| Assessment |
Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
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| Learning Outcomes (LO) |
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
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demonstrate a general knowledge of twentieth-century Latin American literature, particularly poetry and narrative, through the study of key authors and literary movements;
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understand the relationship between literature, history and politics by focussing on some political events such as the Mexican and the Cuban Revolutions;
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comment on the inner structure of the text and find connections with other authors they have read; and
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demonstrate a consolidation of their linguistic skills, in particular their reading and writing abilities.
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| Graduate Attributes (GA) |
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Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will be able to competently read and understand modern Spanish and Latin American prose. The unit will familiarise them with the major contemporary social trends in Spain and Latin America as they are explored by different writers. It will be formally assessed in all assessment tasks.
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Communication Skills
Students will discuss and write about literature at an advanced level and thus improve their communication skills. It will be formally assessed in all assessment tasks.
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Global Perspectives
Reading, discussing and writing about Spanish and Latin American literary texts requires students to bring to the reading their own cultural awareness thus creating an intercultural competence and global perspective. This attribute will be assessed in all assessment tasks.
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Information Literacy
Students will make use of the internet to supplement their reading for the set literature. Students will also contribute to discussions on the Discussion Board. These activities will further their information literacy. It will form part of their assessment tasks.
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Life-Long Learning
Reading, reflecting, discussing and writing about literature in the context of students' own experiences will contribute to life-long learning in all aspects of students' lives. It will not be formally assessed.
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Problem Solving
Critically discussing and writing about literature involves applying logical, critical and creative thinking of the highest order. It will be assessed throughout in all tasks.
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Social Responsibility
By developing students' intercultural awareness through exposure to ethical and social issues in the literature, this unit will also foster their sense of social responsibility. It will not be formally assessed.
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Team Work
Discussion groups on the Discussion Board will involve team work, but this attribute will not be formally assessed.
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