FLS2215-30 Spanish Intermediate 1 2020-21

FLS2215-30 Spanish Intermediate One T1. Semana 1

WELCOME!

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Foreign Language Centre University of Exeter

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TEACHING APPROACH

STRUCTURE

ASSESSMENT

ENGAGEMENT

WELCOME

ACADEMIC HONESTY

Use of ELE

TOPICS

SYLLABUS

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Título 1

Welcome to Spanish Intermediate 1!

Spanish Intermediate One is a two-term course for students of spanish as a second language. It builds on the Spanish Beginners and aims to develop your reading, listening, writing, speaking and interacting skills in a range of topics related to Spain and Latin America. You will therefore be able to develop your intercultural competence and employability skills. The exit level of Spanish Intermediate One is equivalent to level A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)

We hope you enjoy the course!

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Teaching approach

FLS2215-30 Spanish Intermediate One T1. Semana 1

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Select your module

15 CREDITS

2 asynchronous sessions

Structure

1 synchronous session

• These will be the first two hours of the week.
• Digital lessons will be uploaded on ELE.
• You will be required to complete these hours and do all the activities before the synchronous hour.

asynchronous

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30 CREDITS

• This will be the last hour of the week.
• The session will be delivered on Microsoft Teams.
• You will be able to join the class live at the time indicated in your timetable.

synchronous

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Subtítulo

Assessment Formative

4 Formative Tasks in total

Term 2

Term 1

Listening comprehension task followed by written response

1 Reading Comprehension Task

Grammar and vocabulary in context through reading and/or listening comprehension.

1 Writing Task

Please be aware that no late work will be accepted, regardless of the reason. Your tutor will no mark assignments submitted after the indicated deadline and you will miss an opportunity to receive feedback.

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Assessment

Assessment Summative

Portfolio 50 % (Term 1+Term 2)

Oral 25 %

Final Exam 25 %

Term 1

Term 2

Portfolio

Listening comprehension task followed by written report on a research topic 15 %

Reading Comprehension Task 10%

Writing response to Reading Comprehension 10%

GROUP WRITTEN TASK 15 %

Oral Exam 25%

Term 2 - week 10 or 11

Grammar and vocabulary in context through reading and/or listening and/or writing. Date will be confirmed in May.

May Final Exam 25%

Absence due to holidays or leaving campus earlier to travel are not acceptable reasons for missing a summative assessment. Under no circumstances will be an assessment rescheduled in such circumstances. For example, going to a wedding, applying for a visa to travel abroad or leaving campus earlier because your flight is cheaper will not be considered acceptable circumstances.

Attendance, participation and completion of daily work

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Use of ELE

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Topics

Please click here to see the list of topics we will be covering in this module. Please note that the list is not comprehensive.

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Please note that the list is not comprehensive, and it may be subject to changes.

Week by week programme

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Week 4

Week 5

Week 7

Week 2

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Week 10

Week 11

Week 12

Week 9

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Spanish and employability

Languages are an essential tool to compete in a global job market, and to succeed in the workplace. Employers are increasingly aware of the benefits that language skills bring to their companies, which explains why languages have become so extremely popular in Higher Education.A high proportion of our language students walk straight into good jobs once they graduate. Language students are more attractive to employers than others thanks to the wide range of transferable skills they obtain from learning a language.