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Summary of Course Content First Level (1st year)
Students with no previous knowledge of the language. We offer an intensive study of the language together with the study of two carefully chosen texts and one film. You are also introduced to a varied programme of language work. A satisfactory pass in Spanish for Beginners (1) and Spanish for Beginners (2) gives access to the Second level.
Students who have an SQA Higher pass or GCE A-Level or GCSE (or equivalent). Advanced students take Spanish Language and Texts (1) and progress to Spanish Language and Texts (2) in the second semester. The work includes comprehension, formal grammatical study, written and spoken Spanish (with an emphasis on communicative skills); an introduction to literature, film and history. An option in Modern Latin American History is also offered at First level.
Second Level (usually 2nd year) The language element represents a progression from First level, based on a wide variety of language exercises. Extensive use is made of the visual and audio facilities. Modules cater for former beginners’ special requirements. There are core modules on the nature and methodologies of literary analysis, expression and form in the theatre, novel, cinema and poetry, and definition of periods (for example Renaissance, Modernism) and areas (Latin America), using selected modern and mediaeval texts.
Many students go either to Spain or Latin America for a year after Second level – see Study Abroad below.
Honours (3rd and 4th years) In Honours we offer four consecutive and cumulative 15-credit language modules; and four required 15-credit thematic content modules:
• Spanish Language, Conflict and Society • Spanish Language, Love and Loss • Spanish Language, History and Culture • Spanish Language, Reality and Illusion
There are a variety of additional Spanish optional modules in literature, language, linguistics, cinema and history which vary from year to year. In Senior Honours there is also the possibility of writing a supervised dissertation on a topic of your personal interest.
Teaching Both Spanish language and literature are taught through a variety of lively and communicative methods all of which are student-centred and which encourage student participation. Our staff have designed most of the teaching materials, including our Computer Assisted Learning programmes. In November 2008 the School opened a new Multimedia Centre with the latest electronic technology to enhance the learning and practice of oral and aural skills. The literature component of the course is taught through lectures and small seminar groups to establish a dialogue with the historical, political, and aesthetic preoccupations of the Spanish-speaking world.
Study Abroad Students who spend a year or a semester abroad gain valuable experience for life as well as for study, enhancing their ability to compete effectively for employment after graduation. Spanish Honours degrees With Integrated Year Abroad (WIYA) involve residence in Spain or in Latin America for the academic session between Second and Third levels. With help from the Department the student can set up a placement (for example teaching English at a school in Peru). Those not wanting to pursue a five-year degree course may apply to study at one of the Department’s five Erasmus exchange partners in Spain, either for a year or a semester. Alternatively, students may apply to participate in the Spanish Department’s exchange with the Universidad de la República in Uruguay. All these opportunities are competitive and are subject to successful completion of modules. For more information on the University’s current exchange programmes, see pages 20-21.
Careers Recent graduates have gone on to become a trainee reporter, a tour leader for Journey Latin America, an English teacher on the JET scheme, a chartered accountant, a sherry and wine merchant. Others have obtained varied positions with Peace Brigades International, Publishing, John Lewis, Scottish Widows, the British Council, Insurance Assessor in Columbia as well as many taking up postgraduate study including studying for the law, teaching, and information technology.
Please see page 42 for details of the University’s Careers Centre. More information:
www.st-andrews.ac.uk/careers/wiki/ School_of_Modern_Languages
Scholarship Spanish prizes include:
• Colmenaros Prize – For First or Second year student • Alex Richardson Award – For a Second year Summer project
• Douglas Gifford Latin American Travel Bursary – by application.
There is also the Alan Paterson Prize for the most outstanding final year student in Spanish.
Spanish
“The small size of St Andrews made settling into my new home-away-from-home very easy. I really enjoy my course here and the flexibility it allows to study languages along with International Relations.”
Kamille (Barbados)
Detail from 16th century Spanish Royal decree
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