SPAN10170 Catalan Beginners A1.2

Academic Year 2024/2025


This module builds on, expands and consolidates the vocabulary, grammar structures learned on SPAN10170 Catalan Beginners A1.1 and works towards developing slightly more complex writing, reading, listening and speaking skills in the Catalan language.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:


On satisfactory completion of this module, according to the descriptors of CEFR students should be able to:

1. Understand and use common and daily expressions and simple sentences that satisfy basic communication needs.
2. Understand written signs and posters with frequent words, notifications with simple information.
3. Express lack of comprehension or request repetition of what has been said in the target language
4. Interact with others in a simple manner.
5. Use simple and adapted resources to recognise in the target language know words from the language of learning.
6. Apply communicative strategies to compensate difficulties in expression.

Indicative Module Content:

On completion of this course you will speak, write and converse about the following topics: day to day routines and habits; the body and clothes; shopping; foods, and eating times and taste. The list is not exhaustive.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Specified Learning Activities

36
Autonomous Student Learning

50
Total

110
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Teaching and Learning approaches deployed consist of active/task-based learning enhanced with Virtual Learning Environment (Brightspace).

Students are expected to engage in self-learning activities every week, such as, reading and listening to materials relating to the course modules; completing tasks and exercises (including grammar).

Oral interaction in class is expected.

Engagement with Virtual Learning Environment to solve any doubts or issues. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Exam (In-person): Written examination (2 hrs) assessing grammar, vocabulary, reading and writing. n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

70
Practical Skills Assessment: Consisting of a role-play exercise in Catalan, assessing oral and listening skills. n/a Standard conversion grade scale 40% No

30

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

No matter what the nature of the assessment may be (i.e. combinations of reading, writing, speaking or listening), constructive collective and/or individual feedback will be given on-line through Brightspace or in person during consultation hours.