UnitLevel 3Undergraduate

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 2022 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It needs ATS3195 and unlocks 2 units, leading on to 3 units in all.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2022
Semester 2
Clayton
Assessment
No exam
7 tasks
Workload
144 hours
per semester

This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before ATS3196

Prerequisites

Pass these before you enrol.

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 you will consolidate your advanced writing, speaking, listening and reading comprehension skills in Spanish. You will continue to extend your grammatical competence and use of the subjunctive in more complex subordinate clauses, and to hone your ability to use more complex language structures that demonstrate an advanced knowledge of the language. In the culture component, you will 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 2022

Teaching periodCampusMode
Second semesterClaytonOn campus

Assessment

  • Language exercise/sAssignment
    15%
  • Online testOther
    10%
  • Online testOther
    5%
  • Oral test/assessmentPresentation
    10%
  • Quiz/QuizzesOther
    10%
  • Essay
    20%
  • Online testOther
    30%

Learning outcomes

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

  1. 1

    Communicate in Spanish on a variety of personal and non-personal matters, and contemporary social and political issues;

  2. 2

    Use the subjunctive in subordinate clauses;

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

    Comprehend and evaluate a variety of complex audio and written texts (e.g. news and radio programs, newspaper articles and literary works);

  5. 5

    Summarise, and formulate and defend, intellectual arguments relevant to contemporary Spanish and Latin American cultures and societies;

  6. 6

    Employ sophisticated research, reasoning and critical thinking.

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 students in actively applying their 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 are sometimes available for short-term loan or as eBooks through the library (https://www.monash.edu/library).

Where it fits

ATS3196 is part of 3 areas of study in the 2022 handbook.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Dr Paul Bowker
Unit Coordinators
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 2 units, including ATS3083 and ATS3269. Those lead on to 3 units in all.

When is ATS3196 offered?

In 2022, 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 European languages.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
3
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
Organisational unit
European Languages
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 1
Study abroad
Available