SPAN1201 Introductory Spanish Part 1

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Overview

The emphasis in this topic is placed on understanding spoken and written Spanish as well as on speaking and writing in Spanish.The overall goal of the topic is to enable beginner students to begin interacting in Spanish as naturally and as spontaneously as possible. The topic will enable students to … For more content click the Read More button below.

The emphasis in this topic is placed on understanding spoken and written Spanish as well as on speaking and writing in Spanish.

The overall goal of the topic is to enable beginner students to begin interacting in Spanish as naturally and as spontaneously as possible. The topic will enable students to produce basic information about their background, routines, interests and immediate environment and to communicate in basic Spanish with native speakers of the language.

Students will use the language in real, meaningful situations, and will begin to acquire the skills for effective listening, speaking, reading and writing in basic Spanish.

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Aims

This topic aims to:

Introduce students to the Spanish language through continuous and graded speaking, listening, reading and writing activities
Engage students in interactive activities in Spanish so that they can use Spanish in natural, spontaneous and meaningful ways
Encourage students to learn independently and collaboratively in an anxiety-free environment
Introduce students to socio-cultural aspects of the Spanish-speaking world

Learning outcomes

On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:

Identify basic information from short, simple written texts and spoken passages in Spanish, for different personal and social contexts

Use basic Spanish to produce original texts in speech and in writing, in a range of personal and social contexts

Use a range of basic grammatical and syntactical structures and vocabulary through interpretation in Spanish

Apply basic features of Hispanic cultures, as they are expressed through language: holidays, social etiquette, gestures, formal occasions, etc.

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Introductory Spanish Part 1

SPAN1201