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Course: Spanish for Humanities

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Course title Spanish for Humanities
Course code KFI/SOH
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech, Spanish
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Černá Jana, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
In seminars the Spanish scholarly texts are read and interpreted. The supervised reading is focused on acquiring terminology as well as specifics of the academic style in the humanities. Working with text is guided in Czech nevertheless students are led to be able to present the main theses of the text in Spanish. A list of particular texts is published on the Courseware.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Textual studies, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15) - 15 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 43 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Advanced knowledge of Spanish language (B2) is expected. Knowledge and skills within the course KFI/SPH.
learning outcomes
Students will be able to orient in the scholarly Spanish texts of humanities. They will be able to summarize and express the main theses of the texts. They will be well acquainted with the Spanish terminology in humanities. They will be motivated to use the Spanish scholarly literature for the next study of their field.
teaching methods
Seminar
Textual studies
assessment methods
Combined exam
Test
Individual presentation at a seminar
Recommended literature
  • ABELLÁN, J. L. Historia crítica del pensamiento II. La edad de oro. Madrid, 1979.
  • COLÓN, C. Diario de Navegación. Habana, 1961.
  • FLÓREZ MIGUEL, C.-GARCÍA CASTILLO, P.-ALBARES ALBARES, R. El humanismo científico. Salamanca, 1999.
  • FUENTES, C. El espejo enterrado. Méxixo, 2006.
  • LAS CASAS, B. Brevisíma relación de la destruición de las Indias. Madrid, 1995.
  • MÁRTIR, P. de ANGLERÍA. Décadas del Nuevo Mundo. Madrid, 1989.
  • ORTEGA Y GASSET. El tema de nuestro tiempo. Espasa-Calpe, Madrid, 2003.
  • ORTEGA Y GASSET. La idea de principio en Leibniz y la evolución de la teoría deductiva I, II. Madrid, 1967.
  • ORTEGA Y GASSET. La rebelión de las masas. Espasa-Calpe, Madrid, 2005.
  • ORTEGA Y GASSET. Qué es filosofía?. Madrid, Alianza Editorial, 2005.
  • UNAMUNDO, M. Del sentimiento trágico de la vida en los hombres y en los pueblos. Madrid, 1997.
  • UNAMUNDO, M. En torno al casticismo. Madrid, 1996.
  • UNAMUNDO, M. Niebla. Madrid, 1963.
  • URRUTIA LEÓN, M. M. Miguel de Unamuno desconocido. Salamanca, 2007.
  • VIVES, J. L. Epistolario. Madrid, 1978.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Humanities (19-5) Category: Philosophy, theology 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Humanities (19-4) Category: Philosophy, theology 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Summer
University of West Bohemia, date of update: 26.07.2024 23:53. Data created for academic year 2024/2025