2021/22 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
SPPO2110 Literature and the Arts in the Spanish-speaking World
20 creditsClass Size: 30
Module manager: Professor Thea Pitman
Email: t.pitman@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2021/22
Pre-requisite qualifications
Students need to have reached Spanish level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Modern Languages before enrolling on this module, typically evidenced by successful completion of SPPO1010 Practical Language Skills in Spanish 1 in level 1.This module is not available for students taking programmes with Spanish B (beginners).
This module is mutually exclusive with
SPPO2115 | Literature and the Arts in the Spanish-speaking World |
Module replaces
SPPO2430 Modern Spanish-American LiteratureSPPO2690 Spanish Literature and TheatreThis module is not approved as a discovery module
Module summary
The primary objective of this module is to enhance students’ understanding of literature and the arts from the Spanish-speaking through contextual, thematic and stylistic analysis in relation to key cultural issues. At the same time, it aims to extend students’ exposure to the Spanish language through in-depth study of such works and through delivery of an increasing number of classes in the target language. The module furthermore aims to prepare students to undertake literary and cultural analysis of materials in Spanish at level 3, with a greater degree of personal autonomy, either in taught modules or in the Final Year Project. Students will be taught through a series of lectures, seminars and language workshops. Teaching will be through the medium of both English and Spanish, with an increasing amount of teaching in Spanish as the module progresses. Students are expected to be of CEFR B2 level for Spanish language before commencing this module.Objectives
The primary objective of this module is to enhance students’ understanding of literature and the arts from the Spanish-speaking world through contextual, thematic and stylistic analysis in relation to key cultural issues. At the same time, it aims to extend students’ exposure to the Spanish language through in-depth study of such works and through delivery of an increasing number of classes in the target language. The module furthermore aims to prepare students to undertake literary and cultural analysis of materials in Spanish at level 3, with a greater degree of personal autonomy, either in taught modules or in the Final Year Project.Learning outcomes
On completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Discuss coherently and knowledgeably a selection of Spanish-language-based materials, giving evidence of first-hand knowledge of those materials.
2. Demonstrate their enhanced ability to analyse literature and the arts in a traditional written academic format.
3. Draw critically on secondary literature to sustain an argument of their own in a traditional written academic format.
4. Demonstrate their ability to review works of literature and the arts in an oral format designed for an educated but non-specialist audience in a real-life context.
Skills outcomes
This module focuses on subject-specific skills necessary to:
1. analyse works of literature and the arts drawing on subject-specific theoretical frameworks and methodologies.
2. work with complex, original written and/or spoken materials in Spanish.
3. study through the medium of Spanish.
4. write persuasively in English in an academic context.
5. speak persuasively in Spanish in a real-life context.
Syllabus
The module seeks to balance the study of canonical works with those that are lesser known or more recently produced, and to offer the opportunity to engage with a range of different genres and art forms such as novels and short stories, plays and their different stagings, poetry and/or song lyrics and their performance, as well as other more hybrid cultural forms that have a textual base. Works studied may be from any historical era, although the focus will be predominantly on those produced since the beginning of the 20th century and on recent stagings of older works. There will typically be balanced coverage of Peninsular Spanish works and those from the Spanish-speaking republics of Latin America and elsewhere in the Spanish-speaking world (eg. Africa).
The syllabus will normally comprise the study of 2-3 (typically longer and/or more complex) works in Semester 1, resulting in the production of an academic essay written in English, and the study of 4-5 (typically shorter and/or less complex) works in Semester 2, resulting in the production of a video review in Spanish intended for a non-academic audience in a real-life context.
Teaching methods
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
Workshop | 6 | 1.00 | 6.00 |
Interactive Lecture | 4 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
Lecture | 10 | 1.00 | 10.00 |
Seminar | 7 | 1.00 | 7.00 |
Private study hours | 173.00 | ||
Total Contact hours | 27.00 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 |
Private study
Reading course materials/preparation for seminars – 100 hrsPreparation for writing essay – 43 hours
Preparation of video review – 30 hours
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Informal feedback will be provided orally during seminars, language workshops and interactive lectures to individuals or the whole group, and in written form on any non-assessed written work set for these classes. Informal feedback may also be provided orally before or after classes, and in written form by email. Frequency: throughout the module.Written feedback on 2,500 word essay completed in Semester 1 – students will be able to draw on aspects of this feedback as they prepare their video review in Semester 2. They will also be encouraged to discuss this feedback with the module tutor where further clarification is required. Formative feedback on oral presentation skills and preparations for video blog assessment will be given in classes during semester 2.
Methods of assessment
Coursework
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
Essay | 2,500 words | 60.00 |
------------------------- | Video Review in Spanish, 6 - 8 minutes long | 40.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 30/06/2021 16:26:03
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