Study Programmes 2015-2016
LROM0135-1  
Questions of Spanish literature
Duration :
30h Th
Number of credits :
Master in modern languages and literatures : general (120 ECTS)5
Master in modern languages and literatures : general (120 ECTS)5
Master in modern languages and literatures : general (120 ECTS)5
Master in modern languages and literatures : general (120 ECTS)5
Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : general (120 ECTS)5
Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : general (120 ECTS)5
Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : general (120 ECTS)5
Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : general (120 ECTS)5
Master in modern languages and literatures : general (60 ECTS)5
Master in French and Romance languages and literatures : general (60 ECTS)5
Lecturer :
Alvaro Ceballos Viro
Language(s) of instruction :
Spanish language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
This course is for students who want to increase their knowledge of Spanish literature. The course takes a specialised approach to contemporary Spanish literature, from 1900 to 1936. We will employ sociological methods currently in use in approaching literary texts, taking into account particularly the conditions of production and reception of Spanish literature. We will read, amongst others, textes by Ramón del Valle-Inclán, Juan Ramón Jiménez, Antonio Machado, Carlos Arniches, José Ortega y Gasset, Benjamín Jarnés and José Díaz Fernández.
Learning outcomes of the course :
  • Critical and informed knowledge of literary movements in contemporary Spain and their relationship with society.
  • The command of those analytical procedures which shall allow a critical reading and an informed production of scholarly works.
  • The rhetorical competence needed to present a paper with the results of personal research.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
General knowledge of the history of Western literature and methods of literary analysis. Level B2 in Spanish language.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Students are supposed to prepare in advance the reading tasks described in the syllabus. They also have to write an essay on a text other than the required readings: Luces de bohemia, de Ramón del Valle-Inclán. The exact working procedure will be explained in the syllabus.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
See http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires
Recommended or required readings :
An anthology of texts will be available at the begining of the course (on eCampus).
Assessment methods and criteria :
Written exam and essays. The following criteria will be used to assess work:
  • respect for the text as read (without over-interpreting it).
  • linguistic and stylistic correction.
  • link to the lectures.
  • documentation (use of secondary literature).
  • organising a coherent argument.
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
This cours will be taught in Spanish.
Contacts :
Alvaro CEBALLOS VIRO Département de Langues et Littératures Romanes Place Cockerill, 3/5 (A2) - 4000 Liège Tel.: 04 366 53 89 E-mail : A.CeballosViro@ulg.ac.be
Items online :
Online Notes
Notes available on eCampus.