Module Specifications.
Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025
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Date posted: September 2024 No Banner module data is available
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Description SPA1003 is predominantly conducted through Spanish and it is offered to beginner students who have already completed the course content of Beginners Spanish 1A. The purpose of this module is to consolidate and develop further students’ language and cultural competence with particular emphasis on honing productive skills. It will build up on the basic foundations acquired previously to allow students to communicate in a wider range of daily life topics and to relate events from the past. Throughout the semester, students will perform individual and collaborative work to enhance their confidence and competence in spoken and written production as well as interaction in the target language. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Outcomes 1. Demonstrate an understanding of sentences, frequently used expressions and short messages concerning everyday situations and past events and experiences (e.g. personal and family information, home and neighbourhood, routines, leisure, shopping, travel, etc.) 2. Draw on lexical and grammatical features of beginners Spanish to complete a number of tasks at text and sentence level. 3. Describe and explain, in simple terms, aspects pertaining everyday life (present and past) using sentences linked with simple connectors (e.g. and, but, because, etc) 4. Produce sentences that are largely orthographically correct. 5. Communicate orally in simple routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters. 6. Show awareness of basic economic, social and cultural similarities and differences between Ireland and Spanish-speaking countries. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Indicative Content and Learning ActivitiesMaterials used in this module are mainly pitched at CEFR level A1-A2. Students will engage in a variety of comprehension, production and interaction activities, both individually and collaboratively to develop their proficiency in the target language. Students will work on the use of grammar and vocabulary in context and explore essential notions about the target cultures as they arise in the context of the selected themes. This module is organised around weekly timetabled synchronous meetings in which students both as a class and in small groups will engage in communicative practice. Specific individual and group activities are required to be completed in a timely fashion before the weekly meetings to maximize learning during the session and after the session to consolidate and elaborate on the material covered in class. In addition, students are expected to take responsibility for their own language learning by looking for language learning opportunities and engaging in language practice beyond prescribed work. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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