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Spanish Advanced One (Part I)

Module description

This module is intended for students who have completed PLS2330 Spanish Intermediate Two or have an A Level (Grade A*-B) or equivalent. The module develops all four language skills for both everyday communications and more academic situations, like working or studying abroad, and is taught mostly in Spanish.

This module is particularly useful if you have less than 30 credits available for optional modules or are unsure of the commitment required

Module aims - intentions of the module

This module is designed to work on the B2 level of the Common European Framework for Languages, and intends to equip students to become independent users of their second language. Therefore, on completion of the course, students will be able to:

• review and consolidate advanced structures of the target language, developing both vocabulary and grammar.
• communicate effectively in both formal and informal contexts
• interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity
• produce clear, detailed and well-researched texts on a wide range of subjects including different points of view
• build on knowledge of the sociocultural aspects of the regions/countries/communities where the language is spoken and continue to develop the intercultural skills necessary for studying and/or working abroad in a Spanish-speaking country.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)

ILO: Module-specific skills

On successfully completing the module you will be able to...

• 1. Demonstrate competence in the use of advanced grammatical structures in the target language both in formal and informal contexts
• 2. Read and comprehend a wide range of demanding, longer written and aural texts on both concrete and abstract topics in the target language, including articles and reports concerned with contemporary problems in which the writers adopt particular attitudes and viewpoints.
• 3. Communicate fluently and spontaneously, both orally and in writing, and use language flexibly and effectively for social and professional purposes and produce clear, well-structured written text on complex subjects, expressing points of view at some length

ILO: Discipline-specific skills

On successfully completing the module you will be able to...

• 4. Demonstrate the intellectual autonomy required for learning a language intensively at an advanced level and organise study time and practice with little guidance from the tutor and in cooperation with peers
• 5. Combine available learning aids in a variety of media, such as class notes, a reference grammar book or bilingual dictionaries, to consolidate and expand your acquisition of language. Apply a repertoire of effective language learning strategies (such as proofreading, self-editing and self-correcting).

ILO: Personal and key skills

On successfully completing the module you will be able to...

• 6. Work creatively and flexibly, react and adapt to situations as appropriate, solve problems
• 7. Show evidence of self-study and rigorous research skills used to broaden cultural understanding
• 8. Demonstrate an advanced level of intercultural awareness in communication

Syllabus plan

Whilst the materials may vary from year to year, the course will cover the following grammatical items and topics whilst practising the skills of listening and reading comprehension and speaking and writing in the target language.

Grammar (non-exhaustive):

• Revision of B1 level grammar points
• Contrast of past tenses
• Present Subjunctive
• Relative clauses
• Complex uses of ser and estar
• Passive voice and uses of se

Topics (non-exhaustive):

• Identities, Languages and Cultures
• Music, Arts
• Healthy Bodies and Lifestyles
• Global Engagement, Ecology and the Environment

Learning activities and teaching methods (given in hours of study time)

Details of learning activities and teaching methods

Formative assessment

Summative assessment (% of credit)

Details of summative assessment

Details of re-assessment (where required by referral or deferral)

Re-assessment notes

Deferral – if you miss an assessment for certificated reasons judged acceptable by the Mitigation Committee, you will normally be either deferred in the assessment or an extension may be granted. The mark given for a re-assessment taken as a result of deferral will not be capped and will be treated as it would be if it were your first attempt at the assessment.

Referral – if you have failed the module overall (i.e. a final overall module mark of less than 40%) you will be required to submit a further assessment as necessary. If you are successful on referral, your overall module mark will be capped at 40%. You will only be required to retake any failed assessments. Marks for any passed assessments will be carried forward. If you have failed any assessments but managed to pass the module overall, you will not be allowed to retake the failed assessments.

Indicative learning resources - Basic reading

• Nuevo Prisma. Curso de español para extranjeros B2 + CD (Madrid: Edinumen, 2015), ISBN 9788498486414.
• Nuevo Prisma. Curso de español para extranjeros B2, Libro de ejercicios (Madrid:Edinumen, 2015), ISBN 9788498486438.

Indicative learning resources - Other resources

• Miquel López et al, Gramática básica del estudiante de español - Versión panhispánica: A Comprehensive Review of Spanish Grammar (Difusión, 2022) ISBN: 9788418907371

Key words search

Spanish, languages, skills, advanced, post-A Level