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
In this course we will analyze short stories by several contemporary Spanish authors whose fictions are located at the intersection of the neo-fantastic, the 'weird' literature and the science fiction, although it is not easy to fit them into any of the three categories.
At the same time, this course proposes a reflexion on the study of literature: we will ask ourselves what it means to 'interpret a literary text' and how literary texts relate to reality: we will also discuss the conditions of interpretative goodness, the signs of fictionality, the text world building and other aspects of literary semiotics. We will do this by encouraging an experiential approach to texts, in which personal reading is the starting point for inferential learning.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
At the end of this quadrimester, students should be able to:
- understand authentic texts in Spanish corresponding to CEFR level C2;
- expose some of the most conspicuous tendencies in current Spanish literature;
- explain the generic classification of literary texts;
- explain the semiotic functioning of fictional texts;
- generate informed interpretations of literary texts.
- elaborate (individually or collectively) relevant questions concerning the texts by the studied 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.
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 'Littérature espagnole : des chansons de geste à l'exil républicain' (LLM), 'Histoire des littératures hispaniques' (LLR/LLM) or 'Close reading de classiques littéraires espagnols' (LLM).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Production of oral and written syntheses, in Spanish, from different documents.
Discussions, flipped classroom, group work and lectures.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Additional information:
Face-to-face.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
Provisional list of primary texts:
Required reading:
- César Mallorquí: El círculo de Jericó (1995, selección).
- Ismael Martínez Biurrun: Invasiones (2017, selección).
- Jon Bilbao: selección de relatos.
- Juan José Millás: Los objetos nos llaman (2008, selección)
Other short texts and academic papers, on eCampus.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
Continuous assessment
Further information:
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam
Continuous assessment
Further information:
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
- Remote
oral exam
Continuous assessment
Additional information:
Continuous assessment and written exam. The continuous assessment will account for 20% of the final grade and will consider the assiduous and active participation, as well as the clear and articulate presentation in some group work. Tis percentage of the grade will be kept in the second call exam.
The individual written exam will count for the remaining 80% of the grade. It will assess
- the knowledge of the compulsory readings;
- understanding of the fundamental theoretical concepts presented during the semester;
- argumentative clarity.
- to what extent the key learning outcomes have been acquired.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
This course will be taught using a digitally sober pedagogical approach. This means that students will not be allowed to use mobile electronic devices during class sessions.
In this course, reading and writing are regarded not only as means of knowledge production but also as valuable skills that learners are expected to develop. The use of generative artificial intelligence is therefore explicitly prohibited.
Contacts
Alvaro CEBALLOS VIRO
Département de Langues et Littératures Romanes
Place Cockerill, 3/5 (A2), 6/19 - 4000 Liège
Phone: 04 366 53 89
E-mail: A.CeballosViro@uliege.be
Association of one or more MOOCs
Items online
Online Notes
Notes available on eCampus.