SP3LMB-Spanish Language for Management & Business

Module Provider: Languages and Cultures
Number of credits: 20 [10 ECTS credits]
Level:6
Terms in which taught: Autumn term module
Pre-requisites:
Non-modular pre-requisites:
Co-requisites:
Modules excluded: FR3LMB French Language for Management & Business II or GM3LMB German Language for Management & Business II or IT3LMB Italian Language for Management & Business
Current from: 2023/4

Module Convenor: Mr Raúl Marchena Magadan
Email: raul.marchenamagadan@reading.ac.uk

Type of module:

Summary module description:

This module aims to develop and expand on the language and knowledge which students have acquired after two years of undergraduate study. Students will expand their knowledge of Spanish business lexis and of the principles of business practice and its socioeconomic context. They will reinforce their ability to summarise documents and to write on business topics in Spanish and they will be able to present in oral and written form syntheses and analysis of different types of information.

Aims:

This module aims to enable students to read and write at an advanced level in Spanish on management and business topics related to the Spanish-speaking world. It also aims to develop students' skills in elaborating on and evaluating sets of statistics and diagrams in Spanish.

Assessable learning outcomes:

By the end of the module it is expected that students will be able to:

• understand advanced texts on financial, business and management topics from the Spanish-speaking world;


• demonstrate that they have acquired the necessary knowledge of the concepts, terminology and institutional structures relating to the Spanish-speaking business world;Ìý


• recognise the common stylistic and syntactical features of technical texts in Spanish;Ìý


• write Spanish at an advanced level on management/business topics;Ìý


• analyse statistics and diagrams in Spanish;


• demonstrate oral communication skills in Spanish for business-related topics.

Additional outcomes:

The module also aims to enable students to:?

• develop their IT skills by using the internet as a source for material relating to the Spanish-speaking business world;


• make good use of appropriate reference materials (dictionaries, grammars, etc.);


• increase their business awareness, particularly as regards the Spanish-speaking business world;


• acquire an awareness and some experience of business working practices and environments where Spanish is used, and an acquaintance with current developments in the commercial and economic life of Spanish-speaking countries and the UK.

Outline content:

Students are introduced to a variety of texts of advanced difficulty covering different areas of commercial activity with a focus on, but not limited to Spanish-speaking countries. The contact hours will be devoted to the development of written, reading and speaking skills in business-related areas: banking and finance, management and marketing, etc. In each area an introduction is provided to important concepts and institutional structures, as well as to the relevant terminology and vocabulary in Spanish.

Brief description of teaching and learning methods:

The module will use a variety of strategies for teaching and learning, involving a mixture of group-work, class discussion and analysis, and independent work between sessions. Students will complete regular exercises as homework and will also do a variety of exercises in class.