Spanish 340 - 3 credits - Spring 2011

M - W - F 8:00am -8:50pm

Instructor : Señora Tatjana Durand

Office : Basement Honsey Hall, room 117

Telephone : 344-7303    -     My home telephone number is 387-1357

E-mail : Durand@blc.edu

Office hours: MON, WED, FR. 10:30 - 11:30am.  Always look if I am in the office.

Also by appointment.

Objectives: SPAN 340 Literature of Spain - is a course designed to familiarize students with the technical vocabulary and the theoretical principles, which help students to understand and evaluate a literary text. Analytical reading of selected texts of fiction, poetry, and theater, as well as the basic understanding of historical development of genres and literary periods, will be emphasized during the semester.

Text:  Aproximaciones al estudio de la literatura hispana , Quinta Edición by Virgilio Carmelo. (McGraw-Hill, 2004)

A novel to be chosen by the student.

Attendance: An important aspect of this course is class attendance. It is imperative that absences be kept to a minimum.

Participation: Since this is a literature class where students have to reflect on the content and the meaning of the works we study, participation is an important component of the grade.

Course Requirements:

A term-paper (4 - 5 pages) including a bibliography, double spaced and formatted with standard 1" margins must be submitted a week before the last day of regular classes or before. This term-paper is on a novel the student has chosen to read.  It is a good idea to consult the teacher on this matter asap.

Oral Presentation: Students will be required to prepare one 10-minute oral presentation about one of the literary issues studied in class. (Topics will be assigned.)

Readings: When preparing the readings, students are required to answer the questions and prepare insightful comments.

Written assignments: There will be written assignments as we go along.  Some will be a comparison between certain authors, some will be explanatory. They are to be no longer than a page. Attention will be given to correct spelling grammar and insight.

Movie:  We will see the movie of the play by Garcia Lorca, La casa de Bernarda Alba. There may be another movie, the title to be discussed.

All grades will be taken in consideration for the final grade.