922-034 LaTrobe-2/3SAL:Study in Latin America

Note

Credit Points

HECS Band

Coordinator

Prerequisites

922-002 LaTrobe-1B3:Beginners Spanish 1 and 922-208 LaTrobe-1B4:Beginners Spanish 1 or 922-004 LaTrobe-1C3:Intermediate Spanish 1 and 922-212 LaTrobe-1C4:Intermediate Spanish 1 or 922-006 LaTrobe-1A3:Advanced Spanish 1 and 922-210 LaTrobe-1A4:Advanced Spanish 1 for second year. 922-214 LaTrobe-2B2:Beginners Spanish 2 or 922-008 LaTrobe-2C2:Intermediate Spanish 2 or 922-011 LaTrobe-2A2:Spanish Language & Culture for third year.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

Students undertake an intensive four-week language immersion program either at the Universidad de Guadalajara (Mexico), Universidad de Havana (Cuba), Universidad de Belgrano (Buenos aires, Argentina) or the Pontifica Universidad Catolica de Chile (Santiago de Chile), either during the period June-July or the period January-February. Students will be assigned to one of three levels, beginners, intermediate or advanced, by means of a placement test. Students are responsible for travel, accommodation and tuition expenses.

Assessment

Four 20-minute grammar tests; four 10-minute aural/oral tests; five 250 word written exercises; one 2-hour grammar and written expression exam; and one 10-minute oral exam.

Prescribed Texts

A reading package will be assigned by the particular university according to the level of the student.