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| LROM0115-1 | Spanish-American literary texts studies
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Kristine Vanden Berghe |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| Introduction to spanish-american short fiction. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The latin-american short story. The student should be able to situate the short story as a genre in latin-american literature. He can explain f.e. the following literary concepts: the theory of literature by Borges, the fantastic, magical realism, etc. He will also be capable to situate some important latin-american writers such as Borges, Fuentes, Cortázar, García Márquez and Monterroso. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| course: SPANISH I |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Ex cathedra with active participation by the students. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face to face. Fiste semester. The student must make his preparation weekly. See http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires
Some help will be offered so as make the students capable of writing a paper in spanish. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Antology with short stories and literary criticism will be available at the Copy Shop Flash Copy from the 16 Septembre 2014.
- Rulfo, Juan, Pedro Páramo. Madrid: Cátedra, 2009.
- Gabriel García Márquez, Crónica de una muerte anunciada. Debolsillo.
- Julio Cortázar, Historias de cronopios y famas.
Students will have the opportunity to by the two books at the beginning of the year. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written and oral exam in January. Personal paper (30% of the global result). |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| September-December, Wednesday, 13h30-15h30. Course in spanish. |
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Contacts :
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| kristine.vandenberghe@ulg.ac.be
ataormina@ulg.ac.be |
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