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Spanish for Professional External Communication (CEFR B1)37841/4701/2122/1/37
Study guide

Spanish for Professional External Communication (CEFR B1)

37841/4701/2122/1/37
Academic year 2021-22
Is found in:
  • International Curriculum Business, Retail and Languages, programme stage 2
This is a single course unit.
Study load: 3 credits
Weight: 3,00
Total study time: 75,00 hours
It is not possible to enrol in this course unit under
  • exam contract (to obtain a credit).
  • exam contract (to obtain a degree).
Special admission is required to enrol in this course unit under credit contract.
Co-ordinator: Baekelandt Geert
Languages: Spanish
Scheduled for: Semester 2

Final objectives

As an ambassador of the company or organization, and a connector in the company or organization, communicate in a service-oriented and creative manner in an intercultural, international and multidisciplinary context in Dutch, French, English and either German or Spanish (to be selected) with internal and external stakeholders with various profiles. (Dutch: CEFR level C2 / English: receptive skills CEFR level C1, productive skills level B2 / French: receptive skills CEFR level C1, productive skills level B2 / German or Spanish: CEFR level B1)

Objectives

Use the productive and receptive language skills in a targeted way in function of reception and telephoning in a general and professional context in Spanish at the ERK level B1.

Write a concise, simple report

Make a simple, professional presentation in Spanish.

Contents

In function of business report and professional presentations: skills: reading, listening, speaking, writing, interaction in a business context and professional context thereby paying attention to: grammar, vocabulary, style, spelling

Grammar: La formación del subjuntivo pasado / imperfecto / pluscuamperfecto, El uso de los modos indicativo y subjuntivo en las oraciones relativas, El uso de los modos indicativo y subjuntivo en las oraciones circunstanciales (subordinadas temporales, concesivas, modales, finales, hipotéticas, causales y consecutivas), El uso de los verbos " ser " y " estar ", La voz pasiva: lla pasiva pronomina, la pasiva con " ser "

Write a simple report using a sample text, e.g. report of meeting, company visit, language internship, project
For texts of limited size: informative and creative writing for online and offline communication

Language register, presentation techniques, proposing a work placement company or other company from the communication sector (with attention to company activity, financial data, communication strategy)

Organisation of education

Contactonderwijs24,00 hours

Teaching methods

  • Learning dialogue
  • Practice session

Evaluation

Evaluation(s) for first exam chance
MomentForm%Remark
Inside Regular exam schedulePresentation40,00
Outside exam schedulePresentation20,00
Outside exam scheduleSkills test40,00
Evaluation(s) for re-sit exam
MomentForm%Remark
Inside Regular exam schedulePresentation50,00
Inside Regular exam scheduleWritten examination50,00
This course unit is marked out of 20 (rounded to an integer).
Re-sit exam: is possible.

Other study materials

see electronic learning platform

Study costs

The Standard Student Shop will invoice the cost of books and syllabi. You can check prices on their website: https://hogent.standaardstudentshop.be/nosso. Special study costs related to the programme will be invoiced by the faculty per semester.

Study costs related to the programme are general costs, such as copies, business gifts, maintenance of teaching material, etc. These costs will be invoiced in relation to the credits total per academic year. If you take up:

- 0 to 20 credits : 0 euro

- 21 to 40 credits : 5 euros

- 41 - ... : 10 euros



Other costs that will not be invoiced by the faculty but that students need to pay for themselves: printing costs for Chamilo documents, transportation (abroad, field trips, business sightings, workplace, etc.), external and individual seminars, buying a laptop, etc.

There could be extra costs for guest lectures or field trips if an opportunity would arise.
Possible deadlines for learning account: 15.03.2022 ()