This course aims to equip students to understand and use Spanish at an advanced level. Different topics related to Hispanic Linguistics are covered, to help students develop linguistic awareness and thereby enhance their oral, written and comprehension skills. Specific topics covered may vary from year to year. Students will apply linguistic theory across cultural, social and linguistic aspects of the Hispanic world.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- function effectively and confidently at an advanced level in Spanish in a variety of contexts;
- use advanced grammatical structures when expressing themselves in oral and written form, in casual, formal and academic contexts;
- conduct theory-informed analyses of linguistic data;
- lead discussions about cultural, social and linguistic aspects of the Hispanic world.
- conduct original research on topics related to cultural, social and linguistic aspects of the Hispanic world.
Indicative Assessment
- 2 x in-class tests (50 min) (15% each = 30%) (30) [LO 1,2,3]
- Research project, made up of four parts (null) [LO null]
- -written abstract, 500 words, 10% (10) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
- -presentation to class, 10 min, 10% (10) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
- -written project report, 2000 words, 20% (20) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
- -final presentation to class 10 min, 10% (10) [LO 1,2,3,4,5]
- Participation (reading questions and in-class activities) (10) [LO 1,2,3,4]
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:a) 42 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 3.5 hours of class per week, and
b) 88 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Readings to be posted on Wattle.
Assumed Knowledge
Completion of SPAN6508, SPAN6022 or equivalent level of language competency as demonstrated by placement test.Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you 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). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found 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 |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $3630 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2021 | $5580 |
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