ALS100 - Spanish 1A
Unit details
Year: | 2021 unit information |
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Important Update: | Unit delivery will continue to be provided in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. This may include a mix of on-campus and online activities. To find out how you are impacted, please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Unit sites open one week prior to the start of each Trimester/Semester. Thank you for your flexibility and commitment to studying with Deakin in 2021. Last updated: 4 June 2021 |
Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Elena Alonso Mira Trimester 2: Elena Alonso Mira |
Prerequisite: | Nil |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | Nil |
Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 1-hour class per week, 2 x 1-hour seminar per week and 1 x 1-hour computer-based seminar per week |
Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | 1 x 1-hour class per week (recordings provided), 2 x 1.5-hour online seminars per week |
Note:Student enrolment quotas apply to this unit for campus modes No student enrolment quotas for Cloud (online) offering This unit assumes no prior knowledge or study of the language
Advanced Standing in Spanish: Non-VCE students with prior knowledge of Spanish (such as heritage-speakers) can contact the Spanish Program Coordinator to organise a placement test preferably before the commencement of trimester. The test evaluates students’ proficiency in Spanish so that, if and when adequate prior knowledge is demonstrated, advanced standing in Spanish can be granted and specific unit pre-requisites can be waived. Non VCE-students with prior knowledge of Spanish are then able to enrol at the most suitable level |
Content
This unit will give students an introduction to basic vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure of Spanish for use in everyday contexts and daily activities. Students will be familiarised with the sociolinguistic and sociocultural aspects of Spanish communication at a basic level. In addition, this unit introduces the diversity of the Hispanic world through the study of the histories, societies and cultures of Spanish-speaking countries. This unit assumes no prior knowledge or study of the language.
ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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ULO1 | Understand simple utterances and expressions in Spanish, using simple tenses (present, present progressive) | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO2 | Use basic constructions to express ideas related to personal experience in Spanish | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO3 | Use online technologies to access material in Spanish | GLO3: Digital literacy GLO6: Self-management |
ULO4 | Use basic constructions to express ideas related to the cultures and societies of the Spanish-speaking world | GLO4: Critical thinking |
ULO5 | Develop a basic awareness of the specific characteristics of culture associated with the Spanish language | GLO8: Global citizenship |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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Assessment 1 (Individual) - Quizzes | 600 words or equivalent in foreign language | 15% | Ongoing |
Assessment 2 (Individual) - Writing Exercise | 1000 words or equivalent in foreign language | 25% | Week 7 |
Assessment 3 (Individual) - Oral Test | 1000 words or equivalent in foreign language | 25% | Information not yet available |
Assessment 4 (Individual) - Test | 1400 words or equivalent in foreign language | 35% | Examination Period |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: ALS100 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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