ALS100 - Hola!: Welcome to the Hispanic World, Its Language and Cultures
| Year: | 2024 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | 1 x 2-hour combined lecture and seminar per week, 1 x 1-hour seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - online | 1 x 2-hour combined online lecture and seminar per week, 1 x 1-hour online seminar per week |
| Note: | Student enrolment quotas apply to this unit for campus modes No student enrolment quotas for Online offering This unit assumes no prior knowledge or study of the language Advanced Standing in Spanish: Non-VCE students with prior knowledge of Spanish (such as heritage-speakers) can contact the Spanish Program Coordinator to organise a placement test preferably before the commencement of trimester. The test evaluates students’ proficiency in Spanish so that, if and when adequate prior knowledge is demonstrated, advanced standing in Spanish can be granted and specific unit pre-requisites can be waived. Non VCE-students with prior knowledge of Spanish are then able to enrol at the most suitable level |
Content
This unit will give students an introduction to the basic vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure of Spanish used in everyday contexts and activities. Students will be familiarised with the sociolinguistic and sociocultural aspects of Spanish communication at a basic level. In addition, this unit introduces the diversity of the Hispanic world through the study of the histories, societies and cultures of Spanish-speaking countries. This unit assumes no prior knowledge or study of the language.
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