Spanish Areal Studies 2 (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Schedule

20 Jan
Introduction to the Latin American Regional assignment
Latin American Spanish Refresher exercises

27 Jan
Book unit 5

3 Feb
Assignment 1: General information of the target country
Book Unit 5

10 Feb
Book Unit 5

17 Feb
Assignment 2: Economy
Book Unit 5

24 Feb
No classes: winter holiday

3 Mar
Book Unit 5

10 Mar
Book Unit 6

17 Mar
Assignment 3: Tourism and traffic in the target country
Book Unit 6

24 Mar
No classes: intensive week

31 Mar
Exam 1, book Units 5 and 6

7 Abr
Assignment 4: Culture in the target country
Book Unit 6

14 Abr
Book Unit 6

21 Abr
Assignment 5: Gastronomy of the target country

28 Abr
Guest lecturer: Indigenous cultures in Central America
Book Unit 7

5 May
Book Unit 7

12 May
Assignment 6: Interviews
Book Unit 7

19 May
Feedback
Evaluation
EXAM II on Moodle
Oral exam on Zoom

Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study

a) Learning in contact classes including speaking, written assignments, project work in teams, independent study and exams

b) Independent study with learning assignment/s, and written and oral exams

c) Learning by using the work-based learning method “Work&Study” if the learning goals of the course can be obtained through the student´s work or hobby. The content is individually planned. More information from responsible teacher Maria Ruohtula.

d) Demonstration (of earlier skills and knowledge in the course content). More information from responsible teacher Maria Ruohtula.

Assessment of one´s own learning is a compulsory part of each course.

Students with prior language skills in Spanish wishing to deepen their Spanish skills can take advanced Spanish language courses as a part of their free-choice studies.

Intro

Continue your Spanish studies joining the tour to Latin America! In this course you’ll get acquainted with Latin America while diving into one of its countries with your team. You’ll deepen the pronunciation of Spanish and learn to communicate in new daily situations. With an active participation in the conversation exercises in the classes and with home practice you’ll boost your Spanish vocabulary to a next level!

Materials

Aula Internacional 1 New Edition. A Spanish course for English speakers. Difusión. (ISBN 9788415846772)

Extra material: http://www.difusion.com/ele

Teaching methods and instruction

Inquiry learning:
Peer-to-peer learning
Lectures and workshops
Independent study and teamwork
Assessment of one’s own learning

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

In the course there are two written exams
31 March and 19 May

and one oral exam:
19 May

All exams can be redone twice within 6 months from the first examination day.

Resits:

Thursday 1 April at 9.00

Friday May 25 at 9.00

Thursday August 26 at 9.00

Thursday October 28 at 9.00

Enroll to resits by sending an e-mail to: maria.ruohtula@haaga-helia.fi



https://student.home.haaga-helia.fi/group/pakki/porvoo1

Internationality

Possibility to operate with international teams and international lectures. Possible guest lecturers from international organisations and partner universities.

Completion alternatives

The alternative implementation of the Spanish Areal 2 course SPA2PO202 consists of two parts.

1) language studies: written and oral 60 %
2) Latin-American culture and society studies 40 %

1 language studies, 60 %:

a) written part, 40 %, book and exam:

The student studies the units 5-8 of the book Aula Internacional 1 and does all the exercises related to these units. The exercises are delivered by e-mail to the teacher before the written exam. The exercises are assessed on a scale 1-5. They cannot be redone or corrected.
The book’s units include the following grammar contents, it is recommendable to search for video tutorials or other grammar sources to support learning:
- expressing and asking likes and dislikes (5)
- verbs gustar/encantar/interesar + the dative pronoun (5)
- description of persons with adjectives: character and physical appearance (5)
- possessive adjectives (5)
- weekdays, parts of the day (6)
- telling and asking the time (6)
- expressing time and frequency with adverbs (6)
- reflexive verbs (6)
- conjugation of irregular verbs in present tense (6)
- use of traer* and poner* in a restaurant / bar (7)
- reflexive passive (7)
- adverbs of quantity (8)
- asking and giving directions (8)
- prepositions and adverbs of place (8)

When ready, the student does an exam where s/he demonstrates his/her competences in the vocabulary and grammar of these units. The written exam is assessed on a scale 1-5 and can be redone twice within six months.

b) oral part, 20 %, independent practice and exam:

The students practices independently with the help of the book’s audio material (available in the Internet: campus.difusion.com) the pronunciation of the vocabulary and fluent reading of the texts of the book’s units and topics. It is recommendable that s/he searches a skilled Spanish-speaking person to practice with. In addition, video tutorials for pronunciation can be of use.
When ready, the student does an oral exam with the teacher. In this exam, the student has to be able to discuss about the following topics (units 5-8):
family members, description of persons, hobbies, expressing liking and disliking, weekdays, weekly program, time, telling the opening hours and timetables, basic food, eating and waiting in a restaurant/bar, telling about diets and different cuisines, describing districts, towns and cities, giving and asking instructions how to get to a place.
The oral exam can be redone twice within six months.

2 Latin-American culture and society, 40 %, Power Point presentation:

The student chooses one of the Spanish speaking Latin-American countries and presents it with a Power Point presentation in English or Finnish. The presentation’s estimated time is about 20 minutes. The presentation must include information of the chosen country from six different topics. These topics and more precise instructions are written in the Power Point document Latin American Country Presentation. The presentation is assessed on a scale 1-5 with emphasis on the mastering of the topics, diversity of the content and the pronunciation of the Spanish names. The presentation cannot be redone.

Learning materials
Aula Internacional 1 New Edition. A Spanish course for English speakers. Difusión. (ISBN 9788415846772)

Audio material: http://www.campus.difusion.com

Learning assignments

The themes of the module are 1) basic language studies in oral and written Spanish: expressing likes, describing persons, speaking about habits, time, food, restaurant, description of places, asking and giving directions, and 2) Latin American business operational environment and business culture, areal differences and trade relations.

The language studies are carried out by studying the book (see course material). There are home work assignments for every week. The language contents are tested in two written exams (see exams).

The culture studies are carried out by group work. Each group chooses a Latin-American country and makes six presentations on different topics on it. The presentations are prepared outside classes and presented ever other week in the class.

Assessment methods

The final grade is based on
1. Examination (two written examinations of the language): 40 %
2. Latin American regions assignment: 40 % (individual, peer and teacher assessment)
3. Activity and participation: 20%