ML Spanish, Portuguese, Latin American Independent Study Module (online)

Module overview

This module involves an in-depth study of a particular area in the History, Culture or Linguistics of Spain, Portugal or Latin America drawing from the resources available for the following final year modules which are delivered in Southampton.

PORT 3001- Cultural Identity in the Portuguese-Speaking World
SPAN 3011 - Exiles Migrants and Citizens
SPAN 3013 - Transatlantic Crossings: Linguistic Variation in the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America
SPAN 3004 - Barrios and Borders
SPAN 3007 - Cultural Hybridity in Latin America: the Global and the Local
SPAN 3014- Postcolonial perspectives on contemporary Spanish culture
SPAN 3001- Historical memory in Modern Latin America
SPAN 3012 - Sex, Soap Operas and Female Dissidents

Subject areas are chosen in collaboration with the module coordinators of the relevant SPAN PORT modules and the MLang Coordinator. The focus of the study is negotiated between the student and the SPAN/PORT module coordinator and recorded on the student’s module selection form by the end of week 3. This module provides students on MLang SPLAS programmes with a highly supervised “bite” of research on a topic of their choosing within the scope of the available SPAN/PORT modules and with access to the full of resources which are available to students studying those modules face to face.

Aims and Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

the topic you have selected in a particular area in the History, Culture or Linguistics of Spain, Portugal or Latin America;
relevant theoretical approaches applicable to your chosen area of study.

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

demonstrate originality of thought and approach which moves beyond a simple synthesis of secondary materials.
where applicable, make connections between different critical methodologies and use interdisciplinary modes of approaching the subject;
evaluate and critically assess previous work on the chosen subject,
analyse/synthesise secondary, as well as primary sources;
engage with critical debate through a sustained argument over an extended piece of work;

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching methods include

online support from the module coordinator
on line group discussion (where student numbers permit)

Learning activities include

individual research
use of local resources
completion of the independent study assignment

Study time
Type	Hours
Preparation for scheduled sessions	50
Project supervision	6
Completion of assessment task	44
Follow-up work	50
Total study time	150

Resources & Reading list

General Resources

Blackboard. Relevant resources will vary according to your precise area of study and selected resources from the SPAN and PORT face to face modules will be made available through Blackboard or as e-texts through the Hartley library.

Assessment

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Assignment	100%

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External