Spanish

Course summary

Unit 1: Social issues and trends including aspects of Hispanic society such as values, cyberspace, equal rights and a focus on multiculturalism in Hispanic society which also comprises Immigration, Racism and Integration. The third aspect of this unit is grammar. Unit 2: Political and artistic culture which includes Artistic culture in the Hispanic world, modern day idols, regional identity and cultural heritage. The second part of this unit is aspects of political life in the Hispanic World with subtopics of today’s youth tomorrow’s citizens, monarchies and dictatorships and popular movements. There is also a section which is examined and which has optional content where students will study literary text and one film. The film – Volver, Pedro Almódovar and text - La Casa de Bernarda Alba, Lorca.