ALS300 - Intermediate Spanish 3A
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: Israel Holas |
| Prerequisite: | Two units: ALS200 and ALS250 |
| 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 advance students’ fluency and competence in Spanish to a high intermediate level. Students will continue to learn and practice important grammatical and lexical components of the Spanish language, while further exploring the societies and cultures of the ‘Spanish-speaking world’. This unit assumes two years of prior knowledge or study of the language (CERFL A2 / B1)
| 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 and reproduce main points of clear standard input in Spanish, on familiar content regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, and everyday situations | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication |
| ULO2 | Produce texts of moderate complexity, in Spanish, on topics which are familiar or of personal interest | GLO2: Communication |
| ULO3 | Demonstrate an advanced knowledge of, and sensitivity to, cultural customs pertaining to the 'Spanish-speaking world' | GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO4 | Use online technologies to access authentic materials in Spanish and engage real-life situations in the target language | GLO3: Digital literacy GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO5 | Demonstrate critical thinking by analysing, extracting, and using information from spoken and written texts in Spanish | 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) - Seminar/Online Exercises | 1200 words or equivalent in foreign language | 30% | Weeks 5 and 7 |
| Assessment 2 (Individual) - Writing Exercises | 1200 words or equivalent in foreign language | 30% | Week 11 |
| Assessment 3 (Individual) - Oral Test | 800 words or equivalent in foreign language | 20% | Week 12 |
| Assessment 4 (Individual) - Final Test incl. Listening section | 800 words or equivalent in foreign language | 20% | Week 13 |
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: ALS300 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.
Unit Fee Information
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