Spanish (SP) modules Modern Languages - 1000 & 2000 Level - 2016/7 - August 2016 SP1001 Spanish Language and Texts 1

ModernLanguages-1000&2000Level-2016/7-August2016
Spanish(SP)modules
SP1001SpanishLanguageandTexts1
SCOTCATCredits:
20
SCQFLevel7
Semester:
Academicyear:
2016/7&2017/8
Availabilityrestrictions:
AvailableonlytoFirstYearstudents.
Plannedtimetable:
12.00noon
1
Thelanguagepartofthemodulepromotesthefourskillsofreading,writing,listeningandspeaking.There
isformalgrammarinstructionandaprogrammeofparticipativeclassroomactivities,grammarinstruction
andself-accessmaterial.Thetextscomponentisdesignedtoprovidelanguageincontextandtowidenthe
studentsexperienceofSpanishandSpanishAmericanlifeandculturethroughselectedwritingandfilm.
Programmemoduletype: Either(SP1001andSP1002)or(SP1003andSP1004)arecompulsoryfor
Spanish
Pre-requisite(s):
Higher/A-LevelSpanishor
equivalent.
Anti-requisite(s):
Requiredfor:
SP1002
Learningandteaching
methodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:3languageclasses,1lectureand1surgeryhour(x10
weeks),1seminar(x8weeks).
Scheduledlearning:58hours
Assessmentpattern:
SP1003
Guidedindependentstudy:142hours
AsdefinedbyQAA:
WrittenExaminations=60%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=40%
AsusedbyStAndrews:
2-hourWrittenExamination=60%,Coursework=40%
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator:
ProfJLarios
SP1002SpanishLanguageandTexts2
SCOTCATCredits:
20
SCQFLevel7
Academicyear:
2016/7&2017/8
Plannedtimetable:
12.00noon
Semester:
2
ThismoduleadvancesthefourskillsdevelopedinSP1001.Alanguagecoursebookintroducesahigherlevel
oflinguisticdifficultythroughaseriesofexercises,participativeclasswork,grammarinstructionandselfaccess work. The literary texts represent contemporary and earlier Spanish as well as Spanish American
writing,chosenforlinguisticenrichmentandculturalsignificance.Themoduleaimsatalevelofattainment
sufficienttoenablethestudenttoenterconfidentlythe2000-levelmodules.
Programmemoduletype: Either(SP1001andSP1002)or(SP1003andSP1004)arecompulsoryfor
Spanish
Pre-requisite(s):
SP1001
Anti-requisite(s):
Requiredfor:
SP2001
Learningandteaching
methodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:3languageclasses,1lectureand1surgeryhour(x11
weeks),1seminar(x8weeks).
Scheduledlearning:63hours
Assessmentpattern:
Guidedindependentstudy:137hours
AsdefinedbyQAA:
WrittenExaminations=60%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=40%
AsusedbyStAndrews:
2-hourWrittenExamination=60%,Coursework=40%
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SP1004
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator:
ProfJLarios
ModernLanguages-1000&2000Level-2016/7-August2016
SP1003SpanishforBeginners1
SCOTCATCredits:
20
SCQFLevel7
Semester:
Academicyear:
2016/7&2017/8
Availabilityrestrictions:
AvailableonlytoFirstYearstudents.
Plannedtimetable:
2.00pmor,iftimetableclash,3.00pm.
1
Intensiveabinitiolanguage:TheobjectiveistoinitiateSpanishlanguageacquisitionwithafirmgrounding
inthesyntax,morphologyandvocabularyofthelanguage.Theskillsdevelopedareaccuracyandfluencyin
reading,writing,listeningandspeaking.Inclasses,studentsaretaughtandpractisenewstructures.Inthe
computerclassroomtheseskillsarefurtherenhancedthroughtheindividualuseofself-accessmaterials.
Programmemoduletype: Either(SP1003andSP1004)or(SP1001andSP1002)arecompulsoryfor
Spanish
Anti-requisite(s):
SpeakerofSpanish,apassatHigher,A-Levelorequivalent
Requiredfor:
SP1004
Learningandteaching
methodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:4languageclassesand1surgeryhour.(x11weeks)
Assessmentpattern:
AsdefinedbyQAA:
WrittenExaminations=60%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=40%
Scheduledlearning:55hours
Guidedindependentstudy:145hours
AsusedbyStAndrews:
2-hourWrittenExamination=60%,Coursework=40%
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator:
DrTBergman
SP1004SpanishforBeginners2
SCOTCATCredits:
20
SCQFLevel7
Semester:
Academicyear:
2016/7&2017/8
Plannedtimetable:
2.00pmor,iftimetableclash,3.00pm.
2
There are three classes of language instruction per week to continue intensive language initiation and a
self-access CALL program and video materials to consolidate language acquisition and instil accuracy of
expression. There are also ten class hours and eight seminars devoted to Hispanic film and literature,
chosenfortheirlinguisticandculturalinterest.VocabularyandfamiliarisationwithaspectsoftheHispanic
worldareenhanced.AsoundbasisinthegrammarofSpanishinthismodulefacilitatesentryinto2000levelmodulesinSpanish.
Programmemoduletype: Either(SP1003andSP1004)or(SP1001andSP1002)arecompulsoryfor
Spanish
Pre-requisite(s):
SP1003
Anti-requisite(s):
Requiredfor:
SP2005
Learningandteaching
methodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:3languageclassesand1surgeryhour(x11weeks),1
lecture(x11weeks)and1seminar(x8weeks).
Scheduledlearning:63hours
Assessmentpattern:
SP1002
Guidedindependentstudy:137hours
AsdefinedbyQAA:
WrittenExaminations=60%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=40%
AsusedbyStAndrews:
2-hourWrittenExamination=60%,Coursework=40%
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator:
TBC
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ModernLanguages-1000&2000Level-2016/7-August2016
SP1030IntroductiontoModernLatinAmerica
SCOTCATCredits:
10
SCQFLevel7
Academicyear:
2016/7&2017/8
Plannedtimetable:
1.00pmMonandFri
Semester:
2
This module offers an introduction to modern Latin American history. Starting with the Wars of
Independence (1804-1825), it traces the political history of Spanish America, Brazil and Haiti up to the
present.Adoptingathematicapproach,withinacontinental-basednarrative,thismodulefocusesonthe
early national period, the neocolonial period, the age of extremes and the age of neoliberalism. Recent
trendstowardsdemocratisationwithinacontextofglobalisationwillalsobeaddressed.Whilstthemodule
willstressthecommonthemesbetweencountriesasfarapartasMexicoandArgentina,itwillnonetheless
highlight specific national contexts. Key events such as the Mexican-American war, the Mexican
Revolution,theChacoWar,theCubanRevolutionandPinochet'scoupof1973willallbestudied.
Programmemoduletype: Availabletostudentsonanydegreeprogramme.
Pre-requisite(s):
KnowledgeoftheSpanishlanguageisNOTrequired.
Learningandteaching
methodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:2lecturesand1surgeryhour.
Assessmentpattern:
AsdefinedbyQAA:
WrittenExaminations=60%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=40%
Scheduledlearning:32hours
Guidedindependentstudy:68hours
AsusedbyStAndrews:
2-hourWrittenExamination=60%,Coursework=40%
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator:
ProfWMFowler
SP2001SpanishLanguageandCriticalApproachestoTexts1
SCOTCATCredits:
20
SCQFLevel8
Academicyear:
2016/7&2017/8
Plannedtimetable:
11.00am
Semester:
1
Inlanguagethefourskillsofreading,listening,speakingandwritingaredevelopedthroughpreparedwork
and class activities. Language material will reflect cultural aspects of the Spanish-speaking world. The
module maintains progress from SP1002; there is a learning gradient. In texts, major critical approaches
arestudiedwithreferencetothegenresofpoetry,proseanddramaandappliedtothecriticalanalysisof
specific examples of each from the sixteenth century to the twenty-first, drawn from Spain and Spanish
America.
Programmemoduletype: SP2001orSP2005CompulsoryforalldegreesinvolvingSpanish
Pre-requisite(s):
SP1002
Anti-requisite(s):
Requiredfor:
SP2002
Learningandteaching
methodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:2languageclassesand1surgeryhour(x11weeks),1
lecture(x10weeks),1seminar(x8weeks).
Scheduledlearning:51hours
Assessmentpattern:
Guidedindependentstudy:149hours
AsdefinedbyQAA:
WrittenExaminations=60%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=40%
AsusedbyStAndrews:
2-hourWrittenExamination=60%,Coursework=40%
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SP2005
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator:
TBC
ModernLanguages-1000&2000Level-2016/7-August2016
SP2002SpanishLanguageandCriticalApproachestoTexts2
SCOTCATCredits:
20
SCQFLevel8
Academicyear:
2016/7&2017/8
Plannedtimetable:
11.00am
Semester:
2
Thelanguagepartofthemoduleconsistsoftwoclasshourseachweek,developingtheskillsofreading,
listening, speaking and writing. Language material will reflect cultural aspects of the Spanish-speaking
world.ThemodulemaintainsprogressfromSP2001andSP2005;thereisalearninggradient.Literarytexts
are studied in the context of regions and epochs including Middle Ages and Renaissance in Spain and
modernSpanishAmerica.
Programmemoduletype: CompulsoryforalldegreesinvolvingSpanish
Pre-requisite(s):
SP2001orSP2005
Learningandteaching
methodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:2languageclassesand1surgeryhour(x11weeks),1
lecture(x11weeks),1seminar(x8weeks).
Scheduledlearning:52hours
Assessmentpattern:
Guidedindependentstudy:148hours
AsdefinedbyQAA:
WrittenExaminations=60%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=40%
AsusedbyStAndrews:
2-hourWrittenExamination=60%,Coursework=40%
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator:
DrKAnipa
SP2005SpanishLanguageandTexts:ex-Beginners
SCOTCATCredits:
20
SCQFLevel8
Academicyear:
2016/7&2017/8
Plannedtimetable:
11.00am
Semester:
1
Themoduleisdesignedforex-BeginnersinSpanishwhowishtomoveintomainstreamstudiesoflanguage
and literature. It involves revision and progressively deeper understanding of the language, intensive
practiceinoral,spokenandwrittenskills.Intheliteraturecomponent,studyisplannedsothatthorough
vocabulary acquisition, analysis of syntax and understanding of extended texts can be realistically
achieved.ThismodulenotonlyopensthewaytoSpanishHonoursforex-Beginnersbutcouldbeusefulfor
studentswhowishtostudyothersubjectsinSpainatalaterdate.
Programmemoduletype: SP2005orSP2001CompulsorytoalldegreesinvolvingSpanish
Pre-requisite(s):
SP1004
Anti-requisite(s):
Requiredfor:
SP2002
Learningandteaching
methodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:2languageclassesand1surgeryhour(x11weeks),1
lecture(x10weeks),1seminar(x8weeks).
Scheduledlearning:51hours
Assessmentpattern:
SP2001
Guidedindependentstudy:149hours
AsdefinedbyQAA:
WrittenExaminations=60%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=40%
AsusedbyStAndrews:
2-hourWrittenExamination=60%,Coursework=40%
Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator:
TBC
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ModernLanguages-1000&2000Level-2016/7-August2016
SP2006SpanishLanguageandCriticalApproachestoCinema
SCOTCATCredits:
20
SCQFLevel8
Academicyear:
2016/7&2017/8
Plannedtimetable:
Tobearranged.
Semester:
1&2(taughttwice)
The module is designed to enhance the language skills of the student, with intensive practice in oral,
spokenandwrittenskills.ThesyllabusisbasedonaselectionoffilmsfromSpainandLatinAmerica,which
areusedassourcesforthematicdiscussionandlinguisticdevelopment.Weeklyfilmviewingsinadvanceof
scheduledclassesarepartoftheprogramme.Ex-BeginnerswillnormallytakethismoduleinSemester2.
Programmemoduletype: SP2006maybetakeninadditiontocompulsorymodulesforsingleandjoint
HonoursSpanish
Pre-requisite(s):
SP1002orSP1004
Learningandteaching
methodsanddelivery:
Weeklycontact:3seminars,1surgeryhour(x11weeks)
Assessmentpattern:
AsdefinedbyQAA:
Scheduledlearning:40hours
Guidedindependentstudy:160hours
WrittenExaminations=60%,PracticalExaminations=0%,Coursework=40%
AsusedbyStAndrews:
2-hourWrittenExamination=60%,Coursework=40%
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Re-Assessmentpattern: 3-hourWrittenExamination=100%
ModuleCo-ordinator:
MsLAlbert-Ferrando
Lecturer(s)/Tutor(s):
MsLAlbert-Ferrando,&TBC