BA Film Studies and Spanish

Year 2

(Award available for year: Diploma of Higher Education)

Learning outcomes

On completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:

In addition to the outcomes achieved in Year 1, on completion of the year/programme students should have provided evidence of being able to:
- demonstrate a familiarity with the main concepts, information, practical competencies and techniques which are standard features of Spanish and Film Studies;
- use generic and subject specific intellectual qualities, i.e.
- present a structured and coherent argument
- have knowledge of critical terminology;
- demonstrate an awareness of the variety of film genres and their workings;
- have an awareness of the importance of the cultural and socio-historical contexts in which film is produced and consumed;
- develop and use critical skills;
- develop analytical skills and apply them to texts.
- effectively communicate information, arguments and analysis in a variety of forms.
- achieve effective communication in Spanish with native or other competent speakers
- demonstrate complex receptive and productive language skills in Spanish and in a variety of contexts
- have consolidated and extended knowledge and understanding of complex structures of the Spanish language
- demonstrate a knowledge of a variety of aspects of the literatures, cultures, history, social and economic structures of Spanish-speaking countries
- demonstrate their command of spoken and written Spanish at the B2+ level of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), being able to achieve effective communication in Spanish with native or other competent speakers by giving feedback on and following up statements and inferences by other speakers, and by relating own contribution skilfully to those of other speakers; to develop an argument systematically with appropriate highlighting of significant points, and relevant supporting detail; and to display a level of lexical, grammatical and functional competence which will allow them to communicate in a wide range of subjects both in writing and orally in their Year Abroad
- have consolidated and extended knowledge and understanding of a variety of aspects of the literatures, cultures, history, politics and the social and economic structures of Spanish-speaking countries

Transferable (key) skills

Students will have had the opportunity to acquire, as defined in the modules specified for the programme:

- qualities and transferable skills valuable for employment related to Spanish and Film Studies, such as being able to gather and process information from a variety of paper, audio-visual and electronic sources, being able to use IT effectively both as a means of communication and as an aid to learning
- skills necessary for the exercising of personal responsibility and independent learning, including the ability to appreciate their strengths and weaknesses as learners
- decision making;

Assessment

Achievement will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will include:

- demonstrating the knowledge and application of concepts, information and techniques relevant to the disciplines;
- demonstrating the ability to construct an argument;
- demonstrating knowledge of the two disciplines;
- demonstrating the ability to be critical of scholarly work.
- demonstrating the ability to apply a broad range of aspects/competencies of the disciplines
- work that draws on a wide variety of material;
- demonstrating basic professional competencies relevant to the disciplines;
- the ability to evaluate and criticise received opinion;