Knowledge:
The candidate
Skills:
The candidate
General Competence:
The candidate
has the ability to continue with a Master¿s program in Spanish language and Latin American studies (after also having completed other required or elective courses).
SPLA257 is based on knowledge of Spanish corresponding to the courses at the 100-level in Spanish language and Latin American studies. The teaching builds on SPLA107 and SPLA117.
The classes are a combination of lecture and seminar, and are held for two hours a week for eight weeks. Additionally, there are normally small group classes two hours a week for eight weeks. Instruction is shared with SPLA207.
If fewer than five students register for a course, instruction will be tailored to the number of students. If this is the case, students will be informed of alternate instruction arrangements at the beginning of the semester prior to the registration deadline of Feb 1/Sept 1.
Students must attend at least 70% of the classes in order to be allowed to take the final course assessment.
The supervised Bachelor's thesis described under "Forms of Assessment" must be turned in for supervision during the semester within set deadlines. The deadlines are final, and the students are responsible for keeping themselves informed of these deadlines. There will be two tutoring sessions by agreement between the course instructor and student. It is mandatory for students to attend tutoring sessions at the agreed times. Supervision via email or phone is not normally given.
The mandatory course assignments are valid for one semester after the semester the course was taken.
In the course, the following forms of assessment will be used:
Course assessment includes a supervised Bachelor's thesis and an oral exam. The length of the Bachelor's thesis should be about 10 pages long (double line spacing, fontsize 12, Times New Roman or equivalent) plus bibliography, written in Spanish. The oral exam is a conversation in Spanish about the course required readings, where the Bachelor's thesis also may be brought up.
The Bachelor's thesis is worth 60% of the final grade and the oral exam is worth 40%. The student must pass both parts in order to pass the course. Both parts of the exam must be passed the same semester.
When retaking the exam in the semester without instruction, students must submit the revised thesis without further supervision.
The Bachelor's thesis and oral exam fulfill the requirements for independent work that is a necessary part of a Bachelor's degree. A maximum of one course with the SPLA250 course code can be taken during the same semester.