The University of Texas at Tyler
Department of Literature and Languages
Español 3345.001 – Otoño 2012
INTRODUCCIÓN A LA LITERATURA HISPANA
lunes, miércoles y viernes, 11:00-11:50a.m.
Instructor: Gregory Utley, PhD
Oficina: Bus. 246
Teléfono: 903.566.7464; Departamento: 903.566.7373; Casa: 903-565-4729
Correo electrónico: gutley@uttyler.edu
Horas de consulta: lunes, miércoles y viernes: 1:00-1:30; martes y jueves: 10:45-12:00; o con
cita previa.
Recommended Course Prerequisite: SPAN 2312 or equivalent. The course is taught
mainly in Spanish.
Textos: Freidman, Edward, et al. Aproximaciones al estudio de la literatura hispánica. 7ª
ed. Nueva York: McGraw-Hill, 2012. ISBN: 978-0-07-3385372
García Márquez, Gabriel. El coronel no tiene quien le escriba. Nueva York:
Knopf/Random House, 2010. ISBN: 9780307475442.
Descripción y objetivos del curso (“Learning Outcomes”): Este curso sirve como una
introducción al análisis analítico y la interpretación de textos literarios de varios períodos de la
literatura española e hispanoamericana. Al terminar el curso con éxito, el estudiante debe poder:
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definir en español distintos géneros literarios;
analizar un texto literario en español usando términos literarios específicos a cada
género;
saber interpretar varios de los grandes movimientos literarios dentro de la literatura
hispana;
entender mejor las condiciones sociales y culturales necesarias para el comentario de
textos determinados;
escribir y hablar en español con más fluidez y eficacia.
Responsabilidades del estudiante:
Exámenes: Habrá tres exámenes durante el semestre. Serán de tipo ensayo de respuesta corta y
larga. Incluirán preguntas de identificación, preguntas sobre conceptos literarios básicos y
también preguntas de análisis literario. Se tratarán de los argumentos de las obras, los datos
biográficos de los personajes, las discusiones que tengamos en clase, las características de los
movimientos literarios y el análisis de los textos.
Pruebas de lectura: Estas pruebas consistirán en preguntas básicas sobre las obras estudiadas
incluyendo identificaciones y otras preguntas sobre los personajes, preguntas sobre los
argumentos y algunas preguntas de análisis literario.
Tarea: Cada estudiante tendrá la responsabilidad de completar hojas repartidas por el instructor
sobre las obras estudiadas.
Participación oral: Se espera que el estudiante lea cada sección indicada antes de venir a clase
para así poder participar activamente en clase. Además cada estudiante, como parte de un grupo,
dará una presentación oral explicando una obra / sección escogida por el instructor. Se repartirá
en clase más información e instrucciones sobre la presentación.
Trabajos escritos (“Response Papers”): “Each student will write two brief essays (each
essay: 2 double-spaced typed pages, 10-12 font, one-inch margins) that discuss specific
points of assigned readings. Each paper should contain your own ideas—there are no right
or wrong answers on response papers. Evaluation of papers is based primarily on their
depth of insight and organization. Do not pull ideas off the internet. Your response must
be supported by specific evidence from the text. In other words, your essays must convince
me that you have read and studied the reading. Some suggestions for finding your own
topic:
1. Explain why a particular idea/character/scene/image impressed you, what it means to
you, how you think it related to the major theme of the reading.
2. Look at the text from a different perspective from the one developed in class.
3. What does the story/poem say about society’s biases, prejudices, foibles?
4. What does the story/poem reveal about human nature? Is a particular character flawed or
portrayed as exceptional? Why?
5. What questions does the author/poet leave unanswered? Why? What are some possible
answers?
6. What single question does the reading try to answer? Do you agree or disagree?
Please use the following format for your paper:
Name
Professor Utley
Español 3345
Fecha (ej. 5 de octubre de 2012)
Título
(empezar texto aquí)
Note: Specific due dates for each response paper are indicated on the course outline at end
of this syllabus. The FIRST response paper will receive a numerical grade of up to 100. If
the student receives less than 100, he or she may turn in a corrected second version of the
paper for an additional SEVEN (7) points beyond the first grade; the overall grade for the
first response paper cannot be greater than 100. The second response paper will only be
graded once.”
Asistencia: La asistencia y la participación son elementos esenciales dentro del curso. Cada
estudiante tendrá CUATRO (4) ausencias para usar a su discreción. Cada ausencia sin
excusa certificada adicional resultará en que la nota final del estudiante baje en un tres
porciento. Ausencias por razones religiosas, por una emergencia o enfermedad
documentada o por participar en un evento patrocinado por UT Tyler no entran en esta
política. La nota de "incomplete" solamente se concederá en caso de emergencia y en
consulta con el instructor.
Evaluación (porcentajes posibles):
Escala:
3 Exámenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35%
Trabajos escritos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20%
Tarea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15%
Participación oral /
Explicación de texto . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15%
Pruebas de lectura . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15%
100%
100-90% A
89-80% B
79-70% C
69-60% D
59-00
F
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Students repeating a course for grade forgiveness (grade replacement) must file a Grade
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Submitting Grade Replacement Contracts, Transient Forms, requests to withhold
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grade)
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Texas law prohibits a student who began college for the first time in Fall 2007 or thereafter
from dropping more than six courses during their entire undergraduate career. This
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For purposes of this rule, a dropped course is any course that is dropped after the census
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semester.
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be completed.
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instructor’s directions regarding the appropriate exit. If you require assistance during an
evacuation, inform your instructor in the first week of class. Do not re-enter the building
unless given permission by University Police, Fire department, or Fire Prevention Services.
Other Important Information: Students’ academic work will be held to the highest
standards of integrity in this course. Cheating, plagiarism, and other forms of academic
dishonesty will be pursued by disciplinary actions. If there is any question about what is
explicitly allowed for specific assignments, please do not hesitate to ask. You may consult
with your classmates and/or friends about homework and other assignments, but you may
not copy someone else’s work or have them do any part of it for you. All tests must be
completed on your own. All sources in written work must be properly acknowledged.
The last day to drop to withdraw from this course is 24 October 2012. A student who need
to be absent from the class for religious reasons or to participate in a UT Tyler sponsored
event, is asked to inform the professor beforehand. This course is enrolled in
BLACKBOARD. The instructor will use the site for posting the syllabus, grades, and for
making announcements. The instructor reserves the right to make changes—including the
elimination of certain authors--to the syllabus at his discretion and according to how the
course develops during the term. Any such changes will be announced in class and posted
on BLACKBOARD. Not reading or understanding the syllabus does not excuse a student
from course deadlines and obligations. Please direct all questions about the syllabus to the
instructor. The instructor is under no obligation to accept late work except in the case of a
documented emergency, jury duty, a religious holiday, severe illness, or participation in a
UT Tyler sponsored event. If late work is accepted, it will be subject to a penalty.
Useful tools for students of (Hispanic) literature:
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A good Spanish/English dictionary (and a willingness to consult the Diccionario de la
Real Academia online). Also a good English dictionary.
A dictionary of literary symbols (e.g. The Penguin Dictionary of Symbols).
The Reader’s Encyclopedia.
A book on Greek and Roman mythology.
A standard Shakespeare text.
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A standard Bible.
MLA handbook – 7th edition.
Literary Theory: An Introduction by Terry Eagleton
The Cambridge History of Latin American Literature
HORARIO / BOSQUEJO PROVISIONAL
(sujeto a cambio)
Agosto
Septiembre
Octubre
20
Introducción al curso
22, 24, 27
La narrativa
Don Juan Manuel: “Lo que sucedió a un mozo que casó con
una muchacha de muy mal carácter”.
Ricardo Palma: “La camisa de Margarita”
29
Jorge Luis Borges “El Sur” (“handout”) / Prueba de lectura I
31
Jorge Luis Borges
3
No hay clase--¡Feliz Día del Trabajo!
5, 7
Julio Cortázar: “La noche boca arriba”
10, 12
Juan Rulfo: “No oyes ladrar los perros”
14
Ana María Matute: “Pecado de omisión” / Prueba de lectura II
17, 19, 21
Ana María Matute
Elena Ponitowska: “El recado”
Posiblemente: Isabel Allende: “La mujer del juez”
24
EXAMEN I / ENTREGAR EJERCICIOS DE TAREA
26, 28
Gabriel García Márquez: El coronel no tiene quien le escriba
1º
El coronel no tiene quien le escriba
3
El coronel no tiene quien le escriba
5
Terminar El coronel no tiene quien le escriba /
Prueba de lectura III
ENTREGAR EL PRIMER “RESPONSE PAPER”
8
Día libre
10, 12, 15, 17 La poesía
Garcilaso de la Vega: ‘Soneto XXIII”
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: “A una rosa”
José de Espronceda: “Canción del pirata”
Noviembre
Diciembre
19, 22
Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda: “Al partir”
Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer: “Rima XI”, “Rima LIII”
24
EXAMEN II / ENTREGAR EJERCICIOS DE TAREA
26
José Asunción Silva: “Nocturno III”
29
Rubén Darío: “El cisne”, “Lo fatal” (“handout”)
31
Pablo Neruda: “Oda al tomate”
2
Nancy Morejón: “Mujer negra”
El drama
5
Emilio Carballido: El censo
Prueba de lectura IV
7, 9, 12, 14
Emilio Carballido/Federico García Lorca: La casa de Bernarda
Alba
16
La Casa de Bernarda Alba
19
Día libre
21-23
No hay clase--¡Feliz Día de Acción de Gracias!
26
El ensayo/Prueba de lectura V
28
Rosario Ferré: “La autenticidad de la mujer en el arte”
30
Octavio Paz: selección de El laberinto de la soledad
3
Octavio Paz: selección de El laberinto de la soledad
5
Conclusiones / Repaso / Evaluaciones
ENTREGAR EL SEGUNDO “RESPONSE PAPER”
14
EXAMEN III / Entregar ejercicios de tarea