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Open University Business School
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online | On-site | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' This is the final course in the Spanish diploma, following on from Viento en popa (L204/LZX204). L314 will continue to develop your knowledge and understanding of Spanish-speaking societies and cultures and extend the practical skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing through a variety of authentic audio, video and printed materials from Spain and Latin America. You will also develop your critical and analytical skills and intercultural competence.

The course has seven themes that give a broad introduction to different aspects of Spanish-speaking countries. Each theme is studied over four weeks and has associated video and audio documentary-style material, together with audio activities (listening and speaking exercises).

The themes in detail are:

Raíces. Origen y evolución de los pueblos hispanos Multicultural origin and identity; the Arab legacy in Spain; music and dance

Con mis propias manos. Arte y artesanía en España y América Latina Arts and crafts; the social function of art; art as a means of protest

En perspectiva. Perfil de la sociedad hispana contemporánea Social change in contemporary Hispanic societies: national cinemas; immigration and exile; the evolution of religious sentiment and religious institutions

Lenguas en contacto. Ecos lingüísticos del mundo hispano Language and politics in Spain; languages in Spanish America; Spanish in the USA

Un viaje por la ciencia. Descubrir, inventar e investigar Sciences, ranging from those of pre-Colombian cultures to the development of navigational instruments in the 15th century; inventors and inventions; astronomy

Tipos de cambio. Empleo y globalización del mercado Globalisation and the challenges of working across cultures; aspects of international trade; women and work

Al aire libre. Conservación del patrimonio natural National parks and their conservation; tourism and the environment; sustainable development.

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Phone:+44 (0)845 300 60 90

School Address:

Student Registration & Enquiry Service
The OU Business School
The Open University
PO Box 197
Milton Keynes
MK7 6BJ
UK

Jobs & Resumes: Milton Keynes
Houses & Roommates: Milton Keynes

Integrating software systems for IT professionals
travel planning
food preservation and packaging
Employment law and practice
Business and consumer transactions: law and practice
Personal finance in context
Accounting for strategy implementation
international finance and investment
public management and social enterprise
Managing customers and quality
Nouvel envol
Nouvelles mises au point
Community safety, crime prevention and social control
Creativity, innovation and change
Environmental valuation and policy
Managing knowledge
Quality Management
Strategic management in life sciences and healthcare
Supply chain innovation, strategy and management

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