Katalonian culture and civilization

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Course ID:	3305-CKK-OG
Erasmus code / ISCED:	09.9 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0231) Language acquisition The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Katalonian culture and civilization
Name in Polish:	Cywilizacja i kultura katalońska
Organizational unit:	Institute of Iberian and Ibero-American Studies
Course groups:	Courses in foreign languages General university courses General university courses in the humanities
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Spanish
Type of course:	general courses
Prerequisites (description):	It is necessary to speak Spanish
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	The aim of the course is to get acquainted with selected aspects of Catalan culture.
Full description:	1. Landscapes of Catalonia. Geography and administration. 2. History. 3. Catalan language. 4. Literature: from Ramon Llull (XIV century) to Jaume Cabré (XXI century) 5. Fine arts. Architecture, sculpture, painting. 6. Catalan cinema. From "Pelea en un café" (1897) to the 21st century. 7. Music: history, rhythms and instruments. Gralla, tamborí, sac de gemecs ... From classical music to Punk-rock through folk. 8. Dance in Catalan. Sardana, Ball de bastons ... 9. Catalan Mythology and Magic. Legends. 10. Customs and traditional life. 11. Fiestas in Catalonia: Christmas, Easter, Sant Jordi, Castanyada ... 12. Gastronomy.
Bibliography:	KEOWN Dominic (editor) et al. A Companion to Catalan Culture. Woodbridge, (EE.UU.): Tamesis, 2011 MELCHOR, Vicent de, BRANCHADELL, Albert. El catalán, una lengua de Europa paracompartir. Bellaterra: Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, 2002, 251 s.
Learning outcomes:	KNOWLEDGE: K_W02: knows the basic terminology of the humanities (in particular linguistics, cultural studies, literature studies, philosophy and history) K_W03: knows the elementary terminology used in the description of language, literature, culture, history, philosophy, understands its sources and applications K_W08: has a basic knowledge of the cultural history of the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America K_W10: has a basic knowledge of the place of iberistics in the system of sciences and its subject and methodological relationships with other scientific disciplines K_W17: has a basic orientation in the contemporary cultural life of the Iberian Peninsula, Latin America and Poland SKILLS: K_U04: can use the basic theoretical concepts, research paradigms and concepts specific to linguistics, literature, culture, philosophy and history in typical professional situations K_U05: can recognize different types of cultural products specific to linguistics, literature, culture studies, philosophy and history and perform their critical analysis and interpretation using typical methods to determine their meanings, social impact, place in the historical and cultural process K_U06: has the skill of substantive argumentation, using the views of other authors and formulating conclusions POWERS: K_K01: Understands the need for lifelong learning K_K06: is aware of the responsibility for preserving the cultural heritage of the region, country and world studied K_K07: can actively participate in the participation in the culture of the studied region (Iberian Peninsula / Latin America), using various media and forms K_K08: has a habit of following modern processes and phenomena occurring in the language, culture and literature of the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	The evaluation will be by attendance and a written work on Catalan subjects.
Practical placement:	-

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