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Lecturer(s)
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Šmídová Markéta, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Contemporary Context of Spanish in the World. 2.-3. Native tribes and their languages. 4.-5. Human rights and and their violations. 6.-7. Deforestation and environmental protection. 8. Social and economic inequality. 9. Crime and market in addictive substances. 10. Political systems and dictatorships. 11. Migration and the Hispanic community in the USA. 12. The influence of Hispanic music and culture in the world. 13. Football as a cult.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with multi-media resources (texts, internet, IT technologies), Blended learning
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Learning outcomes
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The seminars introduce students to the current linguistic, political, economic, and cultural situation in Hispanic countries. Through the analysis of selected realia, students will acquire the knowledge necessary to recognize problematic social phenomena in the socioculturally and geopolitically diverse Hispanic context. The course promotes the development of critical thinking and an open approach to solving sensitive issues, while respecting plurality of opinion. Specific problems of the target cultures are contrasted with comparable aspects of the home culture to prevent uncritical one-sidedness. By completing the course, students will acquire the necessary equipment for effective intercultural communication and teaching or translation practice.
The student will have knowledge of the basic linguistic, political, economic, and cultural situation of the Hispanic world, use it in teaching, translation, business, or other professional practice, and transfer it to other target groups. - Students will identify and describe the main linguistic, cultural, political, and social characteristics of the Hispanic world. - Students explain the influence and contribution of native languages and cultures to the formation of Spanish language and Hispanic identity. - Students critically analyze social issues in the target culture and compare them with issues in their own culture. - Students will relate current phenomena such as globalization, migration, multiculturalism, human rights, and environmental protection to specific realia of the Hispanic world. - Students will communicate their ideas about complex social phenomena in the Hispanic world clearly and informedly, both in speaking and in writing. - Students will use their cultural knowledge of the Hispanic world in professional practice and transfer it to other target groups. - Students will cultivate and share attitudes of respect and openness toward the cultural diversity of the Hispanic world.
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Prerequisites
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No special prerequisites.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination, Essay, Student performance assessment, Analysis of student's language skills, Interim evaluation
1. Course attendance (3 absences allowed). 2. Active participation and continuous completion of assignments (Moodle, essays): 25%. 3. Oral presentation: 25%. 4. Final oral exam: 50%.
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Recommended literature
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Carrasco Montero, Justa; Solé Bernardino, Lourdes. Reálie španělsky mluvících zemí = Libro de cultura y civilización espanola y acercamiento a la realidad hispanoamericana. 1. vyd. Plzeň : Fraus: Fraus, 1997. ISBN 80-85784-54-8.
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Cortés Ramirez, Silvia. Nuevo ?Adónde? : conocer Espana y los países hispanohablantes. Dubicko: INFOA, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7240-686-9.
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Hingarová, Vendula,; Nemrava, Daniel. Argentina napříč obory : současné pohledy. 1. vydání. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2014. ISBN 978-80-244-4379-9.
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Chalupa, Jiří. Dějiny Argentiny, Uruguaye, Chile. Praha : Nakladatelství Lidové noviny: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, 1999. ISBN 80-7106-323-1.
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Chalupa, Jiří. Historia y geografía de América latina. 1. vyd. Olomouc : Univerzita Palackého: Univerzita Palackého, 1997. ISBN 80-7067-719-8.
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Chalupa, Jiří. Chile. 1. vyd. Praha : Libri: Libri, 2006. ISBN 80-7277-136-1.
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Chalupa, Jiří; Reichwalderová, Eva. Danza de máscaras : motivaciones políticas e ideológicas de las transformaciones de las imágenes mediáticas. Primera edición. [Barcelona]: Caligrama, 2021. ISBN 978-841866588-2.
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Martinek, Michael. Křesťané v zemi Indiánů : kulturní, sociální a náboženské protiklady Latinské Ameriky. Vyd. 1. Středokluky : Zdeněk Susa: Zdeněk Susa, 2007. ISBN 978-80-86057-42-2.
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Raga Gimeno, Francisco. Culturas cara a cara : relatos y actividades para la comunicación intercultural. Madrid: Edinumen, 2006. ISBN 84-95986-85-X.
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