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3520-003 Modern Spanish American Literature
MWF 11:00 – 11:50 pm
Prof. Carlos C. Amaya
Teléfono: 581-5217
E-mail: ccamaya@eiu.edu
www.ux1.eiu.edu/~ccamaya/fls3520info
Otoño de 2007
Eastern Illinois University
Oficina: COLE 1230
Horas de oficina: MWF
10:00 am – 11:00 am
3:00 – 4:00 pm
Required texts:
Varona-Lacey, Gladys M. Contemporary Latin American Literature. Spanish Readers
Series. 1ª edición. Chicago, IL: Mc Graw Hill, 2001
Garganigo, John et al. Huellas de las literaturas hispanoamericanas. 2nd. Edition. Upper
Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, Inc., 2002.
(fotocopias, videos, material en la biblioteca)
Recommended: Un buen diccionario de español
Course Objectives and Description: This course focuses on the late 19th and 20th
Century Latin American poetry and short story narrative. Students will examine a wide
range of authors across the two centuries. The discussions in class will include both
primary textbooks as well as photocopies provided by the professor. Other materials that
will be included are videos, movies, and web pages. Class meetings will consist mainly
of class and group discussions based on readings, and Internet searches made by the
students. Class will be conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite: FLS 3000
Homework: Written homework will be assigned every day to guide students through the
text and to prepare them for class discussion. Homework will be collected randomly, so
all assignments must be completed in such a way that they may be turned in when
requested (neatly written out on a clean sheet of paper). Homework is due during class
when the instructor requests it (not after class and not in the instructor’s office or
mailbox). Since the homework is meant to prepare students for class activities, it is
pointless to do the homework after the day it is assigned and discussed. For this reason,
no late homework assignments will be accepted without written, verifiable
documentation from a medical professional. To be fair to classmates and the instructor, there
are no exceptions to this rule.
Class participation and preparation, absences: Preparation for class and class
discussion are interdependent; an essential part of any course dealing with a foreign
language is dialogue and discussion of the assigned texts. It is crucial that you do all of
the assignments at home to be able to participate actively in class. Participation in class
includes volunteering in class discussions, responding to questions, coming to class
prepared, and being pivotal to completing group tasks. Activities that negatively affect
your participation grade include failing to contribute to class discussions, sitting passively
during group work, arriving late, “popping out” during class, absence from class, and
leaving early. PLEASE NOTE: Because participation in class and group discussions is
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so important to the learning process, for each absence after 2 (excused only), 1 % will
be deducted from the course grade at the end of the semester.
Presentations. There will be individual short presentations and a group presentation.
The short presentations will take 5 minutes about an assigned topic. Also, there will be a
long presentation of at least 10-15 minutes, in groups. Students will prepare a creative,
well-developed presentation of an assigned topic. Each student will receive an individual
grade according to his or her presentation and preparation of the material (the long
presentation is in groups but the grade is individual).
Academic misconduct: As stated in the EIU undergraduate catalogue, “it is assumed that students will
honor the tradition of academic honesty”. Academic honesty prohibits the following: cheating (the use of
unauthorized materials, assistance, etc. during exams), plagiarism (to present ideas and statements of
another person as own), and facilitating academic dishonesty (to help another student do any of the above).
With this in mind consider the following: all written work (including homework) must be your work. You
may not get any kind of help from an outside source—including but not limited to a tutor, computer
translator, website, etc.—other than your instructor. Any of these activities will be investigated and
sanctions will be levied. Any suspected breach of academic honesty will be dealt with according to the
provisions outlined in the EIU Student Guide to Academic Integrity. (for more information contact Judicial
Affairs at 581-3827)
Withdrawals: The last day to drop the course with an automatic “W” is Friday, March 10th.
Exams Policy: Students are expected to take all quizzes, tests, and exams at the
appointed time. Make-ups of announced and unannounced quizzes and exams will NOT
be given except in the most extreme cases (verifiable illness, hospitalization, injury
accident, etc). Make-ups in these cases may be approved by the instructor ONLY when
the student notifies him prior to or during the class period when the exam, etc. takes place
or is due. It is imperative that the students keep an accurate report of his/her grades
attained in class. Daily and active class participation is essential.
Evaluation Procedure
Quizzes (unannounced)
= 8 % (several will be given)
Homework
= 14 % (only completed homework accepted)
Attendance and participation
= 8 % (be in class)
Presentations
= 3 % (short presentations—5 minutes)
Group Presentation
= 5 % (long presentation—10 minutes)
Papers (2 @ 5)
= 10 %
Exams (3 @ 12 %)
= 36%
Final Exam (1 @ 10%)
= 14%
Cultural activities
= 2 % (1 typed page report—next day)
Total
= 100%
Grading Scale (percent)
A = 90-100 B = 80-89 C = 70-79 D = 60-69 F = 0-59
**If you have a documented disability and wish to receive academic accommodations, please notify your
instructor and contact the Office of Disability Services 581-6583 as soon as possible.
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Agosto
CLA= Contemporary Latin American Literature
H= Huellas de la literatura
You will have homework every day
lunes 20
Introducción “la poesía” (Preguntas y clasificación de versos--cómputo)
Miércoles 22 La poesía y Glosario (H) 763-767 (conceptos- ¿cómo clasificar la rima?)
Viernes 24
Figuras retóricas y otros tropos
Lunes 27
Introducción (CLA) xv-xxiv (historia de Latino América)
Miércoles 29 Rubén Darío (H) 325-27, 332-37, 346-49
Viernes 31
Cesar Vallejo (CLA) 42-54 (H) 401-4
Septiembre
Lunes 3
Alfonsina Storni (H) 391-400
Miércoles 5
Gabriela Mistral (CLA) 28-33 (H) 378-9, 385-7
Viernes 7
Jorge Luis Borges (CLA) 55-61
Lunes 10
Pablo Neruda (H) 432-5, 441-2, 445 CLA (109-115)
Miércoles 12 Nicolás Guillén (CLA) 84-94 (H) 473-478
Viernes 14
Vicente Huidobro (H) 418-423, 427-31
Lunes 17
Review
Miércoles 19 Examen # 1
Viernes 21
La narrativa (H) 450-452 y 484-487
Lunes 24
José Carlos Mariátegui (H) 463-472
Miércoles 26 Jorge Luis Borges (CLA) 62-71
Viernes 28
Jorge Luis Borges (H) 488-495
TRABAJO #1
Octubre
Lunes 1
Miguel Angel Asturias (CLA) 72-83
Miércoles 3
Alejo Carpentier (CLA) 95 - 107
Viernes 5
Alejo Carpentier (H)496-504
Lunes 8
Juan Rulfo (CLA) 143-155 Mariano Azuela (CLA) 2-9
Miércoles 10 Horacio Quiroga (CLA) 10-27
Viernes 12
Fall Break---- no hay clases
Lunes 15
José María Arguedas (CLA) 123- 141
Miércoles 17 Review
Viernes 19
Examen # 2
Lunes 22
El Boom Latinoamericano (H) 508-513
Miércoles 24 Julio Cortázar (H) 514-526
Viernes 26
Gabriel García Márquez (H) 550-5
Lunes 29
Carlos Fuentes (CLA) 222-232
Miércoles 31 Presentaciones (otros autores del boom)
Noviembre
Viernes 2
Presentaciones (otros autores del boom)
Lunes 5
Mario Vargas Llosa (H)568-578
Miércoles 7
---review
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Viernes 9
Examen # 3
Lunes 12
Guillermo Cabrera Infante (H) 673-678
Miércoles 14 Elena Poniatoswka (H) 679-686 y 668-672 (novisima narrativa)
Viernes 16
Isabel Allende (CLA) 264-73
Lunes 19-23 Thanks giving
Lunes 26
Rosario Ferré (H) 715-727 (CLA) 281-283
Miércoles 28 Luisa Valenzuela (H) 687-695 Cristina Peri Rosi (H) 696-702
Viernes 30
Roberto Fernández Retamar (H) 741-748 TRABAJO #2
Diciembre
Lunes 3
Emilio Carballido (CLA) 183-192–introducción al teatro
Miércoles 5
Sabina Berman (H) 652-665
Viernes 7
Review
Final Exam: Wednesday, Dec 12th 10:15 am to 12:15 pm