Spanish 521

SURVEY OF LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE II

Office main Hall 321
Phone: 832-6691
faresg@lawrence.edu
www.lawrence.edu/fast/faresg

http://thor.lawrence.edu/moodle/

REQUIRED TEXTS:

· Raquel Chang Rodríguez y Malva E. Filer. Voces de Hispanoamérica. Antología Literaria. Boston: Heinle & Heinle, 3^rd edition

· Pedro Paramo (COLECCION LETRAS HISPANICAS) (Letras Hispanicas / Hispanic Writings) (Spanish Edition) [Paperback] Rulfo (Author), Jose Carlos Boixo Gonzalez

GERs

Global Diversity GER
For category II.1, at least half the course must be devoted to the study of global perspectives and issues or to the study of areas outside of Europe and the United States. “Global” in this context refers to the perspectives of multiple and diverse regions of the world and to issues currently of importance to those regions

Speaking-Intensive Course GER

Courses included on a list of speaking-intensive courses would be expected to satisfy the following criteria:

Speaking-intensive courses must be small, enrolling no more than approximately 20 students per instructor.
In such courses, at least 25% of the final grade must be based on evaluated oral work.
Speaking-intensive courses must require students to do a substantial amount of speaking, much of it evaluated by the instructor, with opportunities to develop speaking skills distributed over the course of the term.
Speaking-intensive courses must provide explicit instruction in speaking.

· Speaking opportunities might take the form of formal presentations, informal reports, group projects, or class discussion; unevaluated discussion is by itself insufficient.

· Instructors might focus on such issues as the differences between oral and written presentations and how to organize and deliver an oral report.

· Instructors might require students to submit an outline of a presentation ahead of time or to do a dry run for classmates.

· Students should receive constructive feedback on spoken work as promptly as possible

Description
Spanish 521 Survey of Latin American Literature from the last two centuries. It serves as an introduction to the literature of Latin America for Spanish majors and minors. The Survey examines the works of authors born in the region, even if they did not produce their work in situ. The Survey covers chronologically works from the Independence period (ca. 1810) to the present. Contemporary authors are well represented in the Survey and constitute an important link to better understand the language and cultural components of the minor and major programs.

Goals and Objectives

	Literary: The student will be able to give evidence in Spanish of having read the selections and acquired knowledge about the characteristics of the major genres and works of each period of Spanish Latin American literature covered in the course.
	Historical: The student will be able to demonstrate that he/she can make connections between the literary works read and the historic-political context in which they were written.
	Linguistic: The four language skills will be reinforced through lectures, discussions, essays, journals, and exams, in Spanish.
	Cultural: The students will be able to give evidence of their knowledge of Latin American culture, not just literature. This knowledge will also foster in the students a new awareness and appreciation of values different from their own. The exposure to other ways of feeling and interpreting the world will also entail a new awareness of the students’ own culture, as well.

Grade Distribution:
Attendance and participation 10%
Paper                                     20%
Oral Presentation                   10%
Quizes                                    20%
Journals                                  10%
Exam   1                                  15%
Exam 2                                   15%

DEPARTMENTAL POLICY ON ATTENDANCE 10 %

3 (three) absences are allowed during the term; each absence in excess of 3 will lower your participation grade / score by 10% percentage points each. Tardiness (being late) will be treated as 1/2 absence each time and will affect the participation score.

Paper 20%

Each student will research and write one paper on a topic agreed upon between the professor and the student.

Format: The paper will be typed with word processor on a computer.

Margins: 1" from each margin

Space: 1.5 line spaces

Font: Times New Roman 12 cpi

Title, name, and date should not take more than two lines.

Extension: 4 -5 pages long

Honor Code. Spanish 521 expects you to follow the LU Honor Code. Remember to sign and pledge all your written assignments.

If, for ANY reason you are late in presenting the papers and the draft, 10 (ten) points will be taken from their grade for each late day (day, not class), until you present the paper and/or draft to the professor.

You may use the Spanish tutors at the CTL before handling out the first draft.

Oral Presentation 10 %

Students will give ONE oral report to the whole class on the topic for the day’s class. After the oral report is presented, discussion will follow. Presentation should be about 10 minutes long. The presentation will take place during the class session when the related topic is discussed. In this fashion, the class period will be a joint endeavor, both from the students and the professor. NO MAKE UPS.

Quizes 20%

To take the quizzes you will need to go to Moodle, and enroll in the class with a password I will give you. For every new reading, there will be a multiple-choice quiz PRIOR to the class period when the reading is assigned.

Reading Journal 10 %

Each student will have a reading journal. The journal will have a summary of the reading for the class, a list of 5 to 10 words that the student wants to know more about, and two questions, that will be shared in class. The journal will be checked periodically not for accuracy, but for completion.

Exam 1 15% Exam 2 15%

All students are expected to take the Final Exam on the scheduled day. NO MAKE UPS

GRADE DISTRIBUTION:

A         100-93                                                  C+        79-78
A-        92-90                                                    C          77-73
B+        89-88                                                    C-        72-70
B          87-83                                                    D+       69-68
B-        82-80                                                    D         67-63
                                                                        D-        62-60

F 59 and Below