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 922-024 LaTrobe-2/3N2:Catalan

Note

Special enrolment arrangements apply. Students must contact the Faculty of Art office for application forms and further details. This subject depends on the availability of a Catalan lecturer from Spain.

Credit Points

18.75

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Prof Roy Boland

Prerequisites

922-023 LaTrobe-2/3N1:Catalan or an approved equivalent.

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

A 1-hour lecture and three hours of practical classes per week

Subject Description

This subject continues to emphasise performance in the skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing but on a more advanced level than 922-023 LaTrobe-2/3N1:Catalan. The rich literary tradition, valued in Catalan society, is discussed and studied. A selection of literature from the present century will be examined together with a brief look at the classical period. Students who complete this subject should be able to understand, speak and write Catalan at an initial intermediate level and have a mastery of key grammatical structures in Catalan.

Assessment

An essay of 1500 words, weekly written exercises, two 20-minute oral presentations, and a 1-hour test.

Prescribed Texts

  • M Mas et al, Digui digui (Book 1). Enciclopedia Catalana, 1991.
  • M Rodoreda, La plaça del Diamant. Edicions 62.
  • M Rodoreda, La meva cristina i altres contes. Edicions 62.


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