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Graduate Spanish A (SPAN90003)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Semester 1
Lara Anderson: laraba@unimelb.edu.au
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
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The aim of this subject is to develop Spanish language abilities, both oral and written, for graduate students. Students will have the opportunity to learn idiomatic and formal features of the language, and apply their abilities to the analysis of a range of complex issues within the Spanish-speaking world. Students will be placed in an appropriate stream of language study, or a customised course, according to their background and proficiency needs within the subject.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students should:
- have developed an advanced use of idiomatic and conversational forms and the capacity to use them freely;
- have developed a level of proficiency in written structures of sophisticated complexity and the capacity to use them freely and confidently;
- have cultivated the ability to interpret messages of different registers and degrees of formality, including those occurring in a variety of audio visual media and individual and group spoken forms;
- have developed the ability to discuss and critically analyse social, political, cultural and historical issues in Spanish;
- have developed critical thinking in order to understand Spanish and Latin American language and culture at their level of proficiency.
Generic skills
At the completion of this subject, students should:
- have developed effective oral communication skills in a Language Other Than English (LOTE) through class participation and presentations;
- have developed public speaking skills and confidence in oral expression in a LOTE;
- have developed the ability to process and communicate information in a LOTE;
- have developed the capacity to think theoretically and analytically about language forms, structures and use;
- have developed effective time management and planning skills.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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1 reflective journal or equivalent written assignment, ongoing
| End of semester | 20% |
One of the assessment combinations (see below)*, to be determined after placement test and in consultation with the coordinator: | Throughout the teaching period | 80% |
Hurdle requirement: Students are required to attend a minimum of 80% of classes in order to pass this subject. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Additional details
*One of the following assessment combinations totalling 80% to be determined after placement test and in consultation with the coordinator:
- 1 oral presentation (10 minutes, equivalent to 1,000 words) during the semester [20%]
- 1 research project (3,000 words) due in the examination period [60%]
OR
- 2 written assignments (600 words each) during semester [20%]
- Oral presentation (equivalent to 400 words) during semester [10%]
- Online work (equivalent to 400 words) during semester [10%]
- 1 Oral exam (equivalent to 800 words) in week 11 [15%]
- 2-hour final written exam (equivalent to 1200 words)during exam period [25%]
OR
- 3 x Tareas (equivalent to 750 words) due in Weeks 5, 9 and 13 [15%]
- Expository essay (1000 words) due on Monday in weeks 8 & 12 [20%]
- Discussion Board- reflective learningdue every Monday (a minimum of one 30 word contribution per week, on LMS. Language is not assessed) [5%]
- Oral Test in week 10 - Role-play and conversation (details provided on LMS) [10%]
- Final exam during the examination period [30%]
OR
- A testimony project presentation and a class debate (10 minutes) in the second half of the semester [10%]
- A 400 words final essay with specific researching connections, cultural and linguistic testimony due in the second half of the semester [10%]
- Two class assignments (400 words each) due during the first and second halves of the semester [10%]
- Two 1 hour tests (700 words each) due in weeks 5 and 10 [30%]
- A final 1.5 hour exam (equivalent to 1000 words) during the examination period [20%]
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Lara Anderson Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 or 48 Hours: 3 or 4 hours of seminars for 12 weeks depending on level and placement test Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020 Semester 1 contact information
Lara Anderson: laraba@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
170 hours
Additional delivery details
Students will be required to take an online placement test prior to enrolling into the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Links to additional information
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
Subject coordinator approval and language placement test required
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022