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1 UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA School of Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication Studies Main Series UG Examination SPANISH POST A LEVEL 1/II Time allowed: 2 hours Answer BOTH questions. Section A - 50% of the marks Section B - 50% of the marks Notes are not permitted in this examination. Dictionaries MAY NOT be used. Do not turn over until you are told to do so by the Invigilator. Module Contact: Leticia Yulita, PPL

2 Page 2 SECTION A TRANSLATION Translate this text into Spanish On November 8th of last year, Susana advised her daughter Elena to stop working at five that afternoon and not return to work until January 2nd to compensate for the salary difference between men and women. Susana explained that if you are a woman in Spain, you work for no pay between November 8th and January 2nd due to the pay gap between men and women. Elena replied to her mother: If I had known that according to 2015 Eurostat data, the gender pay gap was 14.9%, I would have tried to find a solution to the problem of gender inequality with my colleagues. This is a great opportunity to achieve cultural change as we may be able to organise a committee of men, women and transgender people to work on this important issue. I have just contacted my colleagues and they have told me that we should carry out a social awareness campaign within the company to find practical solutions. One of the biggest concerns is that only one in three managers is a woman, even though women are practically half of all employees. Moreover, these executive women earn 23.4% less than men. Elena investigated the published data on the pay gap in Spain and found that the average salary of women is 1,661 euros (11.30 euros per hour), compared to 2,075 euros for men (12.30 euros per hour). According to EL PAÍS, women have more contracts with lower salaries, mainly because they have more temporary contracts that tend to have lower rates per hour. Estos datos fueron extraídos del artículo publicado en EL PAÍS el 8 de noviembre de GLOSSARY gender pay gap: brecha salarial de género social awareness campaign: campaña de concientización social concerns: preocupaciones average salary: sueldo medio lower rates per hour: peores sueldos por hora Module Contact: Dr L Yulita, PPL

3 Page 3 SECTION B WRITING Write an essay in Spanish ( words) describing an incident of great importance to the story as a whole showing its importance to the development of the main character in the film El elefante blanco directed by Pablo Trapero shown in the Spring Cine Club. END OF PAPER Module Contact: Dr L Yulita, PPL

4 EXAM FEEDBACK: Post A Level 1/II (2017/2018) SECTION A: TRANSLATION Translate this text into Spanish Please find below a model answer for this translation item. On November 8th of last year, Susana advised her daughter Elena to stop working at five that afternoon and not return to work until January 2nd to compensate for the salary difference between men and women. Susana explained that if you are a woman in Spain, you are not paid from November 8th until January 2nd. Elena replied to her mother: El 8 de noviembre del año pasado, Susana le aconsejó a su hija Elena que dejara de trabajar a las 5 esa misma tarde y que no regresara al trabajo hasta el 2 de enero para compensar la diferencia salarial entre los hombres y las mujeres. Susana le explicó que si tú eres mujer en España, trabajas gratis desde el 8 de noviembre hasta el 2 de enero. Elena le respondió a su madre: If I had known that according to 2015 Eurostat data, the gender pay gap was 14.9%, I would have tried to find a solution to the problem of gender inequality with my colleagues. This is a great opportunity to achieve cultural change as we may be able to organise a committee of men, women and transgender people to work on this important issue. I have just contacted my colleagues and they have told me that we should carry out a social awareness campaign within the company to find practical solutions. One of the biggest concerns is that only one in three managers is a woman, even though women are practically half of all employees. Moreover, these executive women earn 23.4% less than men Si yo hubiera sabido que según datos de Eurostat de 2015, la brecha salarial de género era del 14,9%, habría intentado buscar una solución al problema de la desigualdad de género con mis compañeros de trabajo. Esta es una gran oportunidad para lograr un cambio cultural ya que es probable que pueda organizar un comité de hombres, mujeres y personas transgénero para trabajar sobre este importante tema. Acabo de contactarme con mis colegas y me han dicho que podríamos realizar una campaña de concientización social dentro de la empresa para buscar soluciones prácticas a estos problemas. Una de las preocupaciones más grandes es que solo uno de cada tres directivos es una mujer, a pesar de que las mujeres son prácticamente la mitad de todos los empleados. Es más, estas directivas cobran un 23,4% menos que los hombres. Elena investigated the published data on the pay gap in Spain and found that the average salary of women is 1,661 euros (11.30 euros per hour), compared to 2,075 euros for men (12.30 euros per hour). According to EL PAÍS, women have more contracts with lower salaries, mainly because they have more temporary contracts that tend to have lower rates per hour. Elena investigó los datos publicados sobre la brecha salarial en España y descubrió que el sueldo medio de las mujeres es de euros (11,30 euros por hora) frente a los euros de los hombres (12,30 euros por hora). Según explica EL PAÍS, las mujeres tienen más contratos con sueldos más bajos, sobre todo porque tienen más contratos temporales que suelen tener peores sueldos por hora.

5 Estos datos fueron extraídos del artículo publicado en EL PAÍS el 8 de noviembre de SECTION B: ESSAY WRITING Write an essay in Spanish (350 words) describing an incident of great importance to the story as a whole showing its importance to the development of the main character in the film El elefante blanco directed by Pablo Trapero shown in the Spring Cine Club. For this question, students were required to have addressed most or all aspects of the essay question demonstrating an ability to use their own faculties of self-reflection, criticality and imagination to produce effective, coherent and articulate arguments. Markers assessed the standard of presentation, structure and organisation of this essay, in addition to grammatical accuracy and competent use of a wide range of vocabulary and expression. Fluency in writing, correct spelling and use of punctuation were important in the award of marks.