Applied Spanish 2A module (PS21003)

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 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. Skills in reading comprehension, advanced dictionary skills, formal letter writing, participating in interview, and debating will be developed. Examples of topics are education and student life, business and employment, current affairs, and contemporary social and cultural issues.

What you will learn

In this module, you will:

• understand and apply competently a wide range of vocabulary and grammatical structures in Spanish, showing awareness of complex features of the Spanish language system
• use a concise bilingual English - Spanish dictionary proficiently
• use new technology appropriately in language learning
• show considerable 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, and with attention to detail, in a range of complex formal and informal contexts
• use a wide 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 complex features of the Spanish language across the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing
• demonstrate a high level of familiarity with key features of selected Spanish-speaking cultures
• communicate competently in Spanish, and with attention to detail, in a range of complex formal and informal situations

Assignments / assessment

• oral presentation (25%)
• written coursework 1 (20%)
• written coursework 2 (20%)
• oral assessment (25%)
• grammar (10%)

To pass the module, both aggregate written and aggregate oral components of the coursework must be passed.

This module does not have a final exam.

Teaching methods / timetable

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