Spanish Language and Literature

Arts and Humanities

To use sources and resources in a foreign language (preferably in English)
To have the necessary skills and abilities to intervene in the world of linguistic-literary planning, management and assistance in the media, publishing, culture and tourist industry, document management, etc
To know the most relevant concepts, theories and topics of linguistic and literary research
To have a command of bibliographic search, identification and assessment techniques, the methods to critically analyse any type of sources, documents and events and to apply them to different spheres
To acquire a critical knowledge in order to understand the literary and linguistic models of present-day society and to be able to transmit them to others
To know Spanish and Hispanic literature in depth for research and teaching purposes

Teaching and Research
Linguistic and literary planning, observation and assessment
Intercultural and linguistic mediation
Publishing Industry
Cultural Management
Tourism Management
Public Administration
Management and advice services in documentation libraries, archive libraries, and lending libraries
Human Resource Management

General Skills

A specialised knowledge of the Spanish language on its different levels and literatures
A synchronic knowledge of the theory and practice, norm and kinds of the Spanish language
A knowledge of the origins of the Spanish language and its evolution over time
An historical and philological study of the main periods, movements, authors and works of Hispanic literature
Introduction to linguistic studies, the theory of literature, comparative literature and Spanish as a foreign language
Basic training in new technologies and access to digital information
A knowledge of literature in the Spanish language in comparison with European literature and the literature of other creative languages
A knowledge of the main events of contemporary history and of the classical foundation that underpins western culture
Basic training in the latest tendencies relating to art in its different manifestations

Specific Skills

An Instrumental command of the Spanish language
Knowledge of the grammar, phonology and pragmatics of the Spanish language
Knowledge of Hispanic literature
Knowledge of textual criticism and edition of texts
Knowledge of the techniques and methods of literary analysis
Knowledge of rhetoric and stylistics
Knowledge of the techniques and methods of linguistic analysis
Knowledge of specific computer tools, programmes and applications
Knowledge of the history and culture of the Hispanic countries
Knowledge of the linguistic variations of the Spanish language
Knowledge of the internal and external historic evolution of the Spanish language
Knowledge of the socio-linguistic levels of the Spanish language
General knowledge of Spanish literature in its relation with European literature
Knowledge of the theoretical and methodological tendencies of linguistics
Knowledge of the theoretical and methodological tendencies of literary criticism and theory
General knowledge of European literature
Theoretical and applied knowledge of linguistic planning models and techniques
Approximate knowledge of the languages of the world and their typological description

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