HUM5902 - Spanish Language and Culture

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Understand and process information, at a basic level of Spanish, related to social, student and professional contexts;
Communicate, at a basic level of Spanish, information and needs related to social, student and professional life;
Show an awareness of key aspects of historic, cultural and social factors which have shaped contemporary life in Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries.

Content:

Students will learn: to use expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. personal and family information, shopping, local geography, student life and employment); to engage in simple and direct exchanges of information on familiar and routine matters; to describe in simple terms of aspects of personal background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need. A range of cultural and social topics will also be explored, including: Spain - the Transition from Dictatorship to Democracy, The Madrid movida, The New Cinema, The Spanish Civil War; Latin America - Postcolonial reality, modern Latin America, Art and Literature, Popular Culture.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Many of the sessions are geared toward language teaching, which will involve a mixture of lecturing, group activities, use of language videos and individual discussion. The cultural material will be taught through a variety of workshops and guided independent study.

Tutorials, Seminars and Workshops
Contact hours: 40
Intended Group size: 25

Guided independent study
Hours: 160

Further details relating to assessment>
Assessment 1 - Skills Audit: Speaking Skills, in the form of a presentation and conversation in Spanish.

Assessment 2 - Practical - Class Test covering Writing, Reading and Listening skills. Also a section on Cultural Social topic. 1 ½ hours long.

Because of its practical linguistic nature, the marking criteria for this module are non-standard. The marking criteria are fully set out in the Module Handbook.

Assessment:

001 Skills audit; 2,000 word equiv.; end of semester 2 50%
002 Practical; 1.5 hours; end of semester 2 50%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Roberto C Rodriguez-Saona
Level - 5
Credit Value - 20
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 5YL

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