Module: Spanish Language & Culture 7 (B1+)

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	Spanish Language & Culture 7 (B1+)
Module Code	SPA1027 (ITS: SP3007)
Faculty	Humanities & Social Sciences	School	SALIS
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5

Description

This module is conducted entirely through Spanish, aims to develop students’ language competence and fluency in written and spoken production at an intermediate level. Students will encounter a variety of texts as well as a range of audio-visual resources in order to develop reading and listening comprehension. Awareness and knowledge of culture and society in Spanish countries are further consolidated. Moreover, teamwork and collaboration will be developed throughout participation on a group project during the semester.

Learning Outcomes

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2. Understand main points in stories and other narratives from authentic textual and audio-visual sources on selected topics made for a wider audience.
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7. Communicate reasonably confident orally on both familiar topics and some beyond their immediate personal experience, such as societal developments and cultural production in the Spanish-speaking countries. Express their own points of views on these matters, provided that the interlocutor makes an effort to support understanding.
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12. Express him/herself coherently in simple writing on both familiar topics and some beyond his/her immediate personal experience, and show awareness of text type conventions and sociolinguistic appropriateness in a variety of texts such as personal email, online written interactions, reports, news articles etc.
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17. Demonstrate a good understanding of intermediate language and structure in order to communicate efficiently in a variety of contexts. Draw on relevant and appropriate vocabulary to express him-herself on topics concerning Spanish-speaking culture, popular culture, and related topics, being able to use communicative strategies, e.g some circumlocutions, to convey the intended message.
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22. Demonstrate knowledge of intercultural differences and on how behaviour in various types of social interactions in different cultures may convey a message different to the one he/she intends
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27. Make effective use of digital tools and resources for language learning and language use (spoken and written) including searching and retrieving relevant and reliable information.
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*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full time hours per semester
Seminars	22	Class contact hours
Assignment Completion	25	Completion of prescribed homework and assignments required to monitor the progress of the student.
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	45	Preparation, creation, design and final submission of the E-Portfolio (E-Reflect) in Loop for assessment to show evidence of autonomous and directed learning.
Total Workload: 125

Section Breakdown
CRN	21043	Part of Term	Semester 2
Coursework	100%	Examination Weight	0%
Grade Scale	40PASS	Pass Both Elements	N
Resit Category	RC1	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 E-Portfolio, that show evidence of independent learning and completion of activities during the semester.	50%	n/a
Participation	Attendance to at least 50% of seminars	10%	n/a
Performance evaluation	Participation and engagement in the development of a group project.	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

Orientative content
By the end of this module you will be able to assess the quality of life in a city of your choice, talk about challenges the future brings, and express wishes, needs and complaints, as well as to propose solutions to a problem in a group debate.

Indicative Reading List

Books:
None

Articles:
None

Other Resources

None