Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
Spanish language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The aim of this course is to develop research and popularization skills based on Spanish literary texts. It forms an introduction to literary criticism, although a certain form of creativity and reflective distance is maintained in relation to the paradigms of scientific writing and interpretations that are the subject of consensus.
We shall read a series of texts written by two Spanish authors at the end of the 20th century: Ana María Matute (1925-2014, Cervantes Prize) and Camilo José Cela (1916-2002, Nobel Prize).
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of this quadrimester, students should be able to:
- elaborate (individually or collectively) relevant questions concerning the texts by these authors;
- reconstruct the critical panorama of their works;
- formulate interpretations based on the insertion of one of these texts in a particular discursive universe;
- develop skills specific to argumentation in Spanish;
- present the results of this process of reflection and research both orally and in writing.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
B2 level Spanish, spoken and written. Students will ideally have a general knowledge of the various eras of contemporary Spanish literature and history, as well as basic skills relating to narratological analysis. Students should preferably have taken the course 'Introduction to Spanish history and literature' (LLM), 'History of Hispanic literature' (LLR/LLM) or 'Spanish literary text studies' (LLM).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
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Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face.
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
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Recommended or required readings
Required reading:
Ana María Matute: selected chapters of Los niños tontos (1956, on eCampus)
Ana María Matute: Historias de la Artámila (1961).
Camilo José Cela: Café de artistas (1953, on eCampus)
Camilo José Cela: La familia de Pascual Duarte (1942).
Camilo José Cela: selected chapters of La colmena (1951, on eCampus)
Other short texts, on eCampus.
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Any session :
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
- Remote
written work
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred remote
Additional information:
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Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Alvaro CEBALLOS VIRO Département de Langues et Littératures Romanes Place Cockerill, 3/5 (A2) - 4000 Liège Phone: 04 366 53 89 E-mail: A.CeballosViro@uliege.be
Items online
Online Notes
Notes available on eCampus.