Program Overview

Applied Spanish 2B (Intensive) Module

The Applied Spanish 2B (Intensive) module is designed for learners with some prior intensive study of Spanish, such as PS21001 Applied Spanish 2A or equivalent. This module aims to master thoroughly the main structures of the Spanish language, familiarize learners with key features of selected Spanish-speaking cultures, and enable them to communicate competently in Spanish in a wide range of formal and informal situations of increasing complexity.

What Will You Learn

In this module, learners will:

• Recognise, understand, and apply the more complex features of the Spanish language system
• Use new technology appropriately in language learning
• Use a concise bilingual English-Spanish dictionary effectively
• Conduct independent investigation and project work in Spanish, using a range of printed, audio-visual, and web-based resources
• Show increased familiarity with contemporary Spanish-speaking societies and cultures, and awareness of differences between customs and conventions and those of the UK
• Listen to, read, speak, and write Spanish effectively in a range of increasingly complex social and work-related contexts
• Use language skills at a level of B1 and selected skill areas of B2, as described in the Common European Framework (CEFR)

By the end of this module, learners will be able to:

• Master thoroughly the main structures of Spanish across the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing
• Demonstrate increased familiarity with many key features of selected Spanish-speaking cultures
• Demonstrate competence in the more complex features of the Spanish language across the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing
• Communicate competently in Spanish in a wide range of informal and formal situations of increasing complexity
• Demonstrate proficient use of a bilingual dictionary
• Competently apply grammatical and lexical structures

Assignments and Assessment

The assessment for this module consists of:

• Coursework (75%)
  • Oral (25%)
  • Written project (30%)
  • Grammar (20%)
• Examination (25%): consisting of one 10-minute oral degree exam

To pass the module, both aggregate written and aggregate oral components of the assessment portfolio (i.e., written 50%; oral 50%) must be passed.

Teaching Methods and Timetable

The module will be taught through:

• In-person workshops
  • Oral skills language classes
  • Written skills language classes
• Independent study

Available Courses

This module is available on the following undergraduate courses:

• Psychology with Spanish BSc (Hons)
• Psychology with Spanish MA (Hons)
• Politics with Spanish MA (Hons)
• History with Spanish MA (Hons)
• International Business with Spanish BSc (Hons)
• International Business with Spanish MA (Hons)
• Economics with Spanish MA (Hons)
• Geography with Spanish MA (Hons)
• Philosophy with Spanish MA (Hons)
• English with Spanish MA (Hons)
• English and European Languages MA (Hons)