COURSE SYLLABUS: LATIN AMERICAN CIVILIZATION & CULTURE

Location: Granada, Spain

Partner Institution: University of Granada

Course Title (English): Latin American Civilization & Culture

Course Title (Spanish): Civilización y Cultura Hispanoamericanas

Sessions Offered: Fall Semester, Spring Semester

Instructional in: Spanish or English

Classroom Contact Hours: 45 contact hours

College Credit (Semester Credit Hours): 3 credit hours

College Credit (Quarter Units): 4 quarter units

Prerequisites (English): None if taught in English

Prerequisites (Spanish): Intermediate II Spanish Level if taught in Spanish

Local Department: Language & Culture (CLCE)

Course Code: CLCE 324

Course Description

This class teaches the student the basic elements that make up Latin American culture. The fundamental objective is to better understand the complex reality of Latin America that is a result of a laborious process of acculturation.

Program Schedule

• Latin American geography
• Racial distribution and historical evolution
• The demographic explosion and its problems
• Family structure and daily life
• Social groups and their behavior
• Political tendencies and current ideology
• Dependence and underdevelopment
• External debt
• A world of culture

Activities

After a theoretical explanation of the topics the class will work with texts and audiovisual supports so that the students can better learn the material and topic discussed. After practical exercises the students will create a questionnaire during class to arrive at commonalities of the contents of each thematic unit. The students will finish three reflective works on one of the materials (text or audiovisual) to turn in during the course. The due date for these assignments is the day of the final exam.

Course Evaluation

20% - Class attendance and participation

30% - Presentations

50% - Exams: mid-term, final

Bibliography (Text and Materials)

Due to the content of the course, the professor will propose for each topic the adequate material: bibliographic selection, newspaper articles, audiovisual support, etc.

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