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SPAN20080

Academic Year 2026/2027

Spanish Language II a (SPAN20080)

Subject:
Spanish
College:
Arts & Humanities
School:
Languages, Cultures & Linguis
Level:
2 (Intermediate)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Javier Carpes Salar
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module is designed for students who are progressing towards a higher-intermediate level of Spanish. It builds on the foundations provided in the level 1 Spanish language modules. It is a core module for students pursuing Spanish to degree level but it is also suitable as an elective for students of other subjects and disciplines.

Its aim is to develop competent independent learners.
This module will enable students:
a) to develop and consolidate essential grammatical structures in order to be able to write texts with a high level of accuracy and b) to improve listening and reading comprehension as well as oral skills, emphasising socio-cultural aspects of the Hispanic world. Students will be expected to explore Technology Enhanced Learning and engage in VLE activities outside the classroom on a regular basis.

At the end of this module students should have consolidated level B1 of the Common European Framework and should be progressing towards level B2. Students who have achieved at least a B grade in this module are deemed to be successfully progressing towards Level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module students should be able to:

- have thoroughly assimilated the content of the first five units of Frecuencias B2.
- write coherent texts with a high degree of grammatical control and accuracy
- express their opinion orally on the topics covered in class
- recognize and employ a wide range of vocabulary appropriate to B1 level of the CEFR.

At the end of this module students who have achieved at least a B grade are deemed to have consolidated level B1 of the Common European Framework.

Indicative Module Content:

As a general guideline, this semester you will cover five units, studying one unit every two weeks.
Below is an outline of the grammar topics you are should have mastered by the end of the module.
Students must manage their own learning through autonomous activities and self-assessment, supported by the student digital extension and the online exercise book with self-correcting activities accessible via the student dashboard provided by the Frecuencias B2 book.
Please note that, as this module focuses on practising and improving linguistic competence, attendance and active participation in language classes are essential.

Unidad 1:
● Usos del subjuntivo (repaso)
● Verbos de influencia para dar consejos y hacer recomendaciones personales
● Verbos para expresar voluntad, deseo e intención
● Verbos causativos
● Verbos que expresan la consecuencia de un objetivo
● Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo (repaso)
Unidad 2:
● Verbos de cambio
● Adjetivos que cambian de significado con ser / estar
● Uso del subjuntivo para expresar sentimientos y estados de ánimo (repaso)
● Las locuciones dar + sustantivo y poner + adjetivo (repaso)
Unidad 3:
● Los tiempos del pasado (repaso)
● Pretérito imperfecto único, de figuración y lúdico
● Pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo: formas, valores temporales y usos
● Uso del subjuntivo para hacer juicios de valor (repaso)
Unidad 4:
● Hacer hipótesis y expresar probabilidad (repaso)
● Futuro simple, condicional simple, futuro compuesto
● Adverbios y locuciones adverbiales
● Verbos de percepción física y mental: alternancia indicativo/subjuntivo
● Verbos con doble significado y doble construcción: sentir, pensar, decidir…
Unidad 5:
● Oraciones de relativo
● Pronombres relativos con y sin antecedente expreso
● El adjetivo relativo cuyo/cuya/cuyos/cuyas
● Estructuras reduplicadas para expresar concesión
● Los adjetivos calificativos y relacionales
● Comparativos y superlativos


The United Nations identified seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as core to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and UCD contributes in general to SDG 4 Quality Education. Further SDGs explored within this module if relevant are listed below. A scale of 1 - 5 indicates the extent to which the SDG is covered.


 

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

46
Autonomous Student Learning

40
Small Group

22
Total

108

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
The module will be delivered through small group tutorials that will be covering all the different language aspects and practice the language related skills.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

This module presupposes that students have passed SPAN 10050, or equivalent (Level A2/B1 of the Common European Framework).


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Pre-requisite:
SPAN10050 - Spanish Language I b

Incompatibles:
LANG10230 - Spanish Gen Purp 1, LANG10240 - Spanish Gen Purp 4, LANG10260 - Spanish Gen Purp 2, LANG20030 - Spanish Gen Purp 3, LANG20100 - Spanish Gen Purp 6, LANG20390 - Spanish Gen Purp 3, LANG20400 - Spanish Gen Purp 4, LANG20470 - Spanish Gen Purp 5, LANG20490 - Spanish Gen Purp 7


 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade Component repeat (in-module) Offered
Exam (In-person): 10 min oral examination.
The oral exam will be held on week 13.		 Week 12, Week 14 Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% No
20
 No
Exam (In-person): 50 minute in-class written test. Week 9 Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% No
30
 No
Exam (In-person): Students are required to write an essay in response to a given question. End of trimester
Duration:
1 hr(s)
 Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% No
50
 No

As part of UCD's student support, under the Additional Consideration policy, extensions may be available for the following assessments in the module: Assignment (including essay/poster), Portfolio, Reflective Assignment, Report(s), and Individual Project.


Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring Yes - 1 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Students are advised to purchase one good grammar book to be consulted over the duration of the degree programme. We recommend Batchelor, Ronald E., A Student Grammar of Spanish, Cambridge University Press; or Pilar Muñoz and Mike Thacker, A Spanish Learning Grammar (London; New York: Routledge). For those who are sure they wish to pursue a degree in Spanish Studies, we highly recommend John Butt and Carmen Benjamin A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (London: Hopper, 2004 or later) to be used as a reference text (consider it a grammar encyclopedia) alongside grammar books with exercises. You should also consider purchasing a monolingual Spanish dictionary such as the RAE or Maria Moliner; this will be necessary in your final year exam so you should become familiar with a monolingual dictionary as soon as possible.

Class and specified learning materials will be made available on Brightspace at the appropriate times during the module.

Name Role
Miguel Aristondo Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Pascale Baker Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Diana Battaglia Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Laia Bosch Oliver Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Eva Bru-Dominguez Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Javier Carpes Salar Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Sandra Guerrero Garcia Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Mr Julio Sanz Tutor

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Autumn Small Group Offering 1 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Mon 10:00 - 10:50
Autumn Small Group Offering 1 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Wed 10:00 - 10:50
Autumn Small Group Offering 2 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Mon 10:00 - 10:50
Autumn Small Group Offering 2 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Wed 10:00 - 10:50
Autumn Small Group Offering 3 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Mon 10:00 - 10:50
Autumn Small Group Offering 3 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Wed 10:00 - 10:50
Autumn Small Group Offering 4 Week(s) - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Mon 10:00 - 10:50
Autumn Small Group Offering 4 Week(s) - Autumn: All Weeks Wed 10:00 - 10:50
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