FLS 4320-001 Civilización y Cultura latinoamericana Otoño de 2013
TR 6:00 – 7:15 pm COLE 117+0 Eastern Illinois University
Prof. Carlos C. AmayaOficina: COLE 1230
Teléfono: 581-5217Horas de oficina: MTRF
E-mail: 10 am – 12:00 pm
Required texts:
Fox, Arturo A. Latinoamérica: Presente y pasado. 2ª edición. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2003
Flower, Will. Latin America 1800-2000: Modern History for Modern Languages. 1st Edition. London: Oxford University Press, 2002. (Paquete de fotocopias)
Recommended: Un buen diccionario de español
Course Objectives and Description: This course focuses on the history and culture of the Latin American countries. Students will examine a wide range of materials including the primary textbook as well as videos, movies, web pages, and photocopies. Class meetings will consist mainly of class and group discussions based on readings, and Internet searches made by the students. Class will be conducted 100% in Spanish. Prerequisite Spanish 3000
Homework: Written homework will be assigned every day to guide students through the text and to prepare them for class discussion. Homework will be collected randomly, so all assignments must be completed in such a way that they may be turned in when requested. (Typed) Homework is due during class when the instructor requests it (not after class and not in the instructor’s office or mailbox). Since homework is meant to prepare students for class activities, it is pointless to do it after the day it is assigned and discussed. For this reason, no late homework assignments will be accepted without written, verifiable documentation from a medical professional. To be fair to classmates and the instructor, there are no exceptions to this rule.
Class participation and preparation, absences: Preparation for class and class discussion are interdependent; an essential part of any course dealing with a foreign language is dialogue and discussion of the assigned texts. It is crucial that you do all of the assignments at home to be able to participate actively in class. Participation in class includes volunteering in class discussions, responding to questions, coming to class prepared, and being pivotal to completing group tasks. Activities that negatively affect your participation grade include failing to contribute to class discussions, sitting passively during group work, arriving late, “popping out” during class, absence from class, and leaving early. PLEASE NOTE: Because participation in class and group discussions is so important to the learning process, for each absence after 1, 1 % will be deducted from the course grade at the end of the semester.
Presentations. There will be at least two individual short presentations and a group presentation. The short presentations will take 8 minutes about an assigned topic (1 will be a video and one a power point presentation—see the website). Also, there will be a long presentation of at least 5 minutes, in group. Students will prepare a creative, well-developed presentation of an assigned topic. Each student will receive an individual grade according to his or her presentation and preparation of the material (the presentation is in groups but the grade is individual. They will be part of the exams).
Academic misconduct: As stated in the EIU undergraduate catalogue, “it is assumed that students will honor the tradition of academic honesty”. Academic honesty prohibits the following: cheating (the use of unauthorized materials, assistance, etc. during exams), plagiarism (to present ideas and statements of another person as own), and facilitating academic dishonesty (to help another student do any of the above). With this in mind consider the following: all written work (including homework) must be your work. You may not get any kind of help from an outside source—including but not limited to a tutor, computer spell checker, grammar checker, computer translator, web site, etc.—other than your instructor. Any of these activities will be investigated and sanctions will be levied. Any suspected breach of academic honesty will be dealt with according to the provisions outlined in the Student Conduct Code.
Withdrawals: The last day to drop the course with an automatic “W” is Friday, November 1st.
Evaluation Policy: Students are expected to take all quizzes, tests, and exams at the appointed time. Make-ups of announced and unannounced quizzes and exams will NOT be given except in the most extreme cases (verifiable illness, hospitalization, injury accident, etc). Make-ups in these cases may be approved by the instructor ONLY when the student notifies him prior to or during the class period when the exam, etc. takes place or is due. It is imperative that the students keep an accurate report of his/her grades attained in class. Daily and active class participation is essential.
Evaluation Procedure (subject to change)
Homework (typed) = 18 % (only completed homework accepted)
Attendance and Part.= 10 % (be in class)(be active)
Presentations = 8 % (short presentations)
Presentation in Group= 5 % (long presentation)
Written Work= 8 %
Exams (3 @ 12 %) = 36%
Final Exam (1 @ 15%) = 15%
Total = 100%
Grading Scale (percent)
A = 90-100 B = 80-89 C = 70-79 D = 60-69 F = 0-59
** 1% will be deducted from the final grade after 1 absence.
Cell phones are not allowed in this class. You will be asked to leave the classroom if you are caught using them.
Laptop computers are not allowed in class.
*Teacher cert candidates talk to your instructor about extra requirements.
Agosto
Se asignará tarea diaria en la que se debe leer las páginas asignadas y hacer un resumen del material para presentarlo al profesor
Martes 20Jueves 22 / Introducción al curso –pags. 1-7
Grandes civilizaciones precolombinas I 1-7
Martes 27
Jueves 29 / Grandes civilizaciones precolombinas I 7-16 (ABDE)
Grandes civilizaciones precolombinas II 17-23
Septiembre
Martes 3Jueves 5 / Grandes civilizaciones precolombinas II 24-32 (ABEF)
Grandes civilizaciones examen #1
Martes 10
Jueves 12 / El descubrimiento 34-40
El descubrimiento 40-48(ACEF)
Martes 17
Jueves 19 / La conquista 51-57
La conquista 57-64 (ACEF)
Martes 24
Jueves 26 / La conquista 68-72 (padre Bartolomé de las Casas)
Sistema Colonial 72- 78 (ACDE)
Octubre
Martes 1Jueves 3 / examen #2
Sociedad vida y cultura 82-87
Martes 8
Jueves 10 / Sociedad vida y cultura 87-96 (ADEF)
La independencia100-107 (midterm)
Martes 15
Jueves 17 / La independencia107-114 (ACD)
Panorama político latinoamericano 136-46
Martes 22
Jueves 24 / Panorama político latinoamericano 147-58(ACD)
examen #3
*Indicates Will Fowler’s Latin America: 1800-2000
Martes 29Jueves 31 / 4*Development and fall of the Neocolonial Order—Americas in trans.
5*Reaction and Revolution
The US in LA: Yankee Go Home (Last day to drop with a W)
Noviembre
Martes 5Jueves 7 / 6*Dictatorship and Democracy—Chile: The Drama of Hope
La mujer en LA (Hoja 192-210) (presentaciones en grupo: ES-GUA-NI)
Martes 12
Jueves 14 / La educación (Hoja221-231)(presentaciones en grupo: MEX-BR)
La religión (Hoja 235-45)(presentaciones en grupo: Per-Ec)
Martes 19La música Hoja 267-78(presentaciones en grupo: CU-RD)
Jueves 21El cine Hoja 301-320(presentaciones en grupo Col-Ven)
Lunes 25-Viernes 29 /NO HAY CLASE: SEMANA DE “Acción de Gracias”
Diciembre
Martes 3Jueves 5 / Los hispanos en los EEUU 314-320(presentaciones en grupo Ch-Ar)
Los hispanos en los EEUU 320-332(AEFG)(presentacion grupo Bol-Par)
Final exam: Thursday, Dec. 10, 2010: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm