Spanish

Spanish at ITAV (2022-2023)

Lecturer: Drs. Eva Rutten e.m.rutten-garcia@tudelft.nl

If you speak Spanish, you can communicate with more than 500 million people in the world! Spanish is the second most used language in international communication and is the mother tongue of 21 countries. The Latin American and Spanish culture have a large contribution to art, music and world literature. The student that visits a Spanish-spoken country for internship, work, or as a tourist after following the courses, has acquired sufficient skills to deal with everyday situations. The aim of the courses is to acquire the skills of understanding, speaking, reading and writing in Spanish.

Instruction language: Spanish

We will start our courses on:
Monday, September 4, 2023 (Q1)
Monday, February 12, 2024(Q3)

The Spanish course are only available for TU students

The language of instruction is Spanish.
A course costs € 100 for TU students.

Enrollment

Enrollment via Brightspace twice a year in August, 21st for Q1 and January, 18th for Q3 Students must submit via Brightspace (Content -“Group enroll”). Enroll in Brightspace and choose “ Group” to register in the right group. After that wait until you receive an email about the payment.

Course Contents

The student develops his/her productive speaking and written skills in practical situations. These situations involve a stay in Spain or in Latin America as part of an educational exchange or an internship in a company or institution. Attention is also given to knowledge of Spanish culture.

Education form

The course takes place two times per year and covers 2 quarters: from September to December and from February to May. The course normally consists of 13 tutorials (1 for examination) once a week on campus – The course requires quite some self-study. You should take into account at least 4 or 5 hours of self-study per week, in addition to weekly tutorials. If is your first Romance language at least 7/8 hours of self -study per week.

The course is given on the basis of a reader: Each week you prepare a chapter of the reader through self-study, by studying the theory of grammar & the new words of each chapter.

Compulsory literature

Reader. A dictionary is strongly recommended.

All students are required to have the printed reader and a dictionary for the tutorials.

Method of testing: ="Continuous evaluation"

The final grade will be announced via Brightspace and determined by the weighted average of the oral test, a writing text and the 3 tests. When the student has been present and actively involved at a minimum of 80 % of the classes and has passed the different assessment activities with an average of minimum 6. (not 5,8, not 5,9 = Not passed) = 4 Ects.

If the result is enough be credited 4 ECTS. (Granting of ECTS is under the judgment of the faculty to which students have been applied).

It's also possible to receive a certificate with a minimum of 6,7 (unrounded), 80 % attendance and it is not possible to have a test with an insufficient = for all "different assessment activities" is mandatory, at least, a 6 if you want a certificate. Further information about the evaluation and oral test is given during the first college and through Brightspace.urther information about the evaluation and oral test is given during the first college and through Brightspace.

Abandonment

If a student decides to stop the course (whatever the reason) after the start of the course, there is no refund or he cannot remake the rest of the course in another semester and he/she'll still receive a grade in Osiris = NV = ( Niet Verschenen--Not Attending) even if the student decides not to come to class the first week.

If a student starts with the continuous evaluation (also with only 1 test) he/she’ll receive a final average mark in Osiris at the end of semester. It’s mandatory.

If he wants to improve this grade, she/he needs to do the final exam at the end of semester.

Required Level

• WM-ITAV-1020
  The Spanish course 1 is only available for student with no prior knowledge of Spanish. We assume that you have NEVER studied Spanish. If after enrolment it is shown that the student had knowledge of the language, his/her enrolment is cancelled and the payment is non-refundable.
• WM-ITAV-1021
  Participants must have successfully completed WM-ITAV-1020 Spanish 1 (with a minimum of 6.7). Alternatively they must have done a placement test (At first read the information on Brightspace and only after that it is possible to requested the placement test via the email: e.m.rutten-garcia@tudelft.nl). Please do not send emails for general information. Everything is on Brightspace and the information is updated as soon as there is news. Mail is not answered if the information is on Brightspace. Thank you
• WM-ITAV-1022
  Participants must have successfully completed WM-ITAV-1021 Spanish 2 (with a minimum of 6.7) Alternatively they must have done a placement test (At first read the information on Brightspace and only after that it is possible to requested the placement test via the email: e.m.rutten-garcia@tudelft.nl). Please do not send emails for general information. Everything is on Brightspace and the information is updated as soon as there is news. Mail is not answered if the information is on Brightspace. Thank you

Remarks

For more information and updates information on the course consult Brightspace: 2023-204 Q1 (available mid-August 2023- not before) and Q3 (available in December 2023).