Literatura española

6 ECTS credits
150 h study time

Offer 2 with catalog number 1015619BNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (B) Bachelor - advanced level.

Semester

2nd semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Impossible

Grading method

Grading (scale from 0 to 20)

Can retake in second session

Yes

Enrollment Requirements

Om Literatura española te kunnen opnemen, moet je geslaagd zijn voor Introducción a la literatura y cultura hispánicas. Als je een verkort programma volgt, kan je dit vak zo opnemen.

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
13 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
90 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study

Course Content

Introduction to Spanish Studies: Literature. The course mainly consists of an historical survey of Spanish literature from the Golden Age to the twentieth century. In view of the extent of the subject matter, a selection of authors and works is made. Selected texts are analysed in class.

Course material

Course text (Required) : Literatura española, Diana Castilleja, VUB, 2220170009018, 2022
Digital course material (Required) : course notes and documents, Canvas

Additional info

This course is taught in Spanish.

Course notes, syllabus and extra material in Canvas.

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

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

- The student can classify authors according to the correct period and link them to the characteristics of the period.

- Students are able to determine the thematic and formal characteristics of a series of literary works from a diachronic and synchronic point of view.

- The student can explain the historical development of Spanish literature and its main authors.

Grading

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

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

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

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

Practical Assignments with a relative weight of 30 which comprises 30% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Partial grades of the SELF Practical Assignment can be transferred to a later exam 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