Contemporary Spanish Culture

Code:

LA004

Acronym:

CECON

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Cultural Studies - Hispanic

Instance: 2009/2010 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Portuguese and Romance Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Applied Languages

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
EELRI	0	Official Study Plan - LEELRI	4	-	6	52	162
LA	23	Study Plan - Applied Languages: Business Relations	1	-	6	52	162
		Study Plan-Applied Languages: Translation	1	-	6	52	162
		Study Plan only for 2007/2008	1	-	6	52	162
LLC	68	Joint Language Plan - English/Spanish	2	-	6	52	162
		Joint Language Plan-French/Spanish	2	-	6	52	162
			3
		Portuguese and Foreign Language only for 2007/2008	2	-	6	52	162
		Single Language Plan-Spanish	2	-	6	52	162
			3
		English Studies Plan (Teaching) with Spanish	2	-	6	52	162
			3
		English Studies Plan (Teaching) only for 2007/2008	2	-	6	52	-
LRI	0	Study Plan - Minor in Spanish Studies	2	-	6	52	162
			3

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

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