ALS100 - Hola!: Welcome to the Hispanic World, Its Language and Cultures
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Ramon Lopez Castellano Trimester 2: Ramon Lopez Castellano |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 2-hour on-campus combined lecture and seminar per week 1 x 1-hour on-campus seminar per week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 2-hour online combined lecture and seminar per week 1 x 1-hour online seminar per week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This unit will give students an introduction to the basic vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure of Spanish used in everyday contexts and activities. Students will be familiarised with the sociolinguistic and sociocultural aspects of Spanish communication at a basic level. In addition, this unit introduces the diversity of the Hispanic world through the study of the histories, societies and cultures of Spanish-speaking countries. This unit assumes no prior knowledge or study of the language.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Recognise simple utterances, expressions, and sentences in Spanish | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Use basic constructions, grammar and vocabulary to discuss ideas, relate experiences and perform simple conversational activities | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication |
| ULO3 | Identify and describe the specific characteristics of cultures associated with the Spanish language | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO8: Global citizenship |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Quizzes | 600 words or equivalent in foreign language | 15% | Ongoing |
| Assessment 2: Writing Exercise | 1000 words or equivalent in foreign language | 25% | Week 7 |
| Assessment 3: Oral Test | 1000 words or equivalent in foreign language | 25% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 4: End-of-unit assessment - Test | 1400 words or equivalent in foreign language | 35% | End-of-unit assessment period |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for ALS100 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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