SPA4086 : Level D (HE Further Advanced): Spanish for Professional and Academic Purposes
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Ms Marian Hernandez-Villada
- Owning School: Modern Languages
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 1 Credit Value: | 10 |
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
In consonance with the overall aims of the degrees offered in SML, this module will:
- build on language skills gained at previous stages;
- provide students with an in-depth knowledge of the target language and with the ability to develop a high level of written, spoken and aural proficiency in professional and academic environments;
- prepare students for postgraduate study in areas that make extensive use of the target language;
- develop students' written, spoken and aural skills into the target language.
Outline Of Syllabus
Specific topics and materials based on current issues and themes will be provided.
Speaking in the target language, summarising, reading, listening to authentic materials and writing will be practised throughout the year, preparing students for written and spoken communication in the target language in professional contexts.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 44 | 1:00 | 44:00 | PiP language seminars |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 156 | 1:00 | 156:00 | N/A |
| Total | 200:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Language classes will introduce, model and offer guidance in each of the skills that students are required to practise during the course (including summary, opinion and commentary writing, intensive reading, aural skills, taking part in critical discussions and oral presentations in the foreign language).
Group work will offer students an opportunity to work in small groups (in the target language) under close supervision of the lecturer. These classes will focus on the skills listed in the outline syllabus.
Teaching will be in the target language.
Work requirements:
- researching materials for oral presentation and discussion;
- writing critical discussions, reports and summaries in the target language;
- practising and revising advanced vocabulary and grammar.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Exams
| Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Presentation | 15 | 1 | A | 40 | This oral exam will test students' ability to speak in the target language in a professional context and engage in a professional discussion. |
| Written Examination | 150 | 2 | A | 60 | This written exam will test students' ability to write in the target language. |
Formative Assessments
Formative Assessment is an assessment which develops your skills in being assessed, allows for you to receive feedback, and prepares you for being assessed. However, it does not count to your final mark.
| Description | Semester | When Set | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral Presentation | 1 | M | This oral presentation will help students prepare for the spoken examination at the end of semester 1. |
| Written exercise | 2 | M | This written exercise will help students prepare for the written examination after semester 2. |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
Both exams will be on campus to ensure that the students' output is produced in identical conditions and is their own work.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- SPA4086's Timetable