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2021/2022 BA-BBLSO2122U Area Studies 2 - Spanish: Markets, institutions and globalization processes
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| Area Studies 2 - Spanish: Markets, institutions and globalization processes |
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| Language | Spanish |
| Course ECTS | 7.5 ECTS |
| Type | Mandatory |
| Level | Bachelor |
| Duration | One Semester |
| Start time of the course | Spring |
| Timetable | Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk |
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Study Board for BSc and MSc in Business, Language and Culture,
BSc
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| Last updated on 27-01-2022 | |
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At the end of the course students should be able
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The exam in the subject consists of two parts:
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The second semester of Area Studies in Spanish is built on two dimensions: Content and Language
The overall aim of this course is to deepen the students’ knowledge of the economic, political and socio-cultural context in the Spanish-speaking regions of the world, and to strengthen their oral communication skills in their chosen language. The specific aim of the course is to develop students’ understanding of globalisation and internationalisation processes and their manifestations in and impact upon national and regional contexts.
The content dimension of the course is to deepen students’ knowledge and understanding acquired during the first semester and focuses on markets, economic institutions, organisations and the interplay between globalization and selected Spanish speaking regions of the world.
The topics, concepts, perspectives and theories raised during the course will help further develop the students cultural sensitivity and ability to understand and analyze present day values, practices and developments specific to Spain and the Spanish American countries.
Topics dealt with during the course include: The contemporary economic development in Spanish American countries and Spain, and performance in the two regions in terms of international and regional competitiveness. The course addresses Latin America’s contemporary economic development and international competitiveness in relation to specific topics such as the role of multinationals and democracy, and the role of business as an increasingly important political force in the region.
Key topics include: Foreign direct investments, and the development of the regional economic and trade blocs, such as Mercosur, Pacific Alliance and Prosur. We will also look at the implications of human development for economic development in both regions.
The language dimension is aimed at improving the students’ grammar and lexical skills, pronunciation and fluency as well as their listening and comprehension skills. Emphasis will also be placed on learning and exercising phrases, use of conjunctions, and idiomatic expressions needed in order to make presentations and participate actively in class discussions.
Integration The course builds on the themes, concepts, theories and the knowledge acquired during the Area Studies 1 - Spanish and Spanish American Studies, with a particular focus on markets, institutions, economic development and integration development in both regions, as well as the interaction between globalization processes at the regional, national and local level. |
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| All teaching will take place in Spanish and all reading will also be in Spanish. The course aims at integrating content and language learning so that the foreign language is used to acquire content combined with language instruction. A combination of lectures, class discussions and student presentations will develop the students’ knowledge and ability to analyse and understand current cultural and social processes in the chosen region with a view to global processes. The course takes a blended approach to learning, integrating online and face-to-face activities. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Feedback will be given continuously through oral
presentations, written and oral assignments, both as teacher
supervised peer-to-peer feedback, quizzes and tests (online and
offline), and as individual/group discussions (online and offline).
Students are encouraged to participate in feedback activities and
to make use of the weekly office hours for individual feedback
(appointments during office hours can also be scheduled online).
The students are offered 2 voluntary home assignments of 3 pages each, one addressing content and the other language. The written exercises will help the students to work independently with the topics and to train linguistic dimensions that they will need for the oral discussions. |
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This course will run for the first time in the Spring 2022. |
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To be announced on Canvas |
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