WESTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY
Department of Humanities
Silver City, New Mexico
SPAN 303 – CRN 10137: Hispanic Culture
Fall 2010
Tuesdays & Thursdays
2:00 to 3:15 p.m.
Light Hall (LIGHTL), RM. 204/202
Instructor: Dr. María Eugenia Trillo
Office: Bowden Hall 213
Office Phone: 538-6526
Departmental Phone: 538-6525
Fax: 505-538-6535
E-mail: trillom@wnmu.edu, metrillo2002@yahoo.com
Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:00-10:00 noon, or by appointment
COURSE CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION: Intermediate-level reading covering the major
aspects of Hispanic civilization—history, art, and literature—and its influence on western
civilization, its role in the development of European culture in Latin America, and its fusion with
the various indigenous cultures. Prerequisite: SPAN 202, 214, 252, or permission of instructor.
Credit hours: 3.
EXPANDED COURSE DESCRIPTION: The grammar of standard Spanish and regional
dialects will be studied and seen in film, local radio, music and “live” narratives. In addition, this
course has a service-learning component (see Trillo’s Service-Learning Criteria).
REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS & MATERIALS**:
Curland, David et al. Hispanidades: Latinoamérica y los EE.UU. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2005.
ISBN: 0-07-327121-7.
RECOMMENDED:
--Spanish phrase cards (or 2 sets of index cards, one white and one colored, & key ring)
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--Spanish/English Dictionary (no mini versions; you may use websites also)
--Journal (to be used also as Service-learning field notebook)
**Don’t forget that you may also use RENT-A-TEXT by going to the WNMU Bookstore
online.
Another option for book purchases is through http://www.betterworldbooks.com/
....a friendly place that supplies you with “reasonable-cost” books, carbon free shipping and
funded portions of your purchase go to literacy worldwide so that your purchase helps us help
others.
Some additional materials have been placed on reserve in the library to help students increase
listening and cultural comprehension of different regional dialects of Spanish. In addition to the
CD that your textbook has, it is also recommended that students use the pronunciation and
listening skills, vocabulary building & grammar drills on these freebies:
1) http://spanish.yabla.com/demo.php
2) http://www.StudySpanish.com (includes self-tests)
COURSE INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES: This course is designed to have students:
1) Learn about the Spanish-speaking countries & cultures through their art, history, music,
literature, & film;
2) Learn more about the history of the Spanish language and its position in today’s world;
3) Reinforce knowledge of grammar, syntax and orthography of the Spanish language,
including standard and regional dialects;
4) Develop reading comprehension and writing skills in standard Spanish.
 These instructional objectives comply with Area I: Communications Competencies, and
Area V: 3 & 4: Humanities & Fine Arts Competencies as required by GenED, but in
Spanish.
Student Learning Outcomes--By the end of the semester, students will be expected to:
a) demonstrate an expanded knowledge/understanding of the different hispano cultures;
b) demonstrate an improvement in their 5-skills abilities (Reading, Writing, Speaking, &
Listening), as based on the guidelines recommended by the American Council for the Teaching
of Foreign Languages (ACTFL Guidelines downloaded on August 13, 2009
from:http://www.sil.org/lingualinks/languagelearning/OtherResources/ACTFLProficiencyGuidelines/contents.htm
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c) demonstrate critical thinking skills through the practice of inquiry and data-based
observations.
Disability Services at WNMU:
Services for students with disabilities are provided through the Academic Support Center’s
Disability Services Office in the Juan Chacon Building, Room 220. Some examples of the
assistance provided are: audio materials for the blind or dyslexic, note takers, readers, campus
guides, audio recorders, a quiet testing area, and undergraduate academic tutors. In order to
qualify for these services, documentation must be provided by qualified professionals on an
annual basis. Disability Services forms are available in the Academic Support Center. The
Disability Services Office, in conjunction with the Academic Support Center, serves as Western
New Mexico University's liaison for students with disabilities. The Academic Support Center’s
Disability Services Office can be contacted by phone at 575.538.6400 or e-mail at
matterr@wnmu.edu.
GRADING SCALE:
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:
90-100 = A (intermediate-low)
Attendance (includes Service-learning & events,
such as films/concerts) & Class Participation
80-89 = B (novice-high)
70-79 = C (novice-mid)
60-69 = D (novice-low)
100 pts.
5 Quizzes (100 pts. ea.)
Portfolio (incl. homework, Journal &
SL, and final composition)
500 pts.
Presentación oral final (includes HOs/visual)
200 pts.
Total:
1000 pts. max.
200 pts.
Absenteeism policy: Students are required to attend class each day to receive the necessary
input from the instructor and the other students. More than 3 absences during this course will
necessitate a reduction of the semester grade by 10 points. If circumstances beyond a student’s
control require an extended absence, dropping the course is strongly advised.
Please note: Student athletes should inform the instructor of when absences are due to
traveling for athletic events. Students are required to keep up with assignments.
Students who stop attending class after the first week of the course will receive an “F” for the
course. The instructor will NOT drop you automatically. It is the student’s responsibility to do
the necessary paperwork and follow-up to be officially dropped.
Classroom Behavior: Since this is a university, proper behavior becoming an adult in an
academic setting is required. If you are disruptive, I will ask you to leave the class and will drop
you from the class roster. Your transcript will read “WF” (Withdraw/failing) for this course.
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Plagiarism: There are serious consequences for cheating of any kind, stealing intellectual
property, misrepresenting oneself, and other such activities. The instructor will illustrate in class
what is considered academic dishonesty. The instructor reserves the right to take disciplinary
action against any student who is found guilty of academic dishonesty, i.e. misrepresenting
your work will earn you an “F” for the course.
STUDENT FEE PERKS: Did you know that, because you pay student fees, you are entitled to
use certain services for free or at reduced rates? You may use the Golf Course for a $10.00 fee.
You have a certain amount of photocopying allotted to you at the computer labs. You may use
the racquet courts, exercise room and swimming pool with only the use of your student ID. You
may also attend performances at the FACT at a reduced rate, and sometimes free, with your
student ID.
GET E-MAIL/PHONE Spanish Survival BUDDIES (for some homework assignments & to
check what you missed in class when you are absent); also provide a non-WNMU email and
phone number to your instructor:
INCLEMENT WEATHER class policy —Here are some sources you can use to see if classes
are cancelled. Whether classes are cancelled or not, you are still responsible for the material that
would be covered in class.
WNMU INCLEMENT WEATHER PROCEDURES: The decision on whether to close the
University will be based on the condition of the campus streets and parking lots and the
surrounding main arteries. It will also take into consideration when Law Enforcement close down
roads in and out of Silver City, Deming, Lordsburg, and Truth or Consequences. The University’s
inclement weather procedures will be communicated to the entire University, as deemed necessary.
Weather closing/delay information will be made available in the following ways:
1. WNMU webpage
2. WNMU Mustang Express
3. Radio Stations
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
KNFT-FM
KPSA-FM
KSCQ-FM
KOTS
KDEM FM
KNUW FM
KCHS
102.9FM (Silver City)
37.7FM (Lordsburg)
92.2FM (Silver City)
1230 AM (Deming)
94.3FM (Deming)
95.1FM (Silver City)
1400 AM (Truth or Consequences)
4. TV Stations
a.
b.
c.
d.
KOAT – TV (Albuquerque)
KOB – TV (Albuquerque)
KRQE – TV (Albuquerque)
CATS – TV (Silver City)
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In the event of delays or closures during final exam week, faculty whose final exams are affected by
the delay or closure may elect one of three options. Faculty must choose one of the options prior to
final exam week and clearly communicate to their students in their syllabus which option they have
chosen. The options are as follows:
a. Faculty may assign as final grades, the current grades that students have going into final
exam week.
b. Faculty may make provisions for students whose exams are canceled to contact them for
scheduling a make-up exam or alternative arrangements.
c. Faculty may, as a last resort, choose to assign incomplete grades.
Learning modules—FALL 2010: In unforeseen circumstances, the instructor reserves the
right to make changes to this Work Plan. If changes are made, students will be provided
with a revised Work Plan. It is the responsibility of each student to keep abreast of any
changes made. If a student has to be absent from class, it is the responsibility of the student
to get a revised Work Plan.
W Focus
Textbook
Assignments
Due
other A &P
k
date
Introducciones; repaso
gramatical (marco
general de los tiempos
verbales; historia de la
lengua española
El mestizaje; repaso
gramatical (préterito); el
sustrato indígena en el
español americano;
Prueba I
--{Por favor de
comprar los libros}
Handouts = HOs
19/08
Resumen #1--“La
sevillana” y
youtube (bailes
españoles)
Hispanidades:
Latinoamérica y
EE.UU.
26/08
Resumen #2-youtube (bailes
indígenas)
3
Los conquistadores;
repaso gramatical
(imperfecto)
Hispanidades:
Latinoamérica y
EE.UU.
2/09
Resumen #3—
Película La otra
conquista y
lectura: El
naufragio
4
La independencia;
repaso gramatical
(participio pasado;
verbo gustar)
Hispanidades:
Latinoamérica y
EE.UU.
09/09
Resumen #4—16
de septiembre de
1810 y otras
fiestas patrias
5
Benito Juárez y la
invasión francesa;
Prueba II—la vida y
los tiempos de Benito
Juárez
Hispanidades:
Latinoamérica y
EE.UU.
Leer Cap. 1--Ley
de castas; mapa de
España, mapa de
21 países
hispanohablantes;
escuchar/ver
Espejo enterrado
Leer Cap. 2—
mapas de
Mesoamérica,
Aztlán, idiomas
indígenas; Espejo
enterrado
Leer Cap. 3 y
HOS; Santa Fe,
NM en 1800s; el
Camino Real;
escuchar/ver
Espejo enterrado
Leer Cap. 4 y
HOS.; mapa de
México;
escuchar/ver
Espejo enterrado
Resumen #5—
Cinco de mayo y
biografía de don
Benito Juárez
6
La Revolución
Mexicana; repaso
gramatical (presente del
subjuntivo)
Hispanidades:
Latinoamérica y
EE.UU.
16 de
septiem
bre-!VIVA
MÉXIC
O!
23/09
1
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5
2
Leer Cap. 5 y HOS;
Presentación
oral—La
Resumen #6—El
Grito y sus
heroes;
escuchar/ver
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8
Obra inacabada en
Latinoamérica;
relaciones con EE.UU.;
repaso gramatical
(imperfecto de
subjuntivo)
La frontera: La
inmigración y los
EE.UU.
Hispanidades:
Latinoamérica y
EE.UU.
Hispanidades:
Latinoamérica y
EE.UU.
Prueba III
30/09
Resumen #7—
San Elizario,
NM/TX
escuchar/ver
Espejo enterrado
Leer Cap. 7;
07/10
Escuchar ‘Cajas de
cartón’; ver
Movimiento
Santuario;
Corridos de…
Leer Cap. 8;
14/10
escuchar/ver
Espejo enterrado
Resumen #8—
Lecturas
asignadas y
Mother Tongue;
escuchar/ver
Espejo enterrado
Resumen #9—
Latinos ilustres
Resumen #10—
mis antepasados
(o españoles
ilustres);
escuchar/ver
Espejo enterrado
Resumen #11—
nuestras raíces
africanos;
escuchar/ver
Espejo enterrado
Resumen #12—
Somos como la
mala hierba:
endondequiera
estamos y
endondequiera
logramos;
escuchar/ver
Espejo enterrado
Hispanidades:
Latinoamérica y
EE.UU.
Hispanidades:
Latinoamérica y
EE.UU.
Comer tapas;
escuchar música
española; ver
película española
21/10
11
El Caribe: crisol de las
Américas (mandatos
directos)
Hispanidades:
Latinoamérica y
EE.UU.
HOS
28/10
12
Canadá y Europa—los
neohispanos;
Hispanidades:
Latinoamérica y
EE.UU.
Prueba IV
04/11
10
6
Espejo enterrado
La presencia hispánica
en los EE.UU.; repaso
gramatical (imperfecto
del subjuntivo)
España, nuestra madre
patria (subjuntivo
=mandatos indirectos)
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revolución
mexicana y mi
familia (o el arte
mexicano)
Leer Cap. 6 y
Bendíceme Última
y el curanderismo;
mapa de NM
1700s-1800s
13
Otros latinos, nuestros
primos
Hispanidades:
Latinoamérica y
EE.UU.
11/11
14
La hispanidad
nuevomexicana; el
español nuevomexicano,
el TexMex, el pachuco,
el norteño
Semana de Acción de
Gracias
Hispanidades:
Latinoamérica y
EE.UU.
18/11
15
16
Final Oral
Presentation: Ansina
semos y así somos
17
Final Comprehensive
Written Exam
Hispanidades:
Latinoamérica y
EE.UU.; Gracias a
la vida (letra de
Violeta Parra)
{No hay clases
pero Uds. deben
ver en youtube a
Mercedes Sosa y
Joan Baez,
cantando Gracias a
la Vida} También
se les aconseja
prepararse para los
finales.
Powerpoint (o
visual tradicional)
presentations
Resumen #13—
La herencia
española en las
Filipinas; la
herencia
mexicana en
Hawaii
Resumen #14—
Mis raíces (o un
informe sobre
algo nm
{2027/11}
Resumen #15—
Gracias a la vida
(email:
trillom@wnmu.ed
u)
2/12
Portfolio—
entregarlo a más
tardar el 3/12
antes de la 1:00
p.m.
7 de dic.
*Mustang Express—everyone needs to know how to log-in, navigate & do assignments in this
electronic site operated by WNMU. If you have problems, call the HELP desk: 574-4357.
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***Final Oral Presentation—(see Guidelines for SPAN 303 handout)
Grading Rubric for Written Assignments
(http://www.sil.org/lingualinks/languagelearning/OtherResources/ACTFLProficiencyGuidelines/contents.htm)
Gramática: uso de verbos (tiempo, persona, significado)...
25 ptos.
Ortografía (significado, forma escrita, signos de puntuación)
25 ptos.
Sintáxis (orden de las palabras; significado; intención)
Contenido (información, lógica, coherencia, conclusión)
25 ptos.
15 ptos.
Formato (académico, presentación...)
10 ptos.
Contenido: información fiable, relevante...
10 ptos.
TOTAL: ______________/100 ptos.
Grading Rubric for Speaking
(http://www.sil.org/lingualinks/languagelearning/OtherResources/ACTFLProficiencyGuidelines/contents.htm)
Pronunciación
15 ptos.
Fluidez: ritmo, intonación, pausas
10 ptos.
Vocabulario apropiado para el contexto
15 ptos.
Sintáxis
15 ptos.
Organización: coherencia, lógica
10 ptos.
Comunicación efectiva con el público
10 ptos.
Total:
/100ptos.
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Portfolio Guidelines:
The purpose of a portfolio is to amass all documents that verify the work you have done in this
class so that this may help you: a) earn a grade in this class since the portfolio will take place of
the traditional Comprehensive Final Examination, and b) provide you with an organized 3-ring
binder that you can present to a future employer or another university if/when you transfer or
enter graduate studies.
To this end, you will have the following items in your portfolio and in this order:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
front page with pertinent information as shown in class
a brief bio in Spanish and English
syllabus for this course
Homework section
Composiciones section (to contain Resumen, Ensayo, Composición)
Tests (Pruebas)
Service Learning Project (to include your field notes and other materials you choose)
A&P
Miscellaneous (HOS…)
Please use dividers for each section. Each divider is to have the name of its designated work
(Homework…). You may illustrate as you wish.
Trillo’s Service Learning for SPAN 303students = Hispanic Culture—Fall 2010
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Purpose:
1)
To provide the student a “real life” situation or context in which s/he can use Spanish to
communicate verbally with others outside of the known circle of family, friends and
acquaintances;
2)
To provide the student an opportunity to identify a situation of concern and strategies to
take in order to address the problem, to then apply and reflect on cultural knowledge
relevant to the local Hispanic/Latino/Chicano/Mexicano cultures;
3)
To have students reach beyond the classroom in order to broaden the experiential base in
the use of the Spanish language;
4)
To give authentic service to the local Spanish-speaking community in Silver City and/or
the mining district of Grant County;
5)
To document* (field notes, Resúmenes, essays, email) the experience of being a
volunteer oral historian for Casa de la Cultura;
6)
To reflect upon the experiences and the learning process as an ongoing growth and
awareness of one’s place in local society and in the world;
7)
To report** to the community or class these experiences and learning process.
*Documentation is to be done in Spanish and English as per instructions provided in handouts
and in class lectures.
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**Reporting is to be done in Spanish in class as part of the final oral project, and for those
students who wish to do so, may work with the instructor to polish the report in order to provide
the information in a more public venue this semester, including giving a copy to the community
itself, or at the Research Symposium held in May.