Listening comprehension
Understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.
Understand the main points of many radio and TV programs on current affairs or topics professional interest, when spoken relatively slowly and clearly.
Written reception
Understand texts written mainly in everyday or work-related language; understand descriptions of events, feelings and wishes in personal letters.
Interactive oral production
Coping with most situations likely to arise during a trip to a region where the language is spoken; taking part, without preparation, in a conversation on familiar subjects of personal interest or concerning everyday life (e.g. work, travel and current affairs).
Oral production (monologue)
Express yourself in a simple way to describe experiences and events, hopes or goals; briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions or plans and express your reactions.
Written production
Write a simple, coherent text on topics that prepare the learner to enter the professional world.
The course aims to consolidate the basics of the Spanish language and help students develop communication and comprehension skills so that they are able to interact in areas of professional interest. The course also aims to deepen students' knowledge of Spanish-speaking cultures.
See the course program on WebCampus
The course syllabus may vary from year to year, depending on the topics considered most relevant. The following themes are provided for illustrative purposes. A detailed description of the course content is available on WebCampus.
Some of the topics covered include: setting up a business in Spain, types of meetings, recruitment, expatriation, keys to professional success, trave, and sustainability.
The course is taught in person, in small groups, in the form of an interactive seminar conducted in Spanish. It includes continuous assessment tests throughout the semester (see the course syllabus on WebCampus).
Particular attention is given to language production: each session provides opportunities to speak, interact, and reuse the structures and vocabulary studied.
Regular attendance and active participation are essential, as the development of communicative competence relies heavily on practice and interaction.
The objectives and activities are designed in accordance with the philosophy of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Language communication is developed by taking into account the linguistic (vocabulary, syntax, phonology), sociolinguistic (social conventions, politeness rules, etc.), and pragmatic (organization, adaptation, discourse structure) competences required for target tasks. The course is therefore not limited to the acquisition of linguistic knowledge alone.
The final course grade is calculated as follows:
Continuous Assessment (45%)
One grammar and vocabulary test (15%)
One video project (20%)
One written assignment (10%)
June Examination (55%)
Language competence: 10%
Receptive skills (reading and listening): 10%
Written production: 10%
Oral production (individual and interactive): 25%
Failure to attend, or receiving only a participation mark for, any part of the examination will result in an absence or participation mark being recorded for the entire assessment.
In the August/September resit session, students whose final grade in June is below 10/20 must retake the component(s) for which they obtained a mark below 10/20. The principle of a compensatory fail applies if a student obtains a mark below 9/20, both in June and in August.
As in June, failure to attend, or receiving only a participation mark for, any part of the August examination will result in an absence or participation mark being recorded for the entire assessment.
In the event of a further failure, the student must retake the entire examination the following academic year. No partial exemptions (grade carry-over) are granted from one academic year to the next.
Important note: Successful completion of this course unit is non-certifying, which means that it does not certify that the student has attained CEFR level B1+ or B2.
Teaching materials
Reference books
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