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Tornado Update. The tornado that hit Iowa City on Thursday night caused us to lose a day of class on Friday. To make up for the content of that lost day, I will lecture on Tuesday, April 18th, about Carlos Fuentes's "Chac Mool." That means YOU MAY TURN IN YOUR SHORT PAPER ON THE STORY BY 3:00 PM TUESDAY, APRIL 18TH. We'll discuss Guillén's poem, "Balada de los dos abuelos," Thursday, April 20th and Fridah, April 21st. The other paper deadlines for Fuentes will remain the same. |
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Spring Semester, 2006
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Prior to Spring 2005, this course was offered as 35:125. It has been renumbered to 35:111. Please see the professor if you took 35:111 when it was "Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics" and have questions about your registration for "Readings in Spanish American Literature." Also, please be aware that if you previously took this course when it was numbered 35:125, you will NOT be able to receive credit for it again under a new number, even if ISIS allows you to register for the course again. |
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We will have lectures on Tuesday and Thursday. Smaller discussion sections will meet at various times on Fridays. Please check with ISIS or with the course schedule to verify the time and location of lectures and your discussion section. The lectures will include historical information, example readings of the texts, and suggestions to help students read and write more effectively in a second language. The readings will cover the historical period ranging from the early nineteenth century to the late twentieth century. Students with questions about the format or content of the course can contact the professor in 455 Phillips Hall. |
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Scheduling Information
and Office Hours - Spring 2002
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Lectures: Tuesday and Thursday, 11:30 am - 12:20 pm in 1505 SC.
Professor Gollnick: 455 Phillips Hall, Office hours: 2:30-4:00 pm T Th and by appointment
Mamadou Badiane: 318 PH, Office Hours: 12:30-2:00 pm W Th and by appointment
Angelique Dwyer: 314 PH, Office Hours: 10:30 am-Noon W and 12:30-2:00 pm F
Víctor Galarraga Oropeza: OFFICE HOURS TBA
Maricelle Pinto-Tomás: 318 PH, Office Hours: 11:00 am-Noon & 1:30-2:00 pm W; 10-11:30 am F
Up-dated information on office hours can be obtained M-F, 8:00 am-4:30 pm, from the main office of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese: 335-2244.
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Course Objectives
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· Improve Reading and Writing Skills in Spanish. Developing as a reader and writer in a non-native language is not the same process as developing these skills in your native language. A major focus of this course will be to improve students' abilities to read and write in Spanish through on-going practice and through specific strategies and exercises.
Maintain and Improve Oral Communications Skills in Spanish. Oral communication will be an integral part of this course. The lectures will require students to pay careful attention and engage with the information presented by the professor. The professor may also call upon people to respond to questions during lectures. The discussions sessions will offer students the opportunity to engage with each other and with the readings. Students will be required to work in small groups on an on-going basis and the discussions sections will function primarily through students-lead oral activies and group presentations.
· Introduce Aspects of Spanish American Literature and Culture. The culture of Spanish America will be treated through a small portion of Spanish American literature, which will be contextualized in a series of social and historical frameworks. Specific emphasis will be placed throughout the semester on the different ways in which intellectuals from Spanish America have struggled to articulate national cultures through literature or have questioned the possibility of doing so.
· Improve Skills in Analyzing Literary Works. The analysis of literary works will offer students a chance to improve their understanding of Spanish and to gain insight into the function of all literature and language as means of communication.
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Required Texts
- Available at Iowa Book and Supply (corner of Clinton and Iowa Aves)
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Rodney T Rodríguez, Momentos cumbres de las literaturas hispánicas (Prentice Hall, 2004).
A small number of additional text will also be made available electronically through the Syllabus section of this website.
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Other Considerations
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Accomodations. Students requiring specific accomodations to the course requirements or the physical disposition of the class room are strongly encouraged to consult with Professor Gollnick as soon as possible outside of class. Every effort will be made to meet your needs.
College Requirements. This course is given by the University of Iowa College of Arts and Sciences. Class policies on matters such as requirements, grading, and sactions for academic dishonesty are governed by the College of Arts and Sciences. Students wishing to add or drop this course after the official deadline must receive the approval of the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Details of the University policy of cross enrollments between Colleges may be reviewed on the University's website: http://www.uiowa.edu/~provost/deos/crossenroll.doc.
This course is given by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Academic Integrity. All student work should be original to this course and should conform to the College of Arts and Sciences's policies on Academic Misconduct.
Concerns or Complaints. Students with questions or concerns about the conduct of this class are encouraged to consult with the professor or with the chair of Spanish and Portuguese, in Phillips Hall 111. Students may also consult the College of Arts and Sciences's policies regarding Student Complaints Concerning Faculty Actions.
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