SPANISH 319 : Advanced Spanish 1
Arts
2025 Semester One (1253) (15 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
This is an advanced course in Spanish language. It promotes the development of communicative competence through extensive practice of grammar and vocabulary in context and in relation to cultural and contemporary topics. All language skills are targeted: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The following are the main topics to be covered:
Health and medical professions, value judgments, obligation, giving advice, city life and places, Hispanics in the US, personality traits, university life, professions, correcting information, modern addictions, psychological profiles, technology, the justice system, reporting a crime, road safety, lamenting past events, the environment, natural disasters, and humanitarian help.
The course is delivered through three 50-minute sessions per week on campus, blended with an online component that uses up-to-date methodology and extensive multimedia materials. As a Blended Learning course, students are expected to work independently with custom-made online materials. Class activities include interaction in pairs, small groups, or with the whole class. Regular, active participation is therefore expected in class, and must be accompanied by a clear commitment to independent learning and preparation.
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 1: | People and Place |
| Capability 2: | Sustainability |
| Capability 3: | Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 4: | Critical Thinking |
| Capability 6: | Communication |
Learning Outcomes
- Speak about Hispanic cultures and their presence in the world. (Capability 1, 3 and 6)
- Discuss issues related to health and society and articulate views on those topics. (Capability 1, 3 and 6)
- Demonstrate an understanding of higher education and preparation for professional life in Spanish-speaking countries. (Capability 1, 3 and 6)
- Reflect on social addictions such as the growing dependence of modern society on technology. (Capability 1, 3, 4 and 6)
- Understand the justice system in Spanish-speaking countries and argue for or against a penalty. (Capability 1, 3 and 6)
- Present and discuss views on environmental issues and the responsibility we have with our planet. (Capability 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6)
- Continue advancing your lexical and grammatical knowledge of Spanish language. (Capability 3 and 6)
- Have greater command of Spanish listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills and overall communicative competence. (Capability 6)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Canvas Quizzes | 5% | Individual Coursework |
| Homework Assignments | 20% | Individual Coursework |
| Written tests | 50% | Individual Coursework |
| Oral test | 25% | Individual Coursework |
| 4 types | 100% |
Module
Workload Expectations
As this is a 15-point course, students are expected to devote 10 hours per week to it. Each week, there are 3 face-to-face hours in which students engage in interactive activities with their teacher and with their classmates. The remaining 7 hours per week are for independent study using custom-made materials that are available on Canvas. Independent study includes reviewing the PowerPoint slides provided for each class, answering review questions, doing the workbook exercises, doing multiple choice exercises, listening to audio clips for activities in the textbook and workbook, watching video episodes related to the content of the course, practicing vocabulary, and completing the cultural module accompanying each unit covered in the course.
Language acquisition requires regular study and practice to build progressively on your vocabulary, grammar, and communicative skills.
Delivery Mode
Campus Experience
Learning 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.
- Nuevo Ven 3: Libro del alumno (LA). This textbook, which you must bring to every class, consists of 12 units. SPANISH 319 covers units 1-6. Each unit includes sections on grammar, vocabulary and culture along with listening and reading comprehension exercises. There is an accompanying audio CD, which exposes you to a variety of voices, dialects, and speaking styles.
- Nuevo Ven 3: Libro de ejercicios (LE). This workbook, which you must also bring to every class, is used for both in-class and out-of-class practice. It contains additional grammar, vocabulary and cultural-content exercises as well as listening and reading comprehension exercises.
- CANVAS course website. The website for this course is a rich repository of electronic resources that will help you to practice and expand on what you learn in class. You are expected to use it on a regular basis.
- Schaum’s Outline of Spanish Grammar. This recommended Spanish-grammar reference book provides explanations written in English and a variety of exercises along with their solutions. It is not necessary for you to buy it. The Library has several copies on Short Loan (InfoCommons): 468.2421 S35.
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.
The course is regularly updated to incorporate student feedback.
Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework, tests and examinations 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. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against electronic source material using computerised detection mechanisms. Upon reasonable request, students may be required to provide an electronic version of their work for computerised review.
Class Representatives
Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.
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.