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Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies, Unit Catalogue 2011/12


PL20639: Spanish written and spoken language 2

Click here for further information Credits: 12
Click here for further information Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5)
Click here for further information Period: Academic Year
Click here for further information Assessment: CW 30%, EX 50%, OR 20%
Click here for further information Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Click here for further information Requisites:
Click here for further information Description: Aims:
To continue the production of accurate written and spoken Spanish; to provide further work in Spanish grammatical and syntactic structures; to develop further skills in translation from English into Spanish and Spanish into English.

Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
* demonstrate a broaden and consolidate grasp of lexis and grammatical structures;
* practise simple, accurate (written and spoken) receptive and communicative skills;
* extend awareness of style and linguistic register.

Skills:
Skills in precision and creativity in the use of written and spoken language, effective communication in the target language and translation are taught and assessed in this unit. Skills in effective learning, CIT and adaptation to life in the target countries are developed in this unit.

Content:
a) Translation: varieties of register, written translation from English into Spanish and Spanish into English and Spanish into English, extempore translation, cloze tests.
b) Grammar: further application of grammatical structures.
c) Creative writing: introduction to guided essay, systematic practical grammar course, development of lexis.
d) Spoken Language: comprehension, text recreation, controlled oral production, course-related conversation, debates.
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PL20639 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:

Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
  • UHPL-AYB18 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (French and Spanish) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 2
  • UHPL-AYB23 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (German and Spanish) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 2
  • UHPL-AYB20 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (Spanish and ab initio Italian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 2
  • UHPL-AYB22 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (Spanish and ab initio Russian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 2
  • UHPL-AYB19 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (Spanish and Italian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 2
  • UHPL-AYB21 : BA (hons) Modern Languages and European Studies (Spanish and Russian) (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 2
  • UHPL-AYB17 : BA (hons) Spanish and Politics (Full-time with Year Abroad) - Year 2

NB. Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.