Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Jane Hanley
Contact via Via iLearn
25B Wally's Walk 3.41
Wednesdays 1-2pm
Tutor
Nidia Castrillon
Contact via Via iLearn
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
SLAS1220
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit aims to enable students with an existing intermediate command of Spanish to become operationally proficient users of the Spanish language. It seeks to develop students' skills in reading, writing, comprehension and speaking in Spanish and further develops students' knowledge of contemporary Spanish and Latin American culture. This unit follows a communicative approach and is designed to further develop skills in reading, writing, comprehension and speaking, and requires spontaneous engagement with complex and specialised texts. The unit aims to develop students' language skills towards B2 level in the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – 10 marks out of 100 credit will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted seven days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests, etc.
To be very clear:
· Unless you have applied for special consideration and had your application approved, for each day your assignment is late, 10 marks will be deducted. For example, if you submit your assignment 7 days late, 70 marks will be deducted, which means you will fail that assignment.
· If your assignment is more than 7 days late (including weekends), you will get 0 marks for your assignment.
These are serious penalties that will substantially alter your final grade and even determine whether you pass or fail this unit. Please make every effort to submit your assignment by the due date.
If you find you cannot submit your assignment on time, please apply for Special Consideration through AskMQ. Make sure you read Macquarie University's policy regarding Special Consideration requests before you apply: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/assessment-exams/special-consideration’
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Writing Journal | 20% | No | Tuesdays 17:00, final 17:00 23/05/2022 |
Quizzes | 20% | No | Wednesdays 11:10 (campus)/23:00 (online students) Weeks 2-11 |
Participatory Tasks | 10% | No | Weekly in class/online |
Group Interview/Individual Oral Presentation | 35% | No | Group 11:00 02/06/2022 /Individual varies |
Final Written Test | 15% | No | 17:00 05/06/2022 |
Assessment Type 1: Professional writing
Indicative Time on Task 2: 25 hours
Due: Tuesdays 17:00, final 17:00 23/05/2022
Weighting: 20%
Weekly compositions in different professional and literary genres, plus revision and resubmission of expanded and edited version of select example(s) for grading.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 5 hours
Due: Wednesdays 11:10 (campus)/23:00 (online students) Weeks 2-11
Weighting: 20%
Frequent mini-tests on assigned viewing.
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Weekly in class/online
Weighting: 10%
Redrafting and editing tasks, group-based discussion, group-based collaborative content creation activities.
Assessment Type 1: Performance
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: Group 11:00 02/06/2022 /Individual varies
Weighting: 35%
Encompasses two tasks: Groups of students conduct group interviews assuming diverse roles and communicating sociohistorical aspects and social implications of texts/themes.
Individual oral presentation introducing context of one unit topic.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 1 hours
Due: 17:00 05/06/2022
Weighting: 15%
Medium-length answer test on texts/themes studied.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
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Students are required to have access to a computer and the internet. Mobile devices alone are not sufficient.
Students are required to access the online unit in iLearn by the end of Week 1 and follow any relevant instructions and links for downloads that may be required. If applicable, students are required to download the relevant language package prior to Week 2.
Please contact your course convenor before the end of Week 1 if you do not have a suitable laptop (or tablet) for in-class use.
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This unit provides advanced learners with the opportunity to work towards/consolidate language skills at level B2, the fourth level on the six-level scale of competence laid down in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Through engagement with the Spanish language in a range of contexts, the unit invites you to develop the ability to
Unit information based on version 2022.02 of the Handbook