SPAN3211: CATALAN [ADVANCED]

• Catalan 2 (SPAN2061) OR an equivalent qualfication to the satisfaction of the Chair of the Board of Studies in MLAC or their representative.

• For BA in Modern Languages, Joint Honours including a Modern Language, and Combined Honours: Spanish Language 4 (SPAN3011) AND one other module in Hispanic Studies. Others: see Chair of the Board of Studies in MLAC or their representative.

• None

• To enable students to acquire a good command of Catalan at an advanced level, and to be able to read written Catalan at an advanced level of competence, and to enable them to discuss appropriately the issues associated with a selection of key literary texts.

• This course is available to students who have successfully completed Catalan 2.
• Students intending to take this module are strongly encouraged to spend some time in a Catalan-speaking environment during the year abroad.
• The module focuses primarily on the development of skills in spoken and written Catalan, linked to knowledge of contemporary Catalan culture.
• Students also study two twentieth-century Catalan literary texts.

Subject-specific Knowledge:

• Participants should be able to speak, read and write Catalan to a high standard and to write knowledgeably about selected key texts.
• Students will also learn and discuss about contemporary Catalan culture through authentic texts and visual material.

Subject-specific Skills:

• Students should be able to convey ideas and discuss a wide range of general topics in fluent Catalan.
• Students will be competent in speaking, listening, reading and writing Catalan.

Key Skills:

• Extended development of general written and oral communication skills.
• The ability to discuss topical or general issues with a high degree of fluency.

• Language classes, conducted in the target language, concentrate on the integrated development of speaking, reading, writing and listening skills.
• Six additional seminars enable detailed, interactive work on two acclaimed works of modern Catalan literature.
• Summative assessment tests a range of skills and knowledge oral expression, writing skills, grammatical understanding, cultural knowledge and reading skills.

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