Spanish Theatre

6 ECTS credits
180 h study time

Offer 2 with catalog number 4020160FNR for all students in the 1st semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.

Semester

1st semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Impossible

Grading method

Grading (scale from 0 to 20)

Can retake in second session

Yes

Taught in

Spanish

Faculty

Faculty of Languages & Humanities

Department

Linguistics and Literary Studies

Educational team

Diana Castilleja (course titular)

Activities and contact hours

13 contact hours Lecture
15 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
156 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study

Course Content

Main drama genres in Hispanic theater: Tragedy, comedy, tragicomedy, melodrama, farse, “piece” and didactic drama.

Course material

Course text (Required) : Teatro hispánico, D. Castilleja, VUB, 2220170007885, 2020

Additional info

Course will be taught in Spanish.

The syllabus must be acquired from the beginning of the course.

Extra material in photocopies and Canvas.

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

- The student can identify the characteristics of the main dramatic genres through some dramatical texts from Spain and Latin America.

- The student can interpret and analyse the dramaturgical texts through the study and analysis of some of the most important Spanish-language drama authors.

- The student can analyse the theatrical texts using the basic drama concepts.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 70% of the final mark.
SELF Practical Assignment determines 30% of the final mark.

Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Oral Examination with a relative weight of 70 which comprises 70% of the final mark.

Note: Oral exam departing from a few reflective questions that will be distributed before the examination period so that students can prepare their answers.

Within the SELF Practical Assignment category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Written assignments with a relative weight of 30 which comprises 30% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

- Oral examination based on some reflective questions distributed before the examination period in order to allow students to prepare themselves.

- The permanent evaluation component (written assignments) can be transferred to the second session within the same academic year.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark

The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context