This course is a practical introduction to the Spanish language. Based on a communicative and culture-based approach, this course is designed to develop basic listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in the Spanish language. Students are introduced to grammatical and syntactic structures, and training in language learning strategies is provided. The student acquires the language largely through simulated real-life situations in the classroom as well as in the laboratory. Throughout the semester, cultural aspects of the Hispanic world are introduced through the language classes.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to:- identify differences and similarities of grammatical structures in Spanish and English;
- understand and use audiovisual material (exercises and videos) in Spanish;
- read, comprehend and understand short literary and non-literary texts about customs and culture in Spanish speaking countries;
- write short texts; and
- ask questions and directions, and discuss a variety of topics confidently in Spanish.
Indicative Assessment
6 mini tests, 10 min each (5% each, total 30%) [LOs 1,2,3]1 in-class essay 50 min(150-170 words, 20%) [LO 4]
2 written tests 50 min each (15% each, total 30%) [LOs 1,2,3,4]
1 oral exam 10 min (15%) [LOs 1,5]
Performance and participation in class (5%) [LOs 1,2,3,4,5]
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:a) 48 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 36 hours of communicative practise and learning in language tutorials and 12 hours by interactive grammar lectures; and
b) 82 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Prescribed texts will be listed on the Course Wattle site.Majors
Minors
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $3000 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $4560 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2139 | 25 Feb 2019 | 04 Mar 2019 | 31 Mar 2019 | 31 May 2019 | In Person | View |