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DS1348 Technical Spanish, Intermediate Level 9.0 credits

Teknisk spanska, mellannivå

Please note

This course is dormant.

The course is intended for students with a good basic knowledge of Spanish.

NB: This course is from Autumn 2013 replaced by LS1348, Spanish B1,

www.kth.se/student/kurser/kurs/LS1348

  • Educational level

    First cycle

  • Academic level (A-D)

    B

  • Subject area

    Techonology

  • Grade scale

    A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Course offerings

Autumn 12 for programme students

  • Periods

    Autumn 12 P1 (4.5 credits), P2 (4.5 credits)

  • Application code

    51210

  • Start date

    29/08/2012

  • End date

    2012 week: 51

  • Language of instruction

    Swedish

  • Campus

    KTH Campus

  • Number of lectures

  • Number of exercises

  • Tutoring time

    Evenings

  • Form of study

    Normal

  • Number of places *

    18 - 32

    *) The Course date may be cancelled if number of admitted are less than minimum of places. If there are more applicants than number of places selection will be made.

  • Schedule

    Schedule (new window)

  • Course responsible

    Maria Elena Salazar Reyes <elena@kth.se>

  • Target group

    Elective course for all programmes

  • Part of programme

Spring 13 for programme students

Spring 13 Personalkurs for programme students

  • Periods

    Spring 13 P3 (4.5 credits), P4 (4.5 credits)

  • Application code

    61483

  • Start date

    2013 week: 3

  • End date

    2013 week: 21

  • Language of instruction

    Swedish

  • Campus

    KTH Campus

  • Number of lectures

  • Number of exercises

  • Tutoring time

    Evenings

  • Form of study

    Normal

  • Number of places

    No limitation

  • Schedule

    Schedule (new window)

  • Target group

    KTH employees

Learning outcomes

EU language portfolio levels B1/B2 http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/

After completing the course, the student should be able to:

Listening comprehension

  • understand the content of clear standard speech on general subject areas/events (level B1)

Reading comprehension

  • understand and give an accurate account of authentic texts dealing with topical issues on technical subjects and working life (level B2)

Speaking

  • converse and discuss informally on topics of personal interest or related to studies, work or topical events (level B1)
  • orally summarise texts of a general and/or specialist nature (level B1/B2)
  • give an individually prepared oral presentation of a specialised nature (levelB1/ B2)

Writing

  • summarise texts of a general and/or specialised nature (level B1/B2)
  • write a factual report or an expository/argumentation text (level B1/B2).

Course main content

Oral proficiency:

  • Pronunciation, intonation, fluency.
  • Discussions in Spanish, listening comprehension, oral proficiency
  • Summaries of general and technical texts, reports, memos

Written proficiency:

  • Free writing in Spanish
  • Report writing, summaries of general and technical character, memos

Eligibility

General entrance requirements for university studies. A pass on the compulsory placement test before applying or a pass in Spanish for Advanced Beginners, DS1343 or DS1344. See our website the test and more information, www.kth.se/language

Prerequisites

5-6 years' study of Spanish

Literature

Kompendium

Examination

  • ANN2 - Examination, 3.0 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
  • ANNA - Examination, 1.5 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
  • ANNB - Tests, 2.5 credits, grade scale: P, F
  • TENB - Examination, 2.0 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Requirements for final grade

75 % attendance. Oral and written examinations (ANNA; 1,5 credits, ANN2; 3 hp and ANNB; 2,5 credits), final examination TENB; 2 credits)

Offered by

ECE/Language and Communication

Contact

Elena Reyes, tel. 790 6187, elena@kth.se

Examiner

Maria Elena Salazar Reyes <elena@kth.se>

Supplementary information

The course has limited participation. Students who are not present at course start risk losing their place on the course.

The course programme may be subject to changes and courses with an insufficient number of students can be cancelled or get the number of lessons reduced.

Add-on studies

Technical Spanish, Advanced Level

Version

Course plan valid from: Autumn 12.
Examination information valid from: Autumn 09.