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Spanish Language
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:8.00
Study Course Accepted:05.02.2024 11:18:01
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | VC_017 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 9.00 | ECTS: | 13.50 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Linguistics | Target Audience: | Business Management; Political Science; Marketing and Advertising | ||||||
| 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) | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 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) | 9 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 18 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 18 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.2 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 9 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 18 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 18 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.3 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 9 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 18 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 18 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Without preliminary knowledge of the Spanish language. | ||||||||
| Objective: | The aim of the course is to acquire Spanish language skills for social interaction in compliance with “Common European Framework of Reference for Language Learning, Teaching and Assessment”, language proficiency levels A1/A2-1 | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Getting acquainted. 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. 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. | Classes | 8.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 13 | Biografy. Life events. CV. Test | Classes | 6.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Getting acquainted. First contacts. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Personal information. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | In the classroom. Things and objects. Test. | Classes | 5.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Personal data. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Countries and nationalities. Test. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Flat. Interior of the house. | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | City/town. Prepositions indicating location. Test. | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Food and drinks. In the restaurant. | Classes | 5.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Individual, pair and group work: preparation of narratives and presentations according to the course topics, work with the dictionary – finding the meaning of unknown words, writing short descriptions/essays on a specific topic. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | 1. Active participation in practical classes, high quality home assignments completed in a timely manner, quality of answers during the classes. 2. Test at the end of the module, which may include reading, listening, writing and speaking skills and vocabulary use. 3. Accumulative evaluation at the end of the 3rd semester, taking into consideration the results of tests and the activity during the semester. 4. Examination at the end of the course, which may include reading, listening, writing and speaking skills and vocabulary use. The final grade consists of: examination – 50%; test results – 40%; homework and presentations – 10%. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | On completion of the study course, students will be able to: • understand and use minimum vocabulary in Spanish in everyday situations; • recognise and use the word order in narrative sentences and questions; • be able to differentiate between the present, past and future activities; • be able to recognise the most often used language structures in Spanish. | ||||||||
| Skills: | On completion of the study course, students will be able to: • find the needed information in the text and use the most often used phrases to start and maintain a conversation and to exchange information; • understand simple texts about everyday topics, letters, invitations, dialogues, announcements at the airport or at the station, weather forecasts, etc.; • provide basic information about themselves, their relatives, living conditions and studies; • write an informal letter; • use the acquired language structures in everyday communication. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to use lexical phrases and language structures they have learned in everyday 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 2011 | ||||||||
| 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/ | ||||||||
