LC-2330 - Spanish 3, Lecture, 8.1.2025-17.2.2025

Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

- You will manage fairly well in the most common communicative situations at work and in everyday life.

- You will be able to produce short written texts.

- You will be able to manage in the most common situations when travelling in a Spanish-speaking country.

- You will have knowledge of terms and concepts relating to leisure time.

- You will be able to talk about your personal history and the history of your workplace/company.

- You will have a broader knowledge of the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world.

Credits: 3

Schedule: 08.01.2025 - 17.02.2025

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Llorens

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period): A2

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: Finnish

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    The students practise expressing the past tense and related communication situations while refreshing and building upon the grammar learnt in previous courses. Further familiarisation with the cultures of Spanish-speaking countries.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    1. Small group teaching: 24 h. Regular and active participation in classwork. 80% attendance rate required. Registration must be confirmed by attending the first lecture.

    2. Exercises and/or tests on vocabulary and grammatical structure tests (20%)

    3. Oral presentation/exam (10%)

    4. Written final examination (70%)

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    - Contact hours 24 h

    - Independent work: 57 h

DETAILS

Study Material

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Ahlava, Hämäläinen, Kemppainen, Rambla Lop, Warjus (2017 or a newer edition) Ventana 3 (chapters 0–4). Also available in digital format.

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language: Finnish

    Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Autumn I
    2024-2025 Autumn II
    2024-2025 Spring III
    2024-2025 Spring IV
    2025-2026 Autumn I
    2025-2026 Autumn II
    2025-2026 Spring III
    2025-2026 Spring IV

    Registration:

    Sisu (sisu.aalto.fi). A maximum of 30 students will be admitted to the course, with preference given to BIZ bachelor s students.  

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