ALS350 - Advanced Spanish 3B
Unit details
| Year: | 2020 unit information |
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| 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 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Israel Holas |
| Prerequisite: | Three units: ALS200, ALS250, ALS300 |
| 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), 1 x 1.5-hour online seminar per week |
Content
This Unit will advance students’ fluency and competence in Spanish to a high-intermediate level, low-advanced 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’. The unit organises the teaching and learning of grammar and vocabulary around key issues and features of Latin America and Spain. The unit examines the socio-linguistic conventions of Spanish by looking at a range of topics related to the contemporary world. This unit assumes two and a-half years of prior knowledge or study of the language (B1).
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| These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | |
| ULO1 | Understand the main ideas of complex texts on concrete and abstract topics in Spanish | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Effectively communicate complex ideas orally and in writing in the target language and interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity in Spanish | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication |
| ULO3 | Employ critical and analytical thinking to produce clear, detailed texts on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options | GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO4 | Use online technologies to access and evaluate authentic materials in Spanish and engage real-life situations in the target language | GLO3: Digital literacy GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO5 | Undertake research in the target language | GLO6: Self-management |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
Trimester 2:| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1 (Individual) - Online Exercises | 30% | Ongoing | |
| Assessment 2 (Individual) - Writing Exercises | 30% | Ongoing | |
| Assessment 3 (Individual) - Presentation | 20% | Week 12 | |
| Assessment 4 (Individual) - Examination | 20% | 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
There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.
Unit Fee Information
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