Transatlantic Crossings: Linguistic Variation in the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America (online)

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

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

• the linguistic concepts involved
• the general historical development and geographical location of the linguistic variation found in the Spanish-speaking world
• fieldwork methodologies and their basic application in dialectal analysis

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• synthesise your own commentaries using the models
• demonstrate a sound understanding of the concepts involved
• evaluate linguistic data using theoretical models regarding spatial provenance
• explain and analyse the significance of linguistic data

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• demonstrate written communication skills through the development of ideas and arguments in a variety of written formats
• display individual learning and study skills and time management through your independent learning activities
• show that you have developed your linguistic skills by demonstrating your appreciation of the Spanish-speaking worlds as multifaceted
• display both self-confidence and self-awareness in your studies

This module involves the supervision of students in individual online sessions leading towards the formal submission of the piece of independent study at the end of the second semester.

You will have a bank of hours of supervision time, the use of which you will negotiate with the module coordinator. It is anticipated that the time will be shared between email contact and skype sessions and the precise nature of those sessions should be established in consultation with the module coordinator.

It is suggested that the first set of hours should be used in conjunction with the prescribed readings in order to establish that you have a clear understanding of the central themes and the main views and arguments which are relevant for your independent study. The second set of hours can be used for close supervision of the proposed area of study.

Teaching and learning methods

Teaching methods include

online support from the module coordinator

online group discussion (where student numbers permit)

Learning activities include

individual research

use of local resources

completion of the independent study assignment

Resources & Reading list

General Resources

A History of the Spanish Language. Very detailed account of the diachronic linguistics and philology of Spanish

Exploring the Spanish Language. A general introduction to Spanish Linguistics

Regional Nationalisms in Spain: Language Use and Ethnic Identity in Galicia. Useful for dissertations on minority languages in Spain

Textbooks

J I Hualde, A Olarrea, A M Escobar (2001). Introducción a la Lingüística Hispánica. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

R Penny (2000). Variation and Change in Spanish. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Summative

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

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

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.

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External