FL 2 – Spanish-Speaking Countries Studies for Intermediate Level

  • Credits: 3
  • Ending: Examination
  • Range: 2C
  • Semester: winter
  • Year: 3
  • Faculty of International Relations

Teachers

Included in study programs

International Economic Relations

Teaching results

Knowledge: To acquire basic knowledge about history, culture, politics, economy, demography, social and legal systems of Spain and Spanish-speaking countries.

Skills: To acquire the ability to communicate about current topics in the Spanish language. To understand longer professional texts with a complex structure. To be able to adequately express one’s views on the professional, covered and current topics and clearly formulate ideas and attitudes.
Competences: After completing the course, to be able to communicate about professional topics in an international environment at an appropriate language level. To be able to apply the acquired professional and language knowledge and skills in specific communication situations.

Indicative content

1. Society and demography.
2. Administrative structure.
3. Regions and cultural heritage.
4. Political system and current political context.
5. Media and their impact on society.
6. Economic system.
7. Education system.
8. Historical background.
9. Cultural development (ideas and artistic trends).
10. Selected topics of culture (gastronomy, customs and traditions).
11. Important personalities of cultural and social life.
12. Current social problems and their solutions.

Support literature

1. LUCENA SALMORAL, M. (2007): Breve historia de Latinoamérica. Espaňa. Cátedra. ISBN: 9788437623993
2. DÍAZ VILLANUEVA, F. (2021): La contrahistoria de Espaňa. Espaňa. La Esfera De Los Libros. ISBN-13: 978-8413841779
3. FUENTES, C. (2018): El espejo enterrado. Espaňa, DEBOLSILLO. ISBN: 9788466333535
4. GULLO OMODEO, M. (2021): Madre patria: Desmontando la leyenda negra desde Bartolomé de las Casas hasta el separatismo catalán. Espaňa. S.L.U. ESPASA. ISBN: 9788467062496
5. HARARI, Y.N. (2015): Sapiens – De animales a dioses. Barcelona. Debate. ISBN:9788499926223
6. IBÁŇEZ, A. (2019): La leyenda negra: Historia del odio a Espaňa. Córdoba. BOOKS4POCKET. ISBN: 9788416622481
7. LAGARDE, M. (2015): Los cautiverios de las mujeres: madresposas, monjas, putas, presas y locas. México, D.F. Siglo XXI Editores. ISBN-13: 978-607-03-0712-6
8. MAQUEIRA D´ANGELO,V., et al. (2010): Mujeres, globalización y derechos humanos. Espaňa. Ediciones Cátedra. ISBN: 978-84-376-2642-0
9. OPPENHEIMER, A. (2014): Crear o morir. Espaňa. Debate. ISBN: 9788499924885

Requirements to complete the course

Project (assessed work) and its presentation – 40 %
Final examination – 60 %

Student workload

78 hours
26 hours – participation in sessions
20 hours – project and presentation preparation (assessed work)
32 hours – preparation for the examination

Language whose command is required to complete the course

Spanish

Date of approval: 08.03.2024

Date of the latest change: 13.01.2022