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    Spanish Level 6: Modern Language Centre Evening Language Classes Course Description

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    This 3 term Spanish course is for students at level C1/C2. Each term consists of 10 weekly 1.5 hour lessons, for a total of 45 hours of tuition. The course aims to improve students' Spanish skills to a near-native level through communicative activities focusing on speaking, reading, listening and writing. Students will engage with topics like Spanish and Latin American culture, current events, literature and indigenous cultures. The course also covers advanced grammar, functions, and resources for independent study.

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    This 3 term Spanish course is for students at level C1/C2. Each term consists of 10 weekly 1.5 hour lessons, for a total of 45 hours of tuition. The course aims to improve students' Spanish skills to a near-native level through communicative activities focusing on speaking, reading, listening and writing. Students will engage with topics like Spanish and Latin American culture, current events, literature and indigenous cultures. The course also covers advanced grammar, functions, and resources for independent study.

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    This 3 term Spanish course is for students at level C1/C2. Each term consists of 10 weekly 1.5 hour lessons, for a total of 45 hours of tuition. The course aims to improve students' Spanish skills to a near-native level through communicative activities focusing on speaking, reading, listening and writing. Students will engage with topics like Spanish and Latin American culture, current events, literature and indigenous cultures. The course also covers advanced grammar, functions, and resources for independent study.

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    Spanish Level 6: Modern Language Centre Evening Language Classes Course Description

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    Modern Language Centre

    Evening Language Classes


    Course Description

    Spanish level 6
    How long does the course last?
    3 x 10 week terms with 10 classes per term. Lessons take place once a week and last 1.5 hours each. This gives
    a total of 45 hours tuition.

    Who is the course for?


    The course is aimed at a wide range of students with a general interest in Spanish with:
    a completed Level 5 of the MLC Evening Programme
    a high level of proficiency in the language
    a recent A level or equivalent and further contact with the language
    one of the following qualifications: B2/C1 of the CEFR, level 4 of the NQF
    proficiency level of the Asset Languages qualifications

    What are the objectives of the course?


    To improve existing language skills to a near-native standard in order to operate in a wide variety of situations
    and to achieve the equivalent of C1/C2 level of the CEFR, level 6 of the NQF.
    By the end of the course you will:
    recognise the implicit meaning in written and spoken texts
    make presentations on various subjects
    express yourself spontaneously in complex situations, analyse written and/or spoken material
    improve your intercultural competence further by accessing political, historical and cultural information
    from a variety of sources

    How is the course taught?


    A communicative approach is used. All four skills (speaking, reading, listening and writing) are practised,
    with the main emphasis on speaking.
    Students engage in interactive language activities, participating in group and pair work according to a
    syllabus based on systematic grammatical progression.
    Students will also be offered guidance in self-study and be set optional homework tasks.

    What course can I do next?


    After completing all three terms of Level 6, students may wish to join a Contemporary Culture course on the
    Assessed Module Programme.

    Course outline
    Topics
    Varieties of Spanish in Spain and Latin America
    Customs and Traditions
    Popular Beliefs
    Humour
    Ecology

    The media
    Current political, economic and social developments in Spain and Latin America
    Literature in Spain and Latin America
    Indigenous Cultures
    Festivities and celebrations
    Cinema, theatre and music
    The oral tradition of Los Cuenteros in Spain and Latin America
    The students will also be given the opportunity to present a topic of their own choice to discuss in class
    Functions
    Using idioms in Spain and Latin America and any subtle differences
    Recognising cultural and linguistic similarities and differences between the various regions of Spain and Latin
    America
    Recognising and producing formal and informal texts
    Expressing doubt, uncertainty and reluctance to answer
    Recognising and using irony
    Recognising proverbial phrases: their uses and cultural implications in Spain and Latin America
    Using debating techniques: being persuasive, avoiding a topic, answering questions effectively
    Grammar
    Indicative and Subjunctive Moods
    If Clauses
    Conditional
    Uses of Ser and Estar
    Verbal Periphrasis
    Change of meaning of verbs with prepositions
    Connectors
    Adverbs
    Expressions of agreement and disagreement in the Indicative and the Subjunctive
    Expressions of doubt and partial agreement
    Idioms in different Spanish speaking countries
    False friends
    Direct and Indirect Complements: lesmo, lasmo and losmo
    Reported Speech
    Future possibility
    synonyms and antonyms

    Learning resources
    Reading material will be recommended by the teacher at the start of the course. The teacher will supply a
    variety of additional learning material, including authentic new media and video sources.
    For a list of bookshops where you may be able to purchase text books please see our web page:
    www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mlc/about/facilities/shops.aspx

    Online language learning resources:


    http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mlc/lrc/language-resources/spanish.aspx

    Spanish level 6

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    Independent Study
    Research indicates that successful language learners revise new material and review their progress on a regular
    basis. The Language Resources Centre (LRC), situated in room K-1.072 in level minus one of the Strand
    Campus, houses a wide collection of learning material including text and grammar books, magazines and
    newspapers, CDs, DVDs, satellite television and self-access e-learning language programmes.
    For details on LRC opening times, please see our website:
    http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/mlc/lrc/index.aspx

    Date of last revision: July 2014

    Spanish level 6

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