Spanish : Culture

bmhes1222b  2026-2027  Bruxelles Saint-Louis

Spanish : Culture
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3.00 credits
30.0 h
Q2
Language
Spanish
Content
Lectures on the political and cultural history of Spain from Romanization to the 21st century.
Teaching methods
Classroom-based course
  • Lectures (in Spanish), illustrated by audiovisual material (video documentaries or podcasts).
  • Preparation and presentation of a group project on a particular cultural topic (as suggested by the teacher).
  • Interactive activities where student participation is required.
At the professor's discretion, 15% of the classroom-based course may be replaced by supervised and/or independent distance learning work.
Evaluation methods
25%: Individual assessment of oral participation in group presentation ( calendar to be confirmed by the professor)
  • Evaluation criteria: linguistic aspects, content and format of the presentation
15%: Summary of the presentation (date to be confirmed by the professor)
  • Evaluation criteria: ability to synthesise content, linguistic aspects, format, well-cited sources
60%: Final oral exam on a selection of course topics (exhibition) and on the content of all presentations (concrete questions).
  • Evaluation criteria: linguistic aspects (pronunciation, intonation, grammar), theoretical content (specific lexicon), oral interaction (fluency).
In August, the exam will consist of an oral presentation on a random topic from the course and questions about the presentations of the other groups.
Unjustified absence on the day of one's own presentation will be sanctioned by a 0 in this part. In case of a justified absence, the student will have to make an additional individual presentation during the oral exam (theme proposed by the professor). 
NB: The use of generative AI is forbidden in the Culture section. Machine translation tools may only be used to understand bibliographical sources in specific cases. The use of any technology will be done responsibly and in accordance with the practices of academic and scientific integrity, and will therefore be systematically indicated by the student.
Other information
On Moodle
Online resources
For the culture part, all resources will be published on the course's Moodle page.
Bibliography
Ouvrages
• VALDEON & PEREZ & JULIA (2006) : Historia de España, Gran Austral, Madrid.
• GARCIA DE CORTAZAR (2004) : Memoria de España, Aguilar, Madrid.
• FERRERA, C. (2006) : Diccionario de Historia de España, Alianza Editorial, Madrid.
• BENNASSAR, B. (1976): Los españoles. Actitudes y mentalidad. Editorial Argos/Vergara. Barcelona.

Webgraphie:
- Artehistoria
- Enciclopedia del Museo del Prado
- Memoria de España (TVE)
- País, historia y cultura (La Moncloa)
Podcasts:
Teaching materials
  • Syllabi et instructions spécifiques sur Moodle
Faculty or entity