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Module Title	Spanish Culture and Society 1
Module Code	SP190
School	SALIS
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Module Co-ordinator	Dr Gabrielle Carty	Office Number	C2103
Level	1	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	SP101
Co-requisite	None

Module Aims

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this module, you will have acquired an overview of the most important issues relating to the culture and society of Spain in our times. With an awareness of this broad background, you will be able to place in context certain elements of twentieth-century Spanish and Latin American culture and certain works of literature.

Indicative Time Allowances
	Hours
Lectures	24
Tutorials	0
Laboratories	0
Seminars	0
Independent Learning Time	51

Total	75
Placements
Assignments

NOTE

Assume that a 5 credit module load represents approximately 75 hours' work, which includes all teaching, in-course assignments, laboratory work or other specialised training and an estimated private learning time associated with the module.

Indicative Syllabus

Assessment
Continuous Assessment	50%	Examination Weight	50%

Indicative Reading List

Prescribed Text The following text is essential for this class: B Richardson, Spanish Studies: An Introduction, Arnold, 2000. The Spanish texts studied in class will be those included at the end of each chapter of this book. The book is available from the Campus Bookshop. Further Suggested Reading: Carr, R. Modern Spain 1875-1980, OUP, 1980 Gibson, I. Fire in the blood, London: BBC Publications, 1992 Hooper, J. The new Spaniards, Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1994 Ross, Christopher. Contemporary Spain: a handbook, London: Arnold, 1997. Ross, Christopher. Spain, 1812-1996, London: Arnold, 2000.

Programme or List of Programmes

BA in Applied Languages

EBS

BA in European Business (Spanish)

IBLFS

BA in Inter. Business & Lang. (Fr/Sp)

IBLGS

BA in Inter. Business & Lang. (Ge/Sp)

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