COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PROFESSIONAL SPANISH III

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SEC 3033 PROFESSIONAL SPANISH III ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR EMIR ÖZEREN

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

To teach the alphabetical structure of Spanish language , the rules of pronunciation in Spanish, basic grammatical features of Spanish, to obtain the ability to express themselves in Spanish-speaking environment, to be able to speak in formal and informal way.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to understand and use the simple phrases and frequently used expressions in daily and working life
2   Listening comprehension: To be able to catch and report the actual professional dialogues.
3   Reading comprehension: To be able to analyse and report professional short writings, published materials like advertisements, letters.
4   Speaking: To be able to introduce oneself, to be able to describe the surroundings, the objects around him/herself, to be able to roughly tell about his/her work and hobbies, places, an event.
5   Writing: To be able to write a note, message, personal letter.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Spanish Alphabet, reading and pronunciation techniques, basic greetings and farewell messages
2 Masculine and feminine states of adjectives and nouns, conjugation of Ser (to be) verb in present tense, conjugation of regular verbs in present tense.
3 Demonstrative and possessive adjectives, numbers (1-10). Question words and prepositions, examples of how to conjugate verbs in present tense.
4 Prepositions (el, la, los, las), conjugation of Estar, Tener and some irregularr verbs in present tense
5 Cardinal (10-20) and ordinal (1-10) numbers. Build sentences in present tense.
6 Prepositions of place and directions, asking and giving directions, conversations for departure/arrival scenarios from the airport to the hotel.
7 Midterm exam
8 Midterm exam
9 How to tell and ask time, cardinal numbers (20-1,000,000).
10 Reflexive verbs and daily routines. Accent Marks in Spanish.
11 Adjectives for colours, Direct object pronouns (lo, la, los, las). Expressing hobbies and favourite acts using the verb "Gustar".
12 Ordering in the restaurant environment (use of the verb Querer), complaints and payment dialogue.
13 Imperative sentences, conjugationof regular/irregular verbs in imperative statements.
14 Describing people: a person's physical appearance and character
15 Final exam.
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Marianne Barcelo, Juana S. Benito, Margarita Görrissen, 2011. Vamos 1, Libro del Alumno y de Ejercicios. Nüans Kitapevi

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, spoken and written exercises about the subjects, term paper / presentation.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE*0.40+FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE*0.40+RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1.Midterm Exam: Mid-term exam covers the topics examined in the course and weekly assignments (40%).
2.Final Exam: Final exam covers all subjects in the course content. Students are also responsible for the discussion, practice and case studies (60%).

Assessment Criteria

Exam papers will be evaluated regarding the level of understanding, as well as defining the causality between the basic concepts and issues of the lecture, ability of giving examples and analytical thought, and using relevant terminology.

Language of Instruction

Spanish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligatory to attend at least 70% of the classes
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
3. It is essential that students make use of the reading list
4. Students are expected to be involved in class discussions

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

avsar.kurgun@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday / 10:00-12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 116

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1555
LO.2555
LO.3555
LO.4555
LO.5555

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