Department of European Studies & Modern Languages, Unit Catalogue 2008/09 |
EU20612 Business Spanish option 1A |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Intermediate |
| Semester: 2 |
| Assessment: CW 100% |
| Requisites: |
| After taking this unit you must take EU20613 |
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Students must have a minimum of GCSE Spanish Grade C and/or have taken Single Language Option Spanish units at intermediate or advanced level during Year 1 or the equivalent in order to take this unit.
Aims: A course to revive, develop and consolidate foreign language skills in order to enable students to operate effectively in the sphere of business and management.
Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of the unit students will be able to discuss their placement experience in the target language. They will be able to operate effectively both orally and in writing in predictable business scenarios, write a CV and participate in job interviews. Skills: * Speaking, listening, reading, writing in Spanish - all assessed. * Cultural understanding - taught and facilitated. * Team skills - facilitated. * Autonomous learning - facilitiated. * Cognitive - taught. Content: Intensive language work with emphasis on aural comprehension and oral communication. Teaching materials integrate a variety of forms of language through the exploitation of foreign language television broadcasts, audio-visual materials and a business language course text. This part of the course concentrates mainly on the practical language necessary for doing business, but also includes work on more theoretical themes such as the various types of company job application and interview practice. Overall fluency and grammatical accuracy are practised throughout the course. |