Program Overview

Course Overview

Course Description

The course "Reading and writing competence in Spanish" (SPA1202) is a foundation course, level I, that focuses on developing students' written and oral language skills in Spanish. The course covers texts from different genres, and students will be trained to convey information or arguments in a coherent written presentation.

Course Details

Course Information

• Credits: 7.5
• Level: Foundation courses, level I
• Course start: Spring 2026
• Duration: 1 semester
• Language of instruction: Spanish
• Location: Trondheim

Examination Arrangement

The examination consists of a term paper with an oral examination or a written exam with an oral examination.

• Term paper with oral examination: The exam must be answered in Spanish, and the oral examination will be held in Spanish.
• Written exam with oral examination: The exam must be answered in Spanish, and the oral examination will be held in Spanish.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

The candidate will have knowledge of:

• Different types of texts and genres
• How to write a coherent written presentation in Spanish to convey information or arguments

Skills

The candidate will be able to:

• Understand and be understood in Spanish both in writing and orally on a B2 level with a high degree of grammatical correctness
• Partake in conversations on familiar topics in Spanish
• Write longer academic texts in Spanish
• Read and understand topical literary texts in Spanish
• Use Spanish sentence structure in a correct manner
• Convey advanced academic material such as theories, approaches to problems, and solutions, both in writing and orally
• Use advanced grammatical structures (indicative/conjunctive, past/present/future, etc.)
• Understand longer coherent speech and presentations and follow complex lines of arguments when the topic is relatively familiar

General Competence

The candidate will be able to:

• Plan and conduct academic tasks
• Reflect on personal academic practice and adjust this under guidance
• Have command of relevant academic tools

Learning Methods and Activities

The course is a combination of lectures and seminars with practical language training and reading of texts. Students will complete three mandatory assignments during the semester, of which at least one is an oral presentation.

Compulsory Assignments

• 75% attendance
• 3 exercises

Recommended Previous Knowledge

SPA1201 and SPA1101. All lectures will be conducted in Spanish, and the exam will be fully answered in Spanish.

Course Materials

The reading list will be announced at semester start.

Credit Reductions

Course code | Reduction | From
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SPA1102 | 7.5 sp | Autumn 2016
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject Areas

• Foreign Language
• Comparative Literature
• Spanish
• Language and Literature
• Language Studies