Undergraduate Course: Spanish 1B (ELCH08002)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | Language work, written and oral. A general introduction to the history and culture of the Hispanic world, together with the study of appropriate texts and films. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Spanish Higher, grade A or B (SCE);
Spanish A level, grade A or B;
EITHER 70% in Foundation Spanish 2 OR 50% in Foundation Spanish 3 at the first attempt;
OR equivalent.
If your entry qualification for Spanish is a Scottish Higher, you will automatically be admitted to 1B. However, if you enter the course more than twelve months after you took your Higher, we recommend you take our Diagnostic Test. If this tells us that you are better suited to 1A than to 1B, you will be given the option of switching to 1A. The Diagnostic Test is also open to students who have done a crash Higher, whether or not it was in the past twelve months.
For entry qualifications other than a Scottish Higher:
If your qualification entitles you to admission to 1B but is over three years old you may take our Diagnostic Test. If this tells us that you are better suited to 1A than to 1B, you will be given the option of switching to 1A. (We recommend that you take the test if you have not engaged in language learning activities since you gained that entry qualification.)
To take the Diagnostic Test, please contact your 1B Course Organiser as soon as possible.
Please note that changing from 1B to 1A is not allowed in any other circumstances, and is not possible after week 2 of semester 1.
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| Additional Costs | Textbooks. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 160 |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 66,
Summative Assessment Hours 4,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
302 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
34 %,
Practical Exam
6 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
2 literature essays; one literature commentary done in class; 4 written language exercises; 1 oral presentation; 2 class exams. 1 degree exam in May diet. Class work 40%; degree exam 60%. |
| Feedback |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | | | Main Exam Diet S1 (December)Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)Resit Exam Diet (August)Outwith Standard Exam Diets JanuaryOutwith Standard Exam Diets FebruaryOutwith Standard Exam Diets MarchOutwith Standard Exam Diets AprilOutwith Standard Exam Diets MayOutwith Standard Exam Diets JuneOutwith Standard Exam Diets JulyOutwith Standard Exam Diets AugustOutwith Standard Exam Diets SeptemberOutwith Standard Exam Diets OctoberOutwith Standard Exam Diets NovemberOutwith Standard Exam Diets DecemberResit Exam Diet (April/May Sem 1 resits only) | Temp exam | : | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand the main points of the Spanish language grammar with clear standard input on vocabulary and complex matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.
- Understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in your field of specialization.
- Produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
- Interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.
- Develop their analytical skills through the composition of two research essays.
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Reading List
Baroja, Pío, La busca (Madrid: Cátedra)
Cela, Camilo José, La familia de Pascual Duarte (Madrid: Espasa-Calpe, colección Austral).
Collins or Oxford Spanish Dictionary
López Ripoll, Silvia y Julio Miñano López. DESTINO ERASMUS 2 (Madrid: SGEL)
Neruda, Pablo (1995) Odas elementales, ed. Jaime Concha (Madrid: Cátedra) ISBN: 8437603668
Sanchis Sinisterra, José. ¡AY CARMELA! & EL LECTOR POR HORAS (Madrid: Austral)
Smith, Colin. SPANISH BALLADS (London: Bristol Classical Press)
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | DELC Spanish 1B |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Marian Aldaz Arechaga
Tel: (0131 6)50 8305
Email: M.A.Arechaga@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Fiona Jack
Tel: (0131 6)50 3635
Email: f.jack@ed.ac.uk |
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