Learning outcomes

Listening comprehension

Understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. 

Understand the main points of many radio and TV programs on current affairs or topics of personal or professional interest, when spoken relatively slowly and clearly. 

 

Written reception

Understand texts written mainly in everyday or work-related language; understand descriptions of events, feelings and wishes in personal letters. 

 

Interactive oral production

Coping with most situations likely to arise during a trip to a region where the language is spoken; taking part, without preparation, in a conversation on familiar subjects of personal interest or concerning everyday life (e.g. family, leisure, work, travel and current affairs). 

 

Oral production (monologue)

Express yourself in a simple way to describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes or goals; briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions or plans; tell a story or the plot of a book or film and express your reactions.

 

Written production

Write a simple, coherent text on topics that are familiar or of personal interest to the learner; write personal letters describing experiences and impressions.

Goals

The aim of the course is to consolidate basic Spanish language skills and bring students up to level A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Specifically, it aims to develop communication and comprehension skills, so as to be able to interact in areas of personal and professional interest. The course also aims to deepen knowledge of Spanish-speaking cultures.

 

Content

See the course program on WebCampus

Teaching methods

The course is given face-to-face and in small groups. It takes the form of interactive seminars in Spanish, with various continuous assessment tests (see course program on WebCampus).

 

Regular attendance is essential to progress. Opportunities to work on language production will be given in every class.

 

Objectives and activities are designed in line with the philosophy of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Language communication is worked on taking into account the linguistic (lexicon, syntax, phonology), sociolinguistic (markers of social relations, rules of politeness, etc.) and pragmatic (organization, adaptation, discourse structure) skills required for the target tasks. The course is not limited to considerations of linguistic knowledge.

 

Particular attention is paid to the student's workload, i.e. the balance between classroom hours and course credits. 1/5 of the credits allocated to the course will be done face-to-face with the teacher, the rest of the hours/credits will be done remotely via the Webcampus platform.

Assessment method

The final grade for the course is calculated as follows:

 

  • Continuous assessment (30%)
    • 2 grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation tests (20% - dates announced at the beginning of the year on the WebCampus course syllabus; attendance is mandatory)
    • 2 written assignments (10%)
  • June exam (70%)
    • Linguistic skills: 10%
    • Reception skills (reading and listening): 20%
    • Written production skills: 10%.
    • Oral production skills (alone and in interaction): 30%.

 

Absence or an attendance grade for any part of the exam will result in an absence or an attendance grade for the whole assessment.

 

For the August exam session, students who obtained a final mark of less than 10/20 in June will be required to re-take the part(s) for which they scored less than 10/20, i.e. linguistic skills (30%), reception (20%), oral production (30%) and/or written production (20%).

 

As in June, an absence or attendance grade for any part of the exam will result in an absence or attendance grade for the whole assessment.

 

If you happen to fail again, you will have to retake the whole test the following year; there will be no partial exemption (grade transfer) from one academic year to the next.

 

Important note: successful completion of this course is non-certificatory, i.e. it does not certify that the student has reached CEFR level A2.

 

Sources, references and any support material

Teaching materials

  • Aula Internacional Plus 2, Difusión, 2020.
  • Additional course material on Webcampus.

 

Reference books

  • Gramática básica del estudiante de español, A1-B2, Difusión, 2021.
  • Le Bled Espagnol Tout-en-un, éditions Hachette, 2019.
  • Le mot pour le dire (espagnol), Broché, 2002.

 

 

Language of instruction

Spanish