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Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Spanish Language 3 (Ab initio)
Module Code	SP201A
School	SALIS
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Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Elena Lopez Semester 2: Gabrielle Carty
Module Teacher	Gabrielle Carty
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

The aims of this module are:- To consolidate and build up on Language Skills acquired in Spanish Language 101 and 102.- To develop information- gathering skills-To enhance student's awareness of different areas of the Spanish speaking world, such as working, economical and social life.- To make students aware of interculturality issues.- To reflect about learning strategies and the learning process.

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate listening comprehension skills in Spanish language at a Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) A2 Level.
2. Employ effective communication skills with a degree of grammatical accuracy in conversations on some specialized topics.
3. Produce short texts on everyday and some specialized topics.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of the gist of written texts.
5. Establish parallelisms and contrasts between their culture and Hispanic cultures.
6. Evaluate their own learning strategies and learning process.

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Seminars	24	Contact hours
Independent learning	101	time dedicated to study, tasks, preparation, group work
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

The Syllabus adopts a communicative approach where students will work in pairs or groups to communicate in everyday situations and develop a task..
Focus will be in oral interaction with discussions and presentations, as well as producing coherent texts..

Oral tasks will be recorded and downloaded in Moodle course page in order to be available to students themselves, and to develop awareness of improvement and self-assessment. Students will also work with audio files from Spanish Corner in Moodle..

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	50%	Examination Weight	50%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Oral presentations	"In- class test"	50%	Week 12

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List