This course is also designed to give students the opportunity to become familiar with the main historical, social and cultural events that took place in constituting what is known today as The Hispanic World. Students will conduct a research project on a topic of their choice. The course is aimed at students at an advanced level, as determined by the Spanish placement teste aim of this course is to further develop the students' reading, writing and conversational skills as well as to give them the opportunity to become familiar with the main historical, social and cultural events that took place in constituting what is known today as The Hispanic World.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
On satisfying the requirements of this course students will have the knowledge and skills to:
• Become familiar with the main historical, social and cultural events that took place in The Hispanic World; (Assessments 2 & 3)
• Discuss complex topics orally (Assessment 2);
• Conduct a research project in Spanish, developing research questions, finding relevant literature and structuring, writing and presenting a research essay (Assessment 1);
• Peer review other students’ essays and give them relevant comments to improve the essays (Assessment 1);
• Develop critical skills in the formal analysis of literary texts (Assessment 3).
Indicative Assessment
- A 3000 -3500 words research essay, including peer reviewing other students first draft of their research essay (55%)
- An oral presentation (15%)
- Two tests based on historical, social and cultural facts (30%)
Graduate students may attend joint lectures with undergraduates. Assessment will include additional assignment work and a research essay.
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Workload
2.5 hours of classes per week plus at least 7.5 hours of regular work per week outside class.
Requisite and Incompatibility
You will need to contact the School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics to request a permission code to enrol in this course.
Prescribed Texts
Two reading bricks
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $3216 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $4590 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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