Content

In addition to listening and speaking skills, there is now also more focus on writing skills (opinion texts).

Listening skills are improved by listening to authentic reports…

Standard language is expanded with colloquial language (softening, strengthening, and use of the indirect object).

Text cohesion and coherence are studied.

Revision of content, structure, style, and register is central, and students also learn metalanguage to provide feedback.

Several topics within pragmatics are discussed, including politeness, turn-taking in conversations…

Students independently review conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions, as well as the use of modes in subordinate clauses.

Course material

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Language of instruction: more information

In the class, communication is conducted in Spanish. The vocabulary handbook, as well as other instructional materials like connectors, also include translations to Dutch, and many contrastive exercises require the student to be a near-native speaker of Dutch. For near-native speakers of English, there is an English translation available.

Format: more information

Flipped classroom

Students are required to independently process several articles/topics  and vocabulary; they are given the opportunity to ask questions and complete exercises in class.

Peer evaluation.