Course Objectives

The purpose of the course is to introduce students to Spanish language and grammar. Exercises will focus on translating from Norwegian to Spanish, and Spanish to Norwegian.

Course Description

The course will provide a closer introduction to modern Spanish grammar and syntax. In addition an introduction will be given in practical language use.

Learning Methods

The course will consist of lectures and seminars (8 hours per week).

Instruction will mainly be provided in Spanish. Lectures will focus on the Spanish language, and students will complete grammar and translation exercises (Norwegian-Spanish and Spanish – Norwegian). Assessment of level and progression will be carried out at regular intervals.

Assessment Methods

The examination will consist of 2 parts:

1) A 3-hour written examination, which will represent 50% of the final grade.

2) An oral examination of up to 30 minutes duration, which will represent 50% of the final grade. The oral examination will consist of two parts: firstly, a discussion in Spanish of a topic, which has been covered in the course, and secondly, reading aloud Spanish texts followed by a discussion of the texts.

Students must receive passing grades in both the written and oral examinations in order to achieve a final passing grade for the course. The examinations will be graded according to the A-F grading system, where E is the lowest passing grade.

Examination aids will be permitted in the written examination:

A monolingual Spanish dictionary which does not include information on Spanish grammar or conjugation, for example, either: Diccionario Larousse del español moderno or Larousse Diccionario práctico español moderno.

Minor adjustments may occur during the academic year, subject to the decision of the Dean