Syllabi

MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE

Division of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Department of English, Foreign Languages and Journalism

SPANISH 322 (Hispanic Civilization, Culture, and Literature I)

Fall 2001

(LAS Computer Literacy)

Prerequisite: SPA 211 or SPA 212

Professor: Dr. Alicia de Gregorio

Office: SSC 212 D

Telephone: (816) 271-5814

Departmental fax #: (816) 271-4543

E-mail address: gregorio@griffon.mwsc.edu

Web page address: http://www.missouriwestern.edu/EFLJ/LG/Faculty/gregorio.html

Office Hours: Monday 2:00-3:30,

Tuesday and Thursday 8:45-9:30,

Tuesday and Thursday 2:00-3:00

and by appointment

Days-Times-Room Bldg: MTThF 10:00-10:50 MC 208

Texts:

REQUIRED:

Ugarte, Francisco. España y su civilización. 5^th edition (revised by M. Ugarte and K. McNerney). Boston: McGraw-Hill, 1999.

Buero Vallejo, Antonio. Historia de una escalera. Trigésima primera edición. Madrid: Espasa Calpe, 1998.

RECOMMENDED:

Dozier, Eleanor. Manual de Gramática. 2^nd edition. Boston: Heinle & Heinle, 1999.

El Pequeño Larousse Ilustrado. México, D.F.: Larousse, 1997.

The Oxford Spanish Dictionary. Oxford University Press.

Other materials subject to examination and/or required for completion of assigned work:

1. Lecture materials presented and handouts distributed by the professor in class and utilized for in-class discussion.

2. Video and audio materials presented and discussed in class.

3. Selected relevant Web sites assigned as class projects and/or as homework.

4. Information from presentations on "comunidades autónomas" predetermined by the professor.

5. Software: Scott, V., Terry, R., Domínguez, F. Atajo. Writing Assistant for Spanish. Boston: Heinle & Heinle Publishers, 1995.

Course objectives:

1) To attain a comprehensive knowledge of the social, political and cultural history of Spain.

2) To read literature from certain periods and to study how they reflect the culture in which they were written.

3) To conduct individual and group research on topics pertaining the culture(s) of Spain.

4) To improve oral and aural skills in Spanish through class discussions and oral presentations conducted in Spanish.

5) To use computer technology for research of discipline-specific topics and production of assignments.

Course Requirements:

1. Two major tests.

2. One final exam.

3. Regular quizzes, to be announced 1 to 2 classes in advance.

4. A research paper on a topic pertaining to Spanish life/culture, from a list of categories provided by the professor. The topic must be submitted to the professor for her approval during the second week of classes. Students will utilize a minimum of 4 sources, 2 of them Web pages. A tentative list of sources is due for approval and commentary by the professor on October 9.

The paper will be typed using Atajo (double spaced) and a minimum of 4 pages in length. and A final draft of the paper will be turned in to the professor by October 23. The professor will mark linguistic errors and will provide questions and guidelines for improvement, development and/or corrections of content. Students will then work on the final version of their paper, due by November 19. Consultation with the professor is welcome and highly encouraged.

5. An oral presentation by a team of 2 students on a "comunidad autónoma". The presentation will be based on Internet research and relevant web pages must be displayed and summarized/interpreted to the class. Presentations should last approximately between ten and fifteen minutes. All research will be conducted by both members of the team. After research is completed each member will be responsible for the elaboration and delivery of a minimum of 1 or 2 (depending on length and depth of information) aspects of the presentation, and will be graded primarily on these aspects.

6. Regular written assignments: IDs or short answers based on materials presented in class or resulting from preparatory readings prior to in-class discussion. The professor will make a selection of a number of answers to be corrected by the student following directions.

7. All materials covered in class are subject to testing, including lecture material and discussions of different aspects of contemporary Spanish life and culture.

8. Participation.

GRADING GRADING SCALE

Examen 1 15% 90-100: A

Examen 2 15% 80-89: B

Examen Final 15% 70-79: C

Presentación oral en equipo 15% 60-69: D

Trabajo de investigación 17.5% 0-59: F

Quizzes 15%

Tareas + 7.5%

Participación

CATEGORIES FOR RESEARCH PAPER

1. The arts.

2. Traditions and customs.

3. Politics.

4. Religion.

5. Cities and towns.

6. Economics.

7. Cuisine.

8. Daily life.

9. Sports.

10. Other topics of interest, to be suggested to professor for her approval.

LAS Area of focus: LAS Computer Literacy: A course designed to teach discipline-specific computer software and hardware. A partial list of skills which may be taught include: data collection and analysis, word processing, desktop publishing, ethical or human issues of computing, discipline-specific applications of computer technology.

In this course students will

1) produce written assignments and a research paper using Atajo, Computer Writing Assistant for Spanish;

2) conduct tasks using Internet (reading sites on selected Spanish culture topics and articles from on-line Spanish newspapers; listening to on-line radio broadcasts; viewing on-line video materials from Spanish information sources; complete chapter quizzes on textbook supporting video materials; etc.)

3) conduct Internet research for the production of a paper on a topic pertaining to Spanish life and culture.

Students' Responsibilities:

1. Attendance is required for all class sessions. More than 4 absences will not be tolerated unless excused due to emergency, and the course grade will be lowered by five percentage points with every absence, beginning with the fifth instance.

2. Make-up assignments and tests are possible only with the advance approval of the professor, based on an emergency situation. Make-ups must be requested before missing the assignment or the first day of classes after the date the assignment was due.

3. Students are required to arrive at class on time. If a student is more than seven minutes late in arriving, he/she will be considered absent for the day.

4. Academic Honesty: Any student cheating on an exam or quiz or plagiarizing will receive a zero.

5. Although it is my intention to adhere to the course plan as fully as possible, I reserve the right to modify the syllabus based on unforeseen circumstances. Any changes to the syllabus will be announced in class. In the event of student absence, it is the responsibility of the student

to determine if any such changes have been announced.

Students With Disabilities: Any student in this course who has a disability that prevents the fullest expression of abilities should contact me personally as soon as possible so that we can discuss class requirements.

Course Schedule

Week 1 (August 20-24): Introduction to the course

Introducción: España y las Españas

La prehistoria hasta la Edad Media