SPW 3100 sec. 2212
INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH LITERATURES:
Encountering Hispanic Studies
“Encrucijada de caminos culturales” [Cultural Crossroads]
Fall 2015
MWF per. 4 (10:40-11:30) Mat. 13
Prof. Shifra Armon
Ramón Calsina Baró
(Barcelona 1901-1992)
http://respectableness56.rssing.com/chan-25652454/all_p13.html
Course Objectives
Encountering Hispanic Studies prepares students to move on to advanced literature courses. It
provides the critical tools needed to approach, understand, and contextualize unfamiliar
writings and film with greater confidence and expertise. Students will practice these skills by
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reading a variety of Spanish and Latin American texts and films associated with the course
theme, Cultural Crossroads, and by discussing and writing about these works in Spanish.
Student Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course students will be able to
a. Distinguish between analyzing a reading or filmg and subjectively reacting to it
b. Identify three literary genres (poetry, prose-fiction and drama) and
c. Explicate poetry, prose-fiction and drama using proper critical categories
d. Explicate a film using proper critical categories
e. Link historical circumstances to the concerns expressed (or hidden) in a literary
text or film
f. Find points of contact between themselves and readings from around the
Spanish-speaking world written in a variety of styles, genres and periods
g. Converse and write knowledgeably on the course theme: Cultural Crossroads
h. Converse and write knowledgeably on a body of texts from Spain and Latin
America
Texto obligatorio:
Friedman, Valdivieso, and Virgilio Aproximaciones 7th ed.
Otros recursos
YouTube: Hernán Bravo Varela, “Qué es la poesía”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow7YxOYqC2c
Youtube: Antonio Machado, “Caminante no hay camino” interpretado por Juan Manuel Serrat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxPdipAtRsM
Youtube: Antonio García Megía, “Historia del teatro”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pntToe9VLW4
Película: Cinco días sin Nora [Nora’s Will], dir. M. Chenillo
Evaluation criteria
3
exams
5
blogs
8
homeworks checked
5
homeworks graded
Attendance/participation
Total
@30
@10
@5
@20
@10
90
50
40
100
20
300
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SPW 3100 sec. 2212
INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH LITERATURES:
Encountering Hispanic Studies
Horario de clases con lecturas y tareas
Unidad 1: La prosa
Aug.
m 24
w 26
f 28
pp 1-8
m 31
Sep.
w2
f4
w9
f 11
m 14
w 16
f 18
m 21
w 23
f 25
m 28
w 30
Introducción al curso
Práctica de lectura
Introduction to Literary Study
Narrative Forms, Text as Communication
Práctica: 1-4
“Silvana,” “Conde Niño”
Approximaciones 7a ed.
pp. 10-13
pp. 22-24
Elements of a literary text
pp. 13-19
Práctica 5-7
pp. 22-24
Panorama of Spanish and Latin American Literary History pp. 24-32 (Galdos)
Cuestionario 1-7; Identificaciones 1-7
pp. 40, 41
Panorama of Spanish and Latin American Literary History pp. 32-40
Cuestionario 8-11; Identificaciones 8-16
pp. 40, 41
Juan Manuel, El Conde Lucanor
pp. 42-45
Cuestionario 1-9
p. 45
Blog 1 en CANVAS Aproximaciones Tema 2
p. 46
Cortázar, “La noche, boca arriba”
pp. 61-67
Cuestionario 1-5
p. 67
Isabel Allende, “La mujer del juez”
pp. 94-97
Cuestionario 1-6; Identificaciones 1-5
p. 101
Isabel Allende, “La mujer del juez”
pp. 98-101
Cuestionario 7-10; Identificaciones 6-10
p. 101
Blog 2 en CANVAS Aproximaciones Tema 2 o 4
p. 101
Repaso
Examen 1
Película: Cinco días sin Nora [Nora’s Will], dir. M. Chenillo
Unidad 2: La poesía
Oct.
f2
m5
w7
Introducción a la poesía
Práctica 1-3
Elementos de la versificación
Práctica 4-6
El lenguaje literario, “tropos”
Práctica B 1-20
pp. 138-143
pp. 152, 53
pp. 143-150
pp. 151-152
pp. 152-158
p. 158-160
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Blog 3 en CANVAS “¿Qué es la poesía” Youtube con el poeta mexicano Hernán
Bravo Varela
m 12
Panorama of Spanish and Latin American Poetry
Cuestionario 1-11
w 14
Panorama of Spanish and Latin American Poetry
Cuestionario 12-19; Identificaciones
f 16
Garcilaso de la Vega, Soneto XXIII (“En tanto…”)
Cuestionario 1-5
m 19
Blog 4 en CANVAS: “Caminante no hay camino”
Youtube de Antonio Machado, “Caminante” interpretado por Serrat
w 21
f 23
m 26
w 28
f 30
Nov.
m2
pp. 160-166
p. 172
pp. 166-172
pp. 172, 73
pp. 176, 178
p. 178
Teresa de Ávila, “Vivo sin vivir en mí,” “Nada te turbe” pp. 179-81
Cuestionarios
p. 179-80 1-5; 1-4
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, “A su retrato,” “A una Rosa”
pp. 190-191
Cuestionarios
pp. 191-2 1-3; 1-4
Ángel González, “Cumpleaños de amor,” “Ciudad cero”
pp. 238-40
Cuestionarios
pp. 239, 40 1-4; 1-4
César Vallejo, “Yuntas,” “El momento más grave”
pp. 216-18
Cuestionarios
pp. 217, 18 1-3; 1-3
Repaso
Examen 2
Unidad 3 Teatro
w4
Introducción al teatro con Antonio García Megía,
m9
BlOG 5 Análisis de una película: Átame, de Pedro Almodovar
Responder a las preguntas en CANVAS
f 13
m 16
w 18
f 20
m 23
m 30
Elementos de teatro
Práctica B 1, B 2
La puesta en escena
Práctica B3, B4
Panorama histórica del teatro
Cuestionario 1-8
Panorama histórica del teatro
Cuestionario 9-13; Identificaciones 1-8
Paloma Pedrero, “Resguardo personal”
Cuestionario 1-11
pp. 256-262
pp. 270-272
Sergio Vodanovic, “El delantal blanco”
Cuestionario 1-9
pp.310-314
p. 319
pp. 270-272
pp. 273-279
pp. 289-90
pp. 280-89
p. 290
pp. 327-334
p. 334
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Dec.
w2
f4
m7
w9
Sergio Vodanovic, “El delantal blanco”
Cuestionario 10-12; Identificaciones 1-5
Repaso
Examen 3
Discusión y síntesis
p. 315-318
p. 319
Grade Scale
The grade scale for classes in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies is as follows:
A = 100-93
C(S) = 76-73
A- = 92-90
C-(U) = 72-70
B+ = 89-87
D+ = 69-67 NOTE: A grade of C- will not be a qualifying grade for
B = 86-83
D = 66-63 major, minor, Gen Ed, Gordon Rule or Basic Distribution
B- = 82-80
D- = 62-60 Credit courses. For further information regarding passing
C+ = 79-77
E = 59-0 grades and grade point equivalents, please refer to the
Undergraduate Catalog at
https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/regulations/info/gr
ades.aspx.
Attendance, Participation Cell Phone Policy and Make-ups
Students are permitted three absences without penalty provided they do not miss class on the
day of an exam (Sept. 28; Nov. 2; Dec. 7 ). After three absences, any additional unexcused
absences will reduce the Attendance Participation grade by 2 points per absence. An absence
can be excused by presenting written documentation on letterhead signed by your doctor/clinic
etc.
Make-up exams are provided for excused absences only, with prior notification when possible.
Late homework and late blogs are subject to a 1-point penalty, except when caused by an
excused absence.
The participation grade scale goes from 0-10. Points are earned for actively engaging in class
discussion, and coming to class prepared, with text in hand. Texting/messaging/receiving
phone-calls, consulting electronic devices during class loses points. Phones must be placed on
vibration mode during class. Civility and courtesy toward the professor and other students are
required; incivility will reduce the participation grade and may result in disciplinary action.
For further information, please consult university policies at:
https://catalog.ufl.edu/ugrad/current/regulations/info/attendance.aspx
Homeword, Blogs, Exams
Homework is due on the date indicated on the syllabus. Homework must be typed doublespaced in 12-point or larger, with correct accents and spelling. Grading: 2 point Grammar (G); 4
points comprehension (C); 4 points Analysis (A). The use of a dictionary or on-line dictionary
does not require documentation. However, translators or editing help from a friend must be
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acknowledged. Do not copy answers directly from book because copied answers receive 0 for
grammar. If quoting from text directly, indicate page #, verse (of poetry) or line (of prose) in
parentheses.
Blog topics are assigned on CANVAS DISCUSSION. Please cut-and-paste your answers into
CANVAS with the correct punctuation, spelling and accents.
Exams will have three parts: facts and definitions (short answers); questions based on
homework (1-2 sentences); analysis of texts studied in class (various formats)
Contact Information
Professor Shifra Armon
240 Dauer Hall
273 3751
sarmon@ufl.edu
Office hours Fall 2015: MW 9:45-10:15; 12:45-1:45 and by prior appointment
Course Evaluations
Students are expected to provide feedback on the quality of instruction in this course based on
10 criteria. These evaluations are conducted online at https://evaluations.ufl.edu. Students will
be given specific times when they are open. Summary results of these assessments are
available to students at https://evaluations.ufl.edu/results.
Academic Integrity
All students are required to abide by the Academic Honesty Guidelines of the University. The UF
Honor Code reads: “We, the members of the University of Florida community, pledge to hold
ourselves and our peers to the highest standards of honesty and integrity.” On all work
submitted for credit by students at the University of Florida, the following pledge is either
required or implied: “On my honor, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid in doing
this assignment.” For more information please refer to http://www.dso.ufl.edu/studentguide.
Accommodations
Students requesting classroom accommodation must first register with the Dean of Students
Office. The Dean of Students Office will provide documentation to the student who must then
provide this documentation to the Instructor when requesting accommodation. For more
information see http://www.dso.ufl.edu/drc.
Counseling and Wellness
A variety of counseling, mental health and psychiatric services are available through the UF
Counseling and Wellness Center, whose goal is to help students be maximally effective in their
academic pursuits by reducing or eliminating emotional, psychological, and interpersonal
problems that interfere with academic functioning. The Center can be found online at
http://www.counseling.ufl.edu/cwc or reached by phone at 392-1575.
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