Summary
Spanish Language and Literature (Year 1, Three-year Course Students; One-year Course
Students; Year 1, Two-Year Course Students) ....................................................................... 1
Prof. Francesca Crippa ....................................................................................................... 1
Dr. Sara Carini ................................................................................................................... 3
Spanish Language Classes (Year 1, First-level Degree) ......................................................... 4
Dr. Marcela Arqueros Valer; Dr. Blanca Cortázar; Dr. Silvia Gianni; Dr. María Elena
Jiménez Davila; Dr. Teresa Martínez Checa; Dr. Ximena Miranda Olea; Dr. María José
Ortiz; Dr. Cristina vizcaíno ................................................................................................ 4
Spanish Language Classes (One-year Course Students; Year 1, Two-year Course Students) 5
Dr. Silvia Gianni ................................................................................................................ 6
Spanish Language and Literature (Year 1, Three-year Course Students; Oneyear Course Students; Year 1, Two-Year Course Students)
PROFESSOR FRANCESCA CRIPPA
COURSE AIMS
The course will study the short stories produced in Spain in the late 19 th and early
20th century Starting with the analysis of the story as a literary genre and the
genre’s success in the Iberian peninsula in the period under review, we will
examine the stories written by some of the leading authors, in particular the most
relevant themes and stylistic aspects.
COURSE CONTENT
La producción de narrativa breve en España entre la segunda mitad del Siglo XIX
y la primera mitad del Siglo XX.
The course is split into the following modules:
SEMESTER ONE
– El contexto histórico.
– El contexto literario.
– El género cuento.
SEMESTER TWO
Análisis de autores y obras, insistiendo en la dialéctica de cada uno de ellos con la
historia, la ideología y la estética literaria de su circunstancia.
READING LIST
Critical reading list:
M. BAQUERO GOYANES, El cuento español en el siglo XIX, Alicante, Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de
Cervantes, 2012.
M. AMORES-R. MARTÍN (eds.), Estudios sobre el cuento español del siglo XIX, Vigo, Editorial
Academia del Hispanismo, 2008.
E. ANDERSON IMBERT, Teoría y técnica del cuento, Ariel, Barcelona, 2007.
M.T. ARREGUI ZAMORANO, Estructuras y técnicas narrativas en el cuento literario de la generación
del 98: Unamuno, Azorín y Baroja, EUNSA, Pamplona, 1998.
E. DÍAZ NAVARRO-J.R. GONZÁLEZ (eds.), El cuento español en el siglo XX, Alianza, Madrid, 2002.
E. GUTIÉRREZ DÍAZ-BERNARDO, El cuento español del siglo XIX, El Laberinto, Madrid, 2003.
F. LÁZARO CARRETER, Literatura Siglo XX, Anaya, Madrid, 1995.
J.C. MAINER (ed.), Historia de la Literatura Española, voll. 5 y 6, Crítica, Barcelona, 2010.
C. PACHECO - L. BARRERAS LINARES (eds.), Del cuento y sus alrededores: aproximaciones a una
teoría del cuento, Caracas, Monte Ávila Latinoamericana, 1993.
A. RODRÍGUEZ-FISCHER, Narrativa breve del siglo XX, Hermes, Barcelona, 1997.
B. RODRÍGUEZ GUTIÉRREZ, Historia del cuento español (1764-1850), Iberoamericana Vervuert,
Madrid, 2004.
J. ZAPATA ZAPATA, Narrativa breve española de la primera mitad del Siglo XX, Castalia, Madrid,
2010.
Compulsory reading::
AA.VV., Narrativa breve española de la primera mitad del Siglo XX, Madrid, Castalia, 2010.
The anthology of texts prepared by the lecturer obtainable from the Reprographics Department in
Largo Gemelli.
NB: Additional information on the reading list will be given in class and/or posted on the
notice board.
TEACHING METHOD
Lectures, history of Spanish literature classes.
ASSESSMENT METHOD
Oral exam.
NOTES
Further information can be found on the lecturer's webpage at
http://docenti.unicatt.it/web/searchByName.do?language=ENG, or on the Faculty notice
board.
Spanish Literature Practical Classes (Year 1, Three-year Course Students)
DR. SARA CARINI
COURSE CONTENT
Spanish literature from its origins up to the late 15th century.
Reading, translation, literary analysis and commentary of passages taken from the
works listed below:
– Jarchas.
– Poema de mío Cid.
– Gonzalo de Berceo, Milagros de Nuestra Señora.
– Juan Ruiz, El libro de Buen Amor.
– Romancero viejo.
– Poesía cancioneril.
– Jorge Manrique, Coplas por la muerte de su padre.
– Alfonso X, Estoria de España e General Estoria.
– Juan Manuel, El conde Lucanor.
– Diego de San Pedro, La cárcel de amor.
– Fernando de Rojas, La Celestina.
READING LIST
The anthology of texts obtainable from the Reprographics Department in Largo Gemelli 1.
Students are advised to use one of the following manuals to study the history of Spanish
literature:
C. ALVAR-J.C. MAINER-R. NAVARRO, Storia della letteratura spagnola, a cura di P.L. Crovetto,
Einaudi, Torino, 2000, vol. I.
C. VIAN, Storia della letteratura spagnola, Cisalpino, vol. I.
A. VALBUENA PRAT, Historia de la literatura española, Gustavo Gili, Barcelona.
F. RICO, Historia y crítica de la literatura española, Crítica, Barcelona.
NOTES
This is a semester course.
Further information can be found on the lecturer's webpage at
http://docenti.unicatt.it/web/searchByName.do?language=ENG, or on the Faculty notice
board.
Spanish Language Classes (Year 1, First-level Degree)
DR. MARCELA ARQUEROS VALER; DR. BLANCA CORTÁZAR; DR. SILVIA GIANNI; DR. MARÍA
ELENA JIMÉNEZ DAVILA; DR. TERESA MARTÍNEZ CHECA; DR. XIMENA MIRANDA OLEA; DR.
MARÍA JOSÉ ORTIZ; DR. CRISTINA VIZCAÍNO
COURSE AIMS
The course plans to provide the student with a basic grounding in Spanish, with
emphasis on the structural differences compared with Italian. After which, the
student will develop the basics of Spanish phonetics and spelling. The course is
designed to also equip the student with basic communicative tools.
COURSE CONTENT
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Phonetics and spelling.
Definite and indefinite articles.
Nouns and adjectives: feminine and plural forms.
Adjectives and pronouns: possessive, demonstrative and indefinite.
Pronouns: personal subject, direct object and indirect object.
Pronoun combinations.
Relative pronouns as subjects and direct objects.
Interrogative pronouns.
Auxiliary verbs: haber and ser.
The verbs ser, estar, haber and tener.
Regular verbs: the three conjugations.
Reflexive and pronominal verbs.
Verbs: irregular, diphthongised, with vocalic alternation, diphthongised plus
vocalic alternation, gutturalised, etc.
Proper irregular verbs.
Adverbs of time, of place, of manner, of quantity, etc., and some adverbial
expressions.
Prepositions.
Conjunctives.
Interjection.
READING LIST
Course textbook:
Vía Rápida I (libro del alumno y cuaderno de ejercicios), Ed. Difusión, Barcelona, ult. ed.
Latitud 0º. Manual de español intercultural (nivel intermedio-avanzado-libro del estudiante),
SGEL, Madrid, 2012 (unidades 1, 2 y 3).
Other equipments will be available to Laboratorio Fotoriproduzioni (Largo A. Gemelli).
Reading books:
F. TORRENT, Solo socios, Planeta, Barcelona, 2009.
G. GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ, El coronel no tiene quien le escriba, Planeta, latest edition.
Dictionary:
AA.VV, Clave, Hoepli, Milan, 2007.
Recommended grammar manuals:
FERNÁNDEZ-SILES-FUENTE, Gramática, SGEL, Madrid, 1990.
F. CASTRO, Uso de la gramática española, Nivel Elemental, Ed. Edelsa, Madrid.
ODICINO-CAMPOS-SÁNCHEZ, Gramática española. Niveles A1-C2, UTET Universitaria, 2014.
TEACHING METHOD
Lectures with explanations of basic Spanish grammar along with phonetic practice in the
language lab, and translation of phrases.
ASSESSMENT METHOD
Written and oral exam.
The written exam will test the student’s knowledge of Spanish grammar through
exercises based on the course content (30/40 items) and their written comprehension
(various types), in addition to a short Italian-into-Spanish translation using basic vocabulary
and a dictation. Dictionaries are not allowed in the exam.
The oral exam consists of a conversation on the course reading books and a discussion
on the news articles proposed during the exam. The student will need to demonstrate correct
pronunciation, grammar accuracy and a knowledge of the vocabulary commensurate with
their level (A2).
NOTES
Students must check the notice board for any changes and/or integrations to the syllabus.
The course is valid for one year (2014/2015). The student must use the same reading list
texts as those indicated in the reading list for the academic year in which the exam is taken.
Further information can be found on the lecturer's webpage at
http://docenti.unicatt.it/web/searchByName.do?language=ENG, or on the Faculty notice
board.
Spanish Language Classes (One-year Course Students; Year 1, Two-year
Course Students)
DR. SILVIA GIANNI
COURSE AIMS
The course sets out to develop the student’s Spanish language skills to a level that
enables them to communicate orally and write on aspects of everyday life.
COURSE CONTENT
Study of the basic morphosyntactic structures (up to the intermediate level)
through functional and communicative methods.
READING LIST
Course textbook:
Vía Rápida I (libro del alumno y cuaderno de ejercicios), Difusión, Barcelona, latest
edition.
Reading materials:
F. TORRENT, Solo socios, Planeta, Barcelona, 2009.
G. GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ, El coronel no tiene quien le escriba, Planeta, latest edition.
Dictionaries:
AA.VV., Clave, Hoepli, Milan, 2007.
Recommended grammar manuals:
F. SILES-FUENTE, Gramática, SGEL, Madrid, 1990.
F. CASTRO, Uso de la gramática española, Nivel Elemental, Edelsa, Madrid.
TEACHING METHOD
Lectures; listening to tape recordings; written and oral exercises.
ASSESSMENT METHOD
Written grammar test (30 items) on the subjects dealt with in the syllabus, a pass in
which qualifies the student to take the Spanish oral exam on two original-language literary
texts to test their reading, translation and summing-up/commentary skills.
NOTES
The exam must be taken during the Spanish Language and Literature 1 exam session.
Students that pass the written and oral exams can then take the Literature exam (Special
Subject course) during the same session on or any other date in the same exam session.
The course is valid for one year (2014/2015). The student must use the same reading list
texts as those indicated in the reading list for the academic year in which the exam is taken.
Information on the Spanish Literature course can be obtained from the lecturer in
charge, Professor Francesca Crippa.
Further information can be found on the lecturer's webpage at
http://docenti.unicatt.it/web/searchByName.do?language=ENG, or on the Faculty notice
board.