Module Catalogue

SPA2161 : Level C (HE Advanced) Spanish - Exchange Semester 1

  • Offered for Year: 2025/26
  • Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
  • Module Leader(s): Mrs Marcela Reyes Otaiza
  • Lecturer: Professor Ian MacKenzie, Mr Samuel Anaya-Guzman, Ms Tatiana Gitman Ughetti
  • Owning School: Modern Languages
  • Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters

Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.

Semester 1 Credit Value: 10
ECTS Credits: 5.0
European Credit Transfer System

Aims

In consonance with the overall aims of the degrees offered in the SML, this module will:

1. focus on further developing students' written communicative and oral/ aural competence in the
foreign language gained in Level B (including fluency, grammatical and lexical accuracy and range; register and pronunciation);
2. prepare students for the future study of the language (written communicative and oral / aural skills);
3. facilitate students' ability to establish and maintain effective social and working relations with
speakers of the foreign language in written and spoken media during their intercalary year. This includes students’ ability to use and understand authentic material and produce their own written and spoken output.

Outline Of Syllabus

Communication: development of spoken and written communicative competence by study of the following thematic programme dealing with a range of aspects of Spanish and Latin American culture and contemporary society:
1. Introducción del módulo
2. Mundo laboral
3. Estudiar en España
4. Trabajo voluntario y volunturismo
5. Choque cultural y estereotipos


- further study and practice of a wide-ranging coverage of the grammar system of modern Spanish and
- further systematic development of lexis in a wide range of contemporary themes and settings.

Teaching Methods

Teaching Activities
Category Activity Number Length Student Hours Comment
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesLecture111:0011:00In-person grammar lectures
Structured Guided LearningLecture materials111:0011:00Non-synchronous activities
Scheduled Learning And Teaching ActivitiesSmall group teaching112:0022:00In-person language seminars
Guided Independent StudyIndependent study561:0056:00N/A
Total100:00
Jointly Taught With
Code Title
SPA2061Level C (HE Advanced) Spanish
Teaching Rationale And Relationship

1. Teaching in the language seminars will focus on oral communication skills (speaking and listening) while reading and writing skills are mainly developed in the preparation of and the associated work after the language seminar. The lecture materials will focus on key study skills and the formal structures of the language.

2. Independent learning and learner autonomy are further developed through the means of online grammar videos and related activities, from the essential textbook, online guided tasks, pair and group work, assessment preparation and completion, and self-study, via the University’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) Canvas and the Language Resource Centre. Particular initiative is expected from students at this level, e.g., course participants will be asked to contribute their own materials to the classes and activities and be very pro-active in their language study.

Assessment Methods

The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners

Exams
Description Length Semester When Set Percentage Comment
Written Examination1201A100On campus examination
Exam Pairings
Module Code Module Title Semester Comment
Level C (HE Advanced) Spanish1N/A
Assessment Rationale And Relationship

The Written Examination will enable students to produce a 400 to 450-word written piece of work. It will test the students’ ability to write (or type) a well-structured text in the target language based on the comprehension and analysis of written source material [Students may be allowed to type their own answers if the spell check / grammar check has been disabled].

Reading Lists

Timetable