Familiarize yourself with the most common references for news in the country.
Develop a cultural and intercultural consciousness.
Develop a learning consciousness and the application of strategies for learning the language and culture.
Perfect the use of the language, in particular develop it to receptive competencies
Contents:
Selected texts for the lectures, analysis and commentary.
They will be provided in the form of a document, they will be regarding the following themes as well as Spanish current events.
Materials:
Written texts (taken from the press: reports, editorials and personal articles, interviews, authors' columns, etc.) complete in one document.
Audiovisual documents (television reports and interviews saved on video).
On-line materials and electronic resources.
Other textual sources.
- Martínez Montón, Rosa (ed.), Textos periodísticos de opinión 1975-1996. Barcelona, Hermes, 1997.
- Gutiérrez Carbajo, Francisco: Artículos periodísticos. 1900-1998. Madrid, Castalia Didáctica, 1999.
- Sinova, Justino, Un siglo en cien artículos. Madrid, La Esfera de los Libros, 2002.
Work Methodology:
The classes are presented and organized around active participation of the students, through both individual and group activities, of two types:
1. Comprehension (reading and listening) of texts, in combination with practical reaction and personal expression (personal and academic writing) and oral interaction.
2. Learning certain linguistic patterns and rules, especially those that are linked the texts.
Evaluation:
Each student will present the following work, which will be the basis for the grade.
1. Two works during the course, following the instructions of the professor.
2. A final work at the end of the term over one or various chapters for the texts mentioned above, over the modeled outline previously established by the professor.
Sections:
Sections 1-2: Culture. Introduction to the course. Texts by Gustavo Martin Garzo and Manuel Delgado.
Sections 3-4: Language and Languages. Texts by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Quim Monzo, Miguel Siguan, Jose Ramon Lodares, Azorin and Antonio Machado.
Sections 5-6: Communication and Media. Texts: Codigo Deontologico del Colegio de Periodistas de Cataluña, Information about the Spanish media.
Section 7: Analysis and commentary over the first half of the term.
Section 8-9: Social and Political Institutions. Texts by Jose Maria Mendiluce, information about the ecological consciousness in Spain. "La Real Academia Española" the academics and their positions. Interview with Antonio Munoz Molina. Examine the web page for the "Real Academia Española" (www.rae.es).
Sections 10-11: Spanish Educational System. Texts: information about the reform of the educational system. Texts by Sami Nair ans J. M. Marti Font.
Sections 12-13: Contemporary Spanish History. Historical images: commentary of the texts and images. Texts by Andres de Blas Guerrero, Ramon J. Sender, Antonio Munoz Molina, Juan Pablo Fusi, Pedro Ibarra and Manuel Antonio Rico. Audiovisual document: "La Transición española. Capitulo 11." (RTVE. Directed and Produced by E. Andres).
Sections 14-15: Spanish Geography and Sociology. Texts by Amando de Miguel, Luis Sanchez-Mellado, Luisa Castro, Quino. Interviews about immigration. Information about the Spanish family.
Section 16: Analysis and review of the second half of the course.
Sections 17-18: Plastic Arts. Texts by Fransisco Calvo Serraller, Valeriano Bozal, Luis Gordillo, Oriol Bohigas, Antoni Tapies. Audiovisual document: "Goya. El capicho y la invencion" (Museo del Prado. Visual Editions).
Sections 19-20: Stage Arts. Information about "el Liceo." Interview with Javier Marias-Woody Allen. Materiales from the Instituto Cervantes (cvc.cervantes.es).
Sections 21-22: Music: Texts by Antonio Muñoz Molina. Fernando Martin and Jordi Sierra i Fabra. Lyrics to the songs of J.M. Serrat, J.A. Labordeta, L.E. Aute.
Sections 23-24: Science. Texts by Juan Luis Arsuaga, Aldamir de Semir, Fernando Palacio and Juan Delius. Materials from imim/es/quark.