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SPN 103 – Introductory Spanish III

2018 – S3 External

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff Co-convenor
Susana Catalina Prat
Susana.catalina@mq.edu.au
Co-convenor
Consuelo Martinez Reyes
consuelo.martinezreyes@mq.edu.au
Credit points Credit points
3
Prerequisites Prerequisites
SPN102
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description
This unit continues the study of Spanish grammar and syntax, consolidates work done during the year and develops further students' language skills.

Important Academic Dates

Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • Reading: understand regular length texts on familiar matters of a concrete type which consist of high frequency everyday or specific-related language; understand texts containing the highest frequency vocabulary, including a proportion of shared international vocabulary items.
  • Listening: understand enough to be able to meet needs of a concrete type provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated; understand phrases and expressions related to a variety of areas; identify the main points and form an idea of the main content of the speech.
  • Writing: write comments and compositions based on the proposed topics of study.
  • Spoken Production: give simple responses to topics studied, such as health, culture, and social interactions, among others.

General Assessment Information

Indicative examples of assessment tasks will be available on iLearn.

Assessment tasks are accepted past the due date in cases of documented Special Consideration. There is no resubmission of individual assessment tasks during the teaching session, however students can seek clarification of their marks and additional feedback from their tutor, and if not satisfied with the result of that discussion can consult with the convenor and request moderation if their submission has not already been part of the moderation sample. Indicative samples/exemplars and/or selections of content/genre type and/or activity patterns are provided in iLearn to further guide students on standards and approach to assessment tasks, along with marking criteria/rubrics.

Late Assessment Penalty

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
Quizzes 20% No Weeks 1 & 4
Oral assignments 30% No Weeks 2 & 4
Written assignments 30% No Weeks 3 & 5
Homework 20% No Weeks 2 & 5

Quizzes

Due: Weeks 1 & 4
Weighting: 20%

Graded quizzes.

Submitted via ILearn quizzes.
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Reading: understand regular length texts on familiar matters of a concrete type which consist of high frequency everyday or specific-related language; understand texts containing the highest frequency vocabulary, including a proportion of shared international vocabulary items.
  • Listening: understand enough to be able to meet needs of a concrete type provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated; understand phrases and expressions related to a variety of areas; identify the main points and form an idea of the main content of the speech.
  • Writing: write comments and compositions based on the proposed topics of study.

Oral assignments

Due: Weeks 2 & 4
Weighting: 30%

Oral 1: comment on a given topic

Oral 2: respond to a peer's comment

Submitted via VoiceThread
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Listening: understand enough to be able to meet needs of a concrete type provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated; understand phrases and expressions related to a variety of areas; identify the main points and form an idea of the main content of the speech.
  • Spoken Production: give simple responses to topics studied, such as health, culture, and social interactions, among others.

Written assignments

Due: Weeks 3 & 5
Weighting: 30%

Short written texts in Spanish.

Submitted via TurnitIn.
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Writing: write comments and compositions based on the proposed topics of study.

Homework

Due: Weeks 2 & 5
Weighting: 20%

Homework tasks.

Submitted via Heinle Learning Centre.
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Reading: understand regular length texts on familiar matters of a concrete type which consist of high frequency everyday or specific-related language; understand texts containing the highest frequency vocabulary, including a proportion of shared international vocabulary items.
  • Listening: understand enough to be able to meet needs of a concrete type provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated; understand phrases and expressions related to a variety of areas; identify the main points and form an idea of the main content of the speech.

Delivery and Resources

Recommended resources:

Nexos (2016, 4th edition). By Spaine Longe, Carreira, Madrigal Velasco & Swanson. Cengage Learning. + iLrnHeinle online access card.

You can choose to purchase the print edition + access card for iLrn online resources, or you can purchase online only including the eBook, which is a slightly cheaper option and which should also be available via the Co-op.

Online unit:

This unit has an online presence. Login is via: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/ Students are required to have regular access to a computer and the internet. Mobile devices alone are not sufficient.

Policies and Procedures

Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:

Undergraduate students seeking more policy resources can visit the Student Policy Gateway (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/student-policy-gateway). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.

If you would like to see all the policies relevant to Learning and Teaching visit Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central).

Student Code of Conduct

Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/getting-started/student-conduct​

Results

Results shown in iLearn, or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au.

Student Support

Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/

Learning Skills

Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study strategies to improve your marks and take control of your study.

Student Services and Support

Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.

Student Enquiries

For all student enquiries, visit Student Connect at ask.mq.edu.au

IT Help

For help with University computer systems and technology, visit http://www.mq.edu.au/about_us/offices_and_units/information_technology/help/. 

When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use of IT Resources Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.

Graduate Capabilities

Creative and Innovative

Our graduates will also be capable of creative thinking and of creating knowledge. They will be imaginative and open to experience and capable of innovation at work and in the community. We want them to be engaged in applying their critical, creative thinking.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

  • Writing: write comments and compositions based on the proposed topics of study.
  • Spoken Production: give simple responses to topics studied, such as health, culture, and social interactions, among others.

Assessment tasks

  • Quizzes
  • Oral assignments
  • Written assignments
  • Homework

Discipline Specific Knowledge and Skills

Our graduates will take with them the intellectual development, depth and breadth of knowledge, scholarly understanding, and specific subject content in their chosen fields to make them competent and confident in their subject or profession. They will be able to demonstrate, where relevant, professional technical competence and meet professional standards. They will be able to articulate the structure of knowledge of their discipline, be able to adapt discipline-specific knowledge to novel situations, and be able to contribute from their discipline to inter-disciplinary solutions to problems.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

  • Reading: understand regular length texts on familiar matters of a concrete type which consist of high frequency everyday or specific-related language; understand texts containing the highest frequency vocabulary, including a proportion of shared international vocabulary items.
  • Listening: understand enough to be able to meet needs of a concrete type provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated; understand phrases and expressions related to a variety of areas; identify the main points and form an idea of the main content of the speech.
  • Writing: write comments and compositions based on the proposed topics of study.
  • Spoken Production: give simple responses to topics studied, such as health, culture, and social interactions, among others.

Assessment tasks

  • Quizzes
  • Oral assignments
  • Written assignments
  • Homework

Critical, Analytical and Integrative Thinking

We want our graduates to be capable of reasoning, questioning and analysing, and to integrate and synthesise learning and knowledge from a range of sources and environments; to be able to critique constraints, assumptions and limitations; to be able to think independently and systemically in relation to scholarly activity, in the workplace, and in the world. We want them to have a level of scientific and information technology literacy.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcome

  • Reading: understand regular length texts on familiar matters of a concrete type which consist of high frequency everyday or specific-related language; understand texts containing the highest frequency vocabulary, including a proportion of shared international vocabulary items.

Assessment tasks

  • Quizzes
  • Homework

Effective Communication

We want to develop in our students the ability to communicate and convey their views in forms effective with different audiences. We want our graduates to take with them the capability to read, listen, question, gather and evaluate information resources in a variety of formats, assess, write clearly, speak effectively, and to use visual communication and communication technologies as appropriate.

This graduate capability is supported by:

Learning outcomes

  • Listening: understand enough to be able to meet needs of a concrete type provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated; understand phrases and expressions related to a variety of areas; identify the main points and form an idea of the main content of the speech.
  • Writing: write comments and compositions based on the proposed topics of study.
  • Spoken Production: give simple responses to topics studied, such as health, culture, and social interactions, among others.

Assessment tasks

  • Quizzes
  • Oral assignments
  • Written assignments
  • Homework