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SPA1202

Reading and writing competence in Spanish

Credits 7.5
Level Foundation courses, level I
Course start Spring 2026
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Spanish
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Term paper with oral examination , Written exam with oral examination

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.

Course materials

The reading list will be announced at semester start.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
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

Contact information

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Language and Literature

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Term paper with oral examination

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2025

Term paper with oral examination
Grade Letter grades Weighting 100/100 Date Release 2025-10-07
Submission 2025-10-08
Time Release 09:00
Submission 12:00
Exam system Inspera Assessment

Examination arrangement: Written exam with oral examination

Ordinary examination - Spring 2026

Written exam with oral examination
Grade Letter grades Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code F Duration 4 hours Exam system Inspera Assessment Place and room Not specified yet.