Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- To adhere to guidelines and deadlines
- To set and monitor goals, reflecting on your own learning, and learning from feedback
- To plan and organise your learning through self-management
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- To formulate, analyse and discuss critical questions
- Define, present and exemplify concepts related to the anthropology of Latin America and to specific country contexts
- Formulate and defend personal judgements clearly and persuasively on the basis of evidence;
- To engage with subject matter and opinion in both breadth and depth
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Cultural patterns of specific Latin American regions and ethnographic methods used to analyse them
- Several Latin American cultures and societies, and the similarities and dissimilarities between them.
- One or more aspects of the cultures, linguistic contexts, history, politics, geography, social and economic structures of Latin American countries and regions.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
---|---|
Wider reading or practice | 36 |
Seminar | 24 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 50 |
Completion of assessment task | 40 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Internet Resources
Daniel R. Reichman, The Broken Village: Coffee, Migration and Globalization in Honduras.
Donna Goldstein, Laughter Out of Place: Race, Class, Violence and Sexuality in a Rio Shantytown.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Essay
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback:
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
---|---|
Discussion Questions | 10% |
Essay | 40% |
Essay | 40% |
Class participation | 10% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
---|---|
Class participation | 10% |
Essay | 80% |
Discussion Questions | 10% |
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 |
---|---|
Discussion Questions | 10% |
Class participation | 10% |
Essay | 80% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External