Undergraduate Course: Introductory Spanish Language (ELCH07001)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Course type | Standard | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) | 
Credits | 20 | 
 
| Home subject area | European Languages and Cultures - Hispanic Studies | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
http://www.selc.ed.ac.uk/hispanic/ | 
Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | First semester.  Introduction to written and spoken Spanish for students with little or no knowledge of the language. | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  No previous knowledge is required.  No students on programmes owned by DELC will be admitted. | 
 
| Additional Costs |  a coursebook 
a dictionary | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12  Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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WebCT enabled:  Yes | 
Quota:  150 | 
 
	
		| Location | 
		Activity | 
		Description | 
		Weeks | 
		Monday | 
		Tuesday | 
		Wednesday | 
		Thursday | 
		Friday | 
	 
| Central | Lecture | Group A | 1-11 |  14:00 - 15:50 |  |  |  |  |  | Central | Lecture | Group A | 1-11 |  |  |  14:00 - 15:50 |  |  |  | Central | Lecture | Group B | 1-11 |  16:10 - 18:00 |  |  |  |  |  | Central | Lecture | Group B | 1-11 |  |  |  16:10 - 18:00 |  |  |  | Central | Lecture | Group C | 1-11 |  |  14:00 - 15:50 |  |  |  |  | Central | Lecture | Group C | 1-11 |  |  |  |  14:00 - 15:50 |  |  | Central | Lecture | Group D | 1-11 |  |  14:00 - 15:50 |  |  |  |  | Central | Lecture | Group D | 1-11 |  |  |  |  14:00 - 15:50 |  |  | Central | Lecture | Group E | 1-11 |  |  |  16:10 - 18:00 |  |  |  | Central | Lecture | Group E | 1-11 |  |  |  |  14:00 - 15:50 |  |  
| First Class | 
Week  1, Monday,  15:00 - 15:50,  Zone: Central. Hugh Robson Building Lecture Theatre  |  
	| Additional information | 
	Students must choose ONE Group and attend the times outlined for their chosen group. Either Group A Monday and Wednesday (14.00-16.00) OR Group B Monday and Wednesday (16.00-18.00) OR Group C Tuesday and Thursday (14.00-16.00) OR Group D Tuesday and Thursday (14.00-16.00) OR Group E Wednesday and Thursday (16.00-18.00) | 
 
| Exam Information | 
 
    | Exam Diet | 
    Paper Name | 
    Hours:Minutes | 
    
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Introductory Spanish Language | 2:00 |  |  |  | Resit Exam Diet (August) |  | 2:00 |  |  |  
 
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
| Basic knowledge of Spanish in a wide variety of situations with the aim to develop confidence in language learning, understanding and responding to others in appropriate situations. | 
 
 
Assessment Information 
| Regular written exercises in class and two assesments worth 40%, may be accompanied by computer-based language work, and Degree exam at the end of the semester worth 60%. |  
 
Special Arrangements 
| This course is open to all students. DELC students may only take this course if it over and above their full credit load, as in a non credit bearing course. |   
 
Additional Information 
| Academic description | 
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| Syllabus | 
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| Transferable skills | 
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| Reading list | 
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| Study Abroad | 
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| Study Pattern | 
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| Keywords | IntroS | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Ms Marian Aldaz Arechaga 
Tel: (0131 6)50 8305 
Email: M.A.Arechaga@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Ms Jocelyn Proctor 
Tel: (0131 6)50 3635 
Email: jocelyn.proctor@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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