Faculty of Modern LanguagesSpanish/Romance Studies – Bachelor 50%

The Bachelor’s degree programme in Spanish 50% encompasses the following areas: 

Literary studies: 

• literary history of Spain from the Middle Ages to the present day (genres, movements) 
• literary history of Latin America from the colonial period to the present day (genres, movements) 
• theories and methodologies in literary studies 
• interaction between national literatures 
• interaction between literature and other cultural systems (e.g. philosophy, theology, film, music) 
• situating literature within society and culture 

Linguistics: 

The content of courses in Spanish linguistics focusses primarily on the following areas: 

• development, history and spread of the Spanish language in Europe and Latin America 
• analysis of the Spanish language system (vocabulary, word formation, grammar, phonetics, dimensions of meaning) 
• investigation of the Spanish language via speech, text and discourse analysis 
• linguistic theories and methods 
• linguistic variation and varieties of Spanish 

Cultural studies: 

• analysis of cultural phenomena in the Spanish and Hispanic world; from artistic expression (e.g. film) to popular culture (e.g. fashion), both in the past and in the present day 
• analysis of public discourse and its presentation in the media 
• analysis of the relationships between culture and power (e.g cultural heritage, mass media) 
• theories and methods of cultural analysis (e.g. performance, construction of space) and comparative cultural analysis (e.g. intercultural and transcultural approaches) 
• interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches 
• decolonisation theories 

Language practice: 

Spanish language courses are designed to enable students to 

• speak and write correctly and fluently 
• understand complex contemporary texts (novels, newspapers, academic texts etc.), 
• films, radio and television programmes, song lyrics etc. 
• reflect on and discuss, both orally and in writing, aspects of the Spanish-speaking world, literary works and 
• linguistic phenomena. 
• master and make accurate and differentiated use of grammatical structures, 
• in particular in the area of Spanish syntax 
• recognise and distinguish between different registers (formal, informal, official 
• Spanish) 
• translate texts of all types into Spanish (i.e. literary, academic, journalistic texts)