LN220 One Unit
Spanish Language and Society 4 (proficiency)
This information is for the 2025/26 session.
Course Convenor
Mercedes Coca
Lourdes Hernandez Martin
Availability
This course is available on the BA in Geography, BA in Social Anthropology, BSc in Economic History, BSc in Economic History and Geography, BSc in Economics and Economic History, BSc in Environment and Sustainable Development, BSc in Environment and Sustainable Development with Economics, BSc in Environmental Policy with Economics, BSc in International Relations, BSc in International Relations and History, BSc in Language, Culture and Society, BSc in Management, BSc in Social Anthropology, Erasmus Reciprocal Programme of Study, Exchange Programme for Students from University of California, Berkeley and MA in Modern History. This course is freely available as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit. It does not require permission. This course is available with permission to General Course students.
This course has a limited number of places (it is capped) and priority will be given to Language Centre BSc students and students from other Departments following a Language Specialism. This course is available as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit and on the MA in Modern History. This course is available with permission to General Course students.
All students should seek approval from the teacher responsible before completing course selection. Please see information on seeking approval for undergraduate modern language degree courses https://www.lse.ac.uk/language-centre/undergraduate-degree-courses/degree-courses-as-part-of-an-undergraduate-degree
Requisites
Assumed prior knowledge:
Language skills and knowledge of Spanish at B2 level of the Common European Reference Framework for Languages are required.
Additional requisites:
Completion of the Spanish Language and Society 3 (Advanced) course (LN120) or its equivalent is required. An interview with the course co-ordinator prior to registration is compulsory.
Course content
Further advanced (up to proficiency) study of the Spanish language through themes related to Spanish speaking societies within the framework of social sciences and culture. In a dynamic and communicative way the course develops all four language skills (i.e. speaking, listening, reading and writing) through individual and group work, topical discussions, authentic and studio-based multi-media materials. The focus is on accuracy as well as communication that advance students’ language competence, transferable skills and cultural awareness.
Teaching
2 hours of classes and 1 hours of classes in the Spring Term.
10 hours of classes and 20 hours of classes in the Winter Term.
10 hours of classes and 20 hours of classes in the Autumn Term.
Formative assessment
Students will be required to complete weekly tasks.
Continuous Assessment tasks can take place in class and outside the class.
Indicative reading
- F Matte Bon, Gramatica comunicativa del español, Tomo 1 y Tomo 2, Edelsa, 1998
The following works are recommended:
- J P Fussi & J Palafox, España: el Desafio a la Modernidad 1808-1996, Espasa 1997;
- P Preston, El Holocausto Español, Debate 2011;
- G Garcia Marquez, Fantasía y creación artística en América Latina y el Caribe 1981;
- N Chomsly, América Latina. de la Colonización a la Globalización, Cátedra, 2003;
- C Fuentes, El Espejo Enterrado, Taurus Bolsillo, 1998.
Students will be advised to buy any relevant materials at the beginning of the course.
Assessment
Exam (30%), duration: 90 Minutes in the Spring exam period
Oral examination (30%)
Continuous assessment (40%)
Language courses map to the Common European Framework for Language Learning. This framework defines linguistic proficiency in the four language skills (reading, writing, speaking and listening) at different levels. To pass this course, students are therefore required to achieve a pass mark in each element of the assessment (continuous assessment, oral and written exams), as these test all four skills.
Key facts
Department: Language Centre
Course Study Period: Autumn, Winter and Spring Term
Unit value: One unit
FHEQ Level: Level 5
CEFR Level: C1
Total students 2024/25: 12
Average class size 2024/25: 7
Capped 2024/25: Yes(16)Course selection videos
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Personal development skills
- Self-management
- Team working
- Problem solving
- Application of information skills
- Communication