ALS200 - Spanish 2A

Unit details

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Year2018 unit information
Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit chair:

Ramon Lopez Castellano

Prerequisite:

ALS100 and ALS150 at Deakin or equivalent level of proficiency demonstrated by sitting a language placement test

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

Nil

Contact hours:

Students will on average spend 110 hours over the trimester undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include 4 face-to-face contact hours per week (1 x 1-hour Class, and 1 x 2-hour Seminar, and 1 x Computer-based seminar). Cloud (online) students will be expected to dedicate the equivalent time for this unit (1 x 1-hour recorded lecture, 1.5 x hr. self-directed study, and 1.5 x hr. Blackboard sessions per week).

Content

This unit will further students’ knowledge of Spanish vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure for use in everyday contexts and for use in specific activities. Students will be exposed to the sociolinguistic and sociocultural aspects of Spanish communication at a continuing (low intermediate) level. In addition, this unit will further explore the diversity of the Hispanic world. This unit assumes one year of prior knowledge or study of the language – ALS100 and ALS150 or equivalent.

Assessment

Online Written Exercises 40%

Writing Task – Composición 20%

Oral Test. To take place after the end of term, during the Study Period 20%

Final Test. To take place during the exam period, after the Oral test 20%

Unit Fee Information

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