Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Critically evaluate, analyse, and report on a range of textual and multimedia sources
- Demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills through the development of ideas and arguments in various written formats, informal class discussions and formal assessments
- Plan and organise your learning, showing independence and initiative
- Use libraries, archives, learning resources and ICT to access relevant information
- Adhere to guidelines and deadlines
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- The similarities and dissimilarities between the cultures, history, politics and society of the US Latinos in comparison with your own
- The ambiguous meaning of identity labels such as ‘Hispanic’ or ‘Latino’
- The demographic, sociocultural and linguistic profile of the US Latinos
- The historical context of Latino/Hispanic migration patterns and settlement in the US
- The vitality of the Spanish language in the US in those contexts where it is used
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Formulate and clarify critical questions about the contemporary situation of US Latinos
- Define, present and exemplify concepts relating to the US Latino communities
- Apply knowledge, understanding and analysis critically to different topics related to US Latinos
- Analyse and discuss questions about US Latinos by drawing on a range of relevant sources in both English and Spanish
- Engage with subject matter and opinion related to relevant aspects of US Latino experience in both breadth and depth
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Follow-up work | 12 |
Completion of assessment task | 12 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 90 |
Seminar | 24 |
Wider reading or practice | 12 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Internet Resources
Latinos in the United States: diversity and change.
Language and linguistic diversity in the US: an introduction.
The New Latino Studies Reader: A Twenty-First-Century Perspective.
Textbooks
Janet M. Fuller (2012). Spanish Speakers in the USA. Blue Ridge Summit, PA: Multilingual Matters.
Geoffrey Fox (1997). Hispanic nation: culture, politics, and the constructing of identity. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Participation | 10% |
Group presentation | 30% |
Critical commentary | 15% |
Individual essay | 45% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
---|---|
Critical commentary | 15% |
Individual essay | 50% |
Individual Presentation | 35% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Critical commentary | 15% |
Individual essay | 50% |
Individual Presentation | 35% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External