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Spanish Grammar I - LAN00008C

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  • Department: Language and Linguistic Science
  • Module co-ordinator: Mrs. Carmen Alvarez-Mayo
  • Credit value: 20 credits
  • Credit level: C
  • Academic year of delivery: 2020-21

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching cycle
A Autumn Term 2020-21 to Summer Term 2020-21

Module aims

This module is an introductory undergraduate level course in Spanish grammar.

Module learning outcomes

After satisfactorily completing the module you should be able to show:

  • Increased understanding of the structures of the Spanish language
  • The ability to analyse grammatical aspects and to understand/produce them in context
  • An increased awareness, acquired through revision, practice and intensive self-study, of the use of the grammatical structures used in spoken and written Spanish and of grammar-related issues of particular note within Spanish

Assessment

Task Length % of module mark
Online Exam 24 hrs
Spanish Grammar (Paper 1)		 N/A 30
Online Exam 24 hrs
Spanish Grammar (Paper 2)		 N/A 70

Special assessment rules

None

Reassessment

Task Length % of module mark
Online Exam 24 hrs
Spanish Grammar (Paper 1)		 N/A 30
Online Exam 24 hrs
Spanish Grammar (Paper 2)		 N/A 70

Module feedback

Feedback on formative assessment

• Oral commentary and dialogue within class on grammar exercises given immediately both to individuals and whole class.

• Online answers provided with all VLE tasks.

• Model answers may be given for class exercises/ past exam papers, with class discussion of difficulties.

Feedback on summative assessment 

This module complies with the University's Policy on assessment feedback turnaround time

• Individuals will be allowed to see their exam papers with comments, under supervision, at an appointed date after the external examiner has reviewed the papers (= sight of scripts)

Indicative reading

A good bilingual dictionary: Collins Spanish-English dictionary (8th edition) ISBN: 0007183747

A good monolingual dictionary: Clave Diccionario de Uso del Espa ±ol Actual ISBN: 8434851938

Materials will be given in class.


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