Our programme will help you to:

• demonstrate proficiency in the Spanish language, including reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills at a grammatical, semantic, and pragmatic level;
• recognise and articulate communicative and intercultural perceptions, emotions, and oral interaction, demonstrating the necessary skills to interact in global and plurilingual contexts such as Spanish-speaking ones;
• be aware of and respect political, social, and cultural issues relating to the Spanish-speaking world;
• demonstrate confidence in your communicative and social skills as well as integrate your views with those of others when working face-to-face in a multicultural team;
• reflect on and provide critical analysis to justify decisions involving the use of online tools, including social media, and learn how to identify accurate and credible sources of information in order to communicate effectively with others.

• Learning and teaching activities will be in the form of interactive sessions where students will be given many opportunities to practise the language, either as an individual and/or as a member of a group, and to develop their own learning strategies.
• A combination of various teaching methods will be used, including interactive lectures/seminars, in-depth group discussions on selected topics from readings, discussions via web-based platforms, student presentations, and screenings of films and audio-visual materials.
• Talks, lectures, film exhibitions, and other activities will complement formal educational input by covering different topics and offering wider perspectives.
• Students will be given the chance to interact virtually (in Spanish) with Spanish-speaking students in Spain or the Americas through currently implemented online learning programmes such as ILLSA (www.illsaproject.com), already in its third year.

_{#Students can take either ENGL3017 or ENGL3040, with additional requirements, to fulfil the compulsory requirements of the programme. Students who take ENGL3040 in lieu of ENGL3017 as a compulsory subject for the Spanish minor must also fulfil the following requirements:}

_{i. The project they develop for ENGL3040 should focus on a Spanish linguistic issue; and
ii. Successfully pass a proficiency test designed for ENGL3017 which covers the contents of a A2.2 level, unless the student can present a certificate from one of the accredited centers recognised by ENGL confirming they have attained the required level. The application should be submitted to the Minor-offering department (Minor Department) for approval no later than students’ applying for graduation.}

_{^ Students can apply to count the WIE as an elective for fulfilling the credit requirements, if carried out in a Spanish-speaking country or context. Completed application form AR147(a) should be submitted to the Minor-offering department (Minor Department) for approval no later than your applying for graduation. In addition:}

• _{Only credit-bearing WIE (with a subject code) will be accepted.}
• _{The WIE duration should be a minimum of 60 working hours.}
• _{Only students who have already passed the WIE and meet all the specified criteria can apply to count the WIE as an elective.}
• _{A maximum of one WIE can be counted towards the Minor.}
• _{A maximum of 3 WIE credits will be counted towards the Minor.}
• _{The Minor will follow the WIE level indicated by the Major department.}
• _{The grade of the WIE (regardless of whether it is a Merit/Pass/Fail or a letter grade) will not be counted towards the calculation of the Minor GPA, despite the double-counting of the credits.} 

For detailed syllabus and subject pre-requisites/co-requisites/exclusion requirements, please visit the following AR subject registration website:

Location: www.polyu.edu.hk/student > Subject Registration > Subject Information

Students are required to obtain a GPA of at least 1.7 in order to satisfy the requirement for graduation with a Major plus a Minor.

Students taking the Major/Minor option will be considered for an award when they have satisfied the requirements for both the Major and Minor studies (i.e. having a GPA of 1.7 or above) and have also submitted an application for graduation. If the 18 credits taken for the approved Minor study can meet the requirements for that Minor, the Major students may apply to graduate with a specific Minor, in addition to their Major. Otherwise, students will graduate with a Major only.

Quota: 25

The application for the Minor will be processed in two rounds (October [1^st round] and November [2^nd round] in semester one). Students should submit applications for Minor study (click here to download the application form) together with hardcopies of their cumulative subject result and subject registration record to the Major Programme Offering Department. Documents in support of having met the additional admission requirements of the Minor Programme, if applicable, should also be attached.

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