Course description: Conducted in Spanish, the course introduces the principles of literary analysis, based on reading and discussion of Hispanic literary texts. Includes fiction, drama, essay, and poetry from Spain and Spanish America. The class is conducted in Spanish.
MLO1, MLO3
MLO1, MLO3
Course narrative: During this course I was able to achieve the communicating skills that form part of the MLO 1, at an advanced low level of language proficiency, according to ACTFL Guidelines. I also develop a reasonable understanding of the behavioral practices, and ways of thinking of the writers through different periods of time which is part of the MLO 3. The book that was used for this class was, Aproximaciones, whose content is divided into three topics: narrative, poetry, and theater. During the first part of the class I learned about the literary movements that took place, and the importance of each one. Some examples are: Modernism, Surrealism, and Naturalism to mention a few. Besides, different readings were assigned for a better comprehension of each movement. One of my favorite short-stories was “ De noche soy tu caballo” by Luisa Valenzuela. For the second part of the course we were exposed to poetry, and we learned about the historical context, its author, and rhetorical devices that later on we'll be putting into practice in breakout sessions to analyze several poems. Lastly, for theater we analyzed “La Casa de Bernarda Alba”, by Federico Garcia Lorca,which we were able to read, but also watch it play. Furthermore, for each class meeting Dr. Fernandez will present a powerpoint related to the specific topic in discussion, and later talk about the content for each reading assigned. This class taught me how to critically analyze literature, but also how to put it into practice not just in other courses, but in every reading.
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