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Major - Spanish

My course Course rules 2020 Undergraduate course rules Majors Major - Spanish

Course rules 2020

    Overview Associate degrees, diplomas and undergraduate certificate Bachelor degrees Honours Graduate certificates Graduate diplomas Masters degrees Doctorates

To be read in conjunction with the program of study requirements for the degree in which you are enrolled:

  • Bachelor of Applied Geographical Information Systems
  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Bachelor of Arts - Enhanced Program for High Achievers
  • Bachelor of Arts and Science
  • Bachelor of Arts, Master of Teaching (Early Childhood)
  • Bachelor of Arts, Master of Teaching (Primary R-7)
  • Bachelor of Arts, Master of Teaching (Secondary)
  • Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood), Bachelor of Arts
  • Bachelor of Education (Primary R-7), Bachelor of Arts
  • Bachelor of Education (Secondary), Bachelor of Arts
  • Bachelor of Education (Secondary), Bachelor of Health Sciences
  • Bachelor of Education (Secondary), Bachelor of Languages
  • Bachelor of Education (Secondary), Bachelor of Special Education
  • Bachelor of Languages
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  • Diploma in Language

A student may complete a major sequence of 36 units in Spanish by completing two Year 1 topics (9 units), two Year 2 topics (9 units) and two Year 3 topics (9 units) plus two additional topics (9 units) from the Year 2 or Year 3 topics listed in the program of study below.

A student may complete a minor sequence of 22.5 units in Spanish by completing two Year 1 topics (9 units), two Year 2 topics (9 units) plus an additional topic (4.5 units) from the Year 2 or Year 3 topics listed in the program of study below.

A minor in Spanish is not available to students who commenced the Bachelor of Education (Primary R-7), Bachelor of Arts from 1 January 2019.

The minor sequence is not available to students who commenced the Bachelor of Arts, Master of Teaching (Primary R-7) from 1 January 2020

Spanish is only offered as an extended major to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Languages.

  • Course aims
  • Learning outcomes
  • Program of study
  • Honours

Course 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

At the completion of the major, students are expected to:

  • be able to communicate at a proficient level of competence in Spanish
  • be able to demonstrate broad knowledge of Spanish Cultural Studies
  • have developed critical understanding of key cultural aspects of Spanish studies
  • be aware and have gained an understanding of the "Spanish sphere" and how it is positioned in the world from linguistic, cultural and political perspectives
  • be able to 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
  • have developed understanding and respect for local and global cultural and linguistic diversity
  • have developed an understanding of themselves as languages learners and users. 

Program of study

The following is the program of study for a 36 unit major sequence in Spanish and should be read in conjunction with the course rule for the degree in which you are enrolled.

Students complete 27 units of language topics and 9 units of culture topics in either the Intermediate or Beginners stream.

Major - Spanish - Intermediate

Year 1 language topics

 SPAN2201  Intermediate Spanish Part 1  (4.5 units)
 SPAN2202  Intermediate Spanish Part 2  (4.5 units) 

Year 2 language topics

 SPAN3201  Upper Intermediate Spanish Part 1  (4.5 units)
 SPAN3202  Upper Intermediate Spanish Part 2  (4.5 units)

Year 3 language topics

 LANG3001  Advanced Language for Interaction  (4.5 units)
 LANG3002  Advanced Language for Translation  (4.5 units)

Year 2 & 3 Culture topics

Select 4.5 units in Year 2 and 4.5 units in Year 3 from the following:

 SPAN2212  An Introduction to Spanish and Latin American Cultures  (4.5 units)
 SPAN3211  Latin American History and Culture Through Film and Literature  (4.5 units)
 SPAN3311  Contemporary Spanish Cinema and Literature  (4.5 units) 
 SPAN3312  An Introduction to Spanish Translation: Theory and Practice  (4.5 units)

Major - Spanish - Beginners

Year 1 language topics

 SPAN1201  Introductory Spanish Part 1  (4.5 units)
 SPAN1202  Introductory Spanish Part 2  (4.5 units) 

Year 2 language topics

 SPAN2201  Intermediate Spanish Part 1  (4.5 units)
 SPAN2202  Intermediate Spanish Part 2  (4.5 units)

Year 3 language topics

 SPAN3201  Upper Intermediate Spanish Part 1  (4.5 units)
 SPAN3202  Upper Intermediate Spanish Part 2  (4.5 units)

Year 2 & 3 Culture topics

Select 4.5 units in Year 2 and 4.5 units in Year 3 from the following:

 SPAN2211  Keys to the Spanish and Latin American Worlds  (4.5 units) 
 SPAN2212  An Introduction to Spanish and Latin American Cultures  (4.5 units)
 SPAN3211  Latin American History and Culture Through Film and Literature  (4.5 units) 
 SPAN3311  Contemporary Spanish Cinema and Literature  (4.5 units) 
 SPAN3312  An Introduction to Spanish Translation: Theory and Practice  (4.5 units)

 

Honours

Refer to Honours - Spanish

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