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    SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

    Spanish Language Program

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    SPN 330 | Course Introduction and Application Information

    Course Name
    Spanish and Latin American Culture
    Code
    Semester
    Theory
    (hour/week)
    Application/Lab
    (hour/week)
    Local Credits
    ECTS
    SPN 330
    Fall/Spring
    3
    0
    3
    4

    Prerequisites
      SPN 202 To succeed (To get a grade of at least DD)
    Course Language
    Spanish
    Course Type
    Elective
    Course Level
    First Cycle
    Mode of Delivery face to face
    Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Group Work
    Q&A
    Lecture / Presentation
    National Occupation Classification -
    Course Coordinator
    Course Lecturer(s)
    Assistant(s) -
    Course Objectives This course aims to improve the students’ listening, reading, speaking and writing skills at A2 through the knowledge of Spanish and Latin American Culture, according to the Common European Framework of References.
    Learning Outcomes

    The students who succeeded in this course;

    • By the end of this course, students will be able to analyze the most important and recognized samples of Hispanic American culture (art, film, photography, architecture, etc.),
    • • follow history documentaries and movie clips and short films,
    • • describe orally Spanish and Latin American painters, writers, filmmakers and historical figures and their most outstanding features,
    • • interact by sharing their opinions in different contexts such as cinema, history and painting,
    • • compare cross-cultural similarities between Latin America, Spain and Turkey,
    • • discuss a representative sample of paintings, texts and film fragments from the Hispanic world through critical thinking skills.
    Course Description This course focuses on offering the student a broad panorama of Spanish and Latin American culture from a representative sample of its history, cinema, writers and painters.

     



    Course Category

    		Core Courses
    Major Area Courses
    Supportive Courses
    Media and Management Skills Courses
    Transferable Skill Courses
    X

     

    WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

    Week Subjects Related Preparation Learning Outcome
    1 Presentation of the syllabus and the course, Presentation of the students Survey of their motivations and interests towards the course
    2 The reconquest, discovery and conquest of America Powerpoint presentations and documentaries Brevísima relación de la destrucción de las Indias (Fray Bartolomé de las Casas) Diarios (Cristóbal Colón) Documentary: Conquest of Mexico-Aztecas-Cortés) Documentary: Conquest of Peru-Incas-Pizarro
    3 Spanish Civil War and Dictatorship of Francisco Franco Powerpoint presentations The Spanish Civil War
    4 Democracy and Political situation today Powerpoint presentations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pcc0_8i0CYs&t=31s
    5 Revolution and Process of Latin American Independence Powerpoint presentations El Discurso de Angostura de Simón Bolívar
    6 PRESENTATION 1
    7 Golden Age of Spanish painting (Velázquez, Murillo, El Greco, Zurbarán, etc.) Powerpoint presentations https://www.museodelprado.es/
    8 Francisco de Goya and Joaquín Sorolla: from neoclassicism to impressionism - HOMEWORK Powerpoint presentations https://www.museodelprado.es/ http://www.culturaydeporte.gob.es/msorolla/colecciones/colecciones-del-museo/pintura.html
    9 Picasso, Dalí and Miró: the vanguards Powerpoint presentations https://www.salvador-dali.org/es/museos/teatro-museo-dali-de-figueres/ http://www.museupicasso.bcn.cat/es https://www.fmirobcn.org/es/
    10 Gaudí and Santiago Calatrava Photography in Spain A brief tour of 20th century Latin American painting Powerpoint presentations https://sagradafamilia.org/casa-museu-gaudi https://www.recorridosvirtuales.com/frida_kahlo/museo_frida_kahlo.html https://www.albertogarciaalix.com/
    11 PRESENTATION 2
    12 Spanish Cinema I: From Silent Period till the end of the dictatorship (1895-1975) Powerpoint Presentations Filmin.es
    13 Spanish Cinema II: After the dictatorship – HOMEWORK Powerpoint Presentations Filmin.es
    14 Spanish Cinema III: Famous filmmakers (Almodóvar, Amenábar, Álex de la Iglesia, Achero Mañas, etc.) Powerpoint Presentations Filmin.es
    15 Latin American cinema Powerpoint Presentations Filmin.es
    16 Final Exam

     

    Course Notes/Textbooks

    Powerpoint Presentations
    Suggested Readings/Materials
    • Spanish/Latin-American movies/series available on YouTube or Netflix/Film with subtitles according to their likes.
    • Museum websites and Instagram accounts (Reina Sofía, El Prado, Thyssen, Casa Museo de Dalí/Frida Kahlo, etc.).
    • Hugh Thomas, The Spanish Civil War, Debolsillo, Barcelona, 2003.

    Luis Palacios Bañuelos, Historia del franquismo, Córdoba, Almuzara, 2020.

     

    EVALUATION SYSTEM

    Semester Activities Number Weigthing
    Participation
    1
    10
    Laboratory / Application
    -
    -
    Field Work
    Quizzes / Studio Critiques
    Portfolio
    Homework / Assignments
    1
    10
    Presentation / Jury
    2
    40
    Project
    Seminar / Workshop
    Oral Exams
    Midterm
    Final Exam
    1
    40
    Total

    Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
    4
    60
    Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
    1
    40
    Total

    ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

    Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
    Theoretical Course Hours
    (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
    16
    3
    48
    Laboratory / Application Hours
    (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
    16
    0
    Study Hours Out of Class
    14
    1
    14
    Field Work
    0
    Quizzes / Studio Critiques
    0
    Portfolio
    0
    Homework / Assignments
    1
    10
    10
    Presentation / Jury
    2
    14
    28
    Project
    0
    Seminar / Workshop
    0
    Oral Exam
    0
    Midterms
    0
    Final Exam
    1
    17
    17
        Total
    117

     

    COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP


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    2
    3
    4
    5

    *1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

     

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