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 2000
(LAS Writing) Prerequisite: SPA 211 or SPA 212 Professor: Dr. Alicia de Gregorio
Office: JGM 309 R
Telephone: (816) 271-5814
Departmental fax #: (816) 271-4543
Email address: gregorio@griffon.mwsc.edu
Web page address: http://www.missouriwestern.edu/eflj/lg/faculty/gregorio.html Office Hours: Monday and Friday 9:00-10:00,
Tuesday and Thursday 9:00-10:30,
and by appointment Days-Times-Room Bldg: M F 2:00-2:50 MC 106
T Th 2:00-2:50 A 201
Texts:
REQUIRED:
Ugarte, Francisco. España y su civilización. 5th 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. Jiménez, Juan Ramón. Platero y yo.
RECOMMENDED:
Dozier, Eleanor. Manual de Gramática. 2nd 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: 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. RECOMMENDED: 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 works of literature from certain periods and to study how they reflect the culture in which they were written.
3) To write texts that deepen understanding of the materials presented and discussed in class, and that aid students in their development of written Spanish.
4) To improve oral and aural skills in Spanish through class discussions and oral presentations conducted in Spanish. Course Requirements: 1. Two major tests.
2. One final exam.
3. Regular quizzes, to be announced 1 to 2 classes in advance.
4. An oral presentation by a team of 2 students on a topic pertaining to Spanish life, 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. An outline of contents and materials for the oral presentation must be given to the professor at least one week prior to the in-class presentation. Presentations should last approximately between ten and fifteen minutes.
5. An individual ten-minute oral presentation 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.
6. Three 1½-2 page compositions, on a topic announced in advance, following directions determined by the professor. A first version of each composition will be turned in on the dates assigned. The professor will read this version and make indications where corrections and/or improvement regarding content, spelling, grammar, vocabulary, and style of writing, are necessary or advisable. Students will make changes following such indications, and a final version to be graded by the professor will be turned in on the dates identified on the syllabus.
7. 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.
8. All materials covered in class are subject to testing, including lecture material and discussions of different aspects of contemporary Spanish life and culture.
9. 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 (tema libre) 7.5% 60-69: D
Presentacion oral comunidades autónomas 7.5% 0-59: F
Composiciones 20%
Quizzes 15%
Tareas + 5%
Participación CATEGORIES FOR ORAL PRESENTATIONS 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 Writing: A course in which faculty assign students both formal and informal writing in order to increase student learning, improve student writing, and initiate students into discipline-specific forms of written communication. This course is designed to further develop the student's ability to write in Spanish. Improved ability to write in Spanish at this level leads to more sophisticated use of the language. Students are expected to take notes in the target language as they read materials in preparation for class discussion, as well as required to take extensive notes of lecture materials presented by the professor. They will write three compositions based on the cultural phenomena and/or literary works studied in class. They will also write regular homework assignments in the form of paragraphs which answer questions related to materials read for class and/or lecture materials. These exercises will allow the development of ideas in well-organized paragraphs and longer compositions, as well as the enhancement of descriptive, narrative, expository, and argumentative styles of writing by the students. 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 21-25): Introduction to the course
Introducción: España y las Españas
La prehistoria hasta la Edad Media
Temas de cultura contemporánea Week 2 (August 28-September 1): La prehistoria hasta la Edad Media
Temas de cultura contemporánea
Platero y yo Week 3 (September 4-8): La prehistoria hasta la Edad Media
Siglo de Oro
Temas de cultura contemporánea
M 4 (Labor Day) : No class
Platero y yo Week 4 (September 11-15): Siglo de Oro
Temas de cultura contemporánea
Platero y yo Week 5 (September 18-22): Siglo de Oro
Temas de cultura contemporánea
Platero y yo
T 19: Examen 1 (Materials covered through 09/15)
Th 21: Oral presentations start
F 22: Composición 1 (primera versión) Week 6 (September 25-29): Siglo de Oro
Siglos de luces y reformas: XVIII y XIX
Temas de cultura contemporánea
Platero y yo
Week 7 (October 2-6): Siglos de luces y reformas: XVIII y XIX
Temas de cultura contemporánea
Platero y yo
F 6: Composición 1 (versión final/corregida) Week 8 (October 9-13): Siglos de luces y reformas: XVIII y XIX
Temas de cultura contemporánea
Platero y yo
M 9 (Columbus Day) : No class
Week 9 (October 16-20): Siglos de luces y reformas: XVIII y XIX
Temas de cultura contemporánea
Platero y yo
W 20: Mid-term grades due
M 16: Composición 2 (primera versión)
F 20: Examen 2 (Materials covered from 09/18 through
10/17) Week 10 (October 23-27): Siglos de luces y reformas: XVIII y XIX
Temas de cultura contemporánea
Week 11 (Oct. 30-Nov. 3): M 30: Composición 2 (versión final/corregida)
Siglo XX
Temas de cultura contemporánea
Historia de una escalera
Week 12 (November 6-10): Siglo XX
Temas de cultura contemporánea
Historia de una escalera Week 13 (November 13-17): Siglo XX
Temas de cultura contemporánea
Historia de una escalera
Th 16, F 17: ACTFL Conference: No class Week 14 (November 20-24): M 20: Composición 3 (primera versión)
Siglo XX
Temas de cultura contemporánea
Historia de una escalera
Th 23, F 24: Thanksgiving: No class Week 15 (November 27-Dec. 1): Siglo XX
Temas de cultura contemporánea
Historia de una escalera
Th 30: Composición 3 (versión final/corregida) FINAL EXAM: Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2:00-3:50 |