Spanish literary texts studies

Duration

30h Th, 30h Pr

Number of credits

Lecturer

Alvaro Ceballos Viro

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Presentation of and lectures on foundational texts in Spanish literature, from the Renaissance to the 20th century. Commentary and critical analysis of required texts, placing them in relation to their historical and social context.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

By the end of the term, students should be able to :

- read carefully and with sensitivity literary texts that are significantly remote in historical and geographical terms;

- independently write texts of around 300 words, in correct Spanish and in a formal register, clearly articulating the ideas;

- correctly use terms of narratology or cultural history in discussions on literary works.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Prior completion of the course in the History of Spanish Literature is highly recommended. In order to understand certain reading, questions, explanations and references students should possess at the end of the term at least an intermediate understanding of Spanish language (B1).

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Writing of several essays with regard to the compulsory reading. All of these essays but one will be written in Spanish. A personal feedback will be given.

Besides ex cathedra teaching, this course contains directed discussions as well as exercices in smaller groups. 

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face course


Further information:

This course meets for four hours per week during an entire semester, and about half the meetings will be devoted to working on exercises.

Several small-group discussion and correction sessions will be organized over the term.

This course is given in French and Spanish.

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus


Further information:

Compulsory readings (and recommended editions):

- La vie de Lazarillo de Tormes (Paris: Aubier-Flammarion, [1968]; bilingual).

- Félix Lope de VEGA: Fuente Ovejuna (Paris: Flammarion, 1992; bilingual).

- Miguel de CERVANTES: «Le jaloux d'Estrémadoure», in Nouvelles exemplaires. Available in French and Spanish on eCampus

- Ana María MATUTE: Historias de la Artámila.


Students will need to purchase their own copy of these books, with the exception of Cervantes' novella.


Recommended reading:
-Pierre VILAR: Histoire de l'Espagne, Paris : PUF (Que sais-je, 275), 2002 [1947], 128 pages.

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam

Continuous assessment


Further information:

Written papers in French and Spanish (40%), and a written exam in Spanish (60%).

However, if the weighted average grade is lower than the score obtained in the final exam, the latter will be used instead, so as not to penalize students who have improved. 

Criteria: linguistic proficiency (in Spanish); structure and arrangement of ideas; relevance of content. See document on eCampus.

All grades for intermediate papers will be transferred to the second call exam (august), including grades below 7.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

This course will be taught in Spanish and according to a pedagogical model of digital sobriety. This means that students will not be allowed to use any electronic mobile devices during class.

In this course, reading and writing are considered not only as means of producing knowledge, but also as forms of knowledge on their own, which students are expected to master. The use of generative artificial intelligence is therefore explicitly and strongly discouraged in the intermediate written assignments - including for linguistic verification - and excluded altogether from the final exam.

Contacts

Álvaro CEBALLOS VIRO
Département de Langues et Littératures Romanes
Place Cockerill, 3/5 (A2, 6/19) - 4000 Liège
E-mail : A.CeballosViro@uliege.be

Association of one or more MOOCs

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