Latin American Literature and culture I (online)
Undergraduate course
- ECTS credits
- 10
- Teaching semesters
- Spring
- Course code
- SPLA628
- Number of semesters
- 1
- Teaching language
- Spanish
- Resources
- Schedule
- Reading list
Course description
Objectives and Content
The course gives insight into central topics in modern Spanish American literature and culture with an emphasis on tendencies in contemporary literature.
The students will work with a representative selection of texts, and films representing different genres and periods, and develop an analytical understanding of the character of the texts and images. The course will give insight into central issues and questions within Spanish and Latin-American literature and culture, and students will develop the ability to analyze subject material and draw their own conclusions.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:
The candidate
- has knowledge about representative texts, and films representing different genres, and currents in modern Spanish American literature and culture
- has developed basic text analysis skills
Skills:
The candidate
- can read and interpret modern literary works in Spanish
- can express him/herself in written and spoken Spanish, both about literary and cultural topics, as well as more generally
General Competence:
The candidate
- can analyze subject material and draw their own conclusions
- can further develop their knowledge, skills, and understanding through further study and in their professional life
Full-time/Part-time
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Credit Reduction due to Course Overlap
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Teaching and learning methods
Compulsory Assignments and Attendance
There are three mandatory assignments: two written ones and an oral text commentary. These assignments must be completed by the deadlines, and are assessed as approved/not approved.
According to the University of Bergen's degree- and academic regulations, the students are given one new attempt per assignment if one or more of them were not approved the first time. Both assignments must be approved before the students can be assessed in the course.
The mandatory course assignments are valid for one semester after the semester the course was taken.
Forms of Assessment
Assessment for the course is based on an oral exam. For the oral exam, the student will hold a 10-12 minute presentation of a topic given by the course instructor one week before the exam. After the presentation, the student will be examined on one other course topic. The grade will be based on the presentation and the conversation afterwards. The exam will be in Spanish.
The oral exam will be held digitally.