Introduction to Hispanic Literature
(Spanish 303)
Profesora:DR. K. Kiely
Oficina:
237 FH
TelEfono:
661-1714
E-mail:[email protected]
Horas de oficina:
11:30-1:00 MW, 10:00-11:00 TR & by appt
Clase:8:30-9:45 TR
So, what kind of class is this?
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to critically reading and approaching Hispanic literature in advanced courses. Through class discussions of selected texts from a variety of genres, students should acquire the skills necessary to read and analytically approach literary works in Spanish.
In this class you will
(Student learning outcomes)
:
This course is designed to demonstrate the proper way to read a text in Spanish in three genres: poetry, drama, and narrative. Students will learn how to identify and discuss themes, plots,
structure, poetic terminology, etc. Upon completion of this course, students should have developed a base knowledge of the literary genres, their terminology, and how to read texts in Spanish.
What materials are we gonna use?
Aproximaciones: al estudio de la literatura hispanica (7th edition). Friedman, Edward, Valdivieso, L. Teresa, and Virgillo, Carmelo.
Lazarillo de Tormes. Anonimo. ISBN: 978-0658005701. Adapted by Marcel C. Andrade. 2000. Spanish / English Dictionary
how you’ll be graded:
Participacion
25%
Diario / Tarea
25%
Examenes
30%
proyecto Final 20%
Just in case you weren’t aware…
-Plagiarism:
You may not use a translator. The use of any translator will be considered cheating and falls under the category of academic cheating or plagiarism. You also may not use any form of outside help, you may not plagiarize or cheat in any way. It is exceptionally clear when cheating/plagiarism has ocurred. Anything that is not your own writing is considered PLAGIARISM. According to the Student Handbook, “Academic cheating or plagiarism - Cheating is defined by its general usage. It includes, but is not limited to, wrongfully giving, taking or presenting any information or material by a student with the intent of aiding him/herself or any other personon any academic work which is considered in any way in the determination of the final grade. Plagiarism involves the use of the ideas or writings of another withoutacknowledgment of that use.” If you cheat and/or plagiarize, you will receive a grade of zero (0) on the assignment and an F in the class and the case will be forwarded to the Provost’s office.
Showing up to class:
Attendance/Participation: 25% Attendance is required for this course. You will be allowed a total of four (4) absences throughout the semester. Should you
miss class a fifth (5th) time, you will automatically be withdrawn. You will be considered tardy after 5 minutes (8:35); two tardies will constitute an absence. After 20 minutes, you will be marked absent for the day. In both cases, this absence will count toward your total allowable absences. After your third absence, your final grade will be lowered 5%, and after your fourth absence it will be lowered another 5 % (for a total of 10%). NOTE: There are NO excused absences with the exception of University sponsored athletic or academic events for which you must provide a letter to the professor before the class/es you will miss.
What will help your grade:
Diario / Tarea: 25% The majority of the homework consists of reading and preparing for class. Unless otherwise noted, the pages marked for reading each day are in the textbook Aproximaciones. You will keep a diario as well. all of the sections will have guided questions to follow. If there is more than one reading assigned for a given day, you are only required to complete it for one of the readings. However, I strongly suggest completing it for all readings as it will help you understand the text better and retain more information. For the section on poetry, there will be a separate guide to follow.
The journal will be turned in at the end of the semester. However, there will be random checks to make sure that you are keeping up with the work. There will also be days, of which you will be notified ahead of time, when you will turn in the journal page for that day. The entire, completed journal will be due at the end of the semester, as noted on the Calendar below.
NOTE: Late homework will NOT be accepted.
When do I have to have stuff done by?
Examenes: 30% There will be three exams in this course. Exams will take place after each genre covered from the text, Aproximaciones: al estudio de la literature hispánica and Lazarillo de Tormes. Each exam will cover information about the literary genre as well as from the literary texts. There will be absolutely NO makeups.
Proyecto Final: 20% There will be a final project in which you will have to create a wikipedia entry for one of the readings. There will be another option for an alternative project. it is due the day of the final exam.
