Module: Spanish Language & Culture 5 (B1.1)

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	Spanish Language & Culture 5 (B1.1)
Module Code	SPA1025 (ITS: SP3005)
Faculty	SALIS	School	Humanities & Social Sciences
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5

Description

This module is conducted predominantly through Spanish. Throughout the year, students will perform individual and collaborative tasks to develop their confidence and competence in spoken production and oral interaction in the target language while reinforcing their listening and writing skills. Students will develop skills that will help them source and critically evaluate information about Spanish-speaking cultures and produce spoken and written texts directed to both Irish and Spanish-speaking audiences. Lifelong language learning strategies will also be developed during the module.All teaching materials in this module are designed at the B1.1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR).

Learning Outcomes

1. Extract important information from a range of different text types such as newspapers, short stories, websites and audiovisual materials, on familiar subjects, such as everyday life, university life, interests, travel etc
2. Improve pronunciation and knowledge of phonetic system to communicate orally using simple interconnected sentences in both pre-planned and spontaneous situations being able to describe, narrate and formulate opinions.
3. Produce cohesive texts in Spanish using the most frequently occurring connectors to link simple sentences e.g in a story or on matters of personal relevance with a good degree of accurate use of Spanish grammar and theme-specific vocabulary.
4. Show a good degree of grammatical control; draw on a sufficient vocabulary to express him/herself on most topics pertinent to his/her everyday life such as university life, interests, travel, current affairs, cultural differences etc. Errors may occur. Yet, it is clear what the student wants to say.
5. Show ability to explain in simple terms features of the student’s own culture to members of another culture or explain features of the other culture to members of the student’s own culture.
6. Make effective use of digital tools and resources for language learning and language use and engage in activities to develop capacity for lifelong learning.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full time hours per semester
Seminars	22	Class contact hours (on-line or face to face).
Directed learning	45	Completion of prescribed homework and assigments.
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.
Portfolio Preparation	25	Preparation, creation, design and final submission of the E-Portfolio (Loop-Reflect) in Loop for assessment to show evidence of autonomous and directed learning.
Total Workload: 125

Section Breakdown
CRN	12186	Part of Term	Semester 1
Coursework	0%	Examination Weight	0%
Grade Scale	40PASS	Pass Both Elements	Y
Resit Category	RC2	Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator	Juan Pablo Aunon	Module Teacher	Elena Lopez

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment Breakdown
Portfolio	Progress based on the completion of an E-portfolio, that show evidence of independent learning and completion of activities during the semester.	50%	n/a
Participation	Attendance of at least 50% of seminars	10%	n/a
Performance evaluation	Assessment of language skills, intercultural and communicative competence.	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	o,
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

Teaching materials and resources are provided in Loop
By the end of the module you will be able to know more about the different identities of the Hispanic Speaking World, to talk about different forms of travelling and being more critical about cultural stereotypes.

Indicative Reading List

Books:
None

Articles:
None

Other Resources

None