Undergraduate Course: Spanish 4Hons: Language Paper 1 - Guided Essay (ELCH10026)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | The development and consolidation of core language skills, especially written language skills and intermediate and advanced grammar. |
| Course description |
Language Paper 1 focuses on the analysis and understanding of different styles of writing in Spanish. Specifically, students will develop writing skills through the study and practice of different styles of writing and different types of texts and structures, and develop the necessary skills and vocabulary to reproduce these correctly in Spanish. In addition, this course also entails the study of grammar and enhances general language skills.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Entry to Spanish Hons required |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 22,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
74 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
35 %,
Coursework
65 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
COURSEWORK 65%:
4 x guided essay: 40%
2 end-of-semester tests (self-correcting): 20%
Weekly online grammar tests: 5%
EXAM 35% |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 9:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Write in the target language correctly and fluently
- Use language creatively and precisely for a range of purposes and audiences
- Organise and present ideas within the framework of a structured and reasoned argument and discourse
- Write and think under pressure and meet deadlines
- Demonstrate an advanced knowledge of Spanish grammar, syntax, register, vocabulary and general structures, also through a spontaneous written exercise
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Reading List
Developing Writing Skills in Spanish
Autores: Javier Muñoz-Basols, Yolanda Pérez Sinusía, Marianne David
Formato paperback: 320 páginas
Editorial: Routledge; 1era edición (27 de julio de 2011)
Idioma: español
ISBN-10: 0415590833
ISBN-13: 978-0415590839
Developing Writing Skills in Spanish [Kindle] £20.19
Autores: Marianne David, Javier Muñoz-Basols, Yolanda Pérez Pérez Sinusía
Formato: Kindle
Tamaño: 3501 KB
Extensión: 320 páginas
Editorial: Routledge (23 de abril de 2012)
Venta: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
Lengua: español
ASIN: B007ZZCSZI
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Leonardo Gómez Torrego, Gramática didáctica del español (décima edición, 2011)
Formato: 544 páginas
Editorial: SM, edición revisada y actualizada marzo 2011
Idioma: español
ISBN: 978-84-675-4135-9
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Developing Writing Skills,Intermediate and advanced grammar,Spanish 4Hons,Language Paper 1 |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Alexis Grohmann
Tel: (0131 6)50 3678
Email: a.grohmann@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Kat Zabecka
Tel: (0131 6)50 4026
Email: K.Zabecka@ed.ac.uk |
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