• Offered by School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics
  • ANU College ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Course subject Spanish
  • Areas of interest European Languages, Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, Translation Studies, Latin American Languages, Language Studies
  • Academic career UGRD
  • Mode of delivery In Person
  • Co-taught Course
This course is designed as a review of some of the more difficult (and more interesting) grammatical structures in Spanish, to enable students to fine tune their Spanish grammar and establish more idiomatic, native-like structures. At the same time, the course will introduce students to basic concepts in linguistic analysis, as a key to obtaining better understanding of these structures. Extensive use will be made of audio visual materials, as well as Spanish literature, to broaden the students’ exposure to Spanish as used in the real world.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
  1. communicate and express ideas in oral and written language at an advanced level,
  2. analyse and understand complex grammatical structures and apply them to a variety of contexts,
  3. acquire and use appropriate linguistic terminology in spoken and written language,
  4. develop appropriate tools for research-led learning in Hispanic linguistics and Spanish studies in general.

Indicative Assessment

Test 1 (in-class, 50 min) (20%) [LOs 1, 2, 3, 4]
Test 2 (in-class, 50 min) (25%) [LOs 1, 2 , 3, 4]
2x written assignments (500 words each) (15% each=30%) [LOs 1, 2, 3, 4]
Oral presentation (10 min) (15%) [LOs 1, 2, 3, 4]
Participation (10%) [LOs 1, 2, 3, 4]

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Workload

130 hours of total student learning time made up from:
a) 42 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 3.5 hours of class per week, and
b) 88 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.

Requisite and Incompatibility

To enrol in this course you must have completed SPAN3001, or have an equivalent level of language proficiency demonstrated by sitting a language placement test. Alternatively, you may gain permission of the Course Convener to enrol in this course. Incompatible with SPAN6022

Prescribed Texts

To be listed on the course Wattle page.

Assumed Knowledge

Completion of SPAN3001or equivalent level of language competency as demonstrated by a placement test.

Majors

Minors

Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

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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
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee
2020 $3120
International fee paying students
Year Fee
2020 $4800
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

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