Module: Beginners Spanish 1B

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	Beginners Spanish 1B
Module Code	SPA1003 (ITS: SP108)
Faculty	SALIS	School	Humanities & Social Sciences
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	10

Description

This module aims to provide students to strong basic knowledge of the language and culture of Spain and Latin America. The course will enable students to understand and use basic structures of Spanish grammar, vocabulary and expressions to communicate in a range of everyday situations. Students will be guided to develop language learning strategies and autonomous language learning skills.

Learning Outcomes

1. Understand basic structures and short texts that contain the most frequently used vocabulary and increasingly complex syntax.
2. Produce short texts, for example personal emails, and write short basic description of events, [present and past] activities and personal experiences.
3. Demonstrate control of basic as well as increasingly complex grammatical structures (e.g. word order in main and subordinate clauses, the use of genders and cases, adjectival endings).
4. Extract information from a variety of basic written texts.
5. Understand spoken phrases and simple messages in everyday contexts.
6. Demonstrate effective basic oral skills in a range of social situations such as introduce yourself and other people, talk about your family and daily routine
7. Continue identifying economic, social and cultural similarities and differences between Ireland and Hispanic-speaking countries.
8. Use IT skills in Spanish to access language-specific resources (Life-long Learning)
9. Use IT skills in Spanish, where IT literacy skills will include word processing and web search

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full time hours per semester
Seminars	72	Interactive classes taught through Spanish
Independent Study	178	Preparation of homework for the consolidation of language through grammar exercises and vocabulary; reading comprehensions and listening of audio-visual material and on-line learning.
Total Workload: 250

Section Breakdown
CRN	21029	Part of Term	Semester 2
Coursework	0%	Examination Weight	0%
Grade Scale	40PASS	Pass Both Elements	Y
Resit Category	RC1	Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator	Cristina Rodriguez Guntin	Module Teacher	Ana Maria Diaz Perez

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment Breakdown
In Class Test	Assessment of grammar, vocabulary and listening skills.	30%	Week 6
Oral Examination	The oral examination consists of a role-play between two students and a conversation with the examiners.	30%	As required
Formal Examination	Examining grammatical knowledge as well as text production.	40%	End-of-Semester

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; RC1: A resit is available for both^* components of the module. RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module. RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element. ^* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment

Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

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

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

The materials used in this module are drawn from A1 - A2 level, according to the CEFR.
Learning Outcomes are pitched at this level.

Practising of skills.
Students will engage with basic written structures and texts and also carry out reading and listening comprehension exercises. They will communicate orally practicing different role-plays working in pairs and groups.

Digital literacies.
Students will be familiarised with practice tools. IT skills include word processing, web-searches and accessing language specific resources.

Indicative Reading List

Books:

Virgilio Borobio,: 0, ELE Actual A2, libro del alumno, Ediciones SM,
Rosario Alonso et al: 0, GramÃ¡tica bÃ¡sica del estudiante de espaÃ±ol,

Articles:
None

Other Resources

None