UnitLevel 2Undergraduate

ATS2195 Spanish proficient 1

Faculty of Arts

ATS2195 Spanish proficient 1 is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It needs ATS2194 and unlocks 2 units, leading on to 5 units in all.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2025
Semester 1
Clayton
Assessment
No exam
8 tasks
Workload
144 hours
per semester

This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before ATS2195

Prohibitions

You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.

Prerequisites

Pass these before you enrol.

After ATS2195

2 units list ATS2195 as a prerequisite or corequisite.

Enrolment rules

Prerequisite: Or permission required

Equivalent units

The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.

Overview

In this unit you develop advanced writing, speaking, listening and reading comprehension skills, enabling them to become proficient communicators through emphasis on the production of written and spoken Spanish in particular. You extend your grammatical competence with more sophisticated language structures and different discourses and registers, with stress placed on the use of the indicative and subjunctive in subordinate clauses. In the culture component, you develop a more in-depth understanding of the social, historical, political and cultural issues that have shaped the cultures and peoples of the Spanish-speaking world through analyses of Spanish/Latin American films and/or literature.

Offerings in 2025

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterClaytonOn campus

Assessment

  • Language exercise/sExercise
    20%
  • Online testQuiz / Test
    10%
  • Online testQuiz / Test
    5%
  • Oral test/assessmentDemonstration
    10%
  • ReflectionWritten
    5%
  • Analytical exercisesExercise
    10%
  • EssayWritten
    15%
  • Online testQuiz / Test
    25%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Converse in Spanish about past, current, future and hypothetical issues, as well as engage in more complex discussions about historical, political, social and cultural matters;

  2. 2

    Comprehend and evaluate a variety of written and audio texts from different Spanish-speaking regions and contexts, and extrapolate relevant information;

  3. 3

    Write sophisticated compositions in Spanish incorporating grammatical structures studied in class;

  4. 4

    Analyse, compare, critique and discuss key aspects of Spanish/Latin American cultures and societies through analyses of their cultural products (films/literature);

  5. 5

    Apply research and critical thinking skills.

Workload and teaching

  • Tutorials36 hours
  • Teaching approachActive learning

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.

Learning resources

Required resources

There are required texts for this unit. Required texts are usually available for purchase through the University Bookstore (https://www.monash.edu/retail/books-and-merchandise-store/Textbooks) and are sometimes available for short-term loan or as eBooks through the library (https://www.monash.edu/library).

Where it fits

ATS2195 is part of 3 areas of study in the 2025 handbook.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Dr Paul Bowker
Unit Coordinators
Dr Paul Bowker

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for ATS2195?

You need ATS2194 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.

What can I take after ATS2195?

ATS2195 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 2 units, including ATS2196 and ATS3294. Those lead on to 5 units in all.

When is ATS2195 offered?

In 2025, ATS2195 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.

How much work is ATS2195?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does ATS2195 have an exam?

No. ATS2195 has 8 assessment tasks and no exam.

Which majors and minors include ATS2195?

ATS2195 is part of European languages.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
2
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
Organisational unit
European Languages
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 1
Study abroad
Available