Introductory description

This module is the equivalent of a level 6 module in Spanish at the Language Centre.
This module is designed to help students achieve a high level of language proficiency in Spanish and to maximise their experience of the language. It is structured around viewing and discussing feature-length films in Spanish to foster a better understanding of Latin American and Spanish societies and to explore contemporary issues and the linguistic variants portrayed in the films.

Prior knowledge of Spanish required:
-successful completion of Spanish Language Centre level 5
-a B2+ level of the CEFR (Common European Framework of reference for Languages)
-a good A level or equivalent + 1 year of further study
-or equivalent

Successful completion of Film qualifies students to progress to Spanish language through Translation.

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Module aims

Outline syllabus

This is an indicative module outline only to give an indication of the sort of topics that may be covered. Actual sessions held may differ.

See our web page https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/languagecentre/academic/spanish/ll295

Learning outcomes

By the end of the module, students should be able to:

• Understand speech even when it is not clearly structured and explicit.
• Demonstrate an extended lexical, grammatical and syntactical knowledge of Spanish.
• Demonstrate a high level of language proficiency by conversing more fluently and spontaneously in Spanish.
• Identify, synthesize and present in Spanish core and complex arguments developed in films, texts and discussions.
• Demonstrate a higher degree of intercultural awareness such as the changing social environment and the cultural and linguistic diversity in the Spanish-speaking world.

International

This module develops intercultural awareness and helps to prepare students for international student mobility.

Subject specific skills

-Strategies for understanding gist and specific information.
-Strategies to communicate effectively both in writing and orally in Spanish.
-Intercultural competence
-Using appropriate resources (linguistic or technological) to produce accurate written assignments.

Transferable skills

-Intellectual skills: criticism, analysis, synthesis.
-Communication skills: writing and oral presentation, defending one’s point of view.
-Organisational skills: independent work, time management.
-Interpersonal skills: flexibility, adaptability and the ability to work with others.