Course Catalogue

View Specification Document | Reading List

This course is specifically designed for Year 4 students of Accountancy who are studying on degree programmes "with Langs". The course consists of a variety of language teaching (written and spoken), including translation into and from English, plus written exercises in the target language such as essay, summary, language analysis and spoken exercises such as presentation, dialogue and debate.

3 x 1-hour sessions weekly over both semesters as scheduled in MyCampus.

Teaching will take place in weeks 1-5 and 7-11. Week 6 will be dedicated to guided independent study. 

Grade C3 or better in Spanish Language 2 plus a period of residence in a Spanish speaking country and confirmed acceptance to Honours in the relevant programme.

HISP4089, HISP4090, HISP4087, HISP4095

None

The standard assessments for this course are:

Written language assessed by:

■ Assessed language exercises (2 best marks from senior honours) - 10% of written language assessment

■ In-person class test (50 minutes) -20% of written language assessment

■ In-person examination: 2 x 2-hour written language exams (April/May diet) - 70% of total written language assessment

Spoken language assessed by:

■ 2 oral exams (15-20 minutes each) - each worth 50% of total spoken language assessment

Written and spoken language assessment are weighted 2/3 and 1/3 respectively.

If required, for instance where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, the following alternatives are available:

■ There is no alternative to the assessed language exercises, but an extension to the deadline can be offered as reasonable adjustment (students should follow the usual process for extensions).

■ There is no alternative to the exam, but extra time and/or a separate room can be offered as reasonable adjustment (students should follow the usual process for examination adjustments).

■ An invigilated online oral examination as an alternative to the oral examination.

Further reasonable adjustments may be provided where necessary. Students are encouraged to consult with the course convenor.

The course aims to:

Written Language

■ improve students' stylistic skills in the production of grammatically accurate written work in the target language;

■ work with sophisticated examples of language usage across different registers;

■ consolidate the key skills required to write in the target language at an advanced level.

Spoken Language

■ foster a thorough, accurate, and considered application of the target language in a spoken context;

■ impart an in-depth knowledge of aspects of language, literature and culture by means of conversation in the target language;

■ develop students' oral communicative skills with reference to a variety of intellectual and cultural topics connected with their academic programme;

■ develop students' oral communicative skills with reference to a variety of intellectual and cultural topics of general interest;

■ encourage students to work effectively and grow in their ability to take responsibility for their acquisition of vocabulary, appropriate lexical structures, and competent syntax.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

Written Language

■ compose a linguistically accurate piece of writing in the target language, including use of appropriate grammatical structures, register and vocabulary.

■ use appropriate presentational and rhetorical skills in writing in the target language.

■ translate the content of diverse sources written in English and/or in the target language.

■ respond appropriately to passages written in a broad range of styles and registers in the target language.

■ Use the linguistic skills required to complete translation and writing in the target language tasks unassisted in person.

Spoken Language

■ produce oral language which demonstrates a thorough knowledge of grammatical structures, register, wide vocabulary, and ease of application of syntactical structures at a high level of difficulty;

■ discuss a variety of intellectual and cultural topics connected with their academic programme in an articulate fashion, demonstrating critical reflection and independence of thought;

■ discuss a variety of intellectual and cultural topics of general interest in an articulate fashion, demonstrating critical reflection and independence of thought;

■ demonstrate intercultural skills when using the target language in an oral mode;

■ interact with native speakers and professional speakers of the target language, developing interpersonal and presentational skills.