Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description

Spanish Language

Main Study Course Information

Course Code
VC_017
Branch of Science
Languages and Literature
ECTS
13.50
Target Audience
Business Management; Marketing and Advertising; Political Science
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor
Structure Unit Manager
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts

Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv

About Study Course

Objective

The aim of the course is to acquire Spanish language skills for social interaction in compliance with “Common European Framework of Reference for Language Learning, Teaching and Assessment”, language proficiency levels A1/A2-1

Preliminary Knowledge

Without preliminary knowledge of the Spanish language.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.On completion of the study course, students will be able to: • understand and use minimum vocabulary in Spanish in everyday situations; • recognise and use the word order in narrative sentences and questions; • be able to differentiate between the present, past and future activities; • be able to recognise the most often used language structures in Spanish.

Skills

1.On completion of the study course, students will be able to: • find the needed information in the text and use the most often used phrases to start and maintain a conversation and to exchange information; • understand simple texts about everyday topics, letters, invitations, dialogues, announcements at the airport or at the station, weather forecasts, etc.; • provide basic information about themselves, their relatives, living conditions and studies; • write an informal letter; • use the acquired language structures in everyday communication.

Competences

1.Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to use lexical phrases and language structures they have learned in everyday communication.

Assessment

Individual work

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% from total grade
Grade
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Individual work

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Individual, pair and group work: preparation of narratives and presentations according to the course topics, work with the dictionary – finding the meaning of unknown words, writing short descriptions/essays on a specific topic.

Examination

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% from total grade
Grade
1.

Examination

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1. Active participation in practical classes, high quality home assignments completed in a timely manner, quality of answers during the classes. 2. Test at the end of the module, which may include reading, listening, writing and speaking skills and vocabulary use. 3. Accumulative evaluation at the end of the 3rd semester, taking into consideration the results of tests and the activity during the semester. 4. Examination at the end of the course, which may include reading, listening, writing and speaking skills and vocabulary use. The final grade consists of: examination – 50%; test results – 40%; homework and presentations – 10%.

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
4.50
Contact hours:
60 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Test (Semester)
Part 2
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
4.50
Contact hours:
60 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Test (Semester)
Part 3
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
4.50
Contact hours:
60 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam
PART-TIME
Part 1
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Topics

Getting acquainted. First contacts.
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Personal information.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
4.50
Contact hours:
18 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Test (Semester)
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Personal data.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
4.50
Contact hours:
18 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Test (Semester)
Part 3
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
4.50
Contact hours:
18 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam

Bibliography

Required Reading

1.

ELE Actual, Libro del alumno, A1,Virgilo Borobio, Madrid, 2011

2.

ELE Actual, Cuaderno de ejercicios, A1, Virgilio Barbio, Madrid 2011

3.

ELE Actual, Vocabulario, A1, Marta Higueras, Madrid 2011

4.

Spāņu valoda iesācējiem. Aleksandrs Timofejevs. 2017

Additional Reading

1.

Español en vivo. Nuzdin G., Martin Lora-Tamayo P., Marin Estremera K., M. 2006.

2.

El español. Rozenberga M., R., 2002.

3.

¡Hola, español!Spāņu valoda iesācējiem. Aini Kuusika, Zvaigzne ABC, 2004.

4.

Pasaporte. Libro de alumno, Edelsa 2007.

5.

Pasaporte. Libro de ejercicios, Edelsa 2007.

Other Information Sources

1.

Interneta resursi: www.videoele.com, www.espanol.es

2.

Mācību materiāli spāņu valodā, I. Reinvalde

3.

Mācību materiāli spāņu valodā, V. Vīksne