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Spanish 3 Intermediate

Course
2018-2019

Admission requirements

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

Description

This is a language course for intermediate students, that it has a communicative approach. Attention will be paid to the use of the language in practical everyday situations. The focus will be on listening, speaking, reading, and writing. For this purpose, vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar and the most important standard phrases will be taught as the key elements of this course.

Course objectives

This course enables the student to achieve an overall level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). This course 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 intermediate level of proficiency in Spanish, aimed at communication with people in the region in everyday social situations and enabling students to follow current affairs in the region via various media.

Skill CEFR Level
Reading B1+
Writing A2+
Listening B1
Speaking A2+

Timetable

The timetable is available on the BA International Studies website.

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 tutor 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 two (2) times.

Course Load

Total course load for this course is 5 EC (1 EC = 28 hours), which equals 140 hours, broken down by:

  • Attending classes (4 hours per week over 12 weeks): 48 hours

  • Preparing for classes, exams and extra activities: 86 hours

  • Assessment hours (exams and other assessment): 6 hours

Assessment method

Assessment & Weighing

Partial grade Weighing
Participation & Quizzes (grammar and vocabulary) 20%
Midterm Exam (listening comprehension & reading comprehension & written production) 30%
Final Exam (listening comprehension & reading comprehension & written production) 30%
Oral Exam 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.

Retaking a passing grade

Please consult the Course and Examination Regulations 2018 – 2019.

Exam review

How and when an exam review takes place will be determined by the examiner. This review will be within 30 days after official publication of exam results.

Blackboard

Blackboard will be used for this course. Students are requested to enroll on Blackboard, but only after correct enrolment in uSis.

Reading list

  • Corpas, Garmendia, Soriano, Aula Internacional 3 Nueva edición Libro del alumno + CD SKU: 9788415640110

  • E. Conejo; P. Seijas; B. Tonnelier; S. Troitiño, Cuadernos de Gramática española A1-B1, Difusión, 2012. SKU: 9788484438588

  • Online material to be published on Blackboard

Aula internacional 3 is an action orientated Spanish course that makes the classroom the perfect context for quick learning with a balance between developing receptive and productive skills that maximizes student interaction. It provides the student with language tools and cultural and strategic knowledge in order to communicate and keep progressing.
This compact volume contains the Coursebook, the Workbook, the class audio recordings (.mp3) and an extensive grammar summary (más gramática).

In addition to the course book, we will use authentic language material like newspaper articles or readings.

Registration

  • Enrolment through uSis for Tutorials is mandatory.

  • Students will be enrolled for Exams by the Administration Office, as long as they have a valid Tutorial enrolment.

  • General information about uSis is available here.

Registration Studeren à la carte and Contractonderwijs

Not applicable.

Contact

Drs. M.J. Pérez-Rodriguez

When contacting lecturers or tutors, please include your full name, student number, and tutorial group number.

Remarks

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