ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳

 

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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