Not available in 2020/21
LN789     
Spanish: Level Five (Culture and Society)

This information is for the 2020/21 session.

Teacher responsible

Mr Rafael Penas Cruz PEL. 6.01l

Pre-requisites

Student should have previously learnt and be confident using ...see description of "Communicative content" of Level 5 Standard (LN790) and "Structural Content" of (LN805). A very high level of oral fluency expected from students. Admission into the course upon completion of online level test and tutor's approval during the needs analysis session. Student profile: Students should be motivated to study and research independently.

Course content

This is a mastery course with a focus on Spanish Culture and Society.

Course aims:

  • To attain competence in a broad range of complex and non-routine tasks in a variety of contexts.
  • To extend the ability to use Spanish effectively for purposes of general communication in a great variety of academic, social and work-related contexts.
  • To develop a high degree of linguistic independence and flexibility in Spanish.
  • To understand and analyse complex literary texts.
  • To bring the students to level C2 of CEFR.

Communicative content: Advanced Spanish language study with reference to Spanish speaking societies, history and culture. The course provides learning contexts and language tasks relevant to demands that may be made on the student’s ability to speak, understand and write in Spanish during their academic and/or working life at a mastery level. Structural content: Contextualised revision of structural content of LN803

Teaching

8 hours of classes in the MT. 11 hours of classes in the LT. 1 hour of classes in the ST.

This is a 20 hour-course. Please refer to the LSE timetable for course teaching arrangements.

Indicative reading

Use of a selection of original written work from key authors, films, video footage and resources available on the World Wide Web.

Assessment

Continuous assessment (70%) in the MT and LT.
Oral examination (30%) in the LT.

Important information in response to COVID-19

Please note that during 2020/21 academic year some variation to teaching and learning activities may be required to respond to changes in public health advice and/or to account for the situation of students in attendance on campus and those studying online during the early part of the academic year. For assessment, this may involve changes to mode of delivery and/or the format or weighting of assessments. Changes will only be made if required and students will be notified about any changes to teaching or assessment plans at the earliest opportunity.

Key facts

Department: Language Centre

Total students 2019/20: Unavailable

Average class size 2019/20: Unavailable

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