Spanish 2 (SPAN10002)

Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)

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Overview

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In this subject, students continue to be exposed to the diversity of the Hispanic World through project work and speakers from the community, and to critically reflect on their own awareness and understanding of the cultural identities of the Hispanic World. Students also learn to converse in a variety of situations that progressively become less personal and more related to the world around them. Spanish 2 equips students with more sophisticated language and intercultural skills to engage with authentic materials such as songs, film, social media and short written texts designed to develop an appreciation of the wide range of identities that make up the Hispanic World. Students work on a project involving an interview with a member of the Hispanic community, which fosters both their intercultural skills and their reading, listening, writing and speaking skills. Writing strategies such as editing, summarizing and persuasive techniques prepare students to produce a number of texts including summaries, essays, biographies and blog entries using present and past tenses to describe personal experiences. Important cultural information about food, travel, migration, festivals, personal relationships and working life in the Hispanic World will support students in communicating appropriately. Students also develop their digital literacy as well as a number of skills relevant to a workplace environment, such as problem-solving, team work, clear communication, interviewing, information literacy and professionalism.


Part of the assessment of this subject will contribute to the ePortfolio students develop in their Spanish and Latin American Studies subjects. This digital platform offers students the opportunity to showcase relevant workplace skills and digital and intercultural competencies in the target language, as well as individual interests and ideas.

Intended learning outcomes

On successful completion of this subject, students should:



  • have relevant vocabulary for discussing their own lives as well as wider social issues;
  • be able to conduct conversations in Spanish about themselves and society;
  • be able to produce written descriptive texts in Spanish in the preterite and imperfect tenses;
  • have a good understanding of the different cultural identities that make up the Hispanic World;
  • be knowledgeable about Hispanic cultural traditions and practices, and appreciate diversity;
  • be able to find information from various sources, including dictionary, library and the internet;
  • have developed an informed understanding of themselves and others through cross-cultural exchange;
  • have an understanding of the interaction of language and identity;
  • have acquired time management and planning skills through managing and organizing workloads;
  • have developed analytical skills, learning strategies and the ability to process, organise and integrate information;
  • have developed an openness to the world and an awareness of cultural and historical context.

Generic skills

At the completion of this subject, students should have:

  • intercultural skills;
  • analytical thinking and interpretive skills;
  • an ability to appreciate different cultural contexts;
  • time management and planning skills;
  • relevant workplace skills;
  • relevant digital literacy skills.

Last updated: 9 April 2025

Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

Code Name Teaching period Credit Points
SPAN10001 Spanish 1
Winter Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5

OR

All students enrolling in Spanish for the first time are required to complete the online language questionnaire/placement test at the link below. This applies to all students, from total beginners through to formal study, such as VCE or equivalent, or informally through family or overseas travel. Upon completion of the placement test, students will receive an email with the outcome and entry point. Within 5 working days of receiving the email, study plans will be updated and students will be able to self-enrol into the first subject of their entry point. The results of the test are binding and enrolment can only be changed with approval from the coordinator of the language major.

Link

It is recommended that students undertake the language placement test at least two weeks prior to the commencement of semester.

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: 9 April 2025

Assessment

DescriptionTimingPercentage

2 x online modules

  • 400 words (each)
Week 5 and 1120%

2 x written compositions* (*Two assignments (a. blog entry & b. second written composition) are included in an ePortfolio.)

  • 400 words (each)
Hurdle requirement: For the purposes of meeting this hurdle requirement, each submitted assessment must be complete and constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task. Submitting only part of an assessment (e.g. only the title page) or an assessment on an irrelevant topic will not meet this hurdle requirement.		Week 6 and 1020%

1 x group presentation

  • 400 words (equivalent)
Week 1210%

1 x blog entry* (*Two assignments (a. blog entry & b. second written composition) are included in an ePortfolio.)

  • 200 words
Hurdle requirement: For the purposes of meeting this hurdle requirement, each submitted assessment must be complete and constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task. Submitting only part of an assessment (e.g. only the title page) or an assessment on an irrelevant topic will not meet this hurdle requirement.		Week 45%

1 x individual oral presentation

  • 600 words (equivalent)
Week 1115%

1 x final exam

  • 1200 words (equivalent)
Hurdle requirement: For the purposes of meeting this hurdle requirement, each submitted assessment must be complete and constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task. Submitting only part of an assessment (e.g. only the title page) or an assessment on an irrelevant topic will not meet this hurdle requirement.		During the examination period30%
Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 75% of tutorials in order to pass this subject. Throughout the teaching periodN/A

Additional details

Note: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10% per working day. In-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked.

Last updated: 9 April 2025

Dates & times

  • Semester 2
    CoordinatorIsidro Martinez Garcia
    Mode of deliveryDual-Delivery (Parkville)
    Contact hours48 hours: 2 x 2-hour tutorials per week
    Total time commitment170 hours
    Teaching period25 July 2022 to 23 October 2022
    Last self-enrol date 5 August 2022
    Census date31 August 2022
    Last date to withdraw without fail23 September 2022
    Assessment period ends18 November 2022

    Semester 2 contact information

    isidro.martinez@unimelb.edu.au

     

Time commitment details

170 hours

Last updated: 9 April 2025

Further information

Last updated: 9 April 2025