SPANISH 5

SPA3005

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject students combine the further development of language skills through a variety of activities, with the study of aspects of Spanish and Latin American cultural texts. Grammatical study is complemented by advanced practical oral work. This subject addresses La Trobe's Sustainability Thinking Essential. Sustainability Thinking entails deep appreciation of how the choices we make affect the natural economic, social, political and cultural systems concepts now and in the future.

School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Jose Luis Fernandez Castillo

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: SPA2004 or VCE (language) or subject coordinator's approval

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Aula 4 Internacional. Nueva edición. Libro del alumno

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Corpas, J.

Year: 2014

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: DIFUSION, BARCELONA

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing

COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective

DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Adaptability and Self-Management

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Leadership and Teamwork

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Ability to communicate and process information in day-to-day situations through the spoken and written word in Spanish. Ability to understand everyday speech even when not clearly structured, and public announcements or instructions.

02. Ability to negotiate day-to-day situations in terms of the social culture and appropriate language registers specific to Spanish-speaking countries.

03. Ability to make notes on predictable matters. Ability to write about subjects of limited complexity in a letter, short essay or report. Ability to select a style appropriate to the reader in mind.

04. Ability to analyse and synthesise ideas on a subject which you had previously not paid much attention to, to formulate an argument and your own thoughts about it.

05. Ability to apply the linguistic and cultural knowledge you obtain in this subject to see meaningful connections with puzzling questions arising in an exam or in real life situations (for example, when travelling in Spanish-speaking countries or interacting with Spanish speakers in Melbourne).

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Jose Luis Fernandez Castillo

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
Two 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
The lecture covers the main grammatical points studied.

TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
Two 1.00 hour tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
In the practical classes students develop their communicative skills.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
Two written exams (2,000-word equivalent)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	50	SILO1, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5
Group presentation (800-word equivalent)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	20	SILO1, SILO2, SILO4, SILO5
Reflective essay (1,200-word equivalent)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	30	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5