This course aims to equip students to understand and use Spanish at an advanced level. Different topics related to Hispanic Linguistics are covered, to help students develop linguistic awareness and thereby enhance their oral, written and comprehension skills. Specific topics covered may vary from year to year. Students will apply linguistic theory across cultural, social and linguistic aspects of the Hispanic world.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:1. Function effectively and confidently at an advanced level in Spanish in a variety of contexts;
2. use advanced grammatical structures when expressing themselves in oral and written form, in casual, formal and academic contexts;
3. conduct theory-informed analyses of linguistic data;
4. lead discussions about cultural, social and linguistic aspects of the Hispanic world.
Indicative Assessment
2 tests (in-class, 50 minutes) (15% each = 30%) [LOs 1, 2, 3]Written assignment (10%,1000 words) [LOs 1,2,3]
Essay (30%, 2500 words) [LOs 1,2,3]
Oral presentation (20 min) and discussion (10 min)(recorded, 20%) [LOs 1,2,3,4]
Participation (reading questions and in-class activities
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Workload
3.5 hours of classes per week (1 Lecture, 1 Linguistic Forum and 1 tutorial) over 13 weeks. Students are expected to undertake a further 6.5 hours of independent study per teaching week over the semester (total workload of 130 hours ).Requisite and Incompatibility
Specialisations
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. Tuition fees are indexed annually. 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 |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $3054 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $4368 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4252 | 15 Feb 2016 | 26 Feb 2016 | 31 Mar 2016 | 27 May 2016 | In Person | N/A |