SPANISH 105 Beginners' Spanish 2 - Course Outlines

Course Prescription

Moving from the present to the past tenses, this course prepares students for basic conversation about everyday activities such as travel, weather, health, pastimes, emotions and simple narratives of historical events. Prepares students for the A2 Level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Note: Students with 16 Level 2 NCEA credits in Spanish in last two years will enrol in SPANISH 105.

Course Overview

To give solid grounding in the basic grammar and vocabulary of Spanish, enabling the student to hold a conversation on contemporary topics and provide for the necessities of daily life. Emphasis is on communicative competence: speaking, listening and reading comprehension, vocabulary acquisition, and writing in Spanish, consolidating present tenses and introducing past tenses. We begin with how to plan a trip and then learn events of the past in several tenses. We describe the weather and then learn to exchange information on travel in an airport, by bus and other transport. We learn about health, sports and how to talk to the doctor, and we end by discussing historical events and recent news, reviewing the past tenses. Audio and video materials on the Canvas platform reinforce the four skills.
Note: The primary mode of delivery in the course is in person.

Course Requirements

Prerequisite: SPANISH 104 or 109 Restriction: SPANISH 108. May not be taken if an equivalent or a more advanced language acquisition course in this subject has previously been passed

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

Continue the development of communicative competence and cultural competence in the Spanish language. (Capability 1.2 and 4.2)
Expand their Spanish vocabulary in areas such as leisure, emotional states, weather, health and body parts, sports, and historical events. (Capability 1.1 and 4.1)
Improve Spanish speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. (Capability 1.2 and 4.3)
Carry out communicative interactions in Spanish and a variety of topics. (Capability 1.3 and 4.3)
Narrate in Spanish events that took place in the past. (Capability 1.2 and 4.2)
Ask for and provide information needed to complete communicative exchanges in Spanish on a variety of topics. (Capability 1.2 and 4.2)
Increase familiarity with the cultures of Spain and Latin America. (Capability 1.2 and 6.2)
Learn how to talk about leisure, transport, health, weather, sports, and historical events in Spanish and in the context of Hispanic cultures. (Capability 1.3, 4.2 and 6.2)

Assessments

Assessment Type	Percentage	Classification
Assignments	20%	Individual Coursework
Written Tests	50%	Individual Test
Canvas Quizzes	5%	Individual Coursework
Oral Test	25%	Individual Test
4 types	100%

The Final Exam must be taken to pass the course; students cannot pass the course without taking the exam.

Next offered

This course is offered every year in the second semester, following the sequence of language acquisition courses, beginning with Spanish 104.

Workload Expectations

This course is a standard 15 point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.

For this course, you can expect four hours per week of interactive sessions in which you are expected to respond to the exercises involving the four skills. Attendance at all lectures is essential to gain oral practice. Language acquisition builds on previous knowledge and requires demonstrated communicative competence with other students. Daily study to memorise vocabulary and grammatical structures offers the best strategy for success, and the audio and video exercises on the Canvas platform enable students to prepare for classes. The homework assignments and tests enable students to structure study efficiently. For each hour of class, students should study one hour at home.

Delivery Mode

Campus Experience

Attendance is required at scheduled activities to complete components of the course, such as tests.
Lectures will be available as recordings. Other learning activities including on-line Canvas practice will be available through the Canvas tool.
The activities for the course are scheduled as a standard weekly timetable.

Learning Resources

Prescribed Textbook:

Nuevo Ven 1. Libro del Alumno. In SPANISH 105, we cover Unidades 8-15. You already covered Unidades 1-8 in SPANISH 104.

Prescribed Workbook:

Nuevo Ven 1. Workbook (Unidades 8-15). The answers to the questions are provided on pages 62-64 so that you can check the accuracy of your work.

Bring your textbook and workbook to class, as you will use them regularly.

Course website:

Access the course website through CANVAS. There you will find additional materials to complement the textbook and workbook. For each unit we will cover, there are PowerPoint slides, review questions, practice quizzes, audio, video, vocabulary lists, and links to online dictionaries.

Student Feedback

At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.

Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.

Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

Digital Resources

Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).

Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.

Inclusive Learning

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz

Well-being always comes first
We all go through tough times during the semester, or see our friends struggling. There is lots of help out there - for more information, look at this Canvas page https://canvas.auckland.ac.nz/courses/33894, which has links to various support services in the University and the wider community.

Special Circumstances

If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.

If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.

This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

Learning Continuity

In the event of an unexpected disruption we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and your assessment is fair, and not compromised. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the University Website for information about how to proceed.

Student Charter and Responsibilities

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.

Disclaimer

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.

In this course you may be asked to submit your coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.

Capability 1:	Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice
Capability 4:	Communication and Engagement
Capability 6:	Social and Environmental Responsibilities

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