This course is designed to further develop listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in the Spanish language. Grammatical structures and vocabulary are reviewed and extended, and special attention is devoted to enhance the students’ audiovisual, reading, and writing skills by exposing them to authentic materials (literary and non-literary texts, short movies, culture videos, etc.). The course is taught in Spanish.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Express ideas through oral and written production in Spanish.
- Demonstrate improvement of Spanish listening skills through continuous audiovisual practice.
- Demonstrate improvement of Spanish grammar skills and vocabulary.
- Analyse, extract, and use information from spoken and written Spanish texts.
- Apply oral skills in real Spanish speaking situations.
- Select a range of Spanish vocabulary and grammar forms and apply them in oral and written contexts.
Indicative Assessment
Exams (2, in class, 50 min) (50% each) [Learning Outcomes 1-4, 6]
Oral exam (25%) (1, location TBA, approx. 15-20 min) [Learning Outcomes 1-6]
Composition test (approx. 275 words) (20%) [Learning Outcomes 1-6]
Performance and participation in class (5%) [Learning Outcomes 1-6]
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Workload
4 hours of classes per week, plus at least 6 hours of regular work per week outside class.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
José A. Blanco and María Colbert (2012) Enfoques. Curso intermedio de lengua española, VISTA Higher Learning, 3rd ed. (Textbook, workbook and CD/DVD)
Majors
Minors
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Students continuing in their current program of study will have their tuition fees indexed annually from the year in which you commenced your program. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $1164 | |
| 2014 | $2478 | |
| 2013 | $2472 | |
| 2012 | $2472 | |
| 2011 | $2424 | |
| 2010 | $2358 | |
| 2009 | $2286 | |
| 2008 | $2286 | |
| 2007 | $2286 | |
| 2006 | $2286 | |
| 2005 | $2286 | |
| 2004 | $1926 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $2574 |
| 2014 | $3246 |
| 2013 | $3240 |
| 2012 | $3240 |
| 2011 | $3240 |
| 2010 | $3240 |
| 2009 | $3240 |
| 2008 | $3240 |
| 2007 | $3132 |
| 2006 | $3132 |
| 2005 | $3132 |
| 2004 | $2916 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2681 | 17 Feb 2014 | 07 Mar 2014 | 31 Mar 2014 | 30 May 2014 | In Person | N/A |
