Studies in Spanish Language with Bachelor's Paper
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| Number of credits | 15 |
| Course offered (semester) | Spring |
| Subject overlap | SPLA201, SLAN640 |
| Schedule | Schedule |
| Reading list | Reading list |
Language of Instruction
Spanish
Pre-requirements
No formal requirements, but all teaching is in Spanish and is based on 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.
Aim and Content
SPLA251 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 is based on a knowledge of Spanish corresponding to the courses at the 100-level in Spanish language and Latin American studies.
Recommended previous knowledge
SPLA251 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 SPLA201.
Compulsory Requirements
The students will receive guidance and help with revisions (supervision) of the assignment mentioned under Assessment methods during the semester, according to set deadlines. The deadlines are final and the students are obligated to remain aware of these. It is also compulsory for the students to show up for appointments. The student and supervisor will agree on two appointments for guidance and help with revisions. Guidance and help with revisions is not given by e-mail or phone.
Assessment methods
A supervised assignment and oral exam. The assignment will be of about 12 standard pages (double spacing and size 12 Times New Roman or similar font) as well as bibliography, written in Spanish. The oral exam is a conversation in Spanish about the curriculum from SPLA251 that was not written about in the assignment (Grammar/El español de América). Ther may also be questions from the assignment as well. The conversation will be about 20 minutes long.
Two students can choose to write one assignment together, and the assignment will in that case be 15 (double spacing and size 12 Times New Roman or similar font) as well as bibliography, written in Spanish. The students will receive the same grade on the assignment.
The supervised assignment and the oral part of the exam both count for 50%. Failure to pass one of these parts will constitute a fail in SPLA251. Both parts of the exam must be passed in the same semester.
The assessment method supervised assignment with an oral exam fulfills the requirement that an independent work must be part of the Bachelor¿s Degree. Those who take two Spanish courses at 200-level in the same semester, can only choose one courses with a 250-code.
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