Teléfono: 581-5217 Horas de oficina: MTF
E-mail: ccamaya@eiu.edu 11:15 am – 12:00 pm
www.ux1.eiu.edu/~ccamaya/fls3500.html
Required texts:
Corral, Wilfrido H. and Leonardo Valencia. Cuentistas hispanoamericanos de entresiglo. 1st. Edition. Burr Ridge, IL: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2005.
Friedman, Edward H. El Cuento: Arte y análisis. Spanish Readers Series. 1ª edición. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2003.
(fotocopias, videos, etc)
Recommended: Un buen diccionario monolingüe de español
Course Objectives and Description: This course focuses on short story narrative of both Latin America and Spain from the late 19th to the 20th Century. Students will examine a wide range of authors across the two continents. 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; Recommended: FLS 3520
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 (MUST BE TYPED). 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 qualified 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 1 % will be deducted from the course grade at the end of the semester.
Presentations. There will be 2 individual short presentations. The short presentations will take 8-10 minutes about an assigned topic. Students will prepare a creative, well-developed presentation of an assigned topic. Each student will receive an individual grade according to his or her presentation, research and preparation of the material
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, 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 the Office of Student Standards at 581-3827 or visit the website http://www.eiu.edu/~judicial/studentconductcode.php#s1
Withdrawals: The last day to drop the course with an automatic “W” is Friday, March 30th
Exams Policy: Students are expected to take all quizzes, tests, and exams at the appointed time. Make-up 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 = 20 % (only typed homework accepted)
Attendance = 8 % (be in class)
Class Participation = 6 % (be active)
Presentations (2) = 8 % (short presentations)
Papers (2 @ 5) = 10 % (research papers)
Exams (2 @ 14 %) = 28 %
Final Exam (1 @ 15%) = 15 % (cumulative)
Total = 100%
Grading Scale (percent)
A = 90-100 B = 80-89 C = 70-79 D = 60-69 F = 0-59
** It’s required from you to attend at least 2 cultural events from the Department of FL (2% participation).
**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.
*** Please turn off your cell phone before class starts. You will be asked to leave the classroom and will be marked as absent if your are caught “texting” or answering your phone in class.
Enero CAA= El cuento: Arte y análisis CE= Cuentistas de entre siglo
Martes 13 |
Introducción al cuento |
Jueves 15 |
CAA xxi-xxvii (tarea: repaso page xxvii) y http://www.ux1.eiu.edu/~cfcca/decalogodequiroga.html |
Martes 20 |
CAA 35-44 Ramón Gómez de la Cerna (tarea 42 ii y 43 iii) |
Jueves 22 |
CAA 55-68 Mercedes Vallesteros (tarea 61 iii, 67 iii, 68 iv) |
Martes 27 |
CAA 1-10 Miguel de Unamuno (9 iii, 10 iv) |
Jueves 29 |
(NIEBLA) (buscar un artículo en el Internet sobre Niebla) “hacer resumen” |
Martes 3 |
*Miguel Delibes (En una noche así 114-25) (124 a) Modern Spanish Prose |
Jueves 5 |
CAA 11-22 Ana María Matute (21 iii, 22 iv) |
Martes 10 |
CAA 23-34 Felicidad Blanc (33 ii, iii) *Alfonso Sastre (Estrépito 91-95) (94 a) Modern Spanish Prose |
Jueves 12 |
Examen # 1 |
Martes 17 |
Intr. a la narrativa de Latinoamérica (web) |
Jueves 19 |
CAA 153-163 Julieta Pinto (162 iii, 163 iv) **** primer trabajo |
Martes 24 |
CAA 265-282 Fanny Buitrago (281 iii, 282 iv) |
Jueves 26 |
CAA 237-250 Rosario Ferré (249 iii, 250 iv) |
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EC 155-164 María Luisa Bombal |
Martes 3 |
CAA 121-130 Silvina Ocampo (130 iii, iv) |
Jueves 5 |
CAA 111-120 Gilda Holst (119 iii, iv) |
Martes 10 |
CE 129-141 Rosario Castellanos (140 “comprensión” “análisis”) |
Jueves 12 |
*Isabel Allende (Dos palabras 136-145) ( 144 a, b) Modern Spanish Prose |
16-20 |
VACACIÓN DE PRIMAVERA—NO HAY CLASE |
Martes 24 |
Examen # 2 |
Jueves 26 |
CAA 251-264 Rubén Darío (262 iii,iv) |
Martes 31 |
*Horacio Quiroga (Almohadón… y A la deriva 66-80) (72“cosideración” “Análisis” 79“consideraciones”“Análisis”) El cuento de Garganigo |
Last day to drop with an automatic W April 3rd
Jueves 2 |
CAA 225-236 Jorge Luis Borges (234 iii,iv) |
Martes 7 |
Jorge Luis Borges “Emma Zunz” *****segundo trabajo |
Jueves 9 |
CE 18-26 Jorge Luis Borges (26 “análisis” y “expansión”) |
Martes 14 |
CAA 177-190 Juan José Arreola (188 iii, 189 iv) |
Jueves 16 |
CE 61-71 Julio Cortázar (70 “comprensión” “análisis”) |
Martes 21 |
CE 87-94 Juan Rulfo (93 “comprensión” “análisis”) |
Jueves 23 |
CAA 201-212 José Donoso (210 iii, 211 iv) |
Martes 28 |
CE 152-162 Gabriel García Márquez (161 “comprensión” “análisis”) |
Jueves 30 |
CAA 45-54 Reinaldo Arenas (53 iii, 54 iv) |
Mayo