Master
2025/2026
Spanish 1
Type:
Elective course (Foreign Languages and Intercultural Communication)
Delivered by:
School of Foreign Languages
When:
1 year, 1-4 module
Online hours:
20
Open to:
students of one campus
Instructors:
Коган Петр Леонидович
Language:
English
Contact hours:
168
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This course is designed for those students who do not have experience in learning Spanish. When mastering the discipline "Spanish 1", the student will obtain basic knowledge of the vocabulary and grammar of the Spanish language, develop the basic language skills of writing, reading, listening and speaking.
Learning Objectives
- Formation and development of foreign language communicative competence at level A2, which implies the student's readiness and ability to carry out everyday communication in Spanish in any communicative situations and academic communication in the simplest communicative situations
Expected Learning Outcomes
- Знать и уметь применять лексику по общей тематике при восприятии текстов и при их создании (устно, письменно
- Знать и применять грамматические конструкции при восприятии текстов и при их создании (устно и письменно).
- владеть навыками монологической и диалогической речи, письменной речи, аудирования в рамках заданной тематики с опорой и без;
- уметь работать в команде
- Can understand ideas, passages and sentences from spoken and written Spanish, including those typically found in academic communication
- Produces short, simple spoken and written texts in Spanish, expressing ideas clearly, using mostly simple sentences
- Takes part in simple conversations in Spanish, including those typical for academic communication
Course Contents
- Introduction
- Rooms description
- Appearance, personality, clothes
- Transport and routes
- Daily routine. Time
- Free time, hobbies
- Weather
- Shopping
- Plans
- Experience
- Advice, orders
Assessment Elements
- Current control module 4This element of control checks the current level of development of the student’s language skills and speech abilities and includes the assessment of phonetic, lexical, grammar tests, listening and reading tests and tasks, as well as oral and written speech products created by the student.
- Final written testThis element of control evaluates the level of development of the student’s lexical and grammatical skills, listening and reading skills and abilities, as well as proficiency in written speech to solve various communication tasks.
- Classroom workThis element of control evaluates the student's use of a foreign language to solve various communication tasks in the process of direct interaction between the teacher and students in the classroom, including with the support of prepared homework.
- Oral examThis element of control evaluates the student’s level of oral speech proficiency for solving various communication tasks.
- Current control module 2This element of control checks the current level of development of the student’s language skills and speech abilities and includes the assessment of phonetic, lexical, grammar tests, listening and reading tests and tasks, as well as oral and written speech products created by the student
- Current control module 3This element of control checks the current level of development of the student’s language skills and speech abilities and includes the assessment of phonetic, lexical, grammar tests, listening and reading tests and tasks, as well as oral and written speech products created by the student.
- Current control module 1This element of control checks the current level of development of the student’s language skills and speech abilities and includes the assessment of phonetic, lexical, grammar tests, listening and reading tests and tasks, as well as oral and written speech products created by the student.
Interim Assessment
- 2025/2026 2nd module0.25 * Current control module 2 + 0.1 * Classroom work + 0.25 * Current control module 1 + 0.15 * Final written test + 0.25 * Oral exam
- 2025/2026 4th module0.25 * Current control module 3 + 0.1 * Classroom work + 0.25 * Current control module 4 + 0.15 * Final written test + 0.25 * Oral exam
