Module: Intermediate Spanish 1

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	Intermediate Spanish 1
Module Code	SPA1004 (ITS: SP130)
Faculty	Humanities & Social Sciences	School	SALIS
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	10

Description

This module aims to foster students' interest 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 topical 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.

Learning Outcomes

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2. Engage with documents including online texts and artefacts from a variety of different contexts dealing with contemporary issues of particular relevance to second and third level learners of Spanish.
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7. Find and understand relevant information in multimodal texts and videos with a satisfactory level of comprehension
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12. Produce cohesive texts (creative, factual, formal, informal, etc.) in Spanish on relevant social and cultural themes with accurate use of Spanish grammar and theme-specific vocabulary
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17. Show the ability to apply knowledge and control of the language system by completing a number of tasks at text and sentence level
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22. Demonstrate (inter-)cultural awareness with regard to conventions and norms in the target culture(s)
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27. Show and implement his/her language learning strategies, language awareness and degree of progression in the study of the Spanish language
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32. Give a reasonably fluent oral description and responses on a variety of topics covered during the course
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*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full time hours per semester
Seminars	72	Interactive class work
Independent Study	178	Reading, listening, writing, studying grammar, preparation of assignments, homework, etc.
Total Workload: 250

Section Breakdown
CRN	11549	Part of Term	Semester 1 & 2
Coursework	100%	Examination Weight	0%
Grade Scale	40PASS	Pass Both Elements	N
Resit Category	RC1	Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator	Rosa Ana Lozano Fulleda	Module Teacher	Elena Lopez, Juan Pablo Aunon

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment Breakdown
Completion of online activity	Virtual Hour	10%	Every Week
In Class Test	Grammar and vocabulary quizzes	20%	As required
In Class Test	Listening Comprehension and written expression	30%	Week 29
Oral Examination	Individual oral assessment	40%	Sem 2 End

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

Grammatical, functional and cultural content
Verb 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

Indicative Reading List

Books:

VVAA: 2014, Aula Internacional 3, Libro del alumno, DifusiÃ³n, Barcelona, 9788484432326
Pilar Seijas, Bibiana Tonnelier, Sergio TroitiÃ±o: 0, Cuadernos de Gramatica EspaÃ±ola B1, DifusiÃ³n, Barcelona, 9788484434764

Articles:
None

Other Resources

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