SPAN 3060-Sections 002 and 003 Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition Fall 2017 Daniela Raducanu Email: [email protected] Office: Main 321 H Office hours: Wednesday 2:00pm-4:00pm and by appointment Required materials: • Courtad, James C., Katheryn Everly, and Martín Gaspar. Intrigas: Advanced Spanish Through Literature and Film, 2nd Edition, Vista Higher Learning, 2017. • Additional Resource: INTRIGAS Supersite on vhlcentral.com • A Composition notebook Recommended materials: A good Spanish-English dictionary that you can bring to class. Course Core Goals. By the end of the course, students should be able to: 1. Refine their writing, speaking and listening skills in Spanish. 2. Write proficiently in Spanish in a variety of formats, including essays and film reviews. 3. Be prepared for the writing required in upper-level Spanish courses. Each course and each professor’s requirements for writing are unique, of course, but almost all the upper-level Spanish courses require focused and analytical writing of some sort. This course should provide you with the tools and strategies you need to grow in your critical thinking and writing. 4. Ability to interpret and discuss literature and film in Spanish. 5. Knowledge of some social and historical aspects of the Spanish-speaking world. 6. Reflect on specific grammar points. Grammar is not the focus of this course, but effective written communication does require clarity. 7. Continue developing their speaking skills through class discussions. 8. Read proficiently in Spanish in order to become a better writer. Evaluation: Ensayo 1 “La descripción” 10% Ensayo 2 “ La narración” 10% Ensayo 3 “ La argumentación” 15% Ensayo 4 “Un análisis” 20% Participation 10% Ejercicios escritos 15% Grammar/homework 10% Quizzes 10%
Final grade A = 93-100 B+ = 88-89 C+ = 78-79 D+ = 68-69 A- = 90-92 B = 83-87 C = 73-77 D = 63-67 B- = 80-82 C- = 70-72 D- = 60-62 Class participation and attendance: You will actively contribute to class and group discussions both by asking and answering questions; it also means that you will willingly engage in class activities and that you will always use the language of the course, i.e., Spanish. All students are expected to attend every day and arrive on time. Absence from class will affect your grade, as will tardiness, early departures, and regularly entering and leaving the room while class is in session. No more than three absences will be allowed. After that point, 1% for each additional absence will be deducted from your final grade. Please let me know before class if you have an emergency and need to leave early. Daily Writing Warm-up (Ejercicios escritos). The first ten minutes of every class period will be spent writing about a specific topic that I will assign. The goal of these exercises is not to strive for grammatical nor organizational perfection, but, instead, to explore various facets of the chapter themes. Homework: You are responsible for preparing all reading and writing assignments before coming to class on the designated day including any assigned activities from the Supersite. Supersite activities are to be done in preparation for the section taught in the next class in order to consolidate your understanding so you are better prepared for the class discussion. I will explain the homework at the end of every class and also post it on Canvas Compositions- Each student will write four papers throughout the course of the semester, each of which will be focused on a different mode of writing (the first two will be 2 pages each, the third 3 pages and the last essay due the last day of class will be 4-5 pages long). For each essay you are required to complete all of the steps in the writing process: brainstorming, outline, rough draft, peer editing, revisions and final draft. You will receive feedback from your peers and from your instructor, which should be incorporated in the final, revised version. The final draft must be typed and double-spaced. Please use Times New Roman, Font 12, with 1” margins. No hand written final versions will be accepted. For the last essay you will be required to use textual evidence to support your argument and include a bibliography. The final essay must be written according to the MLA Style Manual. The topic of the essays must be approved by the instructor and can be based on different aspects of the readings or on assigned movies. CAUTIONARY NOTE: Please be aware that we will be reading and discussing literary text and watching films with sensitive and/or controversial topics that may make you feel uncomfortable but are necessary as part of the learning process of different cultural backgrounds.
Use of electronic devices in the classroom - While some course content may be accessible in electronic format, use of electronic devices such as cell phones, tablets or laptop computers is permitted only to access course readings and other materials or to take class notes, and only with the instructor's consent. Failure to request permission or to comply with these rules of use will result in your instructor counting the date of occurrence as an unexcused absence. If you feel you need to use any type of electronic device during class for any other purpose outside these parameters, please speak with your instructor. PLAGIARISM ACCORDING TO THE USU HONOR PLEDGE Students must agree that they will not cheat, falsify, or plagiarize anybody’s work. Plagiarism includes “representing, by paraphrase or direct quotation, the published or unpublished work of another person as one’s own in any academic exercise or activity without full and clear acknowledgement. It also includes using materials prepared by another person or by an agency engaged in the sale of term papers or other academic materials” (Code of Policies and Procedures for Students, Article V, Section V-3.A). The penalties for plagiarism are severe. They include a verbal warning, written reprimand, re-writing the assignment, grade adjustment, and even failure of the course. Additionally, the University may impose probation, suspension, or expulsion (see Article VI, Section VI-1.A). STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES The professor will accommodate students with disabilities so that their participation in the course is comparable to that of their peers. The USU Disability Resource Center website advises that “Students with ADA-documented physical, sensory, emotional or medical impairments may be eligible for reasonable accommodations. Veterans may also be eligible for services. All accommodations are coordinated through the Disability Resource Center (DRC) in room 101 of the University Inn, 435-797-2444 or toll-free at 800-259-2966. Please contact the DRC as early in the semester as possible. Alternate format materials (Braille, large print or digital) are available with advance notice.”
Calendario el programa puede ser modificado a discreción de la profesora Semana 1 Lunes 8/28- Introduction to the course Miércoles 8/30- Grammar on VHL Central; “Instrucciones para dar cuerda al reloj” on Canvas Viernes 9/1- Ortografía y puntuación; Alfonsina Storni “ Tú me quieres blanca” Semana 2 Lunes 9/4 no hay clase-Labor Day Miércoles 9/6 Temas de composición (“la descripción”)-writing workshop Viernes 9/8 “Los viudos de Margaret Sullavan” Semana 3 Lunes 9/11 El laberinto del Fauno; Taller de escritura 1 Miércoles 9/13 El laberinto del fauno Viernes 9/15 Essay 1 due Semana 4 Lunes 9/18 “La casa de Bernarda Alba” Miércoles 9/20 “La siesta del martes” –en Canvas; Temas de composición (“la narración” Viernes 9/22 Taller de escritura 2 Semana 5 Lunes 9/25 “Los censores” Miércoles 9/27 Pablo Neruda Viernes 9/29 Essay 2 due Semana 6 Lunes 10/2 Mar Adentro Miércoles 10/4 Mar adentro Viernes 10/6 Emilia Pardo Bazán Semana 7 Lunes 10/9 Emilia Pardo Bazán Julio Cortázar Miércoles 10/11 Julio Cortázar Horacio Quiroga Viernes 10/13 Horacio Quiroga Semana 8 Lunes 10/16 La argumentación; “La civilización del espectáculo”-en Canvas Miércoles 10/18 Temas de composición (argumentación)-writing workshop Jueves 10/19 Essay 3 draft due on Canvas
Semana 9 Lunes 10/23- Peer review essay 3-bring a printed copy to class Miércoles 10/25 Juan Rulfo Viernes 10/27 Juan Ramón Ribeyro Semana 10 Lunes 10/30 Essay 3 due Miércoles 11/1 Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios Viernes 11/3 Rosario Castellanos Semana 11 Lunes 11/6 Jorge Luis Borges Miércoles 11/8 Mario Vargas Llosa Viernes 11/10 Mario Vargas Llosa; Temas de composición (análisis) Semana 12 Lunes 11/13- El crimen del padre Amaro Miércoles 11/15- Ana Maria Matute Viernes 11/17-Ana Maria matute Semana 13 Lunes 11/20- Ricardo Palma Miércoles 11/22 Thanksgiving break Viernes 11/24 Thanksgiving break Semana 14 Lunes 11/27 El delantal blanco Miércoles 11/29 El delantal blanco Viernes 12/1 Draft essay 4 due Semana 15 Lunes 12/4 Peer review essay 4 Miércoles 12/6 Conclusiones Viernes 12/8 Essay 4 due.
