Applied Spanish 1B module (PS12004)

You will master thoroughly the main structures of the Spanish language, be familiar with key features of selected Spanish-speaking cultures, and communicate competently in Spanish in a range of increasingly complex informal and formal situations. This learning will be of use to you both in your personal and professional lives. You will work within the level of B1 to B2 of the Common European Framework for Languages.

Through recognising, understanding, and applying the main vocabulary and grammatical structures of Spanish, you will communicate competently across the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Examples of topics are environment and tourism, media and publicity, historical events, and political structures.

What you will learn

In this module, you will:

• recognise, understand, and apply competently the more complex features of the Spanish language system
• use a concise bilingual English - Spanish dictionary effectively
• use new technology appropriately in language learning
• show increased familiarity with contemporary Spanish-speaking societies and cultures, and awareness of differences between customs and conventions in these societies and those in the UK
• listen to, read, speak, and write Spanish effectively in a range of increasingly complex social and work-related contexts
• conduct independent investigation and project work in Spanish using a range of printed, audio-visual, and web-based resources
• use language skills at a level of B1 in all areas and selected skills areas of B2, as described in the Common European Framework for Languages

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

• demonstrate competence in the more complex features of the Spanish language across the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing
• demonstrate increased familiarity with many key features of selected Spanish-speaking cultures
• communicate competently in Spanish in a range of increasingly complex informal and formal situations
• demonstrate the ability to conduct independent investigation and project work in Spanish

Assignments / assessment

• coursework (75%)
  • oral (25%)
  • written (30%)
  • grammar (20%)
• examination (25%): consisting of one 10-minute oral degree exam

To pass the module, both aggregate written and aggregate oral components of the assessment portfolio (i.e. written 50%; oral 50%) must be passed.

Teaching methods / timetable

• in-person workshops
  • oral skills language classes
  • written skills language classes
• independent study