societies

How the module will be assessed

 

100% coursework (breakdown below).

 

Type of assessment

 

%

Contribution

Title

Duration
(if applicable)

Approx. date of Assessment

speaking

30

2 role plays (15% each)

 

 

speaking

10

Class participation

 

End of module

listening

40

Class test

 

End of module

Coursework

20

2 pieces (10% each)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assessment Breakdown

Type % Title Duration(hrs)
Written Assessment 100 Coursework N/A

Syllabus content

  • Revision of basic elements of lexis, syntax and phonology
  • Oral/Aural practice in a range of appropriate language functions in a widening variety of situations
  • Development of basic notional language: time, number, space, abstractions
  • Aspects of the “Cultural Briefing”: (eg customs, civilisation, politics)  presented as reading or aural comprehension passages
  • Readingcomprehension
  • Introduction to writing skills

Essential Reading and Resource List

Required:

Pasos 1 - Coursebook: Spanish Beginner's Course, Hodder Education; 3rd edition, 2011

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