Cultural Aspects of Contemporay Spain

Language

Spanisn

Prerequisites

None.

Main themes

Geography, politics, cinema (history and themes), bullfighting, contemporary Spanish painting

Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	The student : - should have a more precise vision of contemporary Spanish culture - should develop his capacity of analysis with authentic documents

The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.

Content

This course will provide the student with a first approach to various Spanish sociocultural aspects. It will be centred around Spain only.
The contents and the tools offered in the course should familiarize the student with Spanish culture.

Teaching methods

The course is divided in three parts with listening and reading comprehension and writing and speaking, so that each theme can be dealt with greater depth.
Film sessions at the cineclub of the Centre of Hispanic Studies (CEH): the student must attend two of the three projections.
The course is not a straightforward language course but the student is invited to participate and adopt a proactive attitude.

Evaluation methods

Written exam

Other information

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Bibliography

Portfolio disponible à la DUC.

Faculty or entity

LMOD