Course description
This course is designed for students who have completed MODL 2252 or equivalent. It is aimed at refining and strengthening the skills acquired in previous levels, particularly reading, writing, and oral expression; and at providing a deeper understanding of Spanish-speaking cultures. Only Spanish is spoken in class.
Learning activities
Class activities may include: lecture material presented by the instructor, in person, hybrid, or online synchronously or asynchronously; practice of syntactic and lexical structures; discussion of readings and audio-visual materials; written work; oral presentations; and conversation practice in small groups with a Conversation Lab Assistant.
Means of assessment
Assessment will be based on course objectives and will be carried out in accordance with the ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½Evaluation Policy. Instructors may use a student’s record of attendance and/or level of active participation in a course as part of the student’s graded performance. Where this occurs, expectations and grade calculations regarding class attendance and participation must be clearly defined in the Instructor Course Outline.
Written evaluations 60%
May include but not limited to grammar, writing and reading comprehension exercises, chapter tests, paragraph writing, compositions, short essays, written homework, final written exam.
Oral evaluations 40%
May include but not limited to oral tests, oral presentations and discussions, class participation, final oral exam.
No single evaluation will be worth more than 20%.
Evaluations may be done in person and/or online.
Nota Bene: This course includes testing worth more than 10% during the last 14 days of classes. A standing variance to the ÌÇÐÄvlog´«Ã½Evaluation Policy was granted by Education Council on April 24, 2017.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of authentic spoken discourse;
- Demonstrate understanding of unedited literary and non-literary written texts;
- Construct advanced-level speech: support an opinion, defend a point of view and make hypotheses;
- Construct written summaries, narratives, descriptions, opinions;
- Demonstrate an advanced understanding of target cultures;
- Formulate sentences with various tenses;
- Articulate advanced-level sentences in professional contexts;
- Use intercultural competency skills.
Textbook materials
Literary and nonfiction texts to be selected by the instructor, e.g. short novels, drama and/or an anthology.
An advanced-level Spanish textbook such as (but not limited to) the current edition of Maria Canteli Dominicis. Repase y escriba: Curso avanzado de gramática y composición. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Accompanying workbook.