ALS225 - Introduction to the Spanish-Speaking World

Unit details

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Year:

2020 unit information

Important Update:

Classes and seminars in Trimester 2/Semester 2, 2020 will be online. Physical distancing for coronavirus (COVID-19) will affect delivery of other learning experiences in this unit. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates one week prior to the start of your trimester or semester.

Last updated: 2 June 2020

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Israel Holas
Prerequisite:

Two units: 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

Scheduled learning activities - cloud:

1 x 1-hour class per week (recordings provided), 1 x 1.5-hour online seminar per week

Content

This unit will focus on extra-linguistic contents in Spanish. The unit explores the contemporary Spanish-speaking world through literary texts, films, historical documents, and cultural artefacts. It will provide an overview of the richness, heterogeneity and complexity of Spain and Latin America through authentic texts in Spanish. 

 

 

These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit

At the completion of this unit, successful students can:

Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes

ULO1

Understand authentic materials in Spanish, including complex written, visual, and audio texts

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO2

Demonstrate good command of the Spanish language to express complex ideas orally and in writing

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO2: Communication

ULO3

Critically engage knowledge about the Spanish-speaking world

GLO8: Global citizenship

GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO4

Use online technologies to access authentic materials in Spanish

GLO3: Digital literacy

GLO6: Self-management

ULO5

Analyse, extract, and use information from authentic texts in Spanish

GLO4: Critical thinking

These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year

Assessment

Trimester 1:
Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1 (Individual) -Online/Seminar Exercises   10% Information not yet available
Assessment 2 (Individual) - Writing Exercise 450- 500 words 25% Information not yet available
Assessment 3 (Individual) - Presentation   20% Information not yet available
Assessment 4 (Individual) - Essay in English 2000 words 45% Week 11

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

There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.

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