ML9062: Spanish Proficiency C1 Part 2

School Languages for All
Department Code MLANG
Module Code ML9062
External Subject Code 100332
Number of Credits 10
Level L4
Language of Delivery English
Module Leader Dr Sian Edwards
Semester Autumn Semester
Academic Year 2018/9

Outline Description of Module

This is a module designed for students who have completed Spanish Advanced B2 Part 3 or who have achieved at least a high grade at an A Level or equivalent and have also completed some further study. This module aims to provide you with the necessary linguistic tools you need to engage in fast and colloquial discussions, to understand detailed information reliably, and to identify unfamiliar words from the context on topics related to your field/interests. You will also further develop your understanding of the culture of Spanish speaking countries.

This module is the second part of the preparation for CEFR C1.

On completion of the module a student should be able to

  • Understand a wide range of demanding texts and recognise implicit meaning.
  • Express him/herself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions.
  • Use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes.
  • Produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organisational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.

How the module will be delivered

All courses on the Languages for All programme are delivered on a hybrid mode, mixing face-to-face and virtual teaching. You will be expected to actively participate in role-plays, interactive activities and group discussions. Course material is accessible on the University’s Virtual Learning Environment, Learning Central, and should be cross-platform compatible.

18 contact hours – 2 hours per week of interactive language workshops.

Skills that will be practised and developed

Intellectual Skills:

  • Enhanced cognitive skills leading to innovation, creativity and problem solving.
  • Critical analysis applied to discourse, texts, images and events.
  • Advanced listening and reading skills: the ability to scan complex texts (including audio) for gist, to synthesise information and focus on salient points.

Discipline Specific (including practical) Skills:

  • To express him/herself fluently and spontaneously in the target language on a wide range of topics and registers.
  • To understand a wide range of longer texts and recognise nuances in meaning and use.
  • To write clear, well-structured, detailed texts in the target language on complex subjects.
  • To use the target language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes.

Transferable Skills:

  • Ability to learn additional languages for personal/employment reasons.
  • Awareness of and sensitivity to diversity based on culture.
  • Ability to navigate and mediate between more than one culture to interpret meaning and intent beyond the purely linguistic.
  • Heightened literacy, textual analysis and oracy in mother tongue.
  • Presentation skills.
  • Ability to work cooperatively, as a member of a team or with a partner.
  • Problem solving and the ability to look at things from multiple perspectives.

How the module will be assessed

Written class test (30%) and course work (30%).

Oral and aural continuous assessment (40%).

Assessment Breakdown

Type % Title Duration(hrs)
Written Assessment 15 Coursework 1 N/A
Written Assessment 15 Coursework 2 N/A
Oral/Aural Assessment 20 Speaking Assessment N/A
Oral/Aural Assessment 20 Listening Assessment N/A
Class Test 30 Class Test N/A

Syllabus content

All skills (writing, reading, listening, talking and translation) will be further developed on the following topics:

 

Los jóvenes (el macrobotellón, noticia periodística)

El mundo del trabajo (cualidades de un buen jefe y empleado, la otra cara de las uvas)

La ética y el medio ambiente (contaminación acústica, calentamiento global, corridas de toros)

La salud (la importancia de la salud, salud mental)

Essential Reading and Resource List

Pasaporte al Mundo Hispano: Segunda Edición: Advanced Spanish Resource Book, 2009, 2nd Edition; S. Anaya Guzman; Continuum (Units 4-8).

Background Reading and Resource List

A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish, 2011, 5th edition; John Butt and Carmen Benjamin; Routledge

A Spanish Learning Grammar, 2012, 3rd edition; P. Muñoz and M. Thacker; Routledge.

 

 

International Qualification

To prepare for the DELE C1:

Cursos y recursos DELE | Exámenes - Instituto Cervantes

https://examenes.cervantes.es/es/dele/cursos-y.../publicaciones

 


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