Aims and Fit of Module

This module aims to equip students linguistically and culturally to communicate in Spanish, and help them to meet the requirements for CEFR A1- equivalence.

Learning outcomes

A.  Understand and use daily expressions and very basic phrases designed to satisfy needs of a concrete type at Level A1-. 

B. Demonstrate spoken communications skills at level A1-

C. Demonstrate comprehension of suitable texts at Level A1-.

D. Produce suitable texts on familiar topics, using vocabulary and grammar structures at Level A1-.

E. Demonstrate very basic knowledge and understanding of the culture of Spanish-speaking countries.

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.