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About Study Course

Credit points / ECTS:9 / 13.5
Course supervisor:Aleksandrs Timofejevs
Course level:Bachelor
Target audience:Business Management; Political Science; Marketing and Advertising
Study course descriptionFull description
Branch of science:Linguistics

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

Prerequisites

Without preliminary knowledge of the Spanish language.

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.

Competence

Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to use lexical phrases and language structures they have learned in everyday communication.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2024, Autumn semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
International Business and Sustainable Economy, SBIE5Bachelor’sLimited choiceInga Reinvalde, Aleksandrs Timofejevs
International Marketing and Advertising, MR5Bachelor’sLimited choiceInga Reinvalde, Aleksandrs Timofejevs
International Relations - European Studies, SE5Bachelor’sLimited choiceInga Reinvalde, Aleksandrs Timofejevs