SPAN205-18S1 (C) Semester One 2018

Journey through Hispanic Civilisation and Culture

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 19 February 2018
End Date: Sunday, 24 June 2018
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 2 March 2018
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 18 May 2018

Description

The goal of this course is to familiarize students with significant people, events, places and cultural practices throughout the Spanish speaking world, from the early days of their civilisations until the present. This course employs a historical approach to study Hispanic civilisation and culture, thus creating an inter-textual dialogue between the past and the present. It has been structured so that the first part of the course will focus on Spanish history and culture and the second part will be devoted to the history and the culture of Latin America; emphasis will be placed throughout the course on their interaction and its consequences. This course does not require any previous knowledge of Spanish as it will be taught in English.

Learning Outcomes

  • By the end of the course students will....
  • have a general overview and understanding of the history and the development of Spanish and Latin American culture and civilization and its inter-textual dialogue between the past and the present.
  • have knowledge of the major events in the history of Spain and Latin America.
  • be able to identify key terms, movements, figures, and influences on and from Spain and Latin America.    
  • be able to examine the process by which the traditions and institutions that govern Spain and Latin America have developed.
  • have knowledge of the major European/Spanish and Latin American cultural and artistic movements.
  • have an understanding of the multifaceted nature of the people who inhabit Spain and Latin America today.
  • be able to develop a sense of solidarity with the hopes, dreams and struggles of the people in Latin America.
  • be able to conduct research and write an appropriate length paper (analytical and non-analytical) on Spanish and Latin American culture.
  • be able to comprehend the influence of global conditions on Spain and Latin America and will be competent in engaging with global and multi-cultural contexts.
  • acquire knowledge and attributes sought by employers that can be used in a range of applications.
    • University Graduate Attributes

      This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

      Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

      Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

Prerequisites

Any 45 Points

Restrictions

SPAN111

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Victoria Escaip

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Written tests (4) 60%
Written report 10%
Critical essay 15% 1,500 words
Participation 15%

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Fuentes, Carlos; The buried mirror : reflections on Spain and the New World ; 1st Mariner Books ed; Houghton Mifflin, 1999.

Course links

Library portal
LEARN The full Course Outline is available on LEARN (only for students enrolled in this course).

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $746.00

International fee $3,038.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .

All SPAN205 Occurrences

  • SPAN205-18S1 (C) Semester One 2018