Español para fines específicos

3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 1021025BER for all students in the 2nd semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.

Semester

2nd semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Possible

Grading method

Grading (scale from 0 to 20)

Can retake in second session

Yes

Taught in

Faculty

Faculty of Languages & Humanities

Department

Linguistics and Literary Studies

Educational team

Hélène Stengers (course titular)
Guillermo Sanz Gallego

Activities and contact hours

26 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
39 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study

Course Content

Students develop their oral and written skills in several specific contexts (academic, business, tourism, etc).

Course material

Handbook (Recommended) : Gramática de uso del español, Teoría y práctica (B1-B2), Ramon Palencia - Luis Aragones, SM ELE, 9788467521085, 2009
Course text (Required) : Lengua española IV

Additional info

Students develop their oral and written skills in several specific contexts (academic, business, tourism, etc). In the course 'Español para fines específicos' students work with the Spanish language and special attention is paid to grammatical aspects that are especially important for their writing skills. Special attention will be paid to the use of the Subjuntivo, Tiempos del pasado and Ser and Estar. Students will develop their written and oral skills within a number of communicative contexts (academic, business communication, tourism...).

Learning Outcomes

Final Competences

- The student is able to independently produce a short academic text in Spanish.

- The student knows where to find help to solve text problems

- The student can build up an argumentation in Spanish and can communicate orally or in writing in a structured and coherent way.

Objectives

The aim of this course is to acquire an initial knowledge of academic Spanish in order to prepare the student for the written treatment of the research domains in the academic disciplines of the Bachelor and Master Programmes.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 75% of the final mark.
Other Exam determines 25% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Written with a relative weight of 75 which comprises 75% of the final mark.

Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Continuous Assessment with a relative weight of 25 which comprises 25% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Continuous assessment: 25%

Written exam: 75%

Allowed unsatisfactory mark

The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context