Module: Spanish Language & Culture 3 (A2.1)

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	Spanish Language & Culture 3 (A2.1)
Module Code	SPA1023 (ITS: SP3003)
Faculty	SALIS	School	Humanities & Social Sciences
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5

Description

This module is designed for elementary users of Spanish. Students will consolidate some of the essential aspects of the Spanish language and culture of Spanish-speaking countries. The module will enable students to describe, narrate and carry out simple tasks in Spanish in order to satisfy concrete needs e.g. compare and value places to live and work, talk about past experiences, organise a travel route for a set group among others. The students will be introduced to some cultural differences in relation to these topics. All teaching materials in this module are designed at the A2.1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR).

Learning Outcomes

1. Extract information from a variety of basic authentic written texts that contain the most frequently used vocabulary and increasingly complex syntax, for example, what is happening in a photo story (e.g. in lifestyle magazine) and form an impression of what the characters are like.
2. Demonstrate effective oral skills in a range of social situations such as talking about your daily life, skills and past experiences.
3. Produce short texts on matters of personal relevance e.g. write short basic descriptions of events, activities and personal experiences using present and past. Also, engage in basic social communication online (e.g. sharing news and making/confirming arrangements to meet).
4. Demonstrate awareness of basic structures of the language as well as increasingly complex grammatical structures (e.g. word order in main and subordinate clauses, the use of genders and cases, adjectival endings, verb tenses).
5. Continue identifying economic, social and cultural similarities and differences between Ireland and Hispanic-speaking countries.
6. Use IT skills in Spanish to access language-specific resources (Life-long learning) to be able to reflect on your own learning path in your future progression in Spanish.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full time hours per semester
Seminars	22	Class contact hours
Independent Study	33	Autonomously learning outside the classroom to foster student's language competence. For example participation in activities in the LanguaCulture Space or the use of adequate online resources that support language learning.
Assignment Completion	25	Completion of prescribed homework and assignments required to monitor the progress of the student.
Portfolio Preparation	45	Preparation, creation, design and final submission of the E-Portfolio (E-Reflect) in Loop for assessment to show evidence of autonomous learning and directed learning.
Total Workload: 125

Section Breakdown
CRN	21041	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	Elena Lopez	Module Teacher	Juan Pablo Aunon

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment Breakdown
Portfolio	Progress based on the completion of a learning portfolio to provide evidence of independent learning and successful achievement of the learning outcomes.	50%	n/a
Participation	Attendance to at least 50% of the seminars.	10%	n/a
Performance evaluation	Language skills, intercultural and communicative competence evaluation.	40%	n/a

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

Indicative content
By the end of the module you will be able to communicate using the present and past tense in a number of topics, for example, to talk about different type of houses, neighbourghoods, and present and past events.

Indicative Reading List

Books:
None

Articles:
None

Other Resources

None