Minor Overview

About this minor

The minor in Spanish is offered at two levels: 1. for students with no prior

knowledge of the language. Over four semesters, students develop functional

levels of competency in speaking, writing, listening to and reading Spanish,

corresponding to Level A2/B1 of the internationally recognised Common

European Framework of Reference for Languages. 2. for students with prior formal studies in Spanish (ATAR

or equivalent). Over four semesters, students develop increased levels of

competency in speaking, writing, listening to and reading Spanish, corresponding

to Level B1/B2 of the internationally recognised Common European Framework of

Reference for Languages. A Spanish minor will complement any major, providing

students with demonstrable employability skills such as communication,

intercultural and teamwork skills. It will open doors and provide a wider range of

opportunities. Research also shows that learning a language makes you

cognitively more flexible, better at multitasking, and teaches you different ways

of thinking. For students taking a minor which shares units with their

other unit sets (majors or minors): in order for minors to be recognised on

academic and graduation documents, students may only have a maximum of

one unit overlapping between their unit sets.

Outcomes
Students are able to (1) show competence in the Spanish language in the four macroskills of language acquisition—reading, writing, listening and speaking—rated according to the Common European Framework for Languages (CEFR); (2) interact confidently and successfully in many situations involving Spanish cultural conventions; (3) interpret Spanish language texts—written, audio, visual—in the light of Spanish cultures and societies; and (4) move effectively between the English and Spanish languages and cultures.
Incompatibility

MJD-SPNHB Spanish Studies

Units

Key to availability of units:
S1
Semester 1
S2
Semester 2
NS
non-standard teaching period
Group A—Students with no prior knowledge of Spanish take all units—take all units (24 points):

Availability Unit code Unit name Unit requirements
S1, S2 SPAN1401 Spanish Studies 1 None
NS, S2 SPAN1402 Spanish Studies 2
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
SPAN1401 Spanish Studies 1
S1 SPAN2403 Spanish Studies 3
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
SPAN1402 Spanish Studies 2
Incompatibility
SPAN1403 Spanish Studies 3
S2 SPAN2812 Culture in Spanish
Prerequisites
SPAN1402 Spanish Studies 2
Group B—students with prior formal studies in Spanish (ATAR or equivalent) take all units—take all units (24 points):

Availability Unit code Unit name Unit requirements
S1 SPAN1403 Spanish Studies 3
Prerequisites
Prior formal studies of Spanish (high school, WACE Spanish or equivalent)
Incompatibility
SPAN2403 Spanish Studies 3
S2 SPAN1404 Spanish Studies 4
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
SPAN1403 Spanish Studies 3
Incompatibility
SPAN2404 Spanish Studies 4
S1 SPAN2405 Spanish Studies 5
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
SPAN1404 Spanish Studies 4
S2 SPAN2406 Spanish Studies 6
Prerequisites
Successful completion of
SPAN2405 Spanish Studies 5