Introducción a la literatura hispánica

3 ECTS credits
90 h study time

Offer 2 with catalog number 1023804ANR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.

Semester

2nd 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
13 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
25 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study

Course Content

The course mainly consists of an historical survey of Spanish literature from the Middle Age to the nineteenth century. In view of the extent of the subject matter, a selection of authors and works is made. Selected texts are analyzed in class.

Course material

Course text (Required) : Introducción a la literatura hispánica, D. Castilleja, VUB
Digital course material (Required) : Lesnota’s, documenten, 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.

Special focus on grammar and vocabulary.

Dictionary: Spaans-Nederlands neerlandés-español (Van Dale or Prisma)

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

Students identify and describe the major periods in Spanish literature from Middle Age to the 19th Century.
Students analyze and interpret Spanish literary texts.
Students use the appropriate literary concepts and terms related to Spanish literature.
Students establish links between the different literary periods in Spanish literature.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 70% of the final mark.
PRAC 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 PRAC Practical Assignment category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Active partic. and assignments with a relative weight of 30 which comprises 30% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Written exam 70%

Continuous assessment 30%

The permanent evaluation component cannot be transferred to the second session.

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