The Advanced Spanish Studies minor is for students who already have a high level of competence in Spanish. It aims to deepen students’ knowledge and critical understanding of Spanish language and culture, while continuing to improve their fluency in the language, in reading and listening comprehension as well as oral and written expression. The courses included in this Advanced Minor allow students to examine in detail linguistic, cultural, social, literary and historical aspects of the Spanish-speaking world.
Learning Outcomes
- communicate proficiently and confidently in Spanish;
- identify the structure and uses of Spanish;
- demonstrate an understanding of the cultural and linguistics aspects of Spanish language and societies and their socio-historical context;
- construct a schema of the connections between the Spanish language and its geographical, social and cultural origins; and
- recognise the importance of intercultural communication.
Relevant Degrees
Requirements
All Language Studies (LANG) courses must have a Course Topic of Spanish to be included in this minor.
This minor requires the completion of 24 units, which must include:
6 - 18 units from the completion of the following:
SPAN3012 - Intermediate Spanish II
SPAN3030 - Advanced Spanish Topics in Language and Culture
SPAN3031 - Advanced Spanish Topics in Language and Linguistics
A maximum of 18 units from the completion of the following list:
SPAN2005 - Beasts, Monsters, Humans: Alterity and Hybridity in Hispanic Literature
SPAN2102 - Más que palabras: A Journey around the Hispanic World
SPAN2107 - Cinema from the Spanish-speaking World
SPAN2603 - History of the Spanish Language: A Linguistic Time Travel
SPAN3001 - Intermediate Spanish I
SPAN3100 - Violence and Power in Hispanic Literature: Crímenes Perfectos
A maximum of 12 units from the completion of the following list:
LANG3001 - Translation across Languages: The Translation of Literary Texts
LANG3002 - Translation across Languages: Specialised Material
LANG3007 - Romance Linguistics
LING2013 - Teaching Languages
LING2029 - Assessing Language
LING3101 - Second Language Acquisition
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