Course - Reading and writing competence in Spanish - SPA1202
Reading and writing competence in Spanish
About
About the course
Course content
The students will work with texts from different genres and will be trained in written and oral language skills in Spanish. After the exam is completed, the students will hold a B2 proficiency level in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Learning outcome
KNOWLEDGE
The candidate:
- has knowledge of different types of texts and genres
- has detailed knowledge of how to write a coherent written presentation in order to convey information or arguments for or against a specific viewpoint
SKILLS
The candidate:
- can understand and be understood in Spanish both in writing and orally on a B2 level with a high degree of grammatical correctness
- can partake in conversations on familiar topics in Spanish
- can write longer academic texts in Spanish
- can read and understand topical literary texts in Spanish
- can use Spanish sentence structure in a correct manner
- can convey advanced academic material such as theories, approaches to problems, and solutions, both in writing and orally
- can use advanced grammatical structures (indicative/conjunctive, past/present/future, etc.)
- can understand longer coherent speech and presentations and follow complex lines of arguments when the topic is relatively familiar
GENERAL COMPETENCE
The candidate:
- can plan and conduct academic tasks
- can reflect on personal academic practice and adjust this under guidance
- has 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.
For students in the Teacher Education Programme, the obligatory assignments may be related to didactic topics.
Approved obligatory assignments are valid for 2 semesters (the semester in which the approval is given, plus the following semester). All obligatory assignments must be completed in the same semester.
A minimum of 75% attendance to lectures and seminars is obligatory. Absence above 25% requires an application at the start of the semester.
Compulsory assignments
- 75% attendance
- 3 exercises
Further on evaluation
- Written exam, 4 hours. The exam must be answered in Spanish. Information about which dictionaries, if any, you are allowed to consult during the written exam will be available at the beginning of the semester.
- The final assessment is adjusted through an oral examination (duration: 20 minutes). Trhe oral exam will be held in Spanish. The oral examination will be cancelled if the written exam has been failed by the examiners. Students who fail the exam must retake both parts.
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 |
---|---|---|
SPA1102 | 7.5 sp | Autumn 2016 |
Subject areas
- Foreign Language
- Comparative Literature
- Spanish
- Language and Literature
- Language Studies
Contact information
Department with academic responsibility
Examination
Examination
Examination arrangement: Term paper with oral examination
Ordinary examination - Autumn 2025
Term paper with oral examination
Submission 2025-10-08 Time Release 09:00
Submission 12:00 Exam system Inspera Assessment