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Latin American Studies: Spanish Language

Program-specific competencies Program-specific competencies are the knowledge, skills and attributes that are valuable in your specific program area—from microbiology to mechanical engineering to music and everything in between! These competencies can help you describe your skills and experience—and demonstrate your value to employers on your résumé and in interviews.

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Latin American Studies: Spanish Language

Program-specific competencies Program-specific competencies are the knowledge, skills and attributes that are valuable in your specific program area—from microbiology to mechanical engineering to music and everything in between! These competencies can help you describe your skills and experience—and demonstrate your value to employers on your résumé and in interviews.

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What competencies do Latin American studies students gain?

Latin American Studies


Program-specific competencies
Competencies are the skills, knowledge and attributes gained through every work, educational, volunteer
and life experience. UVic students in the Latin American Studies program develop the following program-
specific competencies.

Spanish language
Communicates effectively in Spanish
• Reads and writes effectively in Spanish
• Engages in conversations in Spanish
• Uses appropriate Spanish grammar, syntax, pronunciation and vocabulary
• Prepares and delivers presentations in Spanish
• Demonstrates awareness of the diversity and global dispersion of contemporary varieties of Spanish

Literature in Latin America


Demonstrates knowledge of Latin American literature from the sixteenth century to the present

• Demonstrates knowledge of the literary traditions, genres and styles in Latin America
• Demonstrates awareness of Latin American literary history and literary movements

Literary interpretation
Critically reads works of literature and describes how literary texts generate meaning
• Demonstrates awareness of major issues in literary criticism
• Demonstrates knowledge of, and ability to read literature, in relation to literary theory
• Exercises close reading skills and demonstrates an ability to read a text using appropriate literary
terminology
• Determines the critical questions to be asked of a body of material

Historical, social and cultural perspective


Understands works of literature in their historical, social and cultural contexts

• Identifies the historical, social and cultural contexts in which a text is produced
• Understands how historical, social and cultural contexts impact the production and interpretation of
literary texts
• Demonstrates intellectual curiosity to explore historical, social and cultural perspectives
• Reflects on issues such as nationalism, imperialism, militarism, politics, religion, ethnicity, race,
gender and class in the context of literary production
UVic Co-op and Career worked with the Latin American Studies Program to develop this competency document.

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