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A language course following on from SPAN 101, for those with limited knowledge of Spanish.
This course is the second half year of a beginner's language course and as such assumes only a limited knowledge of Spanish. The course is designed to offer students the opportunity to acquire initial knowledge of the Spanish language as well as an appreciation of different Hispanic cultures. The course is based on the communicative approach to language learning: All four of the basic communication skills will be developed and students will practice reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. The overall emphasis is on realistic situations that could prove useful in a practical sense to students. Since reading and writing can be practiced outside of the classroom, class time will be devoted mainly to listening and speaking activities. At the end of this course students will be able to use not only basic vocabulary but will also be able to speak using past tenses, future, and the subjunctive mood.
SPAN101 or equivalent
Availability of streams may depend on enrolment numbers.Tutorial: An additional one-hour tutorial session is held every Friday at 11:00am in Modern Languages Room 401.
William Cheng and Maria Lozada Cerna
Victoria Escaip and Linda Robinson
Knorre, Marty. et al; Puntos de partida : an invitation to Spanish ; 7th ed; McGraw Hill, 2005 (This text comes as a package that includes a textbook, workbook, lab manual and an Interactive CD-ROM. We highly recommend the use of the CD-ROM).
Note: This textbook is valid for SPAN101 (the first half) and for SPAN102 (the second half). There is no need to purchase anything for SPAN102 if you already have the required materials.Optional Texts:• "501 Spanish Verbs" by Christopher Kendris (any edition)• Any English/Spanish Dictionary
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Domestic fee $610.00
International fee $2,520.00
* 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 School of Languages and Cultures .