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This course is designed to place students’ practical knowledge of Spanish within a broader, high-register grammar and lexical-based approach, while also fostering their creative expression through writing. Students will be introduced to a variety of linguistic and sociolinguistic topics, including a general overview of the history and formation of the language, syntax, varieties of Peninsular and Latin American Spanish, writing styles and register, and idiomatic expressions. In parallel, the course will focus on creative writing in Spanish, covering storytelling, character creation, and techniques from renowned authors across the Spanish-speaking world. The content of this course is designed to engage students in reflecting on the use and formation of the Spanish language from both theoretical and practical perspectives, while developing their communicative, analytical, and creative writing skills in meaningful cultural contexts.
By the end of the course students will... Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand and its relevance to the Hispanic world and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.Students will be provided with the ability to become critically competent in the language after being provided with advanced knowledge of complex grammatical structures and parts of speech.Students will acquire knowledge and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.Students will become more engaged with the Spanish-speaking community in Christchurch through different gamified immersion assignments. Students will have observed and understood a culture within the Spanish-speaking community in Christchurch by reflecting on their own performance and experiences within that community.Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on the Spanish-speaking world and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.Additionally, the specific objectives of SPAN312/412 are to enable students to:broaden the knowledge of grammar obtained in SPAN302.acquire language proficiency through conversational practice and listening/oral comprehension exercises.
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:
Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award
Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.
Employable, innovative and enterprising
Students will develop key skills and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.
Biculturally competent and confident
Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to their area of study and/or their degree.
Engaged with the community
Students will have observed and understood a culture within a community by reflecting on their own performance and experiences within that community.
Globally aware
Students will comprehend the influence of global conditions on their discipline and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.
SPAN302 or equivalent
SPAN412
Wladimir Padilla Silva
Paula Cañón; Taller de Escritores: Grammar and composition for Advanced Spanish ; 3rd Edition; Vista Higher Learning, 2021 (Digital version only).
Available at: Vista Higher Learning to receive the discounted price for UC students.There is a Learn (Moodle) component to this course. Other material, which may be helpful, can be found in the Library Subject GuidesUseful websites: Language learning apps (free and paid):o Guadalingo video game o www.duolingo.com o www.lingrolearning.como www.thefablecottage.como www.lingualia.com o es.babbel.como www.memrise.como www.clozemaster.como www.hello-hello.como www.lingohut.como www.busuu.como fluent-forever.appo www.lingq.comOnline dictionaries:o www.wordreference.com – free (based on bilingual entries)o www.linguee.com – free + context (based on a text corpus)o iate.europa.eu - free (terminological database)Online tools for learning vocabulary:o www.quizlet.com – useful for learning vocabulary through flashcardso apps.ankiweb.net - useful for creating your own vocab flashcards
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Domestic fee $1,896.00
International fee $8,525.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .