Module Catalogues, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University      Module Code: SPA901 Module Title: Spanish Language ALA Stage 1 Module Level: Level 4 Module Credits: 0.00 Academic Year: 2019/20 Semester: SEM1 Originating Department: English Language Centre Pre-requisites: N/A     Aims This module aims to equip students linguistically and culturally to communicate successfully in Spanish, and help them to meet the requirements for CEFR A1 equivalence. Learning outcomes  A understand oral messages on material needs, physical sensations and personal opinions in a simple, explicit way. B produce statements concerning basic needs, physical sensations, opinions and feelings. C understand the gist of short texts concerning topics the student is familiar with. D write short notes using simple statements with basic words. Method of teaching and learning  Communicative language teaching involves a high level of interaction between teacher and students. Teaching and assessment will revolve around the setting and completion of specified language tasks. This module includes 3 seminar hours for 12 weeks, plus 2 hours lectures in weeks 5 and another 2 in week 9. Students will have 60 hours of self-study to support their learnings. In order to submit their coursework tasks, the students must attend at least 8 weeks of seminars hours out of the 12 total weeks. Syllabus  The syllabus will develop the four language skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing. Students will acquire a general knowledge of the basic grammar along with a socio cultural view of Spanish-speaking countries; they will also achieve basic receptive skills in both oral and written language. Content will typically include:  Overview  Introduction  Learning a language  Classroom language and basic phonetic rules  Lesson 1 Yourself and others  Lesson 2 Home and family  Lesson 3 Your day  Lesson 4 Evenings and weekends Delivery Hours   Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab/Prcaticals Fieldwork / Placement Other(Private study) Total Hours/Semester 4  36        60  100

Assessment

Sequence	Method	% of Final Mark
1	Speaking Coursework	70.00
2	Writing Coursework	30.00

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