Module overview
Linked modules
Curriculum complexity This module replaces SPAN1001,SPAN1002 and SPAN1003 as part of the new compulsory year 1 programme in the relevant programmes
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- plan and organise your learning, exercising independence and initiative
- critically evaluate and analyse primary and secondary sources
- make use of libraries, archives and online resources to access relevant information
- adhere to guidelines and deadlines
- communicate your ideas in clear and concise writing
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- various aspects of the histories, cultures and politics of Spanish-speaking countries
- the similarities and dissimilarities between the cultures and societies of Spanish speaking countries and your own culture
- major events and trends in the modern history of Spanish-speaking countries
- key forms of cultural expression in modern Spanish-speaking countries
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- select, synthesise and focus information about Spanish-speaking countries from a variety of primary and secondary sources
- engage with different types of material related to Spanish-speaking countries in both breadth and depth
- define, present and exemplify concepts related to Spanish-speaking countries
- apply knowledge, understanding and analysis critically to different topics related to Spanish-speaking countries
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Lecture | 12 |
Guided independent study | 126 |
Seminar | 12 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Greg Grandin (2021). Empire's Workshop: Latin America, the United States and the making of an Imperial Project. Picador.
Helen Graham (2012). War and its shadow; Spain's civil war in Europe's long twentieth century. Sussex Academic Press.
Clare Mar-Molinero (2009). Globalisation and Language in the Spanish Speaking World: Macro and Micro perspectives. Palgrave Macmillan.
Clare Mar-Molinero (1997). The Spanish Speaking World : Introduction to sociolinguistic issues. London/New York: Routledge.
Helen Graham and Jo Labanyi (1996). Spanish Cultural Studies: An Introduction-The struggle for modernity. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Catherine Davies (2003). The Companion to Hispanic Studies. Arnold.
Thomas H. Holloway editor (2011). A Companion to Latin American History. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Analytical essay | 50% |
Analytical essay | 50% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Analytical essay | 50% |
Analytical essay | 50% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Analytical essay | 50% |
Analytical essay | 50% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External