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2021/2022  BA-BBLSO2122U  Area Studies 2 - Spanish: Markets, institutions and globalization processes

English Title
Area Studies 2 - Spanish: Markets, institutions and globalization processes

Course information

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
Study board
Study Board for BSc and MSc in Business, Language and Culture, BSc
Course coordinator
  • Maria Emilia Casco Flores - Department of Management, Society and Communication (MSC)
Main academic disciplines
  • Language
Teaching methods
  • Face-to-face teaching
Last updated on 27-01-2022

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Learning objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to:
  • Content:
  • Present a well-structured summary of a text excerpt.
  • Establish links between the topics and concepts raised in the text and the course literature of the 1st and the 2nd semester.
  • Identify and describe key institutions, historical or political events and figures in the regions studied.
  • Describe the links between the region specific features raised by the text and market and globalisation processes.
  • Language:
  • Communicate in sufficiently coherent Spanish so that the responses are intelligible.
  • Use appropriate Spanish vocabulary.
  • Speak in grammatically accurate and well-pronounced Spanish, that is, avoiding major grammatical, lexical, idiomatic or pronunciation errors that inhibit communication.
  • Show some degree of linguistic awareness by beginning to correct linguistic errors in the exam situation.
Examination
The exam in the subject consists of two parts:
Spanish Area Studies 2 Language:
Sub exam weight40%
Examination formOral exam
Individual or group examIndividual exam
This grade is given for the students' language skills.
Duration30 min. per student, including examiners' discussion of grade, and informing plus explaining the grade
Preparation timeWith the listed preparation time: 30 Minutes
Grading scale7-point grading scale
Examiner(s)Internal examiner and second internal examiner
Exam periodSummer
AidsOpen book: all written and electronic aids
The student is allowed to bring to the preparation room: Simple writing and drawing utensils, laptop/tablet as a reference book (NB: there are no electric outlets available), any calculator, books including translation dictionaries, compendiums, notes. PLEASE NOTE: Students are not allowed to communicate with others during the preparation time.
Make-up exam/re-exam
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
Description of the exam procedure

The students will do one oral exam. 

 

  • The examination is based on the material from the 1st and 2nd semesters. 
  • At the exam, the student will draw a page from the 250-page exam syllabus and prepare a summary of the text and discuss it in terms of the overall context of the curriculum and of the specific topic that it addresses. 
  • Two grades are given: one for content and one for language.

 

Spanish Area Studies 2 Content:
Sub exam weight60%
Examination formOral exam
Individual or group examIndividual exam
This grade is given for the content of the oral presentation.
Duration30 min. per student, including examiners' discussion of grade, and informing plus explaining the grade
Preparation timeWith the listed preparation time: 30 Minutes
Grading scale7-point grading scale
Examiner(s)Internal examiner and second internal examiner
Exam periodSummer
AidsOpen book: all written and electronic aids
The student is allowed to bring to the preparation room: Simple writing and drawing utensils, laptop/tablet as a reference book (NB: there are no electric outlets available), any calculator, books including translation dictionaries, compendiums, notes. PLEASE NOTE: Students are not allowed to communicate with others during the preparation time.
Make-up exam/re-exam
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
Description of the exam procedure

The students will do one oral exam. 

 

  • The examination is based on the material from the 1st and 2nd semesters. 
  • At the exam, the student will draw a page from the 250-page exam syllabus and prepare a summary of the text and discuss it in terms of the overall context of the curriculum and of the specific topic that it addresses. 
  • Two grades are given: one for content and one for language.

 

Course content, structure and pedagogical approach

 

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.

Description of the teaching methods
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.
Feedback during the teaching period
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.
Student workload
Lectures on content 32 hours
Lectures on language 18 hours
Exam 1 hours
Preparation 155 hours
In total 206 hours
Further Information

This course will run for the first time in the Spring 2022.

Expected literature

To be announced on Canvas 

Last updated on 27-01-2022