Teléfono: 581-5217 Horas de oficina: MF 10 am-12 pm
E-mail: ccamaya@eiu.edu MTRF 2:00 – 3:00 pm
www.ux1.eiu.edu/~ccamaya/fls3520info
Required texts:
Varona-Lacey, Gladys M. Contemporary Latin American Literature. Spanish Readers Series. 1ª edición. Chicago, IL: Mc Graw Hill, 2001
Garganigo, John et al. Huellas de las literaturas hispanoamericanas. 2nd. Edition. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, Inc., 2002.
(fotocopias, videos, material en la biblioteca)
Recommended: Un buen diccionario de español
Course Objectives and Description: This course focuses on the late 19th and 20th Century Latin American poetry, narrative, theatre, and essay. Students will examine a wide range of authors across the two centuries. The discussions in class will include both primary textbooks as well as photocopies provided by the professor. Other materials that will be included are videos, movies, and web pages. Class meetings will consist mainly of class and group discussions based on readings, and Internet searches made by the students. Class will be conducted in Spanish. Prerequisite: FLS 3000
Homework: Written homework will be assigned every day to guide students through the text and to prepare them for class discussion. Homework will be collected randomly, so all assignments must be completed in such a way that they may be turned in when requested (neatly written out on a clean sheet of paper). Homework is due during class when the instructor requests it (not after class and not in the instructor’s office or mailbox). Since the homework is meant to prepare students for class activities, it is pointless to do the homework after the day it is assigned and discussed. For this reason, no late homework assignments will be accepted without written, verifiable documentation from a medical professional. To be fair to classmates and the instructor, there are no exceptions to this rule.
Class participation and preparation, absences: Preparation for class and class discussion are interdependent; an essential part of any course dealing with a foreign language is dialogue and discussion of the assigned texts. It is crucial that you do all of the assignments at home to be able to participate actively in class. Participation in class includes volunteering in class discussions, responding to questions, coming to class prepared, and being pivotal to completing group tasks. Activities that negatively affect your participation grade include failing to contribute to class discussions, sitting passively during group work, arriving late, “popping out” during class, absence from class, and leaving early. PLEASE NOTE: Because participation in class and group discussions is so important to the learning process, for each absence after 1 (excused only), 1 % will be deducted from the course grade at the end of the semester.
Presentations. There will be individual short presentations and a group presentation about an assigned topic. The short presentations will take 8 minutes and the long presentation will be at least 12-15 minutes (in groups). Students will prepare a creative, well-developed presentation of their topic. Each student will receive an individual grade according to his or her presentation and preparation of the material (the long presentation is in groups but the grade is individual).
Research papers. Students will write two short research papers (3-5 pages) dealing with a specific topic assigned by the instructor one or two weeks prior to the due date. Research papers should use MLA format and include at least two academic articles from a reputable journal. Students must provide a copy of each article together with their final version of the paper.
Academic misconduct: As stated in the EIU undergraduate catalogue, “it is assumed that students will honor the tradition of academic honesty”. Academic honesty prohibits the following: cheating (the use of unauthorized materials, assistance, etc. during exams), plagiarism (to present ideas and statements of another person as own), and facilitating academic dishonesty (to help another student do any of the above). With this in mind consider the following: all written work (including homework) must be your work. You may not get any kind of help from an outside source—including but not limited to a tutor, computer translator, website, etc.—other than your instructor. Any of these activities will be investigated and sanctions will be levied. Any suspected breach of academic honesty will be dealt with according to the provisions outlined in the EIU Student Guide to Academic Integrity. (for more information contact Judicial Affairs at 581-3827)
Withdrawals: The last day to drop the course with an automatic “W” is Friday, April 4th.
Exams Policy: Students are expected to take all quizzes, tests, and exams at the appointed time. Make-ups of announced and unannounced quizzes and exams will NOT be given except in the most extreme cases (verifiable illness, hospitalization, injury accident, etc). Make-ups in these cases may be approved by the instructor ONLY when the student notifies him prior to or during the class period when the exam, etc. takes place or is due. It is imperative that the students keep an accurate report of his/her grades attained in class. Daily and active class participation is essential.
Quizzes (unannounced) = 4 % (several will be given)
Homework = 15 % (only completed homework accepted)
Attendance and participation = 10 % (be in class)
Presentations = 7 % (short presentations—8 minutes)
Group Presentation = 7% (long presentation—12 minutes)
Papers (2 @ 3.5) = 7 % (first paper will be to memorize a poem)
Exams (2 @ 15 %) = 32%
Final Exam (1 @ 15%) = 16%
Cultural activities = 2 % (1 typed page report—next day)
Total = 100%
Grading Scale (percent)
A = 90-100 B = 80-89 C = 70-79 D = 60-69 F = 0-59
**If you have a documented disability and wish to receive academic accommodations, please notify your instructor and contact the Office of Disability Services 581-6583 as soon as possible.
Additional information:
*Cell phones calls and texting are not allowed in this class. Please turn your phone off before entering the classroom. You will be asked to leave if you disrupt class.
**leaving a message in my voice mail is not an acceptable excuse. You need written documentation for your excused absence. (an e mail is not enough)
*The classroom door will be locked when class starts. Please be on time.
*Your grade reflects your work in class. I don’t give out grades, you earn them.
You will have homework every day
Enero CLA= Contemporary Latin American Literature
H= Huellas de la literatura
Martes 14 |
Introducción “la poesía” (Preguntas y clasificación de versos--cómputo) |
Jueves 16 |
La poesía y Glosario (H) 763-767 (conceptos- ¿cómo clasificar la rima?) Figuras retóricas y otros tropos |
Martes 21 |
Introducción (CLA) xv-xxiv (historia de Latino América) |
Jueves 23 |
Rubén Darío (H) 325-27, 332-37, 346-49 |
Martes 28 |
Cesar Vallejo (CLA) 42-54 (H) 401-406 |
Jueves 30 |
Gabriela Mistral (CLA) 28-33 (H) 378-9, 385-7 |
Febrero
Martes 4 |
Jorge Luis Borges (CLA) 55-61 |
Jueves 6 |
Pablo Neruda (H) 432-5, 441-2, 445 CLA (109-115) |
Martes 11 |
Nicolás Guillén (CLA) 84-94 (H) 473-481 |
Jueves 13 |
Vicente Huidobro (H) 418-423, 427-31 |
Martes 18 |
Examen # 1 |
Jueves 20 |
La narrativa (H) 450-452 y 484-487 |
Martes 25 |
Horacio Quiroga (CLA) 10-27 |
Jueves 27 |
Jorge Luis Borges (H) 488-495 (CLA) 62-71 TRABAJO #1 |
Marzo
Martes 4 |
Miguel Angel Asturias (CLA) 72-83 el realismo mágico |
Jueves 6 |
Alejo Carpentier (H)496- 505 (CLA) 95 – 107 Midterm lo real maravilloso |
Martes 11 |
SEMANA DE VACACION DE PRIMAVERA |
Jueves 13 |
NO HAY CLASE |
Martes 18 |
Juan Rulfo (CLA) 143-155 Mariano Azuela (CLA) 2-9 |
Jueves 20 |
José Carlos Mariátegui (H) 463-472 |
Martes 25 |
Examen # 2 |
Jueves 27 |
El Boom Latinoamericano (H) 508-513 |
Martes 1 |
Julio Cortázar (H) 514-526 (CLA) 162-169 |
Jueves 3 |
Gabriel García Márquez (H) 550-554 (CLA) 200-202 Last day to drop with W |
Martes 8 |
Mario Vargas Llosa (H)568-578 |
Jueves 10 |
Elena Poniatoswka (H) 679-686 y 668-672 (novisima narrativa) |
Martes 15 |
Isabel Allende (H) 703-705 (CLA) 264-73 |
Jueves 17 |
Rosario Ferré (H) 715-727 (CLA) 281-283 |
Martes 22 |
Luisa Valenzuela (H) 687-695 Cristina Peri Rosi (H) 696-702 |
Jueves 24 |
Emilio Carballido (CLA) 183-192–introducción al teatro TRABAJO #2 |
Martes 29 |
Roberto Fernández Retamar (H) 741-748 ---el ensayo |
Jueves 1 |
Gustavo Gutiérrez (H) 732-740 --- el ensayo |