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Spanish 1 (B-KUL-HBA65A)

3 ECTSSpanish26 First term
Vanoverberghe Franciska (coordinator) |  Snauwaert Erwin |  Vanoverberghe Franciska (substitute)
OC Business Administration FEB Campus Brussel

Aims

Spanish has become the second world language and will gain more and more importance in the future within the context of globalisation. As a result, command of Spanish is a trump card in quite some business sectors. Spanish is not only the language of about 40 million Spanish people. This language is also the key to commercial activities in 20 countries in South and Central America. Our approach is a communicative one: grammar and vocabulary are covered to enable students to communicate in a Spanish context.
 

In this course, the following key objectives are (partially or fully) realized:

  • As far as the foreign languages are concerned, knows the general vocabulary, specific (business) economic vocabulary and grammar and uses all this accurately in written and oral communication.

The position of the course in the framework of the learning objectives of the programme can be found under the section “Objectives” of the “Bachelor of Business Administration (Brussels)”.

Previous knowledge

No prior knowledge is required for this course.
 

Identical courses

This course is identical to the following courses:
HLH26A : Spaans 1 (BL) (No longer offered this academic year)
HBH66A : Spaans 1
Y00570 : Spaans 1

Is included in these courses of study

Activities

3 ects. Spanish 1 (B-KUL-HBA65a)

3 ECTSSpanishFormat: Lecture26 First term
Snauwaert Erwin |  Vanoverberghe Franciska (substitute)
OC Business Administration FEB Campus Brussel

Content

Cuaderno I, unidades 1-10

1 GRAMMAR
1.1 Tenses (presente, gerundio, pretérito compuesto, imperativo familiar, pretérito simple)
1.2 Difference ser/estar
1.3 Nouns and complements
1.4 Pronouns
1.5 Prepositions

2 VOCABULARY
2.1 Introduce yourself
2.2 Nationalities
2.3 Descriptions of people
2.4 Everyday activities
2.5 Television and media
2.6 Home
2.7 The weather
2.8 Leisure
2.9 Household activities
2.10 Family relations

3 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION

3.1 Naming (first+ second names)3.2 Linguistic diversity in Spain and Latin America3.3 Spain's political division: comunidades autónomas3.4 Time usage, timetables and holidays3.5 Main Spanish cities3.6 Spain's geographic diversity
 

Course material

Cuaderno 1, Werkgroep Spaans, Mechelen: Plantyn, 2012 (handboek, verplicht)

Spaanse Grammatica. Een overzicht, SNAUWAERT Erwin, Leuven: Alta, 2016 (handboek, aanbevolen)

Language of instruction: more information

Spanish, with limited explanation in English

Format: more information

The classes suppose a constant interaction between lecturer and students. The lecturer provides the necessary grammar and vocabulary and the students put it into practice by means of exercises and conversations.
 

Evaluation

Evaluation: Spanish 1 (B-KUL-H70998)

Type : Partial or continuous assessment with (final) exam during the examination period
Description of evaluation : Oral, Written
Type of questions : Open questions, Closed questions
Learning material : None

Explanation


Written (2 hours/for 16 marks out of 20)
This exam consists of the following: 20 verb forms, gap-filling exercises (concerning pronouns, prepositions, ser/estar, figures, accents, apócope), 10 sentences to translate, intercultural issues, comprehension of a short written text, a short composition exercise (5-8 lines) and vocabulary (synonyms, antonyms, explain in Spanish, idioms, specific communication strategies).

Continuous evaluation (oral, for 4 marks out of 20)
Pronunciation: students read some sentences out of a dialogue from the textbook, some new words to check their pronunciation skills, and some numbers. Furthermore, they conjugate 3 verbs in different tenses and in all persons. Finally, the professor assesses the students' communicative skills by asking a few simple questions concerning communicative patterns of the components which are dealt with.

There is no second exam opportunity for the continuous evaluation.

Information about retaking exams

Same type as in the first assessment period for the written exam. There is no second exam opportunity for the continuous evaluation.