Studies in Spanish Language
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| Number of credits | 15 |
| Course offered (semester) | Spring |
| Subject overlap | SPLA251, SLAN640 |
| Schedule | Schedule |
| Reading list | Reading list |
Language of Instruction
Spanish
Pre-requirements
No formal requirements, but all teaching is in Spanish and requires a knowledge of Spanish corresponding to the courses at the 100-level in Spanish language and Latin American studies.
Learning Outcomes
The students will have broad general knowledge within the discipline. They will use their knowledge critically and reflect on their own academic practice. The course will facilitate specialization in linguistic courses in:
A) grammar with focus on Latin American varieties (morphology, syntax), in addition
B) semantics, pragmatics, dialectology, language history or translation theory.
The students will independently be able to continue their own development of competence and specialization.
Contact Information
studieveileder@if.uib.no
Course offered (semester)
Spring
Language of Instruction
Spanish
Course Unit Level
Bachelor
Access to the Course Unit
The course is open to all with admission to the University of Bergen. Persons without admission can apply to the Division of Student Affairs to take a specific exam.
Aim and Content
SPLA201 is an advanced course in Spanish language of 15 credits. Grammar, with focus on the Latin American varieties, will be given each time the course is offered. Semantics, pragmatics, dialectology, language history or translation theory will rotate each time the course is offered.
Learning Outcomes
The students will have broad general knowledge within the discipline. They will use their knowledge critically and reflect on their own academic practice. The course will facilitate specialization in linguistic courses in:
A) grammar with focus on Latin American varieties (morphology, syntax), in addition
B) semantics, pragmatics, dialectology, language history or translation theory.
The students will independently be able to continue their own development of competence and specialization.
Pre-requirements
No formal requirements, but all teaching is in Spanish and requires a knowledge of Spanish corresponding to the courses at the 100-level in Spanish language and Latin American studies.
Recommended previous knowledge
SPLA201 is based on a knowledge of Spanish corresponding to the courses at the 100-level in Spanish language and Latin American studies. The teaching builds on SPLA101.
Subject Overlap
Teaching Methods
Instruction includes lectures, seminars and group work.
Grammar lectures will be given two hours per week for 12 weeks, lectures in El español de América two hours per week for 12 weeks and group work two hours per week for six weeks. The students should actively participate in the seminars and the group work, such as written assignments and oral presentations. The schedule is the same as SPLA251.
Compulsory Requirements
None
Assessment methods
The assessment method is a 6 hour written school exam with questions from both parts of the curriculum. The two answers are equally important when deciding the grade. In order to pass the course, the student must receive a passing grade on both answers from the two parts of the curriculum.
The exam must be written in Spanish. When grading, both the linguistic competence and the academic content will be assessed.
The students can use monolingual and bilingual (for example Norwegian-Spanish/Spanish-Norwegian) dictionaries approved by the Department during all of the exam days. The students themselves must bring the dictionaries to the exams and be aware of and follow the rules regarding controls of the dictionaries.
Grading Scale
The grading scale A-F is used, where F is a fail.
Reading List
The curriculum includes 150 pages from a Spanish grammar book, and 50 pages from the book El español de América. In addition, about 100 pages of articles on linguistics are recommended as secondary literature. The rotating curriculum will be decided by the course teacher and consist of about 100 pages. In total the curriculum will be about 400 pages.
Place of Teaching
Bergen
Course Unit Evaluation
The teaching will be evaluated according to the quality assurance system of the University of Bergen.
Contact Information
studieveileder@if.uib.no