LN782
Spanish: Level Three (Standard)
This information is for the 2023/24 session.
Teacher responsible
TBC
Pre-requisites
This is a lower intermediate course. Students should have previously learnt ... see description of "Communicative content" and "Structural Content" of Level 2 Fast Track (LN781). Admission into the course upon completion of level test and tutor's approval during the needs analysis session. For students who are able to interact in a variety of familiar contexts without major difficulties.
Course content
Course aims:
- To develop the ability to use Spanish effectively for purposes of practical communication and reading comprehension and reading comprehension in a variety of contexts.
- To establish the skills, language and attitudes required to promote and facilitate further study of Spanish.
- To bring the students to level B1 of CEFR.
Communicative content:
- Describing people and places.
- Talking about the past.
- Relating actions in the past.
- Expressing wishes plans for the future and doubts.
- Summarizing.
- Giving opinions and judgements.
- Expressing hypothesis and certainty.
- Comparing possibilities.
Structural content:
- Revision of past tenses.
- Contrast of past tenses.
- Time expressions.
- Contrast between Ser and Estar.
- Links between clauses.
- Introduction to the subjunctive.
- Future and conditional.
- Imperative positive and negative.
- Introduction to the subjunctive: expressing likes and dislikes, plans for the future, expressing hope and fear, “I don´t think”.
- Impersonal clauses.
- Conditional tense
Teaching
16 hours of classes in the AT. 22 hours of classes in the WT. 2 hours of classes in the ST.
This is a 40 hour-course. Please refer to the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ timetable for course teaching arrangements.
Indicative reading
Study Pack. The course teacher will advise on the relevant grammar book at the beginning of the course.
Assessment
Continuous assessment (70%) in the AT and WT.
Oral examination (30%) in the WT.
Key facts
Department: Language Centre
Total students 2022/23: 10
Average class size 2022/23: 8
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