Spanish options
Degrees Programmes offering Spanish as a Major language
LA450 - Spanish Proficiency Level
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
A
module for those students who have passed LA440 Post Advanced Spanish or who have an equivalent
level.
The course
is based on note-taking and speaking, the skills they will need for
their work in Spanish-speaking universities during their year abroad. Students should have a B2 level within the European
Framework for Languages to do this module.
| B2 | EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK FOR PROFICIENCY LEVEL. At this level students should understand the main ideas of complex texts on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialisation. They should be able to interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party. They should be able to produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options. |
Learning Outcomes
By
the end of the module students will be able to use different advanced
varieties of written and spoken Spanish; analyse Spanish and Latin
American prose; write reports, commentaries, essays and exposé; use
spoken Spanish to show a range of styles and emotions in conversations,
exchanges, presentations, situationals and seminars; and would also have
acquired a set of transferable and cognitive skills. By the end of the
module students would have achieved a C1 level if they have successfully
completed the programme.
| C1 | EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK FOR EFFECTIVE OPERATIONAL PROFICIENCY LEVEL. At this level students should understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognise implicit meaning. They should be able to express themselves fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. They should be able to use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. They should be able to produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organisational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices. |
Exams - A 3-hour written exam and an oral exam.
COURSEWORK & ASSESSMENT CALENDAR
Feedback and
Marking Criteria
for coursework:
Glossary of Terms /
Content of
Work /
Language
of written work/
Oral
Work
FIRST TERM - OBJECTIVES
| FIRST TERM - Materials Weeks 2 - 11 - All the 5 five pieces of work have the same value - only the best 4 will be considered | ||
| Weeks 2 - 5 | Presentation Lectures : PWP1 - PWP2 - Mujeres-y-Hombres | |
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Week 6 Reading
Week |
Preparation of Written ASSESSMENT:
Written and Oral group work. |
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| Weeks 7 - 11 | ||
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Week 7 |
Deliver Oral ASSESSMENT: Deliver the conversation you have prepared with your group in 7 minutes allowing for equal number of minutes per member. Oral assessment sheet. |
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| Week 8 - 10 |
Presentation Lectures:
First PWP -
Second PWP -
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Week 11 |
ASSESSMENT: a) Hand in coursework as a portfolio of exercises by Friday midday on OCS with watermarked copy to administrators in L&L - b)One hour Written Open exam, Monday hour - c) the 3 remaining hours will be taken by a Personal Interview in Spanish with each student. Interview times. |
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| SECOND TERM - Materials Weeks 16 - 25 | ||
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Week 16 - 19 |
ASSESSMENT:
First teaching hour Open Exam on the
book you have read during the holidays.
See instructions =
VACATION
Reading - |
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| Weeks 16 - 19 |
Presentation Lectures:
Pres1 -
Mats |
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Week 20 Reading Week |
ASSESSMENT Preparation:
Prepare Scripted Group
Debates
on a topic . Instructions in Handbook
(oral & scripted/written - 2 marks - 400
words in Spanish). Week 20 Friday
midday deadline to submit |
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Week 21 - 22 |
Delivery of
Debate:
Deliver the debate you have prepared
with your group in 7 minutes allowing
for equal number of minutes per member. |
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| Week 22 - 24 |
Presentation Lectures:
Pres
1 -
Pres 2 -
Class
& Practice Para terminar - Red de ideas |
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Week 25 |
ASSESSMENT: a) Hand in coursework as a portfolio of exercises by Friday midday on OCS with watermarked copy to administrators in L&L - b)One hour Written Open exam, Monday hour - c) the 3 remaining hours will be taken by a Personal Interview in Spanish with each student |
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Oral & Written Exams |
Weeks 32 0nwards. Oral Exam = 40% and
Written exam = 60% |
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| Week 30 - 31 | Preparation for final exam - Whole year's grammar - Connectors - Precis: instructions and example - Commentary | |
Instructions
for Oral Exam : Controlled Conversation on a topic
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Oral Exam Group Conversation |
For your final oral exam you must prepare a group conversation about a topic related to the year's work. A list of topics will be provided for you to choose according to your interests. It is obligatory for you to send the title to the course director for approval long before your exam. |
LIST OF TIMES FOR THE ORAL EXAM |
Materials and Reading List
LA450-
Online in-house materials
Aldecoa,
I Cuentos, European Schoolbooks Publishing
Bollain,
I Flores de otro mundo (DVD);
Esquivel
, L Como Agua Para Chocolate, Grijalbo Mondadori, 1995 (novel and
DVD);
Garcia-Marquez
, G Cronica de una muerte Anunciada (novel and DVD);
M.
Hart, S Gabriel Garca Marquez : Cronica de una muerte anunciada
Rico
Godoy, C Como ser una mujer y no morir en el intento, Litografia
Roses, Spain, 1997(novel and DVD);
Volkening,
E
Gabriel Garcia Marquez : un triunfo sobre el olvido
/; edicion y prologo de Santiago Mutis
