BA Spanish
Year 1
(Award available for year: Certificate of Higher Educ)
Learning outcomes
On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:- communicate in Spanish so as to sustain everyday conversation with a native or other competent speaker of the language;- demonstrate receptive and productive language skills in a variety of contexts in Spanish;- demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the literature, history and visual cultures of the Spanish-speaking world;- present a structured and coherent simple argument.
Transferable (key) skills
Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the programme:- qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment related to the subject area(s) studied, e.g. be able to gather and process information from a variety of paper, audio-visual and electronic sources, be able to use IT effectively both as a means of communication and as an aid to learning;- skills necessary for the exercising of personal responsibility and independent learning, including the ability to appreciate their strengths and weaknesses as learners.
Assessment
Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will include:- demonstrating the knowledge and application of standard concepts, information and techniques relevant to the area of study;- work that covers a restricted area of the discipline;- demonstrating emerging abilities, skills and competencies.