Overview

To be read in conjunction with the program of study requirements of the course in which you are enrolled.

Student guidance

Program of study overview

Aims

The major in Spanish aims to:

  • Foster the development of proficient levels of linguistic, socio-cultural and communicative competencies
  • Expose students to a wide body of specific and cross-disciplinary knowledge relative to linguistic and cultural knowledges and practices (grammar, literature, translation, cinema, etc)
  • Develop students ability to analyse and respond to written and visual texts of varying difficulty
  • Develop students' awareness of local and global communities of Spanish speakers
  • Develop students' awareness of and reflection about language and culture diversity locally and globally
  • Provide opportunities to reflect about conceptual understandings of issues relating to cross- and inter-cultural communication
  • Provide opportunities for metacognitive training to enhance language acquisition and maximise opportunities to progress in language learning within and beyond the classroom

Learning outcomes

On completion students will be able to:
1.
Communicate at a proficient level of competence in Spanish
2.
Demonstrate broad knowledge of Spanish Cultural Studies
3.
Have developed critical understanding of key cultural aspects of Spanish studies
4.
Have an awareness and have gained an understanding of the "Spanish sphere" and how it is positioned in the world from linguistic, cultural and political perspectives
5.
Demonstrate knowledge and skills in relation to cross- and inter-cultural communication and be better equipped to interact in a global, yet multilingual and multicultural world
6.
Understand and respect for local and global cultural and linguistic diversity
7.
Understand themselves as languages learners and users

Available in courses

Bachelor of Education Studies, Bachelor of Arts - Exit Only
Diploma in Language
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Languages / Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science
Associate Degree in Arts - Exit Only
Bachelor of Laws - Legal Practice Entry / Bachelor of Arts
Diploma in Letters (Spanish) - Exit Only
Bachelor of Education Studies, Bachelor of Languages - Exit Only
Bachelor of Laws (Honours) - Legal Practice Entry / Bachelor of Arts
Diploma in Arts
Bachelor of International Relations and Political Science / Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Languages
Bachelor of Arts and Science