Spanish 7 (SPAN30016)

Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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This subject is aimed at enabling students to substantially advance in their Spanish language and cultural learning. The main focus of this subject will be the linguistic analysis of Spanish texts as presented in the main literary genres which have shaped the Spanish and Latin American cultural and literary universe. Students will learn advanced Spanish language structures such as the use of complex verbal forms (subjunctive mode), and complex sentence structures through textual analysis, essay writing, oral presentation and in-class discussion. Students will learn how to write research papers in Spanish and to do close readings of a variety of genres (such as narratives, theatre, poetry, essay and film). In this subject, students will improve their oral skills by presenting and defending short critical essays in class. Furthermore, their advanced knowledge of the Spanish language will be promoted by studying, analysing and understanding sophisticated Spanish and Latin American canonical and non-canonical texts, as presented in major literary movements and periods.

Intended learning outcomes

On successful completion of this subject, students should:



  • Be able to interpret, research and self-reflect on academic and everyday communication across the comprehensive understanding of linguocultural genres in the target language relative to the entry level;
  • understand and self-reflect on the use of Spanish in real-life situations and be learn the specific fluency of linguo-cultural genres produced in the Spanish and Latin American economic, intellectual, cultural and social context;
  • have learnt to research and self-reflect on the linguo-cultural genres within their historical, cultural and anthropological differences within the Spanish-speaking communities from Spain and Latin-America;
  • learnt to self-reflect on researching using advanced critical theory as a tool to approach specific topics in the target language in order to link Spanish and Latin American popular together with academic language and culture;
  • be able to self-reflect on researching about diversity and background difference by critically using and evaluating main linguo-cultural genres as present in Spanish-speaking cultures and including the viewpoint of the target culture;
  • be able to articulate intellectually sophisticated conversations with both native and non-native speakers in the target language about self-reflecting on research on relevant historical and cultural topics in Spanish and Latin American genres as a bicultural and bilingual person;
  • understand and learn to self-reflect on researching linguo-cultural genre theory both in English and Spanish showing autonomous, self-directed and academic-level skills;
  • be able to confidently self-reflect on the use of linguo-cultural research topics as reflected in sophisticated conversations with both native and non-native speakers in the target language about the evolution of language and culture as present in Spanish and Latin American linguo-cultural genres and texts and relate them to contemporary Spanish Speaking Australia and the Eastern Pacific Rim.

Generic skills

Students who successfully complete this subject should develop the following skills:

  • have developed research skills: through the study of advanced research methods as applied to the analysis of literary texts;
  • have developed critical thinking: through in-class discussions and oral presentations;
  • have developed critical reading and text analysis: through the completion of short literary analysis exercises and papers;
  • have developed skills in the communication of knowledge and be able to defend critical ideas in public: through class presentations and class participation;
  • have an understanding of social, political, historical and cultural contexts: through critical analysis of selected canonical and non-canonical texts;
  • be able to demonstrate sophisticated and self-reflective textual analysis: through, test, essay and assignment writing.

Last updated: 14 March 2025