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Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Spanish Society and Literature
Module Code	SP190
School	SALIS
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Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Gabrielle Carty Semester 2: Patricia O'Byrne
Module Teacher	Gabrielle Carty
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

This module aims to provide students with an introduction to culture and society in contemporary Spain, and to the academic study of literary texts.

Learning Outcomes

1. Identify and describe some of the key issues that shaped contemporary Spanish society.
2. Comment on the impact of these issues on specific groups in Spanish society.
3. Read and reflect in writing on a number of Spanish literary texts.

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Lecture	24	No Description
Independent learning	101	No Description
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Indicative Content, Part 1.
The course provides an introduction to the history and culture of Spain in the 20th century. It surveys key episodes in 20th century history, including the Spanish Civil War and the early years of the dictatorship so that students are aware of the importance of this period. Social and cultural change since the 1960s will be studied with particular reference to Spanish identity and regionalism; gender and sexuality; education; and the transformation of Spain from a country of net emigration to a country of net immigration in the mid-1990s..

Indicative Content, Part 2.
In the second part of the course, students will study a number of literary texts including short stories, poetry (selected poems by Antonio Machado), extracts from two novels and a study of the novel Los santos inocentes. In addition to standing as accomplished works in themselves, a number of the texts to be studied help illustrate issues that have shaped society in in the 20th century as studied in the first part of the course..

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	50%	Examination Weight	50%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
In Class Test	Written assessment	50%	Week 12

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Carr, Raymond: 2001, Modern Spain, 1875-1980, New, Oxford Paperbacks,
Delibes, Miguel: 1996, Los santos inocentes, Leer en español, Santillana/ Universidad de Salamanca,
Hooper, John: 2006, The New Spaniards, 2nd, Penguin,, London,
Richardson, Bill, Ross, Christopher, Sangrador-Vegas, Begoña: 2008, Contemporary Spain, Up-date of Ross's 'Contemporary Spain: a Handbook' 2002, Hodder Arnold,, London,
Ross, Christopher: 2009, Spain since 1812, 3rd, Hodder Education,, London,
Tremlett, Giles: 2006, The Ghosts of Spain, Faber & Faber,, London,

Other Resources

None

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Programme or List of Programmes

ALIS

BA in Applied Language and Intercultural

BSSA

Study Abroad (DCU Business School)

BSSAO

Study Abroad (DCU Business School)

EBS

BA in Global Business (Spain)