COURSE OUTLINE : SPAN 124H D Credit – Degree Applicable COURSE ID 003212 FEBRUARY 2020
COURSE DISCIPLINE : SPAN
COURSE NUMBER : 124H
COURSE TITLE (FULL) : Honors English Translations Of Masterpieces Of Hispanic Literature
COURSE TITLE (SHORT) : Honors Engl Trans Hisp Lit
CATALOG DESCRIPTION
SPAN 124H is the study of a selected representation of major works of literature of Spain and Spanish America in English translation. Students study the various literary movements and genres to which the works pertain in order to critically analyze the literature. No knowledge of Spanish is necessary. The honors class is enhanced in one or more of the following ways:1. Students write a research paper utilizing critical thinking skills and literary analysis on an approved thesis using the MLA guidelines.2. There is an increased emphasis on critical thinking skills by increasing the value of essay answers on examinations.3. Students attend a theatrical presentation of one of the dramas studied and/or attend literary conferences hosted by nearby 4-year institutions.
Total Lecture Units: 3.00
Total Laboratory Units: 0.00
Total Course Units: 3.00
Total Lecture Hours: 54.00
Total Laboratory Hours: 0.00
Total Laboratory Hours To Be Arranged: 0.00
Total Contact Hours: 54.00
Total Out-of-Class Hours: 108.00
Recommended Preparation: ENGL 100 or ENGL 120, or ESL 151, or equivalent.
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ENTRY STANDARDS
Subject Number Title Description Include 1 ENGL 120 Composition and Compose thesis-based essays at a first-year Yes Reading college level; 2 ENGL 120 Composition and use detailed examples, facts, logical Yes Reading explanations, and other appropriate support for thesis statements; 3 ENGL 120 Composition and critically analyze selected prose works Yes Reading dealing with important contemporary issues; 4 ENGL 120 Composition and summarize, analyze, and synthesize Yes Reading information, express and apply standards for judgment, compare and contrast, and evaluate evidence in order to form and state reasoned opinions; 5 ENGL 120 Composition and gather and organize information through Yes Reading library research; 6 ENGL 120 Composition and demonstrate a command of grammar, Yes Reading diction, syntax, and mechanics sufficient for college level work: control of standard English at the sentence level, with few major errors in grammar and punctuation. 7 ENGL 100 Writing Workshop Read, analyze, and evaluate contemporary Yes articles and stories to identify topic, thesis, support, transitions, conclusion, audience, and tone; 8 ENGL 100 Writing Workshop read, analyze, and evaluate contemporary No articles and stories for the comprehension of difficult content and the identification of main ideas and (topic-based) evidence; 9 ENGL 100 Writing Workshop read, analyze, and evaluate student compositions No for unity, development, use of evidence, interpretation, coherence, and variety of sentence form; 10 ENGL 100 Writing Workshop write a summary of a contemporary article or Yes story with correct citation techniques; 11 ENGL 100 Writing Workshop write an argumentative essay that has an No introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion, demonstrating a basic understanding of essay organization; 12 ENGL 100 Writing Workshop write an argumentative essay that addresses the No topic, is directed by a thesis statement, uses appropriate textual evidence, develops logical interpretations, and concludes with some compelling observations;
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EXIT STANDARDS
1 Categorize and explain the Spanish and Spanish American literature studied in the course in terms of its literary movement or era, and genre and/or sub-genre (e.g. ballad, sonnet, essay, short story, novel, etc.); 2 identify and analyze stylistic elements, themes, and philosophical ideas present that are representative of the literature of the authors studied, and identify if the author is Spanish or Spanish American (and which country from Spanish America); 3 trace the development of Spanish and Spanish American literature and demonstrate how literature and authors throughout the centuries are often either inspired by previous authors or break with literary traditions.
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STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
1 Identify important literary movements, contributions, genres, and defining characteristics of Spanish and Spanish American literature through the centuries; 2 Critically analyze Spanish and Spanish American literature in order to explain how it is often a reflection of its historical, cultural, and social context.
COURSE CONTENT WITH INSTRUCTIONAL HOURS
Description Lecture Lab Total Hours Introduction and Discussion of the Origins of Oral and Written Traditions in Spain Through the Medieval Period
1 • jarchas 4 0 4 • Poema del Cid • Juan Manuel • Archpriest of Hita The Renaissance
2 • Fernando de Rojas 3 0 3 • Garcilaso de la Vega • Lazarillo de Tormes Spain’s Golden Age
• Lope de Vega 3 • Tirso de Molina 3 0 3 • Calderón de la Barca • Quevedo • Góngora Precolumbian Literature Through the “Discovery,” Conquest, and Exploration of the Americas (Spanish America 15th and 16th Centuries)
4 • Popol Vuh 6 0 6 • Christopher Columbus • Bernal Díaz del Castillo • Hernán Cortés • Bartolomé de las Casas 5 Spain 17th Century: Miguel de Cervantes 5 0 5 Spanish America 17th Century 6 4 0 4 • Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, • Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora
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COURSE OUTLINE : SPAN 124H D Credit – Degree Applicable COURSE ID 003212 FEBRUARY 2020 Spain 19th Century
7 • Espronceda, Zorrilla 3 0 3 • Bécquer • Galdós • Echegaray Spanish America 19th Century
8 • Jorge Isaacs 3 0 3 • José Hernández • Ricardo Palma Spanish America 19th and 20th Centuries: el modernism 9 3 0 3 • Rubén Darío • José Martí Spain 19th and 20th Centuries
10 • Miguel de Unamuno and the Generation of ’98 3 0 3 • Ortega y Gasset • Juan Ramón Jiménez Spanish America 20th Century: Short Stories and Poetry 11 3 0 3 of Jorge Luis Borges Spain 20th and 21st Centuries
Poetry
• Luis Cernuda • Rafael Alberti • Pedro Salinas 12 • Federico García Lorca 5 0 5
Drama of Federico García Lorca
Nobel Prize winning authors
• Camilo José Cela y Vicente Aleixandre Spanish America 20th Century: the Poetry of Nobel Prize 13 Winning 3 hours Authors Gabriela Mistral and Pablo 3 0 3 Neruda
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COURSE OUTLINE : SPAN 124H D Credit – Degree Applicable COURSE ID 003212 FEBRUARY 2020 Spanish America 20th and 21st Centuries
Nobel Prize winning authors
• Miguel Angel Asturias • Octavio Paz • Gabriel García Marquez • Mario Vargas Llosa
14 6 0 6 The “Boom” and post-“Boom” authors
• Gabriel García Marquez • Alejo Carpentier • Julio Cortázar • Juan Rulfo, • Carlos Fuentes • Mario Vargas Llosa • Isabel Allende 54
OUT OF CLASS ASSIGNMENTS
1 written/oral report on an author and his/her literature; 2 required weekly readings of literature; 3 completion of discussion questions based on the readings as well as definitions of key terms; 4 research paper using the MLA guidelines to illustrate, analyze, and/or explain a particular work (or works) or a theme.
METHODS OF EVALUATION
1 Student presentations and participation in class discussions; 2 oral presentations; 3 research paper; 4 midterm exams; 5 final exam requiring demonstration of course exit standards.
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METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
Lecture Laboratory Studio Discussion Multimedia Tutorial Independent Study Collaboratory Learning Demonstration Field Activities (Trips) Guest Speakers Presentations
TEXTBOOKS
Title Type Publisher Edition Medium Author IBSN Date Nine Centuries of Spanish Literature / Nueve siglos de Resnick, 0-486- Required Dover Print 1994 literatura española: A Seymour 28271-6 Dual-Language Anthology. Literatures of Latin Barnstone, 013061360 Required Pearson Print 2002 America Willis 6
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