ALS250 - Spanish in Diverse Contexts: Language and Societies in the Spanish Speaking World
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Ramon Lopez Castellano |
| Prerequisite: | Students must have completed units ALS100, ALS150 and ALS200 at Deakin or equivalent level of proficiency demonstrated by sitting a language placement test |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 2-hour on-campus combined lecture and seminar per week 1 x 1-hour on-campus seminar per week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 2-hour online combined lecture and seminar per week 1 x 1-hour online seminar per week |
| Typical 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. |
Content
This unit will continue to develop students’ knowledge of, and competency in, Spanish. The Unit will further expose students to the sociolinguistic and sociocultural aspects of Spanish communication at a continuing intermediate level. In addition, this unit will present about, and encourage students to critically engage with, the diversity of the Hispanic world through the study of the histories, societies and cultures of Spanish-speaking countries. This unit assumes 1.5-years of prior knowledge or study of the language – ALS100, ALS150, ALS200 or equivalent.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Identify and recognise complex written and aural texts, and a variety of expressions in Spanish in unfamiliar contexts | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Express a range of ideas in Spanish and work with others to communicate sensitively in diverse social situations | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO7: Teamwork |
| ULO3 | Critical evaluate and interpret a range of written and aural texts related to the diverse cultures of the Spanish-speaking world | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO4 | Analyse, extract, and use information from spoken and written texts in Spanish | GLO4: Critical thinking |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Online Exercises | 1600 words or equivalent in foreign language | Total 40% (4 x 10%) | Week 3 Week 5 Week 8 Week 10 |
| Assessment 2: Writing Exercises | 800 words or equivalent in foreign language | 20% | Week 7 |
| Assessment 3: Oral Test | 800 words or equivalent in foreign language | 20% | Week 12 |
| Assessment 4: End-of-unit assessment | 800 words or equivalent in foreign language | 20% | End-of-unit assessment period |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for ALS250 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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