Studiegids

nl en

Spanish 3 Advanced

Vak
2023-2024

Admission requirements

This course is only available for students in the BA International Studies programme who have passed Spanish 1 Intermediate and Spanish 2 Upper-Intermediate.

Description

This is a language course for advanced students. Attention will be paid to the use of the language in more academic contexts.

The focus will be on reading and listening comprehension (‘Reception activities’ (CEFR), but equally the course places a strong emphasis on grammar and accuracy. There will be plenty of opportunities to interact in the target language through class activities and discussions. Students will be encouraged to practise reading and writing skills in their own time. This course will also discuss cultural backgrounds of speakers of Spanish.

Course objectives

This course enables the student to achieve a level B1+/B2+ of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).

Spanish 3 Advanced is the last course in a series of three language acquisition courses within the International Studies program. The final objective of this course series is to obtain an advanced level of proficiency in Spanish: the student will be able to interact with native speakers with a sufficient degree of fluency and spontaneity to enable easy and natural communication between interlocutor and to understand the gist of complex texts about both concrete and abstract topics.

Skill CEFR Level
Reading B2+
Writing B1+
Listening B2
Speaking B1+

Timetable

The timetables are available through My Timetable.

Mode of instruction

Tutorials

Two two-hour tutorials every week, with the exception of the midterm exam week. Attending all tutorial sessions is compulsory. If you are unable to attend a session, please inform your Tutorial-lecturer in advance, providing a valid reason for your absence. Being absent will result in a lowering of the participation grade with 0.5 for every absence after the first four (4) times.

Assessment method

Assessment & Weighing

Partial grade Weighing
Participation (attendance, homework) & Quizzes (grammar and vocabulary) 20%
Midterm Exam (listening comprehension & reading comprehension & written production) 25%
Final Exam (listening comprehension & reading comprehension & written production) 35%
Oral Exam (individual presentations and interview and interaction with another student) 20%

End Grade

  • To successfully complete the course, please take note that the End Grade of the course is established by determining the weighted average of the in-class oral and listening performance, and written exams.

  • The End Grade needs to be a 6.0 or higher to pass the course.

Resit

If the End Grade is insufficient (lower than a 6.0), there is a possibility of retaking the full 80% of the exam material (reading, writing, speaking, and listening). No resit for the tutorial (participation) is possible.

The BA International Studies program does not allow students to resit passed (constituent) examination(s) within the language courses. Language acquisition is, primarily, accomplished through in-class acquisition activities and practical assignments which contribute to the (final) examination. The diverse structure of the language courses and characteristics of language acquisition therefore withhold the possibility to resit a passed examination.

Exam review and feedback

How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.

Reading list

  • Corpas, Garmendia, Sánchez, Soriano, Aula Internacional Plus 5 – Edición híbrida – Libro del alumno, SKU: 9788419236104

  • Varios autores, Relatos del Río de la Plata, Habla con eñe, ISBN 9788461467341

  • Online material published on Brightspace

Registration

  • Enrolment for the workgroup through My Studymap is mandatory.

  • No enrolment needed for the language exams.

Contact

Remarks

This course uses an integrated communicative language learning method. Therefore active participation in the classroom activities is essential for successful learning outcomes.