2022/23 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

SPPO2110 Literature and the Arts in the Spanish-speaking World

20 creditsClass Size: 22

Module manager: Professor Thea Pitman
Email: t.pitman@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2022/23

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 Theatre

This 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

This module aims to:
- introduce students to key approaches, themes and developments in the study of Hispanic Cinemas
- allow students to apply their knowledge in academic and real-world contexts
- engage students with scholarship and to develop a good general understanding of key principles in academic research
- encourage students to reflect on a number of important ideas in Hispanic Cinemas such as genre; star theory; popular tropes; audience engagement; cinematic and social responsibility; film history and politics; and the film industries of the regions in question
- develop students' skills to engage with and analyse scholarship and analyse and discuss a wide range of materials, such as feature-length films, shorts and trailers, film festival programmes, manifestos, interviews, and reviews
- develop the ability to craft own arguments and use evidence to support them.

- 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
By the end of the module, students should be able to:
1) demonstrate their grasp of issues typically including genre; star theory; popular tropes; audience engagement; cinematic and social responsibility; film history and politics; and the film industries of the regions in question
2) demonstrate an understanding of key approaches to, and concepts in, Hispanic Cinemas, and be able to use these in critical analysis
3) identify, analyse and evaluate arguments in scholarly sources and develop their own position in response
4) analyse a range of primary material such as feature-length films, shorts and trailers, film festival programmes, manifestos, interviews, and reviews, and use them critically as evidence to support own arguments
5) practise film criticism in both an academic and a broader non-academic context across different formats that may include an essay and a film review in English

Skills outcomes
Students are expected to consolidate the traditional cognitive and practical skills acquired elsewhere in their programmes of study and, in addition, to:

1. discuss and criticise issues and problems.
2. summarize cogently the thesis/argument in an article or book.

3. demonstrate the ability to engage with and interpret layers of meaning within cultural products (films).
Students are also expected to demonstrate:
1. the ability to respond effectively to criticism/feedback.
2. the ability to articulate their own values and apply these.
3. the ability to write in a real-life, professional 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 hrs
Preparation 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 website

Last updated: 29/04/2022 15:26:45

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