Contemporary Spanish Culture
Keywords |
Classification |
Keyword |
OFICIAL |
Cultural Studies - Hispanic |
Instance: 2009/2010 - 1S
Cycles of Study/Courses
Teaching language
Espanhol
Objectives
Throughout the course, the main objective is that the student achieves a general vision of today’s Spain, through the several cultural manifestations and everyday aspects of Spanish people’s life, avoiding the use of topics and generalizations.
It is also expected that students get interested in the different aspects that conform the Spanish society´s cultural identity.
In order to achieve these objectives, lectures will be supported with different kind of real documents and audiovisual materials (newspapers, magazines, books, documentaries, short films, feature films…), that promote students´ interest and their participation in the class.
Program
I: History:
1. The “franquismo”.
2. Democratic transition.
3. Government system and monarchy.
4. The Spain of autonomies.
II: Society:
1. Spanish society’s problems.
2. Main mass medias: radio, television and press.
3. Spanish cinema
Mandatory literature
Sebastián Quesada; Curso de civilización española, SGEL, 1987. ISBN: 84-7143-370-2
J. L. Ocasar Ariza; Literatura española contemporánea, Edinumen, 1997. ISBN: 84-89756-85-6
C. Mora; España, ayer y hoy. Itinerario de cultura y civilización, SGEL, 2000. ISBN: 8471437988
Raymond Carr y Juan Pablo Fusi; España, de la dictadura a la democracia, Planeta, 1979. ISBN: 84-320-5651-0
VVAA; Un paseo por España, Difusión, 2002. ISBN: 978-84-8443-365-1
Maximiano Cortés Moreno; Guía de usos y costumbres de España, Edelsa, 2004. ISBN: 84-7711-592-3
Juan Pablo Fusi;España; La evolución de la identidad nacional, Temas de hoy, 2000. ISBN: 84-7880-834-5
Teaching methods and learning activities
Theoretical classes, practical classes and tutorial sessions
Software
http://www.mec.es
http://www.mae.es
http://www.cineiberico.com
http://www.bne.es
http://www.sispain.org/spanish/index.html
http://www.cadena40.es
http://www.el-mundo.es
http://www.cervantesvirtual.com/
http://www.cadenaser.com
http://www.vanguardia.es
http://www.cope.es/
http://www.cervantes.es
http://www.cadena100.es
http://www.elpais.es
http://www.virtual-spain.com/periodicos.html
Evaluation Type
Distributed evaluation with final exam
Assessment Components
Description |
Type |
Time (hours) |
Weight (%) |
End date |
Attendance (estimated) |
Participação presencial |
56,00 |
|
|
|
Exame |
2,00 |
|
|
|
Trabalho escrito |
31,00 |
|
|
|
Total: |
- |
0,00 |
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Amount of time allocated to each course unit
Description |
Type |
Time (hours) |
End date |
|
Estudo autónomo |
73 |
|
|
Total: |
73,00 |
|
Eligibility for exams
It is mandatory the frequency of at least 75% of classes, except the situation predicted by law.
Calculation formula of final grade
The maximum grade that can be obtained in the written exam is 14 points; to get a positive grade students must have at least 7, this grade will complemented with the remaining 6 points from the compulsory paperwork, which will be indicated at the beginning of the semester and should be delivered on the last class week in December. Students who fail to deliver this paperwork cannot go to the written exam.
Examinations or Special Assignments
During the semester all students must do a presentation in class, those students that are working students should deliver that presentation in a written format.
Mandatory reading: Vaya país, W. Herzog