ALS200 - Spanish 2A
Unit details
| Year: | 2021 unit information |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: 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 |
| 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, 1 x 2-hour seminar per week and 1 x 1-hour 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 |
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.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Understand more complex written and aural texts and expressions in Spanish | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Demonstrate improvement of Spanish language to express ideas related to personal experience using simple and compound tenses (present, present progressive, imperfect, preterite) | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Select a range of vocabulary and grammar forms and apply them in oral and written contexts | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO4 | Demonstrate improvement of knowledge of the Spanish speaking world, including sociocultural elements | GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO5 | Use online technologies to access materials in Spanish, using authentic materials to engage in real situations | GLO3: Digital literacy GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO6 | Analyse, extract, and use information from spoken and written texts | GLO4: Critical thinking |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 (Individual) - Writing Exercises | 1600 words or equivalent in foreign language | 40% | Weeks 2, 5, 8 and 10 |
| Assessment 2 (Individual) - Writing Exercises | 800 words or equivalent in foreign language | 20% | Week 7 |
| Assessment 3 (Individual) - Oral Test | 800 words or equivalent in foreign language | 20% | To take place after the end of term, during the Study Period |
| Assessment 4 (Individual) - Test | 800 words or equivalent in foreign language | 20% | To take place during the examination period, after the oral test |
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: ALS200 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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