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2008 Seven-week Course Archive

LEVEL 100: Davis (Assistant Director)

SPAN 3101 Communicating in Spanish (Beginner)
Quarles [coordinator]

This course is designed to introduce students to the grammatical structures and vocabulary necessary to express personal meaning on basic topics (e.g. family, daily routines, and leisure time) and negotiate basic survival situations (making travel arrangements, ordering meals, and making purchases, etc.). Language topics and functions are integrated into activities that emphasize all four language skills (speaking, listening, reading, and writing), with special attention given to speaking and listening. Cultural knowledge that will build a deeper understanding of how Spanish-speaking peoples communicate will be integrated into the course content. This course meets two hours a day. (1 unit)

SPAN 3103 Beginning Writing
del Olmo Ibáñez

This course is designed to develop writing skills through a process approach that includes strategies and techniques such as composing, revising, paraphrasing, editing, and using a bilingual dictionary. Students will produce writing of various kinds, such as messages, descriptions, comparisons, and brief narratives that integrate the content areas, tasks, and structures from the other courses in the program. (1 unit)

SPAN 3104 Beginning Reading and Culture
del Olmo Ibáñez

This course is designed to develop reading strategies by providing abundant opportunities to read a variety of authentic text types, such as newspapers and magazine articles, realia, and brief literary selections. In addition to expanding the vocabulary base, the topics presented will serve as a springboard for listening, speaking, and writing activities. The information presented in the readings will offer a broad foundation in Hispanic cultural knowledge. (1 unit)

Required text for Level 1: Alicia Ramos and Robert L. Davis, Portafolio (McGraw Hill, 2008). This is a special package created for Middlebury College's Spanish School.

SPAN 3151 Communicating in Spanish (High Beginner)
Amigo Silvestre, Muñoz Piña[coordinator], Nava

Designed for students with some previous study of Spanish or another Romance language, this course builds on and rapidly expands control of basic grammatical structures and vocabulary. Students consolidate their ability to negotiate basic survival situations in the target-language cultures, and prepare themselves for continued study of the language. New language functions will be presented in meaningful activities that emphasize all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Cultural knowledge that will build a deeper understanding of how Spanish-speaking peoples communicate is a crucial component of the course content. This course meets two hours a day. (1 unit)

SPAN 3153 High Beginner Writing
Lorenzo Garcia, Roncal, Sanchez

This course is designed to develop existing writing skills through a process approach that includes the techniques of composing, revising, paraphrasing, editing, and using a bilingual dictionary. Students will integrate previous knowledge and the content areas, tasks, and structures from the other courses in the program to produce descriptions, comparisons, narratives, and other types of written texts. (1 unit)

SPAN 3154 High Beginner Reading and Culture
Lorenzo Garcia, Roncal, Sanchez

This course is designed to develop and consolidate reading strategies by providing abundant opportunities to read a variety of authentic text types, such as newspapers and magazine articles, realia, and brief literary selections. The topics presented will integrate vocabulary and functions from other courses in the program, in addition to increasing cultural proficiency and knowledge. (1 unit)

Required text for Level 1.5: Alicia Ramos and Robert L. Davis, Portafolio (McGraw Hill, 2008). This is a special package created for Middlebury College's Spanish School.

LEVEL 200: Davis (Assistant Director)

SPAN 3201 Intermediate Spanish in Context
Camacho, Foester [coordinator], Santillana

This course continues students' development of proficiency in Spanish by expanding vocabulary and grammar. All four skills are integrated, with special attention to speaking and listening. Target language functions include past and future narration, extensive description, and comparisons, all on topics of current and personal interest. Cultural knowledge that will build a deeper understanding of how Spanish-speaking peoples communicate will be integrated into the course content. After successfully completing this course, students should find themselves well prepared for advanced coursework in Spanish language, literature, and linguistics. This course meets two hours a day. (1 unit)

SPAN 3203 Intermediate Writing
Jiménez Ramírez, Rivero, Sitler

In this class, students improve their written expression in Spanish by studying models of good writing in Spanish and producing a variety of text types; the course also serves as an introduction to academic writing. The language functions covered include past and future narration, extensive descriptions, comparisons, expressing opinions, and hypotheses. Students will expand on previous knowledge of the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world and integrate other content areas into their work. (1 unit)

SPAN 3204 Intermediate Culture and Civilization
Jiménez Ramírez, Rivero, Sitler

Students expand on existing knowledge of the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world to arrive at a deeper understanding of the concepts of cultural identity and nation. Topics include traditions, customs, and artistic manifestations of culture from Spain and Latin America, as well as a basic outline of the history of these regions. Materials include extensive readings (literary and journalistic texts) and audiovisual sources (film). Class activities include in-class discussion, interviews with native speakers, and compositions. (1 unit)

Required text for Level 2: 1) Foerster, Lambright, & Alonso-Pino, Punto y Aparte, 3rd ed. Text: ISBN 0073124486 (McGraw-Hill); 2) Foerster, Lambright, & Alonso-Pino, Punto y Aparte, 3rd ed. Workbook/Lab Manual: ISBN 0073211885 (McGraw-Hill).

LEVEL 300 and 400: Cabrera (Assistant Director)

Students will be placed in 3301 or 3401 but should also choose 2 (two) Advanced-Level Electives from the listing below – one from the area of Writing and one from the area of Literature/Culture/Arts – at the time of pre-registration. Class size is limited and registrations will be handled in the order in which they are received by fax, up to the limit for the section.

SPAN 3301 Advanced Intermediate Spanish in Context
Pearce-Gonzales, Alegre-González

This course will stress the expansion of the student's active vocabulary and language skills at the third-year level. Classroom activities will center on a thorough review of the most important aspects of Spanish grammar, as well as active oral use of the language. The oral exercises will expose students to extended discourse and will develop content and context as appropriate for students moving from the intermediate to the advanced proficiency levels. The grammar explanations will be complemented by extensive oral and written exercises in contextualized and communication-based activities. This approach, together with the other courses taught at the third-year level as well as the linguistic experiences the student has outside of the classroom, will provide immediate reinforcement of new structures and are intended to maximize the student's linguistic competence. This course meets for two hours each day. (l unit)

Required text: Concha Moreno, Avance. Curso de español. Nivel intermedio-avanzado. Libro del alumno (Madrid, SGEL, 2003)

SPAN 3401 Advanced Spanish in Context
Avilés, Carballo

The course is based on a teaching philosophy that considers language as an oral/aural means of communication. The study of grammar is not an end in itself, but rather a means to accelerate language learning and make it a more effective process. The dynamic use of language will be the basis of this approach. Through significant grammar practice that combines both formal and communicative approaches, students will develop and integrate the four language skills: listening comprehension, reading comprehension, oral expression and written expression. The course’s content will include five main areas that will be integrated in the proposed activities: 1) Functional content: the communicative elements, enumerating the functions which students should know in order to make effective use of the language; 2) Grammatical content: the grammatical elements, and the communicative functions associated with them, which will allow students to effectively express the communicative functions; 3) Subject content: lexical content, subjects and situations that facilitate the social use of language and transmit a real and current image of Spanish society and of the Spanish-speaking world; 4) Phonetic content: activities which will enable students to practice reading and writing in Spanish, as well as improve pronunciation by listening to differentiation exercises, by repeating sounds, words, and sentences, and by reading targeted texts; 5) Lexical content: exposure to texts representing different socio-linguistic and stylistic registers. (l unit)

Required text: Jaime Corpas Viñals, Aula Internacional 4, + CD (Barcelona: Les Punxes, 2008, ISBN 9788484432340).

WRITING

SPAN 3402 Journalistic Writing
Faverón Patriau

This is an advanced Spanish composition course in which students will further develop their writing skills in Spanish while learning the basic principles of journalistic style. Students will read Spanish newspaper and magazine articles to become familiarized with the different journalistic genres, such as news, articles, interviews, editorials, reviews, etc. Students will read sections from digital newspapers in Spanish, to present to the class and comment on their content. These discussions, along with assigned readings, will serve as a basis for grammar reviews, vocabulary exercises and editing practice, along with discussions of the journalistic genres. As part of the course, students will have the opportunity to contribute to, edit, and design the Spanish School weekly “Boletín”. For that purpose, small groups of students will act as its editorial staff on a rotating basis. The instructor, Gustavo Faverón Patriau, is an op-ed writer in several Peruvian newspapers, and has been the editor-in-chief of Somos, the most widely read Peruvian magazine. (1 unit)

Required text: Material in course pack and electronic form.

SPAN 3405 Creative Writing
Chávez-Castañeda

This course will focus on the experience of creative writing to develop a deeper understanding of the Spanish language. The pleasures of the imagination, the pleasure of telling stories, and the pleasure of the language to express ourselves, through creative writing, will be the goals of the course. This course will also provide the opportunity to read and discuss present literary works of important Hispano-Americans authors. (1 unit)

Required text: Materials in electronic form.

Recommended text: A good English-Spanish/Spanish-English dictionary (recommended: Oxford) as well as a Spanish language thesaurus (for example, Vox: Diccionario de sinónimos).

SPANISH 3406 Business and Professional Writing
Little

This course will prepare students to participate in the Hispanic commercial world. In order to accomplish this, we will focus on three specific areas: vocabulary and written commercial forms, knowledge of the commercial arena in specific Hispanic countries, and the preparation and presentation of a series of projects related to this topic. Besides increasing their vocabulary and improving their production of correspondence and commercial documents, students will present case studies of Hispanic countries and specific industries. The themes we will analyze in the first part of the course will serve as the basis for our final major project: the actual (or virtual) creation of a business, using the materials and procedures we have learned from the Hispanic commercial world. We will cover sequentially a series of topics such as organization of a business, differing administrative models, financial elements of a business, marketing and public relations, and other topics. (1 unit)

Required text: Doyle, Fryer and Cere: Éxito Comercial. Boston: Thomson & Heinle, 4th edition, 2006 (textbook and Cuaderno de correspondencia)

Recommended texts: 1) Diccionario económico y comercial (http://www.eumed.net/dices/ or http://www.eumed.net/cursecon/dic/ctc/index.htm ); 2) bilingual Spanish-English dictionary; 3) monolingual Spanish dictionary (either Diccionario de la lengua español [Real Academia Española], CD-ROM or online version of the RAE dictionary, or García Pelayo, Pequeño Larousse ilustrado en color).

SPAN 3409 Academic Writing
Wolfenzon

This course is designed for those students who plan to continue their education at the graduate level in Spanish (or other disciplines), or any student who wishes to develop his or her writing skills at a more advanced and sophisticated level. It is intended to give the students the practice they need to be able to write at a formal, academic level. We will focus on such topics as thesis development and the logical, coherent support of a thesis as well as how and when to cite sources within the body of the paper and the bibliography. Writing assignments will include, among others, literary analysis and research topics. (1 unit)

Required text: Pending

SPAN 3411 Stylistics
Hernández

This course is designed for those students who need to develop their writing production skills, and who are making the transition from fourth-semester (Intermediate) to Advanced coursework in Spanish. If this summer is your first term in advanced Spanish coursework, you should sign up for this Writing course. Throughout the course, students shall analyze different discursive genres (text types), establish the base from which to improve their syntax, learn orthographical rules, refine their use of discursive connectors, and expand their vocabulary. The main goal is for the students to create their own texts intended for different communicative objectives, and acquire the necessary tools to develop their own style in Spanish writing. (1 unit)

Required text: Valdés, Dvorak, Hannum, Angelelli: Composición: Proceso y síntesis Text and Workbook/Lab Manual, 5th ed. McGraw Hill, 2008.

CULTURE

SPAN 3412 Childhood Through Culture
Chávez-Castañeda

The objective of this course is to analyze childhood as a social construction, as a period of psychological development, as a horror story, as a time when lessons about human nature become formative tests, and as a stage when myths, for example as created by children's literature, trigger certain imaginary beliefs. Through theoretical and literary texts, students will reflect on these aspects and their pedagogical possibilities. (1 unit)

Required text: Materials in electronic form.

Recommended texts: A good English-Spanish/Spanish-English dictionary (recommended: Oxford) as well as a Spanish language thesaurus (for example, Vox: Diccionario de sinónimos).

SPAN 3431 Hispanic Culture through Theater/Performance
Hernández

This course is designed for those students making the transition from fourth-semester (Intermediate) to Advanced coursework in Spanish. If this summer is your first term in advanced Spanish coursework, you should sign up for this Culture course. The course combines the study of theatrical Spanish texts with the practice of some acting and performing skills. The class explores various theatrical styles and schools, analyzing their chronological development and examining how they relate to Hispanic culture, history and traditions. The students will also put into practice some of the creative techniques that integrate the theatrical panorama of Ibero-American theater. Taking the "performer's place" should provide the students with self-confidence and independence in the use of the language, considering that they have to perform and even improvise theatrical scenes. (1 unit)

Required texts: Materials in electronic or photocopy form.

SPAN 3433 Hispanic Culture through Music
Álvarez Díaz

This class will allow the student to approach the historic and musical panoramas of Spain and the Latin American countries by digging into the origins of today’s Hispanic music. We will explore how artistic and musical currents were developed generally in Spain and South America, by analyzing the musical history of different periods from an aesthetic point of view and placing them in the social and cultural contexts. Listening will be the central line of this course that will cover the fields of popular music as well as classical. songs, dances, and the rhythms of Flamenco and Caribbean, among others. In addition, folk material treated by the classic composers will be analyzed in class. We will see how important music and tradition have been, and still are, in today’s Hispanic cultures. (1 unit)

Required text: Material in course pack form to be purchased at Middlebury.

SPAN 3450 20th Century Literature in Spain: War and Post-war
Reyes-Torres

This course is designed as an introduction to 20th Spanish literature through the analysis of a variety of works of narrative, drama and poetry. The main objective is to offer the student a substantial view of the literary work produced in Spain during the Civil War and later during Franco’s dictatorship. The authors to be read will include Miguel Hernández, Federico García Lorca, Camilo José Cela, Carmen Laforet, Ana María Matute, Miguel Delibes, Fernando Arrabal, Juan Goytisolo y Carmen Martín Gaite. Each of these writers will be studied in relation to the historical and cultural circumstances that shaped Spain from 1936 to 1975, since literature cannot be completely understood outside the social context under which it is created. The course will also include other texts, films and documentaries that appeared later chronologically, but that facilitate the understanding of the readings and the Spanish culture itself of this period of study. (1 unit)

Required texts: 1) Carmen Laforet, Nada (Destino); 2) Miguel Delibes, Cinco horas con Mario (Destino); 3) Camilo José Cela, La familia de Pascual Duarte (Destino); 4) materials in electronic or photocopy form.

SPAN 3458 Latin America: Politics & Text in 20th Century Literature
Invernizzi

This course introduces students to longer works of Latin American literature. Students will read Cien años de soledad, by Colombian Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez, in its entirety, as well as other shorter novels and a number of short stories. Our readings will span the years leading to and including the literary movement often referred to as the Boom. In addition to García Márquez, authors of particular interest will include Antonio Skármeta (Chile), María Luisa Bombal (Chile), Rosario Ferré (Puerto Rico) and others. (1 unit)

Required texts: 1) Gabriel García Márquez, Cien años de soledad (Madrid: Espasa Calpe Colección Austral, 1982); 2) Antonio Skármeta, Ardiente paciencia (Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana 3rd ed., 1993); 3) material in course pack form to be purchased at Middlebury.

2008 Six-week Graduate Course Descriptions

LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS
LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS

SPAN 6501 Advanced Language for Mastery
Armstrong, González, Nunley [coordinator], Wiseman

This course utilizes an integrated approach to bridging the gap between intermediate and advanced levels of language, with particular emphasis on the development of formal speaking and writing. Review of grammar and development of vocabulary are linked to proficiency functions (e.g., narrating, describing, explaining, analyzing, hypothesizing, and defending opinions) in both speech and writing. Authentic cultural readings of diverse types and sources and authentic video segments serve as a context for linguistic practice in the classroom. This course meets two hours a day. (1 unit)

Required texts : 1) Concha Moreno. Temas de gramática, nivel superior (Madrid, Sociedad General Española de Librería, 2001); 2) Waldo Pérez Cino, Manual práctico de usos y dudas del español (Madrid, Editorial Verbum, 2002).

SPAN 6502 Advanced Spanish Language
Bordón [coordinator], Fernández Isla, Jurado Torresquesana

The fundamental objectives of this review grammar course are the following: 1) review the uses of indicative verb forms, in particular in the past; 2) clarify uses of the subjunctive; 3) study various types of subordinate clauses, focusing on the use of indicative and subjunctive; 4) review the use of ser and estar, with special attention to idiomatic use; 5) differentiate between personal pronouns, with particular attention to the use of se forms —impersonal, indeterminacy, passivity, intensifications, etc. Grades will be based on three exams, additional graded assignments, and class participation. (l unit).

Required text : Selena Millares, Método de español para extranjeros: Nivel Superior, (Madrid, Edinumen, 1999).

SP 6505 Advanced Spanish Writing
Fernández Isla, Invernizzi, Murphy [coordinator], Reyes-Torres

The course aims at developing students’ academic writing skills through the understanding of key concepts of discourse analysis such as reference, cohesion, and coherence. A variety of text types will be analyzed in class. Rhetorical devices such as argumentation, hypothesis, and exposition will be presented and practiced through writing tasks, with group work integrated into the course. Special attention will be given to the articulation of class activities with the requirements of other courses at the same level. (1 unit).

Required texts: 1) Montolío, Estrella (coord). Manual Práctico de Escritura Académica, Volumen II. Editorial Ariel. Barcelona: 2002. ISBN: 84-344-2868-7; 2) Material in course pack form to be purchased at Middlebury.

Recommended texts: 1) Diccionario de la lengua española (Madrid: Real Academia Española, 2 vols.); 2) All students must also have a standard Spanish-English Dictionary (recommended: Oxford).

SPAN 6607 Verb Tenses within the Indicative Mood : Evolution and Nuances of Meaning
Moreno de Alba

In this course we will explore the values and meanings (temporal, aspect, and modal) of the verb forms or tenses of the indicative mood. We will discuss the general rules governing tense use, studying the oppositions that are set up at the level of paradigm or general system, within the Spanish language (habitual present, historical present, “future” present, for example, or the distinctions between various past tenses). In addition, wherever possible we will ascertain the particular systematic values that some verb forms acquire, in particular dialects or varieties of Spanish—for example, in American Spanish versus European Spanish. (1 unit)

Required texts: Material in course pack form, to be purchased at the Middlebury bookstore, selected from José G. Moreno de Alba, Valores de las formas verbales en el español de México, 2nd. ed.

SPAN 6609 Values and Uses of the Subjunctive in Spanish
Cabrera

The subjunctive mood constitutes one of the basic topics of Spanish grammar and is one of the most important problems in the acquisition of Spanish as a second language. This course focuses on the study of how, when, and why the subjunctive is used in Spanish. In addition, it will also pay attention to other issues such as the values and uses of the subjunctive in independent and subordinated sentences, and how theses values and uses can be explained by teachers of Spanish in their classes. The course will have not only a theoretical dimension but also a practical orientation, with exercises designed to improve the comprehension of subjunctive in Spanish. (1 unit)

Required text: Materials in electronic form.

Recommended texts: 1)Mª Ángeles Sastre: El subjuntivo en español. Salamanca, Colegio de España, 1997 (ISBN 84-8640-873-3); 2) Inmaculada Molina, Practica tu español: El subjuntivo. Madrid: SGEL, 2006 (ISBN 84-9778-246-1);

SPAN 6614 The Spanish Language in America
Moreno de Alba

This course will study the most important aspects of the Spanish language as it is spoken on the American continent, with the aid of literature, history and, above all, linguistics. Departing from some reflections on the influence of the Andaluz and the Amerindian languages on the development of the Spanish language in the Americas, the course will address the main phonetic, grammatical, and lexical features of the Spanish language as employed on this continent. Current trends will be studied to investigate both the unity and the variety displayed in the Spanish used on this side of the Atlantic. (1 unit).

Required text : 1) J.G. Moreno de Alba, Introducción al español americano. Madrid: Arco Libros, S.L. (ISBN 978-84-7635-696-8); 2) Material in course pack form to be purchased at the Middlebury bookstore.

SPAN 6615 History of Written Spanish
Cabrera

This course will study the history of Spanish language through texts, from Medieval Ages through the present. By the end of the summer, students will be able to read texts of any period, understanding their linguistic differences in order to identify in which historic moment each was written. The objectives of this course are: a) to improve students’ capacity for reading literary texts of any period based on the knowledge of their linguistic features; and b) to study from a historic perspective many aspects of the modern Spanish language (orthography, grammar, varieties of Spanish, etc). All these topics can be most useful to understand linguistics problems that are generally taught in classes of Spanish as a second language (1 unit)

Required text : Material in course pack form to be purchased at Middlebury.

Recommended text: R. Cano Aguilar: El español a través de los tiempos. Madrid, Arco-Libros,1988 (ISBN 84-7635-044-9).

SPAN 6616 Studies in Bilingualism
Simounet

This is an introductory course to the study of bilingualism and language contact in the world, with special emphasis on the situation in Spanish-speaking countries. Reading and classroom discussion revolve around problems of definition, the bilingual brain, the linguistic behaviors of bilinguals, the social dynamics and consequences of language contact, social and ethnolinguistic identity, the socio-psychological motivations for language use, the linguistic outcomes of grammars in contact, second language acquisition and language policies in the educational systems of today’s world. (1 unit)

Required text: Myers-Scotton, Carol. Multiple Voices: An Introduction to Bilingualism. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2006. ISBN 0-631-21937-4

SPAN 6704 Introduction to Sociolinguistics
Simounet

This is an introductory course to the study of the social aspects of language, that is, the intersection of language and society. Classroom discussion focuses on language variation and the different factors such as sex, socio-economic class, age and others that impinge on the sounds, grammar and vocabulary of various languages. Special attention is given to studies carried out in the social context of Spanish-speaking communities. The readings also include an analysis of interaction discourse and conversation, linguistic attitudes, culture and cognition. The course ends with a look at languages in contact and the application of sociolinguistic theory to the teaching of languages. (1 unit)

Required text : Francisco Moreno Fernández, Principios de sociolingüística y sociología del lenguaje, 2nd edition . Barcelona: Ariel, 2005 (ISBN 84-344-8264-9).

SPAN 6710 Spanish Phonetics and Phonology for English Speakers
Jurado Torresquesana

The primary objective of this course is the theoretical and applied study of the Spanish phonetic system, as well as an exploration of the pedagogy of this topic in the second-language classroom. Each student should begin with knowledge of the basic phonetic system, and the primary differences between Spanish and English phonetic systems. Throughout the course, we will combine theoretical explanations with practical reinforcement, with this latter aspect being a fundamental part of each class. Class participation and integration with class dynamics are expected from each student. Students will give two oral presentations of 10 minutes each, on a topic related to the course. These presentations should demonstrate assimilation of new habits of Spanish pronunciation, and should also stimulate the desire to know more about these topics among the classmates. The course can be taken as credit for pedagogy or for linguistics, depending on the student’s choice of final project. (1 unit)

This course is cross-listed with Professional Preparation.

Required texts : 1) Maximiano Cortés, Didáctica de la prosodia del español: la acentuación y la entonación. Edinumen (ISBN 84-95986-01-9); 2) T. Navarro Tomás, Manual de pronunciación española. Publicaciones de la R.F.E. (ISBN 84-00-03462-7); 3) Quilis and Fernández, Curso de fonética y fonología españolas para estudiantes angloamericanos. C.S.I.C (ISBN 84-00-04144-5); 4) Material in course pack form to be purchased at Middlebury.

CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION

SPAN 6627 MusArt: Tradition Meets Avant-Garde
Alvarez Díaz, Gonzalez Barrio

Inspiration and creativity hold hands in the marriage of Music and Art in the first third of Spain’s 20^th Century. In this class we will study the artistic and musical languages at the turn of the Century, impregnated by nationalisms that are transformed and re-invented to reach the highest level of the period’s artistic currents. We will start with Picasso and Falla; we will then continue with a discussion of their friends, collaborators and inspiring figures of the period; and finally we will explore Dalí’s Surrealism, making a stop in the musical and artistic inspiration of the Generación del 27. Through texts, musical selections and interpretations of artistic masterpieces, we will analyze the influences on these universal artists as well as the relationships between them and, therefore, we will understand the process of creation of the new language which lies at the center of the avant-garde and expression of Spain’s 20^th Century. (1 unit)

No music or art background necessary in order to take this course.

Required texts : Material in course pack form to be purchased at Middlebury.

SPAN 6632 Trans-Atlantic History of the Spanish Empire
de la Guardia

One of the most complex and suggestive periods of modern history is found in the traumatic encounter between the Iberian Kingdom of Castile and the Americas. In this course, we will study the dramatic transformation of those two worlds in a theater known to us today as “the Spanish Atlantic World”. We will study that period by reading texts by American and Spanish writers from the 16th through the 18th centuries. The readings will include selections from John H.Elliott, Imperios del mundo atlántico: España y Gran Bretaña en América ( Madrid:Taurus, 2006); Richard L. Kagan and Geoffrey Parker (eds.), España, Europa y el Mundo Atlántico (Madrid: Marcial Pons, 2001); Miguel León Portilla, Códices: los antiguos libros del Nuevo Mundo (Mexico: Aguilar, 2003). (1 unit)

Required text: Material available on course site on Segue.

SPAN 6649 Music of the Caribbean
Lugo

After a brief introduction to general aspects of the music of Latin America, this course will focus on the music of the Caribbean, specifically as it reflects the African heritage. We will look at countries such as Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Panama, and Venezuela among others, with a particular focus on delineating those cultural aspects that help to establish our “tropicality”. (l unit)

Required text: Material in course pack form, to be purchased upon arrival at Middlebury.

SPAN 6669 From Poetry to Music
Lugo

This course will focus on how poetry is used by composers, and transformed into musical expression. We will discuss the concepts of rhythm, melodic contour, coloring, dynamics, and phrasing as they are used musically to respect the essence of the spoken language. In many cases we will examine how the same poetic text may be set and viewed by different composers. Among the poets to be studied are: Machado, Lorca, Bécquer, N. Guillén, Benaros, and Mistral, depending upon the availability of recorded music and other sources. Students do not need to have musical abilities or background for this class; rather, the class focuses on how to listen to poetry with different ears. (1 unit).

This course is cross-listed with Literature.

Required text: Material in course pack form, to be purchased upon arrival at Middlebury.

SPAN 6673 Spanish Civil War
Maldonado Gago

One of the most tragic and decisive events of Spain's contemporary history was its Civil War, between 1936 and 1939. This course will consider the circumstances that led to the civil unrest, and the short-term and long-term consequences of the war; in addition, we will try to delve into the complex and contradictory situations which Spain had to endure once it had been fractured socially, culturally, and ideologically, as well as the international context of the period preceding World War II. The course will incorporate cinematic documentary, as well as a selection of diverse historical texts, journalism from foreign newspapers of the period, and a selection of web-based readings of recognized historiographic merit.

Required text : 1) Julián Casanova, República y Guerra Civil. Barcelona: Crítica/Marcial Pons, 2007; 2) Material in electronic form, to be made available to students upon arrival.

SPAN 6733 Negotiating Silence: History of Women in Spain and Latin America
de la Guardia

On closer inspection of historical works, one of the most surprising facts is the silence about certain social groups. In history, there are many groups that for reasons of gender, class or ethnic background are not visible in historiographic discussions. In this course we will examine the process of construction of gender identity at various stages of history, and the perception that women have had of their own situation. We will also try to analyze the political, social, and legal discussions which made possible the perception of women’s inequality as repressive, and eventually, the emergence of feminism in Spain and Latin America. Readings will be excerpted from the following: Elena Beltrán y Virginia Maquieira (eds.), Feminismos: Debates teóricos contemporáneos (Madrid: Alianza editorial, 2001); Anna Caballé (dir.), La vida escrita por las mujeres: La pluma como espada: Del romanticismo al modernismo (Madrid: Círculo de Lectores, 2003); Rosa María Capel (coord.), Mujeres para la historia: Figuras destacadas del primer feminismo ( Madrid: Cátedra, 2005); Isabel Morant (dir.), Historia de las mujeres en España y América Latina (Madrid: Cátedra, 2005).

Required text: Material in course pack form, to be purchased upon arrival at Middlebury.

SPAN 6737 Myth and Reality of Spanish National Identities
Maldonado Gago

This course will explore the combination of factors—historical, sociological, cultural, etc.—that have given rise, over time, to the senses of identity or belonging within the different Spanish collective nationalities: Spain as a national entity, the País Vasco, Cataluña and Galicia. Since History (and our way of telling it) mingles with mythical histories at the heart of these identity questions, the course will explore both of these interpretative arenas, as well as their limitations. (1 unit)

Required texts : 1) José Álvarez Junco, Mater Dolorosa (Madrid: Taurus, 2005); 2) material in electronic form, to be made available to students upon arrival.

SPAN 6740 Travelers in Latin America
Operé

In this course we will study diaries and accounts of travelers in Latin America since the first Europeans came in contact with the continent for the first time. What did they see? What did they want to see? How did the describe it? How much influence did their account have in the construction of continental imaginary? We will start with el Diario of Cristóbal Colón, the letters of Cortés from Tenochtitlan, the description by Cieza de León in Peru, the narration of Cabeza de Vaca in North America, Núñez de Pineda y Bascuñán in Chile, and some travelers in 18^th and 19^th Century: Humboldt, Darwin, Azara, and others. We will continue with some travelers in the 20th Century, among them the transformative trip of Ernesto Che Guevara through the continent before he joined the Cuban revolution, as recorded in Diarios de motocicleta. (1unit)

This course is cross-listed with Literature.

Required texts : 1) Felipe Fernández-Armesto, Las Américas (Random House, 2004); 2) Ernesto Che Guevara, Diarios de motocicleta: Notas de un viaje por América Latina (Buenos Aires: Planeta, 2005); 3) Fernando Operé, Historias de la frontera: el cautiverio en la América hispánica (Buenos Aires: FCE, 2001); 4) materials in course pack form to be purchased at Middlebury.

LITERATURE

SPAN 6560 Literary Analysis
Brown , Carreño, Layna, Little, Murphy, Ríos Sánchez [coordinator], Santí, Sefamí, Wolfenzon.

This course will introduce first-year graduate students to the techniques of literary analysis, critical thinking, reading, and interpreting Hispanic literary texts. It is divided into three segments, each of which is devoted to the analytic strategies pertinent to one major genre: narrative, poetry, and drama. Each student will write several papers and actively participate in class discussions. (1 unit)

NOTE: Advanced students of literature may substitute SPAN 6580, below.

Required texts: 1) Carmelo Virgillo, L. Teresa Valdivieso and Edward H. Friedman, Aproximaciones al estudio de la literatura hispánica. 6th ed. (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2007); 2) Ernesto Sábato. El túnel (Madrid: Cátedra).

Required texts for Section E only (Wolfenzon): 1) Ariel Dorfman, La muerte y la doncella (New York: Siete Cuentos); 2) Rodolfo Usigli, El gesticulador (any edition), in addition to the above texts by Virgillo and Sábato.

Recommended text : Marchese, Angelo and Joaquín Forradillas, Diccionario de retórica, crítica y terminología literaria ( Barcelona: Ariel).

SPAN 6580 Literary Theory
Evangelista

The aim of this course is to introduce students to the philosophical and theoretical movements that lay the foundation for literary criticism. These frameworks are an indispensable tool for understanding literary and cultural texts in depth. The theoretical dimension of each theory will be discussed and analyzed in class and illustrated with selected texts to further practical understanding of their complexities. The class will cover a wide range of theories produced during the 19^th and 20^th century, such as Marxism, psychoanalysis, structuralism and post structuralism, feminism and post- colonialism among others. For first-year graduate students with an advanced background in literature, this course may substitute for SPAN 6560. Also recommended for DML students and others who intend to continue literary or cultural study at the doctoral level. (1 unit)

Required texts: 1) Julie Rivkin and Ryan, Michael, Literary Theory: an anthology, 2^nd ed. (Blackwell Publishing, 2004), ISBN: 978-1-4051-0696-2; 2) additional course materials to be provided in electronic form.

SPAN 6628 ¿Cómo se lee poesía?
Operé

This course is designed to familiarize students with poetry. How do we go about reading a poem? How do we feel the emotion, how can we understand its content, how can we penetrate its sometimes esoteric expression? Step by step, this course will develop techniques that allow us to read poetry in Spanish without the fear of being lost in the process. In this regard, we will study poetry not from the historical or critical point of view (schools, periods) but from its artistic essence. The first contact with the poem will be through intonation, considering that poetry has a fundamental oral component that is necessary to recognize. Yes, we will read poetry and memorize poems. From this first stage come other important elements such as rhythm and phonetic expressions. Once these elements have been established (once you read and feel the poem), the analysis will continue with the formal, rhetoric, and structural elements: theme, meaning, rhetoric and aesthetic mechanisms, intentionality, imagery and symbols. The relationship between the poets and their works, in a historical context, will be studied as the last stage of the analytical process. The final goal is to reach the level where poetry in Spanish can be a playful and enjoyable activity that surprises and delights us. (1 unit)

Required texts : 1) Delmiro Antas, Auxiliar para el comentario de textos literarios (Barcelona: Octaedro, 2005); 2) Selena Miralles, ed. Poetas de Hispanoamérica (Madrid: Clásicos Literarios, 1997); 3) Arturo Ramoneda ed., Antología poética de la Generación del 27 (Madrid: Castalia, 1990).

SPAN 6659 Argentine Literature
Evangelista

The aim of this course is to establish an approach to Argentine literature by discussing the literary response to complex cultural and historical issues such as nation and identity formation, avant-garde, nationalism and cosmopolitism, populism and authoritarianism. Special attention will be placed on helping students focus on the larger framework of European and Latin American cultural trends, in order to gain a deeper understanding of the Argentine literary system. Major and less canonical authors will be studied: Sarmiento, Hernández, Borges, Arlt, Cortázar, Viñas, Walsh and Piglia, among others. (1 unit)

Required texts: 1) Martín Prieto, Breve historia de la literature argentina (Buenos Aires: Alfaguara/Taurus, 2006); 2) materials in electronic form to be provided upon arrival to Middlebury.

SPAN 6662 Don Quijote de la Mancha
Layna

Don Quijote is one of the most famous and widely read books in the whole world; therefore its capacity to generate critical literature seems to have no limits. Both the reading and the writing have undergone revisions that will inevitably transform the idea of literature and of the represented fiction. During the course we will focus on questions that belong to the critical canon, questions that will be discussed in the light of recent studies: the consideration that Don Quixote is the first modern novel; the fundamental idea that it breaks the inherited literary rules; its belonging to the category of playful and burlesque literature (carnival, parody of the classic paradigms, ironic critique of the ideological structure, mockery of its contemporaries, etc.) (1 unit)

Students are advised to read as much of the novel as possible before arriving to Middlebury.

Required text : Miguel de Cervantes, El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de La Mancha, ed. Luis Andrés Murillo (Madrid: Castalia), 2 vols.

SPAN 6667 Creative Writing
Cardona López

This course will combine the study of theoretical considerations on the creative writing process and the writing of the student's own work. The students will explore and use writing techniques in order to refine their skills to write prose fiction. This course will also be an opportunity to learn from the creative experiences and works of well-known Hispanic authors. In addition to the required texts, there will be other readings and material in electronic format. (1 unit)

Required texts: 1) Oscar de la Borbolla, Manual de creacion literaria (Mexico: Nueva Imagen); 2) Mempo Giardinelli, Asi se escribe un cuento (Mexico: Nueva Imagen).

SPAN 6669 From Poetry to Music
Lugo
This course is cross-listed with Culture; see Culture section for full course description.

SPAN 6689 Representative Writers of the Generation of 1898
Ríos-Sánchez

This course seeks to present the characteristic aspects of fin-de-siglo literature and explore the similarities and differences between the Generation of ’98 and Modernist movements. The course will focus on the following objectives: 1) to understand the connection between the literature and the cultural and artistic context of the Fin de Siglo; 2) to distinguish among the thematic and stylistic characteristics of the Generation of ’98 as well as their world-views; 3) to appreciate the individual style of each of those writers who considered themselves members of the Generation of ’98; 4) to develop a capacity for literary analysis and commentary of both fragmented and complete texts. (1 unit)

Required texts : 1) Pío Baroja, La busca (Madrid: Caro Raggio); 2) Antonio Machado, Campos de Castilla (Madrid: Cátedra); 3) Miguel de Unamuno, La Esfinge / La venda / Fedra (Madrid: Castalia); 4) Miguel de Unamuno, La tía Tula (Madrid: Cátedra); 5) Ramón del Valle-Inclán, Sonata de otoño. Sonata de invierno (Madrid: Espasa-Calpe); 6) Ramón del Valle-Inclán, Divinas palabras (Madrid: Espasa Calpe); 7) material in course pack form to be purchased at Middlebury.

SPAN 6725 De un pájaro las dos alas: Cuban and Puerto Rican Narratives
Delgado Costa

Two West Indian islands—Cuba and Puerto Rico—are christened at the end of the 19th-century as de un pájaro las dos alas, but amidst the turmoil of the 20th-century, the two nations embark on different political and historical paths. This course samples the literary output of these “sister islands” through a series of narratives propelled by the celebration of the indigenous, the denunciation of slavery and poverty, the interrogation of language and culture, as well as the exploration of themes of solitude and existential anguish. Readings will consist of short stories and essays. The class will also view a couple of films. (1 unit)

Required text: Materials in electronic form, to be made available to students upon arrival.

SPAN 6740 Travelers in Latin America
Operé

This course is cross-listed with Culture; see Culture section for full course description.

SPAN 6764 The Spanish American Short Story of the Twentieth Century
Cardona López

This course will be focused on five major Spanish American short story writers of the twentieth century: Jorge Luis Borges, Juan Rulfo, Julio Cortázar, Gabriel García Márquez, and Augusto Monterroso. It will include an introduction to the main theoretical considerations that are fundamental to analyze and interpret a short story. The main part of this course will concentrate on the critical analysis of short stories written by the aforementioned authors. In addition to the required text, other readings and material will be supplied in electronic format. (1 unit)

Required texts : Jorge Luis Borges, Ficciones (Madrid: Alianza); Juan Rulfo, El llano en llamas (Madrid: Cátedra); Julio Cortázar, Los relatos I: Ritos (Madrid: Alianza); Gabriel García Márquez, Los funerales de la mamá grande (Buenos Aires: Sudamericana); Augusto Monterroso, Cuentos (Madrid: Alianza).

SPAN 6766 Borges and the Borgesian
Faverón Patriau

This course involves an examination of the Argentinian writer Jorge Luis Borges’ work. This course will focus not only on Borges’ short stories, poems, essays, interviews, and cinematic adaptations, but also on the writers who had a particular influence on Borges’ work, as well as on Latin American, European, and American writers who were later influenced by the Argentinian master. An organizing concept for the course will be Borges’ idea that “a writer creates his own precursors.” His work modifies our conception of the past, as it will modify the future. (1 unit)

Required text : Material in electronic form to be made available to students upon arrival.

SPAN 6784 Race, Diaspora, Ghosts
Santí

How do the themes of race, exile and spectrality (the cultural production of ghosts) intersect? We will explore these issues in literary, film and theoretical texts from Spain and Spanish America, among them: Villaverde´s Cecilia Valdés, Borges´ short stories, Bombal's La última niebla, Rulfo´s Pedro Páramo, García´s The Aguero Sisters, Fuentes´ Aura , Marías´ Corazón tan blanco. We shall iscuss the relevant theories of Freud (particularly, the Uncanny), Marx, Ortiz, Derrida, and others , and will host a parallel film series. (1 unit)

Required texts: 1) Villaverde, Cirilo, Cecilia Valdes, ed. by Lamore, ISBN 8437610567; 2) Rulfo, Juan, Pedro Paramo, ISBN 8437604184; 3) Borges, J.L, Ficciones, ISBN 8420633127; 4) Marias, Javier, Corazon tan blanco, ISBN 8495501031; 5) Derrida, Jacques, Spectres of Marx, tr. Kamuf, ISBN 978-0415389570; 6) Garcia, Cristina, The Aguero Sisters, ISBN 978-0345406514; 7) Fuentes, Carlos, Aura, ISBN 9684111819; 8) Fuentes, Carlos, Una familia lejana, ISBN 9684110375; 9) Bombal, Maria L, La ultima niebla, ISBN 8432230553; 10) Morrison, Toni, Beloved, ISBN 978-1400033416

SPAN 6785 Technology and Identity in the Contemporary Latin American Novel
Brown

In this course we will examine the various narrative explorations of human identity as constructed with technologically mediated realities. We will use the cultural theories of Jesús Martín Barbero, Néstor García Canclini, Gilles Deleuze, and Donna Haraway, among others, to create a dialogue with novels by Adolfo Bioy Casares, Ricardo Piglia, Rafael Courtoisie, Eugenia Prado, Alberto Fuguet and Edmundo Paz Soldán. This dialogue will help us grapple with issues of dictatorship and neoliberalism, the formation of televisual culture, posthuman identity, gender, and the urban experience. (1 unit)

Required texts: 1) Adolfo Bioy Casares, La invención de Morel (New York: Penguin, 1996); 2) Rafael Courtoisie, Tajos (Madrid: Lengua de Trapo, 2000); 3) Alberto Fuguet, Por favor, rebobinar (Santiago: Alfaguara, 1999); 4) Edmundo Paz Soldán, Sueños digitales (La Paz: Alfaguara, 2000); 5) Ricardo Piglia, La ciudad ausente (Barcelona: Anagrama, 1992); 6) Eugenia Prado, Lóbulo (Santiago: Cuarto Propio, 1998).

SPAN 6789 Embodying the Text: 20^th Century Spanish Theatre from a Performance Perspective
Herrero

Unlike other forms of writing, theatre is not fully alive until it is performed. In this course the student will literally embody the text in order to illuminate, deepen and expand his or her understanding of the theatrical form. We will be working with a cross-section of comedies, tragedies, social and political dramas of the 20^th century Spanish canon. After contextualizing these plays in terms of history, genre, and themes, scenes will then be selected to be rehearsed and performed in class. In order to unleash “the actor within” we will be exploring performance techniques (script and character analysis, actions, objectives, staging, etc) from two seminal, contrasting works: Uta Hagen’s Stanislavski-based Respect for Acting and Anne Bogart’s movement-based Viewpoints. (1 unit)

Required texts : 1) Federico Garcia Lorca, Yerma (Coleccion Austral); 2) Miguel Mihura, tres sombreros de copa (Madrid: Catedra); 3) Antonio Buero Vallejo, En la ardiente oscuridad (Stockcero); 4) Antonio Buero Vallejo, Historia de una escalera (Edición 1989); 5) José Luis Alonso de Santos, Bajarse al moro (Letras Hispánicas). This class will also view films and utilize books on reserve, and electronic material will be available for students upon arrival.

PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION FOR TEACHERS

SPAN 6695 Spanish L2 Teaching Methods
Davis

This course is an introduction to the basic principles of second language acquisition and their application in classroom settings. Topics covered include instructional techniques for developing the three language modes (presentational, interpretive, interpersonal), standards for foreign language learning (US and European frameworks), proficiency assessment, content-based instruction (CBI), techniques for addressing learner variables, and the role of culture in the L2 classroom. In addition to the theoretical readings and discussions, students will develop a portfolio of teaching materials ready for classroom use. (1 unit)

Required text: D. Koike and C. Klee, Ling ü ística aplicada: Adquisición del español como segunda lengua (Wiley).

SPAN 6710 Spanish Phonetics and Phonology for English Speakers
Jurado Torresquesana

This course is cross-listed with Linguistics; see Linguistics section for full course description.

SPAN 6788 Foreign Language Assessment
Barrette

Accurate information about foreign language learners’ abilities and performance informs teachers’ decisions about course content and instructional approaches, and gives learners important feedback as well. In this course, students will gain an understanding of the main issues contributing to valid assessment in the foreign language classroom through a review of relevant research. Students will learn about a range of assessment strategies for language (proficiency, reading, writing, listening, speaking, grammar, vocabulary) and content (culture) within the framework of the national Standards for Foreign Language Learning. Finally, students will apply the research and strategies studied to the critique and development of assessment instruments useful to their individual teaching circumstances. (1 unit)

Required texts: 1) A. Hughes, Testing for Language Teachers, 2^nd ed. (New York: Cambridge, 2002); 2) E.W. Glisan, B. Adair-Hauck, K. Koda, S.P. Sandrock, and E. Swender, eds., ACTFL Integrated Performance Assessment (New York: American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, 2003); 3) materials in electronic form to be made available upon arrival.

SPAN 6794 Teaching Technology
Barrette

Depending on how it is implemented, technology can enhance or detract from foreign language teaching and learning. Therefore, to ensure that technology will benefit learners, teachers must have sufficient knowledge about technology to make principled decisions about its use. In this course students will become familiar with a range of technologies that can be or are currently used to teach Spanish. Based on a review of research on technology-enhanced language learning, students will critically evaluate the capabilities, advantages, and disadvantages of those technologies for use in foreign language teaching and learning, and develop a plan for appropriately integrating technology into their own instructional approaches. (1 unit)

Required text : Materials in electronic form, to be available upon arrival.

2008 Guadalajara Course Descriptions

Linguistics

SPAN 6608M Phonetics and Phonology: A Descriptive Approach Núñez

This class offers a descriptive approach to the study of Spanish sounds and phonemes. It provides an analysis of the sound system of Spanish, including a look at the sound features of its principal dialects. The student will improve pronunciation through the analysis of phonetics (the discipline of sounds) and phonology (the abstract system of organizing sounds). Students will also learn how the phonetic system works descriptively and contrastively. There will be opportunities to practice stress, intonation, and rhythm. This class provides a solid grounding in Spanish phonetics and phonology, but also a systematic and workable program for aiding students to learn to speak Spanish with as authentic an accent as is within their capabilities. (1 Unit)

Required text: Núñez Méndez. E. 2005. Fundamentos de fonología y fonética (Munich: Lincom).

SPAN 6691M Teaching Spanish as a Second Language: Theory and Practice Nuñez

This class provides a modern and general vision of the most recent pedagogy research in teaching Spanish as a second language within the discipline of Applied Linguistics. Special emphasis is given to those methodological issues that the Spanish language presents when it comes to teaching language and grammar to English speakers. Students will have the opportunity to analyze current studies in the theory of language acquisition and, at the same time, will focus on specific language matters related to teaching Spanish. There will also be a review of the principal methodologies used for teaching foreign languages, together with morphological, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics factors intrinsically dependent on teaching and learning Spanish as a second language. (1 Unit)

This course is cross-listed with Professional Preparation for Teachers.

Required text: Dale A. Koike y Carol A. Klee, Lingüística aplicada: adquisición del español como segunda lengua (New York: Wiley & Sons, 2006).

SPAN 6684M Language Policies in the Hispanic World Acevedo

This course will focus on how political decisions directly affect the values that a society imposes upon its language(s). Students will analyze the phenomenon of language change, in particular the “deliberate” changes that result from language planning, and the existence of different national language policies, legislating on official language. Students will address concepts such as linguistic values, prejudices, stereotypes about language, and its implications in society. Students will analyze case studies in five different Spanish contexts: Argentina, EEUU, Mexico, Perú, and Puerto Rico. (1 Unit)

This course is cross-listed with Culture.

Required text : Course pack for purchase in Mexico.

Culture

SPAN 6617M Culture of Mexico Franco

This course examines the rich territory of contemporary Mexican culture. We will study the main cultural movements and tendencies of the plastic and visual arts (painting, photography) of the 20^th century, including the Mexican Muralists. Students will have the opportunity to analyze the musical and artistic expressions that define “Mexican-ness” (popular songs, dance, and “corridos”). Other forms of popular culture will be also studied for their social and aesthetic relevance (crafts, “charreria”, movies, among others). (1 Unit)

Required text : Course pack for purchase in Mexico.

SPAN 6622M Imaginary Cities and Real Cities: Urban Culture in Latin America Corona

This course explores Latin American urban culture through a series of themes, cities, histories, and cultural productions. It examines the causes, development and social consequences of the impressive demographic change that, in a matter of a few decades, has transformed eminently rural societies into urban societies. Latin America is still the region with the fastest rate of urbanization in the world. The resultant encounter of communities during the move, and the effect of changing socioeconomic scenarios, have been captured by different literary trends and genres (i.e., urban novel, the chronicle), films, and musical expressions (i.e., tangos, boleros, rock in Spanish, etc.) of which this course will include a selection. (1 Unit)

This course is cross-listed with Literature.

Required texts : 1) Clarice Lispector, La hora de la estrella; 2) J. E. Pacheco, Las batallas en el desierto; 3) Fernando Vallejo, La Virgen de los Sicarios; 4) Ricardo Piglia, La ciudad ausente; 5)Rama, Angel, La ciudad letrada 6) Mario Vargas Llosa, La ciudad y los perros; 7) Jose Luis Romero, La ciudad y las ideas.

SPAN 6655M Social and Political Documentary in Contemporary Mexico Velazco

There is, at present, a new impulse in documentary cinema. Recently, Mexico has experienced a national cinematic revival due, to a large extent, to documentary films. This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the thematic and stylistic variety in documentary films in Mexico, dealing with issues related to politics, gender, human rights, rebellions, and democratization. We will address a wide range of theoretical issues specific to the documentary form as well. (1 Unit)

Required text : Course pack for purchase in Mexico.

SPAN 6684M Language Policies in the Hispanic World.
This course is cross-listed with Linguistics .

SPAN 6657M Latin American Testimonial Texts
This course is cross-listed with Literature.

SPAN 6736M Trans-Atlantic Feminisms Luiselli
This course is cross-listed with Literature.

Literature

SPAN 6653M Jalisciense Narrative of the 20^th-Century Gutiérrez Cham

The course will study the works of the most important writers from this state of Western Mexico (Jalisco, the state in which Guadalajara is located), that have had a profound influence in the literary panorama of the 20^th-Century: Juan Rulfo, Agustín Yáñez, Juan José Arreola, and Mariano Azuela. We will study diverse literary aspects of their works using a variety of critical approaches, different aesthetics, and a sociocultural perspective, always considering the social and historical contexts in which these authors have elaborated their fictional worlds. The course will be complemented with visual texts (photographs), films, and recordings made by the authors. (1 Unit)

Required texts : 1) & 2) Juan Rulfo, Pedro Páramo and El llano en llamas; 3) & 4) Juan José Arreola, Confabulario and Estas páginas mías (antología); 5) & 6) Agustín Yáñez, Al filo del agua and Tres cuentos; 7) Mariano Azuela, Los de abajo.

SPAN 6656M Contemporary Latin American Poetry: A Survey and Translation Workshop Partnoy

This course is a survey of Latin American poetry with a strong focus on the translation of contemporary works from a variety of literary movements and national origins. Topics for class discussion will include the translator as writer, the politics of translation, and the challenges of translating and publishing Latin American poetry in English. Class participants will immerse themselves in the complex process of translating poetry. At the end of the course students should be able to identify both acceptable and inadequate poetry translations. They will produce an English translation of works by poets of the contemporary Latin American diaspora. (1 Unit)

Required texts: 1) S. Tapscott, Twentieth-Century Latin American Poetry. A Bilingual Anthology (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1996); 2) Juan Gelman, Unthinkable Tenderness: Selected Poems, ed. and trans. Joan Lindgren (Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1997); 3) Zulema Moret, Mujeres mirando al sur: Antolog í a de poetas sudamericanas en USA (Madrid: Ed. Torremozas, 2004); 4) Bilingual Dictionary.

SPAN 6657M Latin American Testimonial Texts Partnoy

This course focuses on the analysis of unmediated contemporary testimonial texts from Latin America. Participants will study a diversity of textual forms generated by victims of contemporary genocides in the region. The course prepares students to read both text and context, and to be aware of the multiple mechanisms that authors use to construct a discourse of solidarity to move their readers to action. Other relevant issues for class discussion are the position of the editors, the fiction/non-fiction dichotomy, the debate around both truth and literary value of the texts, and the role of women as testimonial authors. (1 Unit)

This course is cross-listed with Culture.

Required texts: 1) Elizabeth Burgos and Rigoberta Menchú, Me llamo Rigoberta Menchú y así me nació la conciencia; 3) & 4) María del Carmen Sillato, Huellas: Memorias de resistencia (Argentina 1974-1983) and Diálogos de amor contra el silencio.

SPAN 6685M The Boom of Detective Fiction in Mexico and Spain Corona

Hard-boiled novel, police novel, mystery novel, suspense novel, thriller--since the eighties, crime fiction, in its different conceptualizations and modalities, has experienced an editorial boom. Novels of great quality and original proposals have appeared throughout the Hispanic world, which renew plots and characters with an undeniable element of social criticism. If, in traditional literary criticism, crime fiction had been seen as a vehicle of reflection on the nature of truth and justice (in spite of being mostly regarded as a form of sub-literature), contemporary appropriations of the genre are increasingly studied as social symptoms in a context of erosion of the State. This course will examine a selection from two of the Hispanic countries where crime literature has achieved the most relevance –Mexico and Spain—to inquire into its signifying practices, its construction of cultural identities, and its interplay with a variety of literary traditions, systems of values, beliefs, and cultural practices. (1 Unit)

Required texts :1) Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, Los mares del sur; 2) Rafael Bernal, El complot mongol; 3) Paco Ignacio Taibo II, Regreso a la misma ciudad y bajo la lluvia; 4) Elmer Mendoza, Un asesino solitario; 5) Eduardo Mendoza, El misterio de la cripta embrujada.

SPAN 6622M Imaginary Cities and Real Cities: Urban Culture in Latin America
This course is cross-listed with Culture.

SPAN 6690M Contemporary Mexican Women Writers Luiselli

This course will analyze the work of four of Mexico’s most distinguished contemporary women writers: Rosario Castellanos, Elena Poniatowska, Sabina Berman and Coral Bracho. We will study Castellanos’ work as a novelist, playwright, poet, and essayist during the first two weeks of the course. Poniatowska (novelista and journalist), Berman (playwright), and Bracho (poet) will be discussed during subsequent weeks. In addition to the texts required for this course, students will read photocopied materials related to literary theory and criticism, as well as supplementary contextual information. The course will also include attendance at cultural events offered in the city of Guadalajara, related to the themes and issues discussed in class. (1 Unit)

Required texts : 1) & 2) Elena Poniatowska, Querido Diego, te abraza, Quiela (ERA) and De noche vienes (ERA); 3), 4) & 5) Rosario Castellanos: El eterno femenino (FCE), Balún Canán (FCE), and La muerte del tigre (FCE); 6) Sabina Berman, Feliz nuevo siglo, doktor Freud (Ed. El Milagro, CONACULTA); 7) & 8)Coral Bracho, Huellas de luz (CONACULTA) and La voluntad del ámbar (ERA).

SPAN 6736M Trans-Atlantic Feminisms Luiselli

This course will involve analysis of the three most significant women writers of the Spanish Golden Age and the Spanish American colonial era: María de Zayas, Ana Caro, and Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. María de Zayas is considered “the first Spanish woman novelist,” and her narrative is notable for the naturalness with which, during the 17^th-Century, she approaches themes of love with a sexual content. Ana Caro is more well known for theater. Her most famous work, Valor, agravio, y mujer, showcases the significance of Golden Age heroines. Finally, Sor Juana will be studied in terms of her contributions to the feminism of the so-called “comedias de capa y espada” of the 17^th-Century. We will also study her play El divino Narciso, an ideologically daring work in which she discusses Mexican religion preceding the Spanish Conquest. Our analysis of these works will help us understand the enormous intellectual stature of this Mexican writer. Discussions will be supplemented by readings of photocopied material involving both theoretical-literary analysis and contextual information. (1 Unit)

This course is cross-listed with Culture.

Required texts : 1) Ana Caro, Valor, agravio y mujer (any available edition); 2) Maria de Zayas, La traición en la amistad; 3) Maria de Zayas, Tres novelas amorosas y tres desengaños amorosas (course pack for purchase in Mexico); 4) Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Obras completas Volume 3 (Mexico: FCE).

Professional Preparation for Teachers

SPAN 6691M Teaching Spanish as a Second Language: Theory and Practice
This course is cross listed with Linguistics

2008 Faculty Archive

Director:
Susan Carvalho
Associate Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, and Associate Professor of Spanish American literature, University of Kentucky
Ph.D., University of Virginia.

Director Designate:
Jacobo Sefamí
Professor, University of California, Irvine.
licenciatura, Universidad Nacional Autónoma of Mexico.

Assistant Director:
Carlos Cabrera Morales
Professor, Universidad de Salamanca.
Ph.D., Universidad de Salamanca.

Assistant Director:
Antonio Carreño
W. Duncan MacMillan Family Professor, Brown University. Ph.D., Yale University.

Assistant Director:
Robert Davis
Associate Professor, University of Oregon.
Ph.D., University of North Carolina.

Faculty

The following faculty members are scheduled to teach in the Spanish School during the summer of 2008. To meet the faculty scheduled to teach in the Guadalajara program during the summer of 2008, click here.

Arantxa Alegre-Gonzalez
Assistant Professor of Spanish and Arabic, Towson.
Ph.D., Universidad Autónoma of Madrid.

Francisco Álvarez Diaz
Professor, Conservatorio Superior de Música de Granada.
Master of Music, Meadows School of the Arts, Dallas, TX

Silvia Amigo Silvestre
Instructor, Cornell University.
M.A., University of Oregon.

Jorge Aviles Diz
Instructor, Wake Forest University.
M.A., University of Salamanca

Malena Barreiro Armstrong
Instructor, Cervantes Institute in Munich.
M.A. and D.M.L., Middlebury College.

Catherine Barrette
Associate Professor, Wayne State University.
Ph.D., University of Arizona.

Teresa Bordón
Professor of Spanish Linguistics, Universidad Autónoma of Madrid and Middlebury Program, Madrid.
Ph.D., Universidad Autónoma of Madrid.

J. Andrew Brown
Associate Professor, Washington University in St. Louis.
Ph.D., University of Virginia.

Juan Camacho
Instructor, Middlebury Program, Madrid.
licenciatura, Universidad de Complutense, Madrid.

Carmen Carballo Sanchiz
Instructor, Middlebury Program, Madrid.
licenciatura, Universidad de Complutense, Madrid.

José Cardona-López
Associate Professor, Texas A&M International University.
Ph.D., University of Kentucky.

Ricardo Chavez Castañeda
Visiting Professor, Middlebury College.
M.A. New Mexico State University

Carmen de la Guardia
Professor, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
Ph.D., Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

Mª Teresa del Olmo Ibáñez
Instructor, University of Alicante.
licenciatura, University of Alicante, Spain.

José (Pepo) Delgado-Costa
Associate Professor, Ohio University.
Ph.D., University of Virginia.

Liria C. Evangelista
Instructor, Middlebury School in Latin America, Buenos Aires.
Ph.D., State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Gustavo Faverón Patriau
Assistant Professor, Bowdoin College.
Ph.D., Cornell.

Mercedes Fernández Isla
Professor, Middlebury Program, Madrid.
licenciatura, Universidad Complutense, Madrid.

Sharon Foerster
Ph.D., University of Texas.

Aquilino González Barrio
Professor, Universidad of Salamanca.
M.A., Universidad of Salamanca.

Manuel González de la Aleja Barberán
Professor, Universidad de Salamanca
Ph.D., Universidad de Salamanca

Esther Hernández
Instructor, Claremont McKenna College.
M.A., University of the Arts in Havana.

Mercedes Herrero
M.F.A., Yale School of Drama.

Virginia Invernizzi
Instructor, Deerfield Academy.
Ph.D., University of Virginia.

Jorge Jiménez Ramírez
Instructor, Middlebury program, Madrid.
M.A., Universidad Antonio de Nebeija, Madrid.

Juan Andrés Jurado Torresquesana
Associate Professor, University of Salamanca
Ph.D., Universidad de Salamanca.

Francisco Layna
Professor, Middlebury Program, Madrid.
licenciatura, Universidad Complutense, Madrid.

Chris Little
Instructor, The Collegiate School.
Ph.D., University of Virginia.

Alicia Lorenzo García
Lecturer at Vanderbilt University
M.A., Universidad de Valladolid

Noemí Lugo
Professor, University of Kentucky
Ph.D., University of Colorado

Juan Maldonado Gago
Professor, Universidad Complutense, Madrid.
Ph.D., Universidad Complutense, Madrid.

José Moreno de Alba
Professor, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
Ph.D., Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

Margarita Muñoz Piña
Instructor, Univerisity of Virginia
M.Ed., Universidad de Salamanca

Jeanie Murphy
Associate Professor, Rockford College.
Ph.D., University of Arizona, Tuscon.

Erika Nava
Instructor, Oregon State University
M.A., University of Oregon

Gayle Roof Nunley
Associate Professor, University of Vermont.
Ph.D., Princeton University.

Fernando Operé
Professor, University of Virginia.
Ph.D., University of Virginia.

Bryan R. Pearce-Gonzales
Assistant Professor, Shenandoah University.
Ph.D., University of Kentucky.

Heather Quarles
Instructor, Univeristy of Oregon
M.A., University of Oregon

Agustín Reyes Torres
Assistant Professor of Spanish, University of Virginia Program in Valencia.
Ph.D., Universitat of Valencia.

José Luis Ríos Sánchez
Instructor, Middlebury Program, Madrid.
Ph.D., Complutense University, Madrid.

Susana Rivero
Instructor, State University of Cordoba, Argentina.
M.A., State University of Cordoba, Argentina.

Fanny Roncal Ramírez
Instructor of Spanish, University of Iowa.
M.A., University of Iowa.

Marta Sánchez Millán
Instructor of Spanish, Madrid.
licenciatura, Universidad Complutense, Madrid.

Enrico M. Santí
William T. Bryan Professor of Hispanic Studies, University of Kentucky.
Ph.D., Yale University.

Lena Santillana
Assistant to the Director, Middlebury's program in Spain,
M.A., Middlebury College.

Alma Simounet Bey
Professor, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras.
Ed.D., Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico.

Robert Sitler
Professor, Stetson University.
Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin.

Ana María J. Wiseman
Associate Professor, Wofford College.
D.M.L., Middlebury College.

Carolyn Wolfenzon
Visiting Adjunct Lecturer, Bowdoin College.
M.A., Latin American Literature, UC-Boulder.

Administrative Staff

Audrey LaRock
Spanish School Coordinator

Jaime Thiesen
Spanish School Associate

Summer Staff

Laura Cabrera

Micaela Domínguez-Prost

Rosa María Espinoza García
Artistic Director, Producer, and Designer.

Arturo Márquez-Gómez

Ally Martin

Víctor Manuel Medina Cervantes
Artistic Director for Mexican events.

Wilson Judd Melón

Faculty

Administrative Staff

Audrey LaRock
Spanish School Coordinator

Jaime Thiesen
Spanish School Associate

Summer Staff

2008 Guadalajara Faculty Archive

Director:

Salvador Velazco
Ph.D., University of Michigan.
Associate Professor, Claremont McKenna College.

Faculty:

Rebeca Acevedo
Ph.D. , University of Michigan.
Associate Professor, Loyola Marymount University.

Ignacio Corona
Ph.D., Stanford University
Associate Professor, The Ohio State University

Efraín Franco
Ph.D.,Universidad de Guadalajara
Director of the Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas, Universidad de Guadalajara

Gerardo Gutiérrez Cham
Ph.D., Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Professor, Universidad de Guadalajara

Alessandra Luiselli
Ph.D., University of New Mexico
Associate Professor, Texas A&M University

Eva Núñez Méndez
Ph.D., Universidad de Salamanca
Associate Professor, Pórtland State University

Alicia Partnoy
Ph.D., Catholic University of America
Associate Professor, Loyola Marymount University

Administrative Staff

Víctor Valdivia

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2007 Graduate Course Descriptions

Six-week session in Vermont
Schedules, texts, and staffing are subject to change

LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS

SPAN 6501 Advanced Language for Mastery
Armstrong, Fernández Isla, Gonzalez de la Aleja, Nunley (coordinator)

Required text: Concha Moreno. Temas de gramática, nivel superior (Madrid, Sociedad General Española de Librería, 2001, ISBN 8471438755).

SPAN 6502 Advanced Spanish Language
Gutiérrez-Araus (coordinator), Domínguez, Garcia, Jurado Torresquesana

The fundamental objectives of this review grammar course are the following: 1) review the uses of indicative verb forms, in particular in the past; 2) clarify uses of the subjunctive; 3) study various types of subordinate clauses, focusing on the use of indicative and subjunctive; 4) review the use of ser and estar, with special attention to idiomatic use; 5) differentiate between personal pronouns, with particular attention to the use of se forms —impersonal, indeterminacy, passivity, intensifications, etc. Grades will be based on three exams, additional graded assignments, and class participation. (l unit).

Required texts: Selena Millares, Método de español para extranjeros: Nivel Superior, (Madrid, Edinumen, 1999).

SPAN 6505 Advanced Spanish Writing
Evangelista (coordinator), Fernandez, Martinez, Gil

The course aims at developing students academic writing skills through the understanding of key concepts of discourse analysis such as reference, cohesion, and coherence. A variety of text types will be analyzed in class. Rhetorical devices such as argumentation, hypothesis, and exposition will be presented and practiced through writing tasks, with group work integrated into the course. Special attention will be given to the articulation of class activities with the requirements of other courses at the same level. (1 unit).

Required texts : 1) Estrella Montolío (coord). Manual Práctico de Escritura Académica, Volumen II (Barcelona: Editorial Ariel, 2002, ISBN: 84-344-2868-7); 2) material in course pack form to be purchased at Middlebury; 3) Diccionario de la lengua española (Madrid: Real Academia Española, 2 vols.); 4) Diccionario esencial de sinónimos y antónimos (Barcelona: Vox, 1998). All students must also have a standard Spanish-English Dictionary (we recommend Bantam or Oxford).

SPAN 6607 Verb Tenses within the Indicative Mood: Evolution and Nuances of Meaning
Moreno de Alba

In this course we will explore the values and meanings (temporal, aspect, and modal) of the verb forms or tenses of the indicative mood. We will discuss the general rules governing tense use, studying the oppositions that are set up at the level of paradigm or general system, within the Spanish language (habitual present, historical present, "future" present, for example, or the distinctions between various past tenses). In addition, wherever possible we will ascertain the particular systematic values that some verb forms acquire, in particular dialects or varieties of Spanish—for example, in American Spanish versus European Spanish.

Required texts: 1) José G. Moreno de Alba, Valores de las formas verbales en el español de México, 2nd. ed. (México: UNAM, 1986); 2) José G. Moreno de Alba, Estudios sobre los tiempos verbales (México: UNAM, 2003); 3) material in coursepack from to be purchased at Middlebury.

SPAN 6609 Values and Uses of the Subjunctive in Spanish
Cabrera Morales

Subjunctive constitutes one of the basic topics of Spanish grammar and is one of the most important problems in the acquisition of Spanish as a second language. This course focuses on the study of how, when, and why the subjunctive is used in Spanish. In addition, it will also pay attention to other issues such as the values and uses of Subjunctive in independent and subordinated sentences, and how theses values and uses can be explained by teachers of Spanish in their classes. The course will have not only a theoretical dimension but also a practical orientation, with exercises designed to improve the comprehension of subjunctive in Spanish. (1 unit)

Required text : J. Borrego, J. Gómez Asencio, E. Prieto, El subjuntivo. Valores y usos (Madrid, SGEL, 1986)

Recommended Texts: 1) Mª Ángeles Sastre: El subjuntivo en español. Salamanca, Colegio de España, 1997 (84-8640-873-3); 2) Inmaculada Molina: Practica tu español. El subjuntivo. Madrid, SGEL, 2006 (ISBN 84-9778-246-1)

SPAN 6611 Introduction to the Study of Language
Simounet Bey

This is an introductory course to the scientific study of language. It is geared towards students with limited or no background in linguistics. Discussion centers on the following topics: the notion of language, brain and language, the grammatical aspects of language (words, sentence patterns, meanings and sounds), language acquisition, the birth and death of languages, language myths, and the relationship between language and society. In addition to the required texts, the instructor will provide other readings. (1 unit)

Required texts: 1) David Crystal, How Language Works (New York: Overlook Press, 2005); 2) Laurie Bauer and Peter Trudgill, Language Myths (New York: Penguin, 1998).

SPAN 6614 The Spanish Language in America
Moreno de Alba

Required text : El español en América, 3nd ed.(México: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 2001).

SPAN 6615 History of Written Spanish
Cabrera Morales

This course will study the history of Spanish language through the texts from Medieval Ages until today. At the end of the summer, students will be able to read texts of any period, understanding their linguistic differences in order to identify in which historic moment was written. The objectives of this course are: a) to improve the capacity of reading literary texts of any period based in the knowledge of their linguistic features; b) to learn from a historic perspective a lot of matters of the current Spanish language (orthography, grammar, varieties of Spanish, etc). All these topics can be most useful to understand better some linguistics problems that usually are explained in a class of Spanish as a second language (1 unit)

Required text : Material in course pack form to be purchased at Middlebury.

SPAN 6621 Syntax of the Spanish Language
Gutiérrez Araus

The purpose of this course is to provide a balanced combination of theory and practice concerning the structure of a sentence in Spanish and the basic problems when teaching Spanish grammar. The course focuses in the grammatical relationships between the components of the simple and dependent sentences. Course topics include: the Spanish order of the words, the alternance between the indicative and the subjunctive in the different types of dependent sentences, the different values of SE, the use of the prepositions, etc. Students will analyze texts in order to better understand the most complex questions of Spanish grammar. (l unit)

Required text: Mariluz Gutiérrez Araus, Problemas fundamentales de lagramática del español como 2/l (Madrid, Arco Libros, 2004).

SPAN 6709 Ethnolinguistics
Simounet Bey

This course looks into the relationship between language and culture. Various theoretical frameworks are examined with special emphasis on Dell Hymes’ anthropological approach, better known as the ethnography of communication. Classroom discussion focuses on basic terms, concepts and issues in the field, the identification and analysis of communicative events, the patterns of communication in a society, the attitudes towards communicative performance, the acquisition of communicative competence and the relationship between language and politeness, power and politics, with special emphasis on Spanish-speaking contexts. In addition to the required text, there will be other readings on the subject provided by the instructor. (1 unit)

Required text: Muriel Saville-Troike, The Ethnography of Communication: An Introduction, 3rd ed. (Malden MA.: Blackwell, 2003).

SPAN 6710 This course is cross-listed with professional preparation

CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION

SPAN 6631 Contemporary Spanish History
Maldonado Gago

This course will consider Spanish history from the Bourbon Restoration to the present day. Social and economic convulsions, civil war, and the military dictatorship that prevented freedom and democracy from becoming institutionalized until near the end of the 20th-century will be the main focus. Special consideration will be given to the period of King Juan Carlos I and the democratic governments of the Socialists and the Conservatives, including their corruption and respective scandals, as well as the most recent elections. (1 unit)

Required text: Jover, Gómez-Ferrer, and Fusi, España: sociedad, política y civilización (Madrid: Editorial Debate, 2001).

SPAN 6632 Trans-Atlantic History of the Spanish Empire
de la Guardia

One of the most complex and suggestive periods of modern history is found in the traumatic encounter between the Iberian Kingdom of Castile and the Americas. In this course, we will study the dramatic transformation of those two worlds in a theater familiar to us today as "the Spanish Atlantic World". We will study that period by reading texts by American and Spanish writers from the 16th through the 18th centuries. (1 unit)

Required text: a selection of excerpts from the following texts and authors which students can acquire in coursepack form, to be purchased at Middlebury. The readings will include John H.Elliott, Imperios del mundo atlántico: España y Gran Bretaña en América ( Madrid:Taurus, 2006); Richard L. Kagan and Geoffrey Parker (eds.), España, Europa y el Mundo Atlántico (Madrid: Marcial Pons, 2001); Miguel León Portilla, Códices: los antiguos libros del Nuevo Mundo (Mexico: Aguilar, 2003).

SPAN 6633 Surviving Memories: Resisting Dictatorships
de la Guardia

Among the most infamous phenomena of the 20th Century was the rise of dictatorships of both the political left and the right. In Spain and in Latin America, new regimes come into existence which monopolize power, submitting society to control by systematically resorting to repression and propaganda. In opposition to them, resisting voices develop, opening new margins of freedom. The aim of this course is to develop insight into the Spanish and American dictatorships by means of the study and discussion of writings and diverse reports by witnesses who were able to keep their memories alive. (1 unit)

Required text: a selection of excerpts from the following texts which students can acquire in coursepack form, to be purchased at Middlebury. The readings will include Mariano Constante, Los años rojos (Barcelona: Círculo de Lectores, 2004), Cristina Peri Rossi, El museo de los esfuerzos inútiles en Lo mío es escribir: Siglo XX, ed. Anna Caballé (Barcelona: Círculo de Lectores, 2003); Victoria Kent, Cuatro años de mi vida, 1940-1944 (Barcelona:Bruguera, 1978); Ernesto Sábato, La resistencia (Barcelona: Seix Barral, 2000).

SPAN 6643 Iberia: Fusion of Colors at the Dawn of the Twentieth Century
Álvarez Diaz

This course will study the intersection of music, history, and cultural context, taking as its point of departure one of the masterpieces of the Spanish music: the suite Iberia by Isaac Albéniz. As we observe the 100th anniversary of its composition, we will address the historical, sociological and artistic aspects relevant to the broader European cultural context at the beginning of the twentieth century. We will explore the artistic and cultural world of Paris and its influence on Spanish music, the vision of Spain as a nation from within and beyond its borders, and the influence of this music on Carlos Saura’s last film, Iberia. Besides the reading and research through bibliographic materials, an important part of the course will be a close listening to Albéniz’ repertoire, which will give students the opportunity to learn how to appreciate the aesthetics of this music and see how the popular-folkloristic spirit has inspired the Spanish music of that time. Through this example, we will study the complex interactions that result in conceptualizations of a "culture." No previous music knowledge is required. (1 unit)

Required text: Material in course pack form to be purchased at Middlebury

SPAN 6647 Cultural Crossbreeding and Interethnic Relations in Spanish American Societies
Bueno Sarduy

This course will analyze the meeting of Spanish American cultures and civilizations, and the processes of synthesis and crossbreeding among diverse ethnic groups and cultures, from a historical-anthropological perspective. We will pay special attention to the ethno-racial criteria that were used as classifiable categories, their repercussions in contemporary societies, as well as phenomenons of religious syncretism and cultural synthesis in its diverse manifestations. In conjunction with classroom lectures, there will be class discussions on anthropological and literary texts from authors such as Carpentier, Nicolás Guillén, Nancy Morejón, Rojas González, and Ciro Alegría, among others.

SPAN 6654 Ecuadorian Indigenous Culture
de la Torre

This three-week course (meeting two hours per day during the first three weeks of the 6-week session) will involve a comparative analysis between the historical periods and the present of the indigenous people of Spanish America. While it is true that there have been significant achievements in several fields of indigenous life, at the same time there are still enormous barriers to be overcome, such as racism, xenophobia, and the differentiation that translates into inequality. We will focus on the Ecuadorian indigenous movement, and the indigenous women’s movement as well, in order to analyze the principal advances in political, cultural, and educational arenas. However, we will also assess their stagnations, and their future challenges. We will analyze most specifically the contributions of Otavalo people, to analyze their achievements and failures to find themselves within the historical straight line, having achieved major victories but also still experiencing significant problems in cultural and human issues. A final research paper will be required, and will be submitted during the fourth week of the six-week session. (1 unit)

Required text: Material in coursepack form to be purchased at Middlebury.

SPAN 6676 This course is cross-listed with literature

SPAN 6737 Myth and Reality of the Spanish National Identities
Maldonado Gago

This course will explore the combination of factors—historical, sociological, cultural, etc.—that have given rise, over time, to the senses of identity or belonging within the different Spanish collective nationalities: Spain as a national entity, the País Vasco, Cataluña and Galicia. Since History (and our way of telling it) mingles with mythical histories at the heart of these identity questions, the course will explore both interpretative arenas, and their limitations. (1 unit)

Required text: José Álvarez Junco, Mater Dolorosa (Madrid: Taurus, 2005). Also material in electronic form, to be made available to students upon arrival.

LITERATURE

SPAN 6560 Literary Analysis
Staff

This course will introduce the graduate student to the techniques of literary analysis, critical thinking, reading, and interpreting Hispanic literary texts. It is divided into three segments, each of which is devoted to the analytic strategies pertinent to one major genre: narrative, poetry, and drama. Each student will write several papers and actively participate in class discussions. (1 unit)

Required texts: 1) C. Virgillo, L. T. Valdivieso, and E. Friedman. Aproximaciones al estudio de la literatura hispánica. 5ª ed. (New York: McGraw-Hill College, 2003); 2) Laura Esquivel, Malinche (Madrid: Punto de Lectura, 2007 OR Atria, ISBN 978-0743290340)

Recommended text: Marchese, Angelo y Joaquín Forradellas. Diccionario de retórica, crítica y terminología literaria. (Barcelona: Ariel).

SPAN 6664 From Prison to Palace: Space in Golden Age Spanish Literature
Carreño

Space is both living entity and literary device. The literary voices of a text refer to its various forms of enunciation, thereby situating the narrative in an often emblematic place. This locus can in turn form and define character behavior. There are public and private spaces; open and closed spaces; monumental loci (churches, squares, palaces); daily spaces (streets, roads); religious spaces (convents) and profane ones (corral de comedias). There is also the frontier as mythic space/s. Based on canonical texts of the period, this course will scrutinize the representation of space as cultural artifact and as a sign of identity. (1 unit)

Required texts: 1) El Lazarillo de Tormes, ed. Francisco Rico (Madrid: Cátedra); 2) El Abencerraje, ed Francisco López Estrada (Madrid: Cátedra); 3) Cervantes, Novelas ejemplares, ed. Harry Sieber, 2 vols. (Madrid: Cátedra); 4) Tirso de Molina, El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra, ed. Ignacio Arellano (Espasa Calpe, Austral); 5) Lope de Vega, El perro del hortelano, ed. A. Carreño (Espasa-Calpe, Austral); 6) Calderón de la Barca, La vida es sueño, ed. Ruano de la Haza (Clásicos Castalia). A selection of literary theory from a coursepack will also be an important part of the course.

SPAN 6665 Indigenous Narrative: Subjectivity in and through Testimonial
Dulfano

This class traces writing by and about the indigenous; from a preconquest discourse of the vanquished to contemporary testimonial as denunciation of atrocities committed during the Guatemalan civil war. Central themes that guide this study are: the insertion of a marginalized subject into the canon, mediation of discourse, mestizaje, the characterization of the indigenous in idealized or material terms, Marxist interpretations of indigenous reality in the Andes, and the appropriation and transformation of socially committed literature. (1 unit)

Required texts: 1) Vision de los vencidos (Mexico: Universidad Nacional Autonoma ISBN 968837315X); 2) Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Comentarios reales (México: Juan Leon Mera, Cumandá (ISBN 9978800271); 3) Jorge Icaza, Huasipungo; (España: Catedra Porrua); 4) Rigoberta Menchú, Me llamo Rigoberta Menchu (Siglo Veintiuno 16th edición, ISBN 9682313155). Other readings will be made available in electronic form, to include for example Mariátegui, Siete ensayos de la realidad peruana.

SPAN 6667: Creative Writing
Cardona Lopez

This course will combine the study of theoretical considerations on the creative writing process and the writing of the student's own work. The students will explore and use writing techniques in order to refine their skills to write fictions prose. This course will also be an opportunity to learn from the creative experiences and works of well-known Hispanic authors. (1 unit)

Required texts: 1) Oscar de la Borbolla, Manual de creacion literaria (Mexico: Nueva Imagen, latest edition); 2) Mempo Giardinelli, Asi se escribe un cuento (Mexico: Nueva Imagen, latest edition).

SPAN 6676 Political Violence, Memory and Cultural Representation
Evangelista

The aim of this course is to study cultural and human responses to the violence of political repression in Spanish America. Central to the theoretical and critical corpus of the course is the multidisciplinary work of scholars writing in response to historical violence, which posed questions regarding social trauma, the links between mourning and memory, and the social and cultural role of artistic creation. The theoretical dimension of the topic will be discussed in class through the reflection on key critical works and will provide the necessary framework for the analysis of primary sources, such as literature, film, art, oral history, journalism and popular music. In order to introduce students to the complex issues of memory and violence in its subjective and social dimension, the course will focus on the study of three different moments of Spanish American history. The main topics discussed will be a) the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War and its long lasting effects on the present, b) the use of historical memory in México during the zapatista uprising and c) dictatorships and democratic transitions in Chile, Uruguay and Argentina (special attention will be given to the latter). (1 unit)

This course is cross-listed with culture

Required texts: 1) Jorge Semprún, La escritura o la vida, 3rd ed. (Barcelona: Tusquets, 2002, ISBN: 84-8310-518-7); 2)Carlos Franz, El desierto (Buenos Aires: Sudamericana, 2005, ISBN 950-07-2620-3); 3) Elizabeth Jelín, Los trabajos de la memoria (Madrid and Buenos Aires: Siglo XXI, 2002, ISBN-84-323-1093-X); 4) Elizabeth Jelín, and Susana Kaufman, eds., Subjetividad y figuras de la memoria: Memorias de la represión (Buenos Aires: Siglo XXI, 2006, ISBN 987-1013-46-9); 5) material in course pack form to be purchased at Middlebury, material in electronic format.

SPAN 6677 The Spanish American Short Story of the Twentieth Century
Cardona López

Required texts : 1) Jorge Luis Borges, Ficciones (Madrid: Alianza, ISBN 9504001947); 2) Juan Rulfo, El llano en llamas (Madrid: Cátedra, ISBN 8437605121); 3) Julio Cortázar, Los relatos I: Ritos (Madrid: Alianza, ISBN 842061615X); 4) Gabriel García Márquez, Los funerales de la mamá grande (Buenos Aires: Sudamericana ISBN 9500700913); 5) Augusto Monterroso, Cuentos (Madrid: Alianza, ISBN 8420637378).

SPAN 6683 Panorama of Spanish literature of the XIXth and XXth Centuries
Ríos Sánchez

This course will examine the different works of those authors who are most representative of XIX and XX Century Spanish literature, in the context of the different literary movements comprised within this period: Realism, Fin del Siglo (Modernism and '98), Group of '27 and Post-War. Each of the texts will be analyzed according to its movement, context and author. In addition, the course will also focus on the following three goals: a) to understand the connections between the literature and its social, cultural and artistic context; b) to distinguish the individual characteristics of each author; c) to develop a capacity for literary analysis and commentary of both literary selections and complete texts. (1 unit)

Required texts: 1) Juan Valera, Pepita Jiménez, ed. Leonardo Romero (Madrid: Cátedra); 2) Leopoldo Alas (Clarín), Relatos breves, ed. R. Rodríguez Marín (Madrid: Castalia); 3) Antonio Machado, Campos de Castilla, ed. G. Ribbans (Madrid: Cátedra); 4) F. García Lorca, Bodas de sangre, ed. A. Josephs (Madrid: Cátedra); 5) Miguel Delibes, La mortaja, ed. G. Sobejano (Madrid: Cátedra); 6) Carmen Martín Gaite, Todas los cuentos. El balneario y Las ataduras (Barcelona: Destino); 7)material in course pack form to be purchased at Middlebury.

SPAN 6725 Cuban and Puerto Rican Narratives: De un pájaro las dos alas
Delgado-Costa

Two West Indian islands are christened at the end of the 19th-century as de un pájaro las dos alas, but amidst the turmoil of the 20th-century Cuba and Puerto Rico embark on different political and historical paths. This course samples the literary output of these "sister islands" through a series of narratives propelled by the celebration of the indigenous, the denouncement of slavery and poverty, the inquiry of language and culture, as well as the exploration of themes of solitude and existential anguish. The course consists of several short stories, and a few essays. We will also read one novel. (1 unit)

Required texts: The class will also view films, and there will be a coursepack available for purchase from Middlebury.

SPAN 6799 This course is cross-listed with professional preparation

PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION

SPAN 6695 Spanish L2 Teaching Methods
Davis

Required texts : 1) Lee, J. and B. VanPatten, Making Communicative Teaching Happen (2nd ed., McGraw Hill, 2003); 2) Alice Omaggio, Teaching Language in Context (3rd ed., Heinle & Heinle, 2001).

SPAN 6710 Spanish Phonetics and Phonology for English Speakers
Jurado Torresquesana

The primary objective of this course is the theoretical and applied study of the Spanish phonetic system, as well as an exploration of the pedagogy of this topic in the second-language classroom. Each student should begin with knowledge of the basic phonetic system, and the primary differences between Spanish and English phonetic systems. Throughout the course, we will combine theoretical explanations with practical reinforcement, with this latter aspect being a fundamental part of each class. Class participation and integration with class dynamics are expected from each student. Students will give two oral presentations of 10 minutes each, on a topic related to the course. These presentations should demonstrate assimilation of new habits of Spanish pronunciation, and should also stimulate the desire to know more about these topics among the classmates. The course can be taken as credit for pedagogy or for linguistics, depending on the student’s choice of final project. (1 unit)

This course is cross-listed with Linguistics

Required texts: 1) Navarro Tomás, T. (1974): Manual de pronunciación española . Madrid: C.S.I.C. (18ª ed.); 2) Quilis, A. (1981): Fonética acústica de la lengua española. Madrid: Gredos. Also a coursepack to be purchased upon arrival.

SPAN 6799 The Teaching of Literature
Invernizzi

In this course, students will address a number of the Latin American readings on the Advanced Placement Literature reading list, from both an analytical and a pedagogical perspective. Our chief goals will be to study existing critical interpretations of the readings, analyze the works meticulously ourselves, and explore various strategies for teaching these works to high school students. Participants in the course will develop and have, ready to be used with their own students, discussion questions, pre- and post-reading activities, and general ideas to make the readings comprehensible and accessible for high school age students. Students will also (and most importantly) gain an essential analytical understanding of each work treated in class. All materials developed throughout the course will be shared with the entire class. This course can be taken as credit for pedagogy or literature, depending on the student’s choice of final project. (1 unit)
This course is cross-listed with Literature

Required texts: 1) Antonio Sobejano-Morán, Introducción a la literatura latinoamericana (Newburyport, MA: Focus Publishing, 2005); 2) Albertina Saravia, Popol Vuh: Antiguas historias de los indios quichés de Guatemala, (México: Editorial Porrúa, 1975).

2007 Guadalajara Courses

SPAN 6602 Spanish Phonetics, a Descriptive and Historical Approach- Castillo

Introduction to Spanish articulatory phonetics -phonemes, syllables, syntactic phonetics- and suprasegmentals -stress, unstressed words, and tones. Contrast with English vowels and consonants. The evolution of pronunciation from Latin to Medieval and Modern Spanish. Sounds common to all Spanish varieties and local differences. Practice will consist of reading aloud, counting of syllables in different types of verse and song and tapping of rhythm. There will be several oral and two written exams .

No textbook required. Course pack for purchase in Mexico.

SPAN 6612 Indicative and Subjunctive- Castillo

A linguistic introduction to dependent clauses in conversation and in formal writing. Different ways of selecting indicative or subjunctive depending on formal or subjective criteria. Practice will consist of exercises especially designed for this course, and of observation of local newspapers, cartoons and informal conversation. The grade will be based on a paper containing observations and two exams.

Course pack for purchase in Mexico.

Culture

SPAN 6619 Reading Jalisco, from the Regional to the Global in Rulfo, Arreola, and Yáñez- Chávez

Due to a combination of historical, economic, and cultural factors, the Mexican state of Jalisco (where Guadalajara is located) has figured prominently in the formation of contemporary Mexican identity. Using a variety of critical approaches ranging from structuralism to ecocriticism, this course proposes a fresh reading of three of the most important writers of the 20^th-century from this state of Western Mexico (Juan Rulfo, Juan José Arreola, and Agustín Yáñez). The geography, regional history and culture from Jalisco will also inform our study of the novels, short stories, photographs, films, and other symbolic texts produced by these authors.

6623 Indigenous Performing Arts in Mexico- Alonso

This course offers a panoramic view of dance, ritual and theatre of Indigenous origin in Mexico and their social, political and religious dynamics. It will begin with the study of the components of pre-Hispanic rituals and the importance of its theatrical aspects. Then it will address the danza de los Concheros in the state of Queretaro and the role of the Catholic church. We will conclude with the study of pieces performed by the Centro Cultural Mascarones, a group which works with indigenous communities to preserve the traits of pre-Hispanic culture through aspects of quotidian life.

6626 Culture and Mexican Identity- Alonso

This course is designed to offer a panoramic view of Mexican identity. We will study aspects of pre-Hispanic, Colonial and Modern culture. From different authors’ point of view we will analyze the psychology of Mexican people and various ethnic movements as an important part of social action with political implications. Readings drawn from classic essays in the field including; La jaula de la melancolía y La sangre y la tinta by Roger Bartra, El laberinto de la soledad by Octavio Paz, México profundo by Guillermo Bonfil, Batalla and La identidad nacional como problema político y cultural by Raúl Béjar, among others.

SPAN 6655 Social and Political Documentary in Contemporary Mexico- Velazco

There is, at present, a new impulse in documentary cinema. Recently, Mexico has experienced a national cinematic revival due to a largely extend to documentary films. This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the thematic and stylistic variety in documentary films that deals with issues related to politics, gender, human rights, rebellions, and democratization. We will address a wide range of theoretical issues specific to the documentary form as well. The course will include documentaries by Felipe Cazals, Mari Carmen de Lara, Raymundo Gleyzer, Luis Mandoki, Carlos Mendoza, Mercedes Moncada, Lourdes Portillo, Francesco Taboada, Carmen Toscano, Gerardo Tort, among others.

Required texts: Documental (Cuadernos de estudios cinematográficos 8), El cine de no ficción. Desvíos de lo real (Antonio Weinrichter), and other material in course pack form to be purchased at Guadalajara.

SPAN 6658 Contemporary Mexican Art- Franco

This course reviews the main expressions of Modern and Contemporary Art in Mexico. The study of the dominant currents, movements, and tendencies in the most important disciplines of the plastic and visual arts will be complimented with analysis of the musical and literary expressions surrounding them. The combination of these elements will allow us to present a more rounded view of the evolution of the artistic field in the last and present century. For comparative purposes some forms of popular art will be also studied for their social and aesthetic relevance.

Literature

SPAN 6652 Pre-Columbian and Colonial Latin American Literature- Sefamí

This course offers a panoramic view of Pre-Columbian and Colonial Latin American writing. It will begin with a discussion of indigenous literary heritage: Nahuatl Poetry, the Mayan Popol Vuh, and Quechua Poetry. Then, it will address chronicles of conquest and colonization, using fragments from the writings of Cristóbal Colón, Bernal Díaz Del Castillo, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, el Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Bartolomé de las Casas, and Alonso de Ercilla. We will conclude with an analysis of the well known letter and a few poems by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz.

SPAN 6767 Contemporary Spanish American Poetry- Sefamí

This course will examine various currents in Latin American poetry published in the last 60 years, starting with writers born after Octavio Paz (1914-1998). It includes works from the following ten poets: Gonzalo Rojas (Chile), Olga Orozco (Argentina), Ernesto Cardenal (Nicaragua), Carlos Germán Belli (Peru), Juan Gelman (Argentina), Alejandra Pizarnik (Argentina), José Emilio Pacheco (Mexico), José Kozer (Cuba/U.S.), Raúl Zurita (Chile), and Coral Bracho (Mexico). We will cover various topics as they relate to poetry, including Surrealism, Colloquialism, Revolution and Politics, and the Neobaroque movement.

SPAN 6783 Literature of the Zapatista Rebellion- Velazco

In 1994, the zapatista rebellion brought international attention to the southern Mexican State of Chiapas. Described by writer Carlos Fuentes as the world’s first “post-communist rebellion,” this armed movement has raised key questions about the social and economic impact of Neoliberalism, the future of indigenous cultures, and the scope of democratization in Mexico. After exploring the history of ethnic and class conflict in Chiapas with the classical novel of Rosario Castellanos, Balún Canán, we will examine recent narratives that provide the background and context for the Zapatista movement, and explore its impact in Mexico and internationally. Special attention will be given to the writings of Subcomandante Marcos, spokesperson and military strategist of the Zapatistas.

Required texts : Rosario Castellanos, Balún Canán; Efraín Bartolomé, Ocosingo: Diario de guerra y algunas voces; Jaime Avilés, Nosotros estamos muertos; Marcela Serrano, Lo que está en mi corazón; Carlos Montemayor, Chiapas: la rebelión indígena de México; material in coursepack form to be purchased at Guadalajara.

Professional Preparation for Teachers

SPAN 6693 Spanish in the Americas: Linguistic Varieties and their Role in the Language Classroom- Acevedo

The course will begin with a review of changes in modern Spanish in America. It will provide a general introduction to the history and structure of the varieties of Spanish spoken in the “New World.” Topics to be treated will include the peninsular origins of New World Spanish, the influence of American languages on Spanish, the features which characterize the different varieties of “New World” Spanish (including United States Spanish), and the grammatical and lexical features which distinguish Spanish varieties. At the end of this course, students will recognize the pluricentrality of cultures sharing the same Spanish language and its place in the language classroom.

Prerequisite: An Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics course is recommended.

Required Text: John M. Lipski, El Español de América (Madrid: Cátedra 3rd ed., 2004).