Request for New Course
EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
DIVISION OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
REQUEST FOR NEW COURSE
DEPARTMENT:
WORLD LANGUAGES
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
ROSEMARY WESTON-GIL
COLLEGE:
ARTS AND SCIENCES
CONTACT PHONE:
7-0130
CONTACT EMAIL:
RWESTON3@EMICH.EDU
REQUESTED START DATE: TERM: FALL YEAR: 2012
A. Rationale/Justification for the Course:
The Spanish Section has determined that a new course, Advanced Readings in Spanish Literature, is needed on the
graduate level. A similar course on the undergraduate level has existed for many years [SPNH 401 Advanced Readings
in Spanish Literature], but no equivalent on the graduate level has been available. Under the new configuration of our
MA degree in Spanish, his new course [SPNH 501 , Advanced Readings in Spanish Literature], will become a
restrictive elective for students in our Master of Arts in World Languages-Spanish. We plan to offer SPNH 501 “piggybacked” with the corresponding undergraduate Advanced Readings in Spanish Literature course (SPNH 401). This
“piggy-backing” arrangement will guarantee that this additional graduate-level course can actually be offered once per
year, even if graduate enrollments are less than the minimum number needed to hold the course on its own. Graduate
students Advanced Readings in Spanish Literature course (SPNH 501) will be expected to perform at a higher level
(e.g., exhibit a more advanced quality of work and class participation) and to do additional assignments (e.g., longer
papers, extra research) than their undergraduate counterparts (taking SPNH 401).
B. Course Information
1. Subject Code and Course Number:
SPNH 501
2. Course Title:
Advanced Readings in Spanish Literature
3. Credit Hours:
3
4. Repeatable for Credit?
Yes_______ No__X____
If “Yes”, how many total credits may be earned?_______
5. Catalog Description (Limit to approximately 50 words.):
Students will read analyze and discuss in class a selection of representative and challenging works of Spanish
literature from a variety of genres (poetry, prose, theater), and from a variety of historical periods. Course readings
will be discussed in their historical, cultural and social contexts, and with regard to related literary trends and critical
theories. In Spanish
Prerequisite: Department Permission
6. Method of Delivery (Check all that apply.)
a. Standard (lecture/lab)
On Campus
X
b. Fully Online
c. Hybrid/ Web Enhanced
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X
Off Campus
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7. Grading Mode:
Normal (A-E)
X
Credit/No Credit
8. Prerequisites: Courses that MUST be completed before a student can take this course. (List by Subject Code,
Number and Title.)
Department Permission
9. Concurrent Prerequisites: Courses listed in #5 that MAY also be taken at the same time as a student is taking this
course. (List by Subject Code, Number and Title.)
10. Corequisites: Courses that MUST be taken at the same time as a student in taking this course.
(List by
Subject Code, Number and Title.)
None
11. Equivalent Courses. A student may not earn credit for both a course and its equivalent. A course will count as a
repeat if an equivalent course has already been taken. (List by Subject Code, Number and Title)
None
12. Course Restrictions:
a. Restriction by College. Is admission to a specific College Required?
College of Business
Yes
No
X
College of Education
Yes
No
X
b. Restriction by Major/Program. Will only students in certain majors/programs be allowed to take this course?
Yes
No
X
If “Yes”, list the majors/programs
c. Restriction by Class Level Check all those who will be allowed to take the course:
Undergraduate
Graduate
All undergraduates_______
All graduate students___X___
Freshperson
Certificate
Sophomore
Masters
Junior
Specialist
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Senior
Doctoral
Second Bachelor________
UG Degree Pending _______
Post-Bac. Tchr. Cert._____
Low GPA Admit__________
Note: If this is a 400-level course to be offered for graduate credit, attach Approval Form for 400-level Course
for Graduate Credit. Only “Approved for Graduate Credit” undergraduate courses may be included on
graduate programs of study.
Note: Only 500-level graduate courses can be taken by undergraduate students. Undergraduate students may
not register for 600-level courses
d. Restriction by Permission. Will Departmental Permission be required?Yes X
No
(Note: Department permission requires the department to enter authorization for every student registering.)
13. Will the course be offered as part of the General Education Program?
Yes
No
X
If “Yes”, attach Request for Inclusion of a Course in the General Education Program: Education for Participation
in the Global Community form. Note: All new courses proposed for inclusion in this program will be reviewed by
the General Education Advisory Committee. If this course is NOT approved for inclusion in the General Education
program, will it still be offered? Yes
No
C. Relationship to Existing Courses
Within the Department:
14. Will this course will be a requirement or restricted elective in any existing program(s)? Yes X
No
If “Yes”, list the programs and attach a copy of the programs that clearly shows the place the new course will have in the curriculum.
Program
Master of Arts in World Languages-Spanish
Program
15. Will this course replace an existing course? Yes
No
Required
Restricted Elective
Required
Restricted Elective
X
X
16. (Complete only if the answer to #15 is “Yes.”)
a. Subject Code, Number and Title of course to be replaced:
b. Will the course to be replaced be deleted?
Yes
No
17. (Complete only if the answer #16b is “Yes.”) If the replaced course is to be deleted, it is not necessary to submit a Request for
Graduate and Undergraduate Course Deletion.
a. When is the last time it will be offered?
Term
Year
b. Is the course to be deleted required by programs in other departments?
Contact the Course and Program Development Office if necessary.
Yes
No
c. If “Yes”, do the affected departments support this change?
Yes
No
If “Yes”, attach letters of support. If “No”, attach letters from the affected department explaining the lack of support, if available.
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Outside the Department: The following information must be provided. Contact the Course and Program Development office for
assistance if necessary.
18. Are there similar courses offered in other University Departments?
If “Yes”, list courses by Subject Code, Number and Title
Yes
No
X
19. If similar courses exist, do the departments in which they are offered support the proposed course?
Yes
No
If “Yes”, attach letters of support from the affected departments. If “No”, attach letters from the affected department explaining the lack of
support, if available.
D. Course Requirements
20. Attach a detailed Sample Course Syllabus including:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
Course goals, objectives and/or student learning outcomes
Outline of the content to be covered
Student assignments including presentations, research papers, exams, etc.
Method of evaluation
Grading scale (if a graduate course, include graduate grading scale)
Special requirements
Bibliography, supplemental reading list
Other pertinent information.
NOTE: COURSES BEING PROPOSED FOR INCLUSION IN THE EDUCATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE GLOBAL
COMMUNITY PROGRAM MUST USE THE SYLLABUS TEMPLATE PROVIDED BY THE GENERAL EDUCATION
ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THE TEMPLATE IS ATTACHED TO THE REQUEST FOR INCLUSION OF A COURSE IN THE
GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM: EDUCATION FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY FORM.
E. Cost Analysis (Complete only if the course will require additional University resources.
Fill in Estimated Resources for the
sponsoring department(s). Attach separate estimates for other affected departments.)
Estimated Resources:
Year One
Year Two
Year Three
Faculty / Staff
$_________
$_________
$_________
SS&M
$_________
$_________
$_________
Equipment
$_________
$_________
$_________
Total
$_________
$_________
$_________
F. Action of the Department/School and College
1. Department/School
Vote of faculty: For ____18______
Against _____0_____
Abstentions ____0______
(Enter the number of votes cast in each category.)
Rosemary Weston-Gil
Department Head/School Director Signature
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2. College/Graduate School
A. College
College Dean Signature
Date
B. Graduate School (if Graduate Course)
Graduate Dean Signature
Date
G. Approval
Associate Vice-President for Academic Programming Signature
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SPANISH 501
ADVANCED READINGS IN SPANISH LITERATURE
SAMPLE SYLLABUS
Professor Geoffrey M. Voght, Ph.D.
348 Alexander
Telephone: (734) 487-1498 — Email: gvoght@emich.edu
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
SPNH 501: Advanced Readings in Spanish Literature. Students will read, analyze and discuss in
class a selection of representative and challenging works of Spanish literature from a variety of
genres (poetry, prose, theater), and from a variety of historical periods. Course readings will be
discussed in their historical, cultural and social contexts, and with regard to related literary trends
and critical theories. In Spanish.
REQUIRED TEXT:
There is no textbook for this course; instead, there is a required course pack of literary selections,
all of which are required reading and most of which we will discuss in class. The SPNH 501
Course Pack will be available in the EMU bookstore prior to the beginning of classes.
COURSE GOALS:
This course will provide information on, and experience with, representative works of Spanish
literature from all major literary genres. Attention is given to the evolution of Spanish literature,
the characteristics of different literary styles and movements, literary traditions and techniques,
and how works from different times reflect contemporary social, cultural and artistic norms.
The other main goal of this course is to provide students with insights into literary criticism and
the community of scholars, specifically regarding ongoing research initiatives related to the
seventeenth-century theater. This goal will be accomplished through class presentations and
discussions and in various other ways, including:
1. Students will become familiar with some of my publications, current interests, and theories,
by reading: a) my 1981 article on one of the plays we will discuss in class, and b) the draft of
an article on which I am currently working (available on the course website with the title
“SPNH 501 Background Info”).
2. Students will be given the opportunity to read a seventeenth-century play in order to gather
further data for the research project set out in the draft article. Details of this assignment are
available on the course website in a document called “SPNH 501 Research Project.”
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COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
1. Prior to each class meeting, students are expected to read carefully the sections of the
SPNH 501 Course Pack assigned for that class, and to be fully prepared to answer questions
on the material. The Schedule of Assignments provided below should be your reference for
what parts of the course pack to study in preparation for each class meeting.
2. Regular, on-time attendance at all class meetings is required, as is active and frequent
participation in class activities and discussions. Excessive absences and/or a low level of class
participation will reduce your grade in the course (see grading scale information below). The
class participation part of your grade will be based on three elements: class attendance,
frequency of class participation, and quality of class participation.
3. There will be three written reports on your research project during the semester, and you will
present three short oral summaries of your findings to the class. Details of this assignment are
available in the file on the course website entitled “SPNH 501 Research Project.”
4. A mid-term examination is required, based on the selections from the course pack that are
read and discussed during the first half of the semester.
5. A final examination on the material covered in the second half of the semester is also required.
6. Students are expected to submit all assignments on time. Students who submit work late or are
unprepared for class discussions and activities may receive lower grades. The research reports
must be typed on a word processor and submitted both electronically and in printed form.
Details regarding format and length will be distributed later.
7. Exams must be taken on the day designated unless some major event, such as a serious
personal illness or a family emergency, makes this impossible. If this happens, students must
inform me as early as possible (preferably in advance). Only in such circumstances will a
make-up exam be allowed.
COMPONENTS OF COURSE GRADE
Class Participation
Written Reports
Oral Reports
Mid-Term Exam
Final Exam
[20%]
[20%]
[20%]
[20%]
[20%]
GRADING SCALE
A+ =
A =
A– =
B+ =
B =
B– =
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97-100
C+ =
93-96
C =
90-92
C– =
87-89
D+ =
83-86
D =
80-82
D– =
E = 59 or less
77-79
73-76
70-72
67-69
63-66
60-62
CLASSROOM CONDUCT
Students are expected to abide by the Student Conduct Code and assist in creating an
environment that is conducive to learning and protects the rights of all members of the
University community. Incivility and disruptive behavior will not be tolerated and may result in
a request to leave class and referral to the Office of Student Judicial Services (SJS) for discipline.
Examples of inappropriate classroom conduct include repeatedly arriving late to class, texting
messages in class, using a cell phone or iPod (or similar device), repeated interruptions from a
ringing cell phone, or talking while others are speaking. You may access the Code online at
www.emich.edu/sjs.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Academic dishonesty, including all forms of cheating and/or plagiarism, will not be tolerated in
this class. Penalties for an act of academic dishonesty may range from receiving a failing grade
for a particular assignment to receiving a failing grade for the entire course. In addition, you may
be referred to the Office of Student Judicial Services for discipline that can result in either a
suspension or permanent dismissal. The Student Conduct Code contains detailed definitions of
what constitutes academic dishonesty, but if you are not sure about whether something you are
doing would be considered academic dishonesty, consult with the instructor.
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
If you wish to be accommodated for your disability EMU Board of Regents policy #8.3 requires
that you first register with the Access Services Office (ASO) in Room 229 King Hall. You may
contact ASO by telephone at (734) 487-2470. Students with disabilities are encouraged to
register with ASO promptly as you will only be accommodated from the date you register with
them forward. No retroactive accommodations are possible.
F AND J INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
The Student Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) requires F and J students to report
the following to the Office of International Students (OIS), 229 King Hall within ten (10) days of
the event: Changes in your name, local address, major field of study or source of funding;
Changes in your degree-completion date; Changes in your degree-level (e.g., Bachelors to
Masters); Intent to transfer to another school. Prior permission from OIS is needed for the
following: Dropping ALL courses as well as carrying or dropping below minimum credit hours;
Employment on or off-campus; Registering for more than one online course per term (F-visa
only); Endorsing I-20 or DS-2019 for re-entry into the USA. Failure to report may result in the
termination of your SEVIS record and even arrest and deportation. If you have questions or
concerns, contact the OIS at 487-3116, not your professor.
OFFICE HOURS
If you have questions or concerns related to your work in this class, I will usually be available in
my office (348 Alexander) for drop-in consultations TTh (12:30 to 3:00 p.m.). Although no
appointment is necessary at these times, please let me know in advance when possible that you
will be coming in for help to make certain that nothing unexpected has arrisen to prevent me
from meeting my regular office hours. Appointments at other times are also available by request.
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SCHEDULE OF ASSIGNMENTS FOR FALL 2011
(This tentative schedule of what will be covered in each class is
approximate and subject to change as the semester progresses.)
Semana 1: Presentaciones e Introducción a esta asignatura
31 de ag.: Información inicial sobre el proyecto de investigaciones
Distribución de las comedias de Calderón
Principios de la Literatura Española: La Edad Media
Las jarchas (Siglo XI): Mujica, Antología [pp. 1-4]
El auto de los reyes magos (ca. 1200): Mujica, Antología [pp. 226-30]
Semana 2: La literatura de la Edad Media
05 de sept.: Día de MLK (no hay clases)
07 de sept.: El poema del Cid, Siglo XII (Mester de Juglaría)
Section 4 [pp. 44-45], Section 12 [p. 58], Section 15 [pp. 60-61],
Sections 74-76 [pp. 132-37], Section 118 [pp. 220-23]
Gonzalo de Berceo, Milagros de Nuestra Señora (Mester de Clerecía)
“El ladrón devoto”: Representative Spanish Authors I [pp. 23-26]
Semana 3: Transición entre la Edad Media y la Temprana Edad Moderna
12 de sept.: Jorge Manrique, Coplas por la muerte de su padre: RSA I [pp. 46-53]
Marqués de Santillana, Soneto hecho al itálico modo: RSA I [pp. 46-53]
14 de sept.: Fernando de Rojas, La Celestina: RSA I [pp. 105-08]
El Romancero. Un romance nuevo: “Verdes riberas de abril”
A. Rodríguez Moñino, ed. Segunda parte de la primavera [pp. 69-70]
Semana 4:
19 de sept.: El Siglo de Oro: Prosa del Renacimiento y el Barroco
La novela de caballerías: Amadís de Gaula (1508)
Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo, Amadís de Gaula [pp. 279-286]
La novela picaresca: Anónimo, Lazarillo de Tormes (1559): RSA I [pp. 109-16]
21 de sept.: La novela del moro sentimental: La historia Ricote y Ana Félix (1615)
Cervantes, Don Quijote, Tom Lathrop, ed., Part II:
Chapter LIIII [pp. 759-64] and Chapters LXIII-LXV [pp. 813-26]
Semana 5: El Siglo de Oro: Poesía del Renacimiento
26 de sept.: Garcilaso de la Vega, Soneto I: “Cuando me paro a contemplar mi estado”
Elias L. Rivers, ed. Garcilaso [p. 3]
Sebastián de Córdoba, Soneto I: “Cuando me paro a contemplar mi estado”
Glen R. Gale, Sebastián de Córdoba, Garcilaso a lo divino [pp. 39, 76-77, 93]
Lope de Vega, Rimas sacras, Soneto I: “Cuando me paro a contemplar mi estado”
Lope de Vega, Poesías líricas, Ed. José F. Montesinos, [p. 155]
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28 de sept.: Garcilaso de la Vega, Soneto X: “Oh dulces prendas, por mi mal halladas”
Rivers Garcilaso [p. 12]
Sebastián de Córdoba, Soneto X: “Oh dulces prendas, por mi bien tornadas”
Gale [p. 102]
Garcilaso de la Vega, Soneto V: “Escrito está en mi alma vuestro gesto”
Rivers Garcilaso [p. 7]
Sebastián de Córdoba, Soneto V: “Escrito está en mi alma vuestro gesto”
Gale [p. 97]
Semana 6: Resultados Iniciales de las Investigaciones (Primera Jornada)
03 de oct.: Entregar Informe Escrito I (Primera Jornada)
Presentaciones Orales sobre la Primera Jornada
05 de oct.: Presentaciones Orales sobre la Primera Jornada
Semana 7: El Siglo de Oro: Poesía del Renacimiento (continuación)
10 de oct.: Garcilaso de la Vega, Soneto XXIX: “Pasando el mar Leandro el animoso”
Rivers Garcilaso [p. 33]
Garcilaso de la Vega, Soneto XIII: “A Dafne ya los brazos le crecían”
Rivers Garcilaso [p. 15]
Anónimo, Soneto a Cristo Crucificado
Wardropper Spanish Poetry [pp. 313-14]
12 de oct.: Hernando de Acuña, Soneto al rey nuestro señor
Wardropper Spanish Poetry [p. 90]
Fray Luis de León, Oda I: “Vida retirada” and Oda III: “A Francisco Salinas”
Elias L. Rivers, Renaissance and Baroque Poetry [pp. 91-96]
Semana 8: El Siglo de Oro: El Teatro del Renacimiento y el Barroco
17 de oct.: El Género Chico: Entremeses, loas, mojigangas, sainetes
Comedias y autos sacramentales
Calderón de la Barca, El cubo de la Almudena
Ángel Valbuena Prat, ed., Obras completas de Pedro Calderón de la Barca, III.
Autos Sacramentales (Madrid: Aguilar, 1952) [pp. 559-85]
19 de oct.: Calderón de la Barca, El cubo de la Almudena (continuación)
Semana 9:
24 de oct.: Calderón de la Barca, El cubo de la Almudena (continuación)
26 de oct.: Calderón de la Barca, El cubo de la Almudena (continuación)
Semana 10:
31 de oct.: Calderón de la Barca, El cubo de la Almudena (conclusión)
02 de nov.: Examen de Medio Semestre (50 minutos)
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Semana 11: Transición del Neoclasicismo (Siglo XVIII) al Romanticismo (Siglo XIX)
07 de nov.: Presentaciones Orales sobre la Segunda Jornada
Entregar Informe Escrito II (Segunda Jornada)
Benito Jerónimo Feijoo, “Vox populi, Vox dei”
Pattison/Bleznick RSA I [pp. 274-78]
09 de nov.: Presentaciones Orales sobre la Segunda Jornada
Juan Meléndez Valdés
Oda VIII: “A Lisi, que siempre se ha de amar”
Pattison/Bleznick RSA I [pp. 279-80]
Letrilla X: “El ricito” and Oda XLIII: “De la noche”
Semana 12: Siglo XIX: El Romanticismo
14 de nov.: Características del Movimiento Romántico
Mariano José de Larra (costumbrismo), “La Nochebuena de 1836”
Pattison/Bleznick RSA II [pp. 22-27]
16 de nov.: José de Espronceda, Canto a Teresa de El diablo mundo
José Moreno Villa, ed., Espronceda, El diablo mundo [pp. 16-17, 28, 50, 56-67]
Semana 13: El Romanticismo (continuación)
21 de nov.: José de Espronceda, Canto a Teresa (continuación)
23 de nov.: Thanksgiving Vacation (No hay clases.)
Semana 14: El Romanticismo (conclusión)
28 de nov.: José de Espronceda, Canto a Teresa (conclusión)
30 de nov.: Un romántico tardío: Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
Rima XVII: “Hoy la tierra y los cielos me sonríen”
Rima XXX: “Asomaba a sus ojos una lágrima”
Rima XXXVIII: “Los suspiros son aire y van al aire.”
Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Rimas y leyendas [pp. 26, 32, 35]
Semana 15: Siglo XX
05 de dic.: Federico García Lorca, Llanto por Ignacio Sánchez Mejías
Federico García Lorca, Obras completas [pp. 537-45]
07 de dic.: Entregar Informe Escrito III (Tercera Jornada)
Presentaciones Orales Finales sobre la Tercera Jornada con
Resultados para los Tres Actos
Semana 16:
12 de dic.: Presentaciones Orales Finales sobre la Tercera Jornada con
Resultados para los Tres Actos
***EXAMEN FINAL: Miércoles, día 14 de diciembre (3:00 - 4:30 p.m.)***
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Sitios de Internet útiles e informativos
http://griso.cti.unav.es/docs/inicio/principal.html: La literatura del Siglo de Oro español
http://teso.chadwyck.com/: El teatro del Siglo de Oro (textos online)
http://www.comediantes.org/: Journal devoted to 16th- and 17th-century theater in Spain
http://bib.cervantesvirtual.com/seccion/literatura/: Biblioteca Virtual (textos online)
http://muse.jhu.edu/search: Project Muse provides access to thousands of journal articles online.
EMU subscribes and student have access through the Library website under “Databases.”
http://www.jstor.org/: Access online to journals and research info on a wide range of subjects.
Students can access this site through EMU’s library site.
http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/: Diccionario de la Real Academia Española de la Lengua
http://www.SiSpain.org//: Información sobre las culturas de España, su pasado y su actualidad
http://www.sil.org/ethnologue/countries/Spai.html: Información sobre las lenguas de España
http://www.ine.es: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de España
http://www.cis.es: Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas de España
http://www.spain.info/TourSpain?Language=es: Sitio Web oficial de Turismo en España
http://www.umsl.edu/~moosproj/mundosp.html: MundoHispano para los que hablan español y
los que lo están aprendiendo
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