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SPAN2081: SPANISH TEXTS

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Type Open
Level 2
Credits 20
Availability Available in 2023/24
Module Cap 75
Location Durham
Department Modern Languages and Cultures (Spanish)

Prerequisites

  • Spanish Language 1A (SPAN1011) OR Spanish Language 1B (SPAN1072), OR an equivalent qualification to the satisfaction of the Chairman/Chairwoman of the Board of Studies in MLAC or his/her representative.

Corequisites

  • Modern Languages & Cultures, Liberal Arts/Combined Honours and all Joint and 'with' programmes: Spanish Language 2A (SPAN2011) or Spanish Language 2B (SPAN2111). Other: see Chairman/Chairwoman of the Board of Studies in MLAC or his/her representative.

Excluded Combinations of Modules

  • N/A

Aims

  • To develop students' understanding of Peninsular Spanish culture through the study of literature and film from various periods.

Content

  • A range of texts from the Middle ages to the late 20th Century are studied, selected to allow for contrastive study across periods and for the analysis of the working of convention in different historical contexts.
  • Texts from various media are included: narrative, drama, poetry and film.
  • Areas of study are amplified at fourth year level in specialised courses.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:

  • By the end of the module students should have learnt to appreciate the historical and intellectual background that shapes cultural production and to offer interpretations of the ways in which texts deal with issues.

Subject-specific Skills:

  • This module aims to enable students to acquire the skills with which to analyse and to interpret the development of Spanish culture from the Middle Ages to the present through the analysis and interpretation of literature with some reference to film.

Key Skills:

  • To structure ideas and arguments in written work
  • To use secondary material appropriately and effectively
  • To think independently
  • Time-management skills

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

  • There will be a weekly lecture and a fortnightly seminar (in which students will be divided into smaller groups) in the Michaelmas and Epiphany terms as well as short tutorials based on written work. Classes will be given in English.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

ActivityNumberFrequencyDurationTotalMonitored
Lectures20Weekly1 hour20Yes
Seminars10Fortnightly1 hour10Yes
Preparation and Reading170 
Total200 

Summative Assessment

Component: Summative EssayComponent Weighting: 50%
ElementLength / DurationElement WeightingResit Opportunity
Summative Essay2,000 words100Yes
Component: Written ExaminationComponent Weighting: 50%
ElementLength / DurationElement WeightingResit Opportunity
Written Examination2 hours100Yes

Formative Assessment

None

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