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Degrees Programmes offering Spanish as a Major language
LA422 - Intensive Spanish - Sounds and Words
Director:
Ms Gladis Garcia-Soza
Email:
gladis [add @essex.ac.uk] Telephone:
01206 872186 Office:
4.320
For further details see
http://courses.essex.ac.uk/la/
Module Description - Objectives
This is one half of a demanding specialist double module which runs for 6/8 hours a week for 23 weeks and is taken together with LA421 Structures to take students from no Spanish to level B1 in 9 months of intensive study. The modules are designed for students wishing to major in the language and exit at the highest specialist level (level C1 or C2 ). A consolidation Course in Spain (4 weeks) during the summer is a compulsory component of this module. No prerequisites.
The module aims to create an informed awareness of
the lexis of Spanish. It helps students to acquire a practical knowledge
of register, styles and rhetoric of the written and spoken language and
develops a cultural awareness of language in context. There
is an emphasis on the spoken production of the language.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students would have achieved a
A2 Level within the European Framework for Languages, as below.
| A2 | Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment). Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters. Can describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need. |
On successful completion of the Consolidation Course in a Spanish - speaking country students would have achieved level B1 within the European Framework for Languages, as below.
| B1 | Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. Can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken. Can produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes & ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans. |
Marking Criteria
for coursework:
What your marks mean and feedback to improve your
performance
Glossary of Terms /
Content of
Work /
Language
of written work/
Oral
Work
Marking Criteria for the Project: Project Excellence / Analysis of content
Materials
Online Exercises / Penguin Parallel Texts Short stories in Spanish / Spanish dictionary / Verb Book
Exams:
WORK & ASSESSMENT CALENDAR -
Weeks 2 - 25
ASSESSMENT -
Workload : the 5 pieces below have the same value
Feedback and
Marking Criteria
for coursework:
Glossary of Terms /
Content of
Work /
Language
of written work/
Oral
Work
|
FIRST TERM |
Units and exercises |
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Week 7 |
ASSESSMENT:
Group Work: Perform first
conversation
about your
project which will be videoed (200
words in Spanish minimum). Follow
instructions.
|
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Week 11 |
|
| HOLIDAY WORK | My diary |
|
SECOND TERM |
Units and exercises |
|
Week 21 |
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Week 25 |
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THIRD TERM |
Revision |
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Week 31 |
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| Week 32 onwards | Exams |
ASSESSMENT -
Workload : the 5 pieces above have the same value
Feedback and
Marking Criteria
for coursework:
Content of
Work /
Language
of written work/
Oral
Work
