Undergraduate Course: Spanish 3 Language (ELCH09016)
Course Outline
| School | School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | There are two contact hours per week, practising written Spanish. Normally, Spanish 3 Language students will be taught together with Spanish 4 students through the course Spanish 4Hons: Language Paper 1 - Guided Essay. However, they will be assessed at third year level (SCQF level 9). |
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Entry to any language course above introductory level is subject to a language test by the relevant subject area on arrival and at the discretion of the course organiser. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2026/27, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 1 |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 66,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
127 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
COURSEWORK (50%)
1. In-class written language exercise 1 (Semester 1) = 25% (LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
2. Formative written language exercise 2 (Semester 2) = 0% (LO 1, 2, 3, 4)
3. In-class written language exercise 3 (Semester 2) = 25% (LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
FINAL EXAMINATIONS (50%)
4. December exam diet (end of Semester 1) [2 hours] = 20% (LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
5. April/May exam diet (end of Semester 2) [3 hours] = 30% (LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Spanish 3 Language | 180 | | | Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Spanish 3 Language | 120 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate an advanced knowledge of Spanish grammar, syntax, register, vocabulary and general structures
- Write 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
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Reading List
Developing Writing Skills in Spanish, by Javier Muñoz-Basols (Author), Yolanda Pérez Sinusía (Author), Marianne David (Author)
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (27 July 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0415590833
ISBN-13: 978-0415590839 |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Miss Elena Sanz Ortega
Tel: (0131 6)50 3746
Email: esanzor@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Hope Hamilton
Tel: (0131 6)50 4167
Email: hope.hamilton@ed.ac.uk |
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