ATS3196 Spanish proficient 2
Faculty of Arts
ATS3196 Spanish proficient 2 is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It needs ATS3195 and unlocks 1 unit.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 7 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS3196
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After ATS3196
1 unit list ATS3196 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Enrolment rules
Prohibitions: ATS1196, ATS2196
Prerequisite: Or special permission from the unit coordinator.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
In this unit students consolidate their advanced writing, speaking, listening and reading comprehension skills in Spanish. Students continue to extend their grammatical competence and use of the subjunctive in more complex subordinate clauses, and to hone their ability to use more complex language structures that demonstrate an advanced knowledge of the language. In the culture component, students further develop a critical understanding of Spanish and Latin American cultures and societies through critiques of contemporary social, historical, political and cultural issues as these are presented in Spanish/Latin American films and/or literature.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- 2 x Written Compositions (4 submissions in total: 2 x initial submissions and 2 x re-submissions)15%
- Mid-Semester Language Test10%
- Listening Comprehension Test5%
- Oral Test10%
- Culture Assessment 1: On-line Culture Quizzes10%
- Culture Assessment 2: Culture Essay20%
- Final Test30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Communicate in Spanish on a variety of personal and non-personal matters, and contemporary social and political issues;
- 2
Use the subjunctive in subordinate clauses;
- 3
Write sophisticated compositions in Spanish incorporating grammatical structures studied in class;
- 4
Comprehend and evaluate a variety of complex audio and written texts (e.g. news and radio programs, newspaper articles and literary works);
- 5
Summarise, and formulate and defend, intellectual arguments relevant to contemporary Spanish and Latin American cultures and societies;
- 6
Employ sophisticated research, reasoning and critical thinking.
Workload and teaching
- Seminars12 hours
- Tutorials18 hours
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. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Learning resources
Required resources
Language textbooks AULA 4 and AULA 5 (only AULA 5 if already completed ATS2195/3195); and Menton, Seymour. El cuento hispanoamericano (short story anthology)
Where it fits
ATS3196 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Paul Bowker
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Paul Bowker
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3196?
You need ATS3195 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.
What can I take after ATS3196?
ATS3196 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 1 unit, including ATS3083.
When is ATS3196 offered?
In 2020, ATS3196 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is ATS3196?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS3196 have an exam?
No. ATS3196 has 7 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS3196?
ATS3196 is part of Spanish and Latin American studies.