97508 Spanish Language and Culture 8

Requisite(s): 97507 Spanish Language and Culture 7

This subject aims to provide students who have a strong command of the Spanish language, with a broad range of social and political situations in order to express their needs, ideas and arguments in Castilian and Latin American Spanish. Students learn further how to communicate in Spanish within a wide range of professional and academic situations at formal and informal levels in oral and written forms. The four language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing, both individually and in combination, are further developed using authentic materials covering a rich variety of situations. A sophisticated range of authentic material, including films, documentaries, testimonies and music with lyrics, with regional and social variants, and specific registers, such as the Caribbean, the Andean countries, Latino-USA and Spain, are used for learning and students engage in impromptu debates of specific topics and write critical essays.

In addition to the four hours of teaching, students undertake independent learning study outside class time. This independent study is based on multimedia material including written texts, films and documentaries and essays expressing a point of view. Its aim is to expand the student's knowledge in the sociopolitical context and is organised through individual and group tasks, including online activities.

All students undertaking language and culture study at UTS for the first time need to complete a level assessment form, obtained from the Institute, to ensure that they are placed in an appropriate level for classes. The Institute for International Studies reserves the right to place students in a class that is appropriate for their level of language proficiency.

Assessment: This subject has a combination of continuous assessment, a research essay, a class presentation and final examinations for reading and writing. The independent learning study work is assessed through literature and film analysis and essay writing. Further details are available in the subject outline distributed in class during the first week of teaching.

Typical availability

Spring semester, City campus