Unit name | Spanish for Medical Studies Level 1 Grade 1 (ab-initio) |
---|---|
Unit code | LANG11305 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Mrs. Ramos-Alvaro |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Department of Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
A optional language unit for students taking a degree in Medicine. This unit is taken as a student selected component (SSC) in the second year and is available to students in Stream B. This unit is for complete beginners and focuses on general structures and functions of the langaue and includes practice in the four skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing), grammar, cultural and social aspects of the language, with particular emphasis on the skills necessary for studying in the academic environment of the target language. It is highly recommended that those wishing to take part in a SOCRATES exchange in the third year register for this unit.
The unit aims to consolidate and develop general language structures and functions, and to introduce basic specialist concepts and terminology. This will enable students to develop their existing knowledge of the language into areas related to professional life, with particular emphasis on the skills necessary for working in an international environment. The unit includes: practice in the four skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing), grammar and vocabulary development, cultural and social aspects of the language, presentation skills and academic writing.
The unit will include:
3 hours of teaching per week covering all four topics of Reading writing speaking and listening. Classroom based learning is supplemented by online access to resources delivered via Blackboard. Regular formative homework is set.
The four skills – listening, speaking, reading and writing – are assigned equal weighting for the purposes of assessment (25% each).
For reading and writing there is a formal mid-sessional examination at the end of TB1and a formal examination in the summer examination period.
The overall pass mark for language courses is 40%.
Reading and reference material will be provided on Blackboard.