SSC 109: Spanish Civilization and Culture (SPAN 316)
Course Description
The syllabus of this course has been programmed from an anthropological global perspective, so that the students will be able to gain an overall view of Spanish culture, of the Spanish way of life, throughout history and in the present-day, and in its diverse manifestations. The aims are to initiate and educate the students in those topic fields which are not found in the other fundamental disciplines which make up the Hispanic Studies course, taking care to avoid any duplication. It would be impossible, given the time, to deal with all the topics of Spanish culture and civilisation, so the aim is to give the students an overall view which may be broadened in some specific topics which are those which are proposed in a realistic way to be dealt with in class.
Course Reflective Narrative
During the Fall Semester 2012, I completed SSC 109: Introduction to Spanish Civilization and Culture, which is equivalent to SPAN 316. This course meets the MLO 3 Literary and cultural knowledge because we learned about: Flamenco, Spain’s geography, history, and political system use in Spain, etc. During the lectures we took notes, and at the end of each chapter we turned in a summary. We were given the options of either hand written or typing the summary. The professor always tried to do her best in order for all of us to understand what she was talking about. She brought handouts, videos, graphics and maps for us to fully understand the material. The class was graded based on a midterm, final exam, participation in class and the summaries that we had to turn in following every chapter.
Some of the topics discussed in class were; Introduction to Spanish culture, Society and politics in contemporary democratic Spain, Catholicism in the configuration of the Spanish identity, the popular fiestas in today’s Spain, the gypsies in Spain, Flamenco as manifestation of the Spanish culture, bull-fighting in Spanish culture, and the Spanish culture in the new millennium. This class was one of my favorite classes because I learned so much about Spain. One thing that I could not believe was that most of the Spaniards are against bull fighting. That was shocking to me because bull fighting is one thing that I think about when I think of Spain. But the reality is that most of the Spaniards are against it and it is banned in some cities. I left the class wanting to know more about Spain’s history, specifically in Franco’s era, because there is a lot of to learn and we only talk about some main points.
Course Work Evidence
Península Ibérica
La Constitución de 1978
Las Lenguas
Religión
Fiestas
EL Gitano Español
Flamenco
Toros
The syllabus of this course has been programmed from an anthropological global perspective, so that the students will be able to gain an overall view of Spanish culture, of the Spanish way of life, throughout history and in the present-day, and in its diverse manifestations. The aims are to initiate and educate the students in those topic fields which are not found in the other fundamental disciplines which make up the Hispanic Studies course, taking care to avoid any duplication. It would be impossible, given the time, to deal with all the topics of Spanish culture and civilisation, so the aim is to give the students an overall view which may be broadened in some specific topics which are those which are proposed in a realistic way to be dealt with in class.
Course Reflective Narrative
During the Fall Semester 2012, I completed SSC 109: Introduction to Spanish Civilization and Culture, which is equivalent to SPAN 316. This course meets the MLO 3 Literary and cultural knowledge because we learned about: Flamenco, Spain’s geography, history, and political system use in Spain, etc. During the lectures we took notes, and at the end of each chapter we turned in a summary. We were given the options of either hand written or typing the summary. The professor always tried to do her best in order for all of us to understand what she was talking about. She brought handouts, videos, graphics and maps for us to fully understand the material. The class was graded based on a midterm, final exam, participation in class and the summaries that we had to turn in following every chapter.
Some of the topics discussed in class were; Introduction to Spanish culture, Society and politics in contemporary democratic Spain, Catholicism in the configuration of the Spanish identity, the popular fiestas in today’s Spain, the gypsies in Spain, Flamenco as manifestation of the Spanish culture, bull-fighting in Spanish culture, and the Spanish culture in the new millennium. This class was one of my favorite classes because I learned so much about Spain. One thing that I could not believe was that most of the Spaniards are against bull fighting. That was shocking to me because bull fighting is one thing that I think about when I think of Spain. But the reality is that most of the Spaniards are against it and it is banned in some cities. I left the class wanting to know more about Spain’s history, specifically in Franco’s era, because there is a lot of to learn and we only talk about some main points.
Course Work Evidence
Península Ibérica
La Constitución de 1978
Las Lenguas
Religión
Fiestas
EL Gitano Español
Flamenco
Toros