Module Specifications..
Current Academic Year 2023 - 2024
Please note that this information is subject to change.
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Description This module aims to foster students' interest in and curiosity for both the Spanish language and culture. Students will increase their language awareness and develop their communicative competence in Spanish through analysis of a wide range of linguistic structures and functions. The module's focus on social and cultural themes exposes students to a variety of text types, registers, media and viewpoints and consolidates productive, receptive, interactive and intercultural skills. The module builds learners' confidence in the accurate use of specific linguistic features and also assists learners in critical reflection, the effective setting of learning goals, planning of learning, learner autonomy and time management. The module is conducted entirely through Spanish. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Outcomes 1. Engage with multimodal texts dealing with familiar and contemporary topics to find/understand relevant information such as the main idea and other significant details. 2. Produce cohesive written texts (creative, factual, formal, informal, etc.) in Spanish on personal, social and cultural themes with accurate use of Spanish grammar and theme-specific vocabulary. 3. Communicate orally using simple interconnected sentences in both pre-planned and spontaneous situations being able to describe, narrate and formulate opinions. 4. Apply knowledge and control of the language system by completing a number of tasks at text and sentence level. 5. Demonstrate reflective and critical thinking and intercultural awareness on the tasks carried out individually or as part of a working group. 6. Make effective use of digital tools and resources for the purpose of language learning. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
Grammatical, functional and cultural contentVerb tenses - Subjunctive mood - Written and oral production - Text analysis and production - Essential notions of the target cultures as they arise in the context of selected themes. - Integrated language learning (meta-cognitive) strategies - Language system awareness - Intercultural awareness | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of Last Revision | 04-OCT-10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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