A student who has completed this course or has acquired equal knowledge will be able to
• handle everyday life and work situations orally and written and will be able to discuss the past
• communicate in Spanish-speaking countries considering their special cultural characteristics
• take into account cultural diversity
• plan their future language studies and start their exchange abroad.
Contents
• discuss one’s own daily and weekly program
• describe one’s living environment
• discuss university studies
• describe work experience and work life
• express one’s own opinion
• digital communication in the language in Spanish
• develop travel plans and travelling
• deepen one’s own cultural knowledge of Spanish speaking countries and their cultures
Execution methods
1. CONTACT, BLENDED, ONLINE, VIRTUAL
2. If you already have reached the learning outcomes of this course you can demonstrate your knowledge. Ask for more information from the lecturer of the course. Additional information concerning recognition of prior learning (RPL): http://www.haaga-helia.fi/fi/osaamisen-tunnistaminen-ja-work-study.
3. Course completion also possible through Work & Study concept.
Learning materials
Learning material will be announced at the beginning of the course.
Intro
Welcome to continue studying Spanish! You will deepen your knowledge of what you have learnt in the Spanish 1 course. You will learn how to discuss your own education and work experience and how to handle the most common work life situations. Together with the other students, you will improve your argumentation skills and get to know digital communication in Spanish. You also will develop further cultural and intercultural skills.
Starting level and linkage with other courses
Spanish 1 course or equal knowledge
Assessment criteria
Assessment criteria - grade 1
The student knows how to use the Spanish language in the most common every day and work life situations. He/She has mastered the basics of pronunciation, the most common language basics and partly also the course’s vocabulary. He/She knows some general characteristics of the language area and its everyday life and work culture, and he/she has acquainted him/herself with the diversity of the Spanish-speaking environment.
Assessment criteria - grade 3
The student knows how to use Spanish quite independently and naturally in the most common every day and work life situations. He/She has mastered the pronunciation, many language basics and how to apply what you learnt to different language situations. He/She knows the general characteristics of the language area and its everyday life and work culture, and he/she understands the diversity of the Spanish-speaking environment much better than before.
Assessment criteria - grade 5
The student knows how to use the Spanish language quite independently and naturally in different every day and work life situations. He/She has mastered the pronunciation, many language basics and he/she applies fearlessly what he/she has learnt to different language situations. He/She knows the general characteristics of the language area very well and its everyday life and work culture, and he/she understands and is able to promote the diversity of the Spanish-speaking environment.