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This course is a continuation of SPAN301. Students' linguistic skills will be improved and reinforced through extended readings, written assignments and aural/oral activities in class. Grammar will be taught in a cultural content-based context. By the end of this course, students will have a broader knowledge of Hispanic cultures; students will be able to communicate more effectively (orally and in writing) with native and other competent speakers.
This course is a continuation of Span301 that requires prior knowledge of Spanish. Like the latter course, the main objective of Span302 is to give students advanced proficiency in Spanish across the four skills (speaking, listening, reading, and writing). This course also consists of three main components: the practice of the more complex aspects of Spanish grammar, the development of effective writing skills, and the improvement of speaking fluidity. Grammar is taught in a content-based approach and students’ linguistic skills will be improved and reinforced through extended reading and writing assignments. In-class activities will include communicative activities in applying grammar to writing and speaking skills.
By the end of the course students will have:advanced knowledge of complex grammatical structures, parts of speech, and formal styles of writingability to employ a range of idiomatic expressionsability to communicate clearly, accurately, and effectively on a variety of topicsability to comprehend more advanced level discussions on a range of issuesability to read and comprehend non-specialised Spanish textsability to read and comprehend some advanced narrative, literary, and academic style Spanish textsability to comprehend complex Spanish texts with the help of a dictionary and similar resourcesability to write essays on a variety of topics that require the use of a variety of verb tenses and idiomatic expressionsa good comprehension of the influence of global conditions on the Hispanic world and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.acquire knowledge and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.
SPAN301
William Cheng
Equipo Prisma; Prisma B2 - Avanza - Libro de ejercicios ; Editorial Edinumen, 2003.
Equipo Prisma; Prisma B2 - Avanza - Libro del alumno ; Editorial Edinumen, 2003.
The books can be ordered online from the Language Fuel NZ Resource Room. A special discount package is offered to University of Canterbury students.Note: The textbooks are valid for SPAN301 and for SPAN302. There is no need to purchase anything for SPAN302 if you already purchased the books for SPAN301.Recommended:A good Spanish-English dictionary.
Library portalLEARN The full Course Outline is available on LEARN (only for students enrolled in this course).
Domestic fee $1,464.00
International fee $5,950.00
* 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 .