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On successful completion of this module, students will be able: to be independent readers of modern novels and short stories in Spanish; to demonstrate the skills needed to analyse them in terms of character, theme, technique and cultural contextualization both in writing and (depending on class size) by means of oral presentation; to demonstrate close reading abilities, using appropriate critical terms, based primarily on individual readings of the Spanish texts and informed, where appropriate, by a discriminating and open engagement with secondary critical sources. They will have extended the writing skills they developed at level 1 by composing (including under exam conditions) coherently argued essays or critical commentaries expressed in accurate language. In addition, the reading in Spanish of the prescribed texts should substantially advance the student's linguistic competency in the target language.
Indicative Module Content:Students must cover all three authors: Sender, Delibes and Montero. They should acquire their own copy of their selected texts and read them closely, preferably before the module commences.
The lectures begin with a consideration of the Second Spanish Republic (1931-36), then spend 3 weeks on Sender, 3 on Delibes and 3 on Montero. There will be a Class Test in week 7 (a critical commentary on a passage from the Sender novel). There will be a coursework essay, and a 2-hour exam at the end of the trimester.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 21 |
Specified Learning Activities | 40 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 46 |
Total | 107 |
A good level of Spanish language proficiency (Level B1 of the European Framework, or its equivalent) is required.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Essay: 1300-word essay | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 35 |
Examination: 2-hour written examination. 2 answers required. | Week 12 | Yes | Graded | No | 50 |
Class Test: Critical commentary on a passage. | Week 7 | n/a | Graded | No | 15 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Written and oral feedback will be given during the trimester to students on the Class Test and coursework essay.