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Second Language (Spanish) and Intercultural Relations
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:6.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:29:23
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | VC_122 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 12.00 | ECTS: | 18.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Linguistics | Target Audience: | Marketing and Advertising; Business Management; Political Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Aleksandrs Timofejevs | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 30 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 60 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 60 | ||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.2 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 30 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 60 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 60 | ||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.3 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 30 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 60 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 60 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 14 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 28 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 28 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.2 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 14 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 28 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 28 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.3 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 14 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 28 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 28 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Without preliminary knowledge of the Spanish language. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To acquire Spanish for their social interactions in compliance with “Common European Framework of Reference for Language Learning, Teaching and Assessment” language proficiency levels A1/A2 l, at the same time developing students' intercultural understanding and awareness, developing effective oral and written communication skills in the context of intercultural and interpersonal communication, strengthening the ability to identify and apply diversity aspects to successful international business communication. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introducing myself. First contacts. | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Personal information. | Classes | 6.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | In the classroom. Things and objects. Test. | Classes | 8.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Personal data. | Classes | 6.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Countries and nationalities. Test. | Classes | 6.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Flat. The interior of the house. | Classes | 8.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | City/town. Prepositions indicating location. Test. | Classes | 7.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Food and drinks. In the restaurant. | Classes | 7.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Human appearance and character. Test. | Classes | 8.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Daily routine. | Classes | 8.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | My residential area. Test. | Classes | 8.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | Recent developments. Cross-cultural awareness and understanding, the significance of effective oral and written communication skills and their application in cross-cultural and interpersonal communication context in international business. | Classes | 8.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 13 | Biografy. Life events. CV. Test. Cross-cultural awareness and understanding, the significance of effective oral and written communication skills and their application in cross-cultural and interpersonal communication context in international business. Participation in organisation of IBSE international visit – practice of cross-cultural communication. | Classes | 6.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introducing myself. First contacts. | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Personal information. | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | In the classroom. Things and objects. Test. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Countries and nationalities. Test. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Flat. The interior of the house. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | City/town. Prepositions indicating location. Test. | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Food and drinks. In the restaurant. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Human appearance and character. Test. | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | Recent developments. Cross-cultural awareness and understanding, the significance of effective oral and written communication skills and their application in cross-cultural and interpersonal communication context in international business. | Classes | 7.00 | Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology | |||||
| 13 | Biografy. Life events. CV. Test. Cross-cultural awareness and understanding, the significance of effective oral and written communication skills and their application in cross-cultural and interpersonal communication context in international business. Participation in organisation of IBSE international visit – practice of cross-cultural communication. | Classes | 7.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Individual, pair and group work – preparation of presentations according to the course themes, work with the dictionary – finding out the meaning of unknown words, writing of descriptions on particular topics. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | 1. Attendance of classes is required. Individual work and presentations are required (10%). 2. Average assessment of tests (40%). 3. Examination mark (50%). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | After the successful completion of the course the students will: • understand ordinary Spanish vocabulary, language structures and regularities for ordinary texts; • be able to find out the necessary information; • recognise and be able to differentiate whether the statement or the text is related to the present, past or future activities; • recognise the right order of the words in the narrative sentence and in the interrogative sentence; • be aware of the aspects of intercultural relations in the use of language. | ||||||||
| Skills: | On successful completion of the course the students will be able to: • understand ordinary texts about common themes, letters, invitations, classified ads, weather broadcasts and other authentic materials; • understand ordinary texts about common themes, dialogues, announcements in the airport or in the train terminal about the moving of the traffic, classified ads, weather broadcasts and other authentic material; • make short summaries about longer texts, short announcements, e-mails, write down easy information, and fill in the forms; • shortly tell about himself/ herself, his/her relatives, living conditions, surrounding, respond to the questions, make questions, using the common language structures; • retell and paraphrase text, expressing his/her opinion, making simple sentences comprehend and be able to use the grammar structures needed in the daily communication; • consider and apply intercultural communication aspects. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | On successful completion of the course, the students will be able to use acquired lexical expressions and language structures in daily communication, while demonstrating awareness of the intercultural aspects of communication. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | ELE Actual, Libro del alumno, A1,Virgilo Borobio, Madrid 2011 | ||||||||
| 2 | ELE Actual, Cuaderno de ejercicios, A1, Virgilio Barbio, Madrid 2012 | ||||||||
| 3 | ELE Actual, Vocabulario, A1, Marta Higueras, Madrid 2011 | ||||||||
| 4 | Spāņu valoda iesācējiem. Aleksandrs Timofejevs, 2017 | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Español en vivo, Nuzdin G., Martin Lora-Tamayo P., Marin Estremera K., M., 2006. | ||||||||
| 2 | El español, Rozenberga M., R., 2002. | ||||||||
| 3 | ¡Hola, español!Spāņu valoda iesācējiem, Aini Kuusika, Zvaigzne ABC, 2004. | ||||||||
| 4 | Pasaporte. Libro de alumno, Edelsa 2007. | ||||||||
| 5 | Pasaporte. Libro de ejercicios, Edelsa 2007. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | Interneta resursi: www.videoele.com, www.espanol.es | ||||||||
| 2 | Mācību materiāli spāņu valodā, I. Reinvalde | ||||||||
| 3 | Mācību materiāli spāņu valodā, V. Vīksne | ||||||||
| 4 | https://aprenderespanol.org/ | ||||||||
| 5 | https://hablacultura.com/ | ||||||||
