ALS325 - Cultures of Resistance in the Spanish - Speaking World
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Ramon Lopez Castellano |
| Prerequisite: | Students must have completed units ALS200 and ALS250 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 1-hour on-campus lecture per week 1 x 2-hour on-campus seminar per week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 1-hour online lecture per week (recordings provided) 1 x 2-hour online seminar per week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This Unit will advance students’ fluency and competence in Spanish to a high-intermediate level, low-advanced level. The unit explores cultural texts and artefacts to determine what they say about the societies and cultures of Latin America and Spain throughout the 20th
and 21stcenturies. The unit examines narrative fiction, poetry, film and socio-political movements to gain a deeper understanding of the issues and conditions of these societies. Students learn about the traditions of Latin America and Spain from authentic materials in Spanish. Overall, the unit offers a panoramic view of the Spanish-speaking world through its cultural representations. (CERFL B1/B2)
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Evaluate authentic materials in Spanish and engage real-life situations in the target language | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy |
| ULO2 | Effectively communicate complex ideas orally and in writing in the target language | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication |
| ULO3 | Critically analyse cultures and societies of the Spanish-speaking world and work with others to engage with concrete and abstract topics in Spanish | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO4 | Critically analyse socio-cultural texts from Latin America and Spain | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Reading diary of the theory presented in weeks 1 and 2 | 800 words or equivalent in foreign language | 20% | Week 4 |
| Assessment 2 (Group): Recorded discussion of a topic | 800 words or equivalent in foreign language | 20% | Week 7 |
| Assessment 3: Written commentary on selected group discussion recordings | 800 words or equivalent in foreign language | 20% | Week 10 |
| Assessment 4: Essay | 1600 words or equivalent in foreign language | 40% | Week 11 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for ALS325 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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