Module Specifications..
Current Academic Year 2023 - 2024
Please note that this information is subject to change.
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Description This module, taught entirely through Spanish, aims to develop students’ language competence and fluency in written and spoken production to an upper-intermediate level. Students will encounter a variety of multimodal activities in order to develop digital literacy and a variety of cognitive abilities like critical thinking and persuasive discourse in a variety of communicative contexts. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Outcomes 1. Follow the main points of lectures, talks and reports and other forms of academic/professional presentations which are propositionally and linguistically complex. Understand the speaker’s point of view on topics that are of current interest or that relate to his/her specialised field. 2. Understand texts concerned with contemporary issues presenting a particular stance or point of view. Synthesise information from a number of resources based on their interests. 3. Demonstrate sufficient language competence to be able to give clear descriptions, express viewpoints and develop arguments without much conspicuous searching for words, using complex sentence structures to do so. 4. Show good control of formal and informal registers in different communicative situations. 5. Demonstrate an appreciation of perspectives other than his/her own worldview in intercultural encounters. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
FormatThe course is conducted through Spanish. Timetabled sessions are interactive and learner-centred. Students are expected to attend and contribute to all sessions. They are also expected to engage in language learning activities on a regular basis.SyllabusThe syllabus focuses on increasing the language fluency and accuracy as well as covering a variety of cultural aspects through a range of tasks, class activities and projects.Class activitiesStudents will be asked to work in pairs/groups and complete a variety of language assignments/tasks. These can include but are not limited to: role-plays, interviews, mini-dialogues, language and cultural quizzes, cloze-tests, grammar exercises, written and audiovisual comprehension exercises and presentations based on short specific projects. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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