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U Oregon Dept. Romance Languages
Spanish 316: Survey of Peninsular Lit to 1800
Fall 2009
Instructor:
Prof. David Wacks (wacks@uoregon.edu) 541-346-4029
Lecture:
TR 2:00-3:20 Lillis 112 (CRN 16867)
GTF Discussion Section Leader:
Paulo Henríquez (pauloh@uoregon.edu
) 541-346-4054Discussion section 1: F 9:00-9:50 in 471 McKenzie (CRN 16868)Discussion section 2: F 10:00-10:50 in 301 Condon (CRN 16869)Discussion section 3: F 12:00-12:50 in 301 Condon (CRN 16870)
Description:
This course provides a broad overview of the literature of the Iberian Peninsula, especially Castile, from the11
th
to the 17
th
centuries. We will focus on the intersection of Christian, Muslim and Jewish cultures.Each week we will begin by discussing the two readings and the
crítica
assignment for the week. At thebeginning of each lecture we write a short
comentario
(ten minute ungraded writing exercise in Spanish) ona theme related to the reading and that is connected to the
crítica
. During a short
presentación de texto
wewill further discuss
terminología
that must be put into practice in writing the
crítica
and that will be tested onthe final exam. At the lecture’s end, students will turn in
comentarios
for attendance and participation credit.
During discussion section, students will be responsible to explaining their
crítica
to their peers and for explaining partners’
crítica
to the rest of the class. Discussion section leaders will conduct activitiesdesigned to reinforce content presented in lectures and readings, and to improve critical thinking andwriting skills.
Texts:
A course packet is available for sale at The Copy Shop that contains all readings.
Spanish Dictionary:
http://buscon.rae.es/diccionario/drae.htm This is the dictionary of the Real Academia Española de la Lengua (Dicc. RAE). It contains manydefinitions for words found in the readings, especially usages from the medieval and early modern periods(1200-1700) that do not appear in most student dictionaries.
Requirements:
30%
Crítica
(7/8): Due before discussion section on Blackboard. Crítica will be graded either 1 or 0, andthe lowest 1 will be dropped.
Print one copy and bring to discussion section
for your ownreference only; you need not hand it in. Your online version will be assigned a grade in Blackboard.In order to receive credit (a grade of 1/1) for the assignment:
•
write
in full, coherent sentences combined into coherent paragraphs (not lists).
•
answer
the specific question posed in the syllabus.
•
provide
at least 3 quotations from the text to support your observations. Cite author and pagenumber (for prose) or verse/stanza numbers (poetry).
•
apply
at least 2 terms from the
terminología
associated with the reading.
•
enclose
quotations within your own language as part of your own sentence (see model Críticain Blackboard/Course Documents. Edit quotation if grammar demands, putting changes in[brackets] to indicate edits.
SPAN 316 Fall 2009 Last update September 15, 2009
20%
Lecture attendance and participation:
the in-class
Comentarios
will be collected at the end of each lecture to register attendance and participation. Students are allowed to miss
3 lectures
(for any reason), after which they lose 5 points per lecture missed up to a total of 20 points.15%
Discussion section
attendance
: Students are allowed to miss
2 sections
(for any reason), after which they will lose 5 points per section missed up to a total of 15 points.35%
Final ExamGrading Rubric:
100-98
97-93
92-90
89-87
86-83
82-80
79-77
76-73
72-70
69-67
66-63
62-60
59-
A+
A
A-
B+
B
B-
C+
C
C-
D+
D
D-
F
In lectures:1) Comentario:
•
Write on last night’s reading (alone) (10:00 min)
•
Share writing in pairs – explain comentario to partner (5:00 min)
•
Explain partner’s comentario to class (10:00 min)
2)
Presentación de texto
: background information (20:00)
3) Terminología:
Application of key terms and concepts to text (15:00)
4) Crítica:
Explanation and discussion of weekly assignment (5:00)
In discussion sections:1) Crítica
•
Exchange assignments with partner and discuss/compare (10:00)
•
Report to class on partner’s
crítica
(10:00)
2)
Actividad:
Instructor will conduct class activities basedon the weekly readings.
Syllabus:
T 29 Sep
Course objectives and overview.
R 01 Oct
Goytisolo
,
“El legado andalusí”
Crítica 1:
Explica qué son los 3 argumentos principales de Goytisolo. Selecciona y comenta por lo menos una cita que mejor representa cada argumento (min 500 palabras).T 06 Oct
Cities of Light
R 08 Oct
Cities of Light, contCrítica 2:
¿Cómo presentan
Cities
y Goytisolo diferentes visiones de la misma época? Explicalas dos aproximaciones al tema, dando ejemplos específicos de la película y del artículo deGoytisolo (min 500 palabras).T 13 Oct
Jarchas
R 15 Oct
Poetas hebreos de al-Andalus
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