SPÅ 2931 Business communication in Spanish - Written
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APPLIES TO ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/2013
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SPÅ 2931 Business communication in Spanish - Written Responsible for the course Bente Messel Department Department of Communication - Culture and Languages Term According to study plan ECTS Credits 7,5 Language of instruction Norwegian Introduction SPÅ 2931 is an introduction to written Spanish business communication, focussing on background information and cultural aspects to which Norwegians in particular must pay attention. Learning outcome Acquired knowledge Students shall
Acquired skills The course will improve students’ knowledge of Spanish to enable them to
Developed reflection The course will help students
Prerequisites Spanish at C-level from Upper Secondary School. the Foundation course in Spanish offered by BI, or similar background. Students who do not meet these formal requirements, may qualify by passing an internal test in the first week of their first academic year at BI. In order to participate in SPÅ 2931, students should have a good basic vocabulary and be familiar with verbal expressions of past, present and future. Those who are unsure of their basic knowledge of Spanish, are recommended to take the internal test anyway. If their knowledge is found to be poor, this may be remedied by participating in (all or parts of) the preparatory course in Spanish during their first year at BI. Compulsory reading Books: Corpas, Jaime, Lola Martínez, María Lluïsa Sabater. 2007. Socios 2 : Curso de español orientado al mundo del trabajo : Cuaderno de ejercicios. Nueva ed. Difusion. 198 sider - 12 kapitler Corpas, Jaime, Lola Martínez. 2007. Socios 1 : Curso de español orientado al mundo del trabajo : Cuaderno de ejercicios. Nueva ed. Difusion. 198 sider - 12 kapitler Gonzáles, Marisa...[et al.]. 2007. Socios 1 : Curso básico de español orientado al mundo del trabajo : libro del alumno. Nueva ed. Difusión. 180 sider - 12 kapitler Martínez, Lola, Maria Lluïsa Sabater. 2008. Socios 2 : Curso de español orientado al mundo del trabajo : Libro del alumno. Nueva ed. Difusion. 199 sider - 12 kapitler Ribas Casasayas, Alberto. 2008. Descubrir : España y Latinoamérica. Nueva ed. Cideb Editrice. 159 sider - 4 kapitler Collection of articles: Messel, Bente. 2010. Artículos sobre temas interculturales. Første utgave. Handelshøyskolen BI. 90 sider Recommended reading Books: Castro Viudez, Francisca, Pilar Díaz Ballesteros. 2004. Aprende gramática y vocabulario (1). Sociedad General Española de Librería. 135 sider Castro Viudez, Francisca, Pilar Díaz Ballesteros. 2005. Aprende gramática y vocabulario (2). Sociedad General Española de Librería. 198 sider Castro Viudez, Francisca, Pilar Díaz Ballesteros. 2006. Aprende gramática y vocabulario (3). Sociedad General Española de Librería. 230 sider Castro Viudez, Francisca, Pilar Díaz Ballesteros. 2007. Aprende gramática y vocabulario (4). Sociedad General Española de Librería. 223 sider En oversikt over bøyningen av spanske verb En spansk-norsk/norsk-spansk ordbok En spansk-spansk ordbok, helst en "Diccionario de uso", som har eksempler på hvordan ordene brukes Salkjelsvik, Kari S. og Petr Pitloun. 2007. Gyldendals spanske lommegrammatikk. 2. utg. Gyldendal undervisning. 219 sider Salkjelsvik, Kari S. og Petr Pitloun. 2007. Gyldendals øvelser i spansk grammatikk. Gyldendal undervisning. 64 sider Other: The Cuthbertson Verb Wheels. Spanish Verbs. Siste utgave Course outline Background: - an introduction to history and society in Spanish speaking countries Understanding cultures: - perspectives on identity, culture and society in Norway and the Spanish speaking world Specific language: - basic terminology for business and the comparison of cultures - appropriate register; formal language in written business communication Computer-based tools Internet and It`s learning Learning process and workload The course comprises 36 hours of classroom teaching, focusing partly on presentations of the syllabus (lectures), but mainly on working individually or in groups in order to understand and produce text and terminology. Three assignments with will be given during the term. At the beginning of the course there will be a plan detailing the programme of each week and indicating the dates for handing in the assignments, so as to enable the students to organize their work and be thoroughly prepared for the teaching sessions.
Examination Students will sit for a five-hour individual written examination by the end of the course. The exam consists of two parts, both of which must given a passing grade in order for the student to pass the written examination. Part 1: Writing a commercial text in Spanish, based on given information, and/or translation of a commercial text to or from Spanish. Part 2: Short essay(s) in Spanish on one or more topics from the syllabus of background and culture. Examination code(s) SPÅ 29311 - Written business communication - Spanish I accounts for 100% of the final grade in the course SPÅ 2931, 7.5 ECTS. Examination support materials Maximum two dictionaries - one Spanish-Spanish dictionary and one bilingual dictionary (between Spanish and another language) are allowed.. Re-sit examination A re-sit examination is offered every term. Additional information |
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