4320-001-2130 Civilización y Cultura latinoamericana



FLS 4320-001 Civilización y Cultura latinoamericana Otoño de 2010

TR 10:00 – 11:15 pm COLE 1120 Eastern Illinois University

Prof. Carlos C. Amaya Oficina: COLE 1230

Teléfono: 581-5217 Horas de oficina: MTRF

E-mail: ccamaya@eiu.edu 10 am – 12:00 pm

ux1.eiu.edu/~cfcca/cur.html

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 5th.

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 ask to leave the classroom if you are caught using them.

Lap top 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 24 |Introducción al curso –pags. 1-7 |

|Jueves 26 |Grandes civilizaciones precolombinas I 1-7 |

Septiembre

|Martes 31 |Grandes civilizaciones precolombinas I 7-16 (ABDE) |

|Jueves 2 |Grandes civilizaciones precolombinas II 17-23 |

|Martes 7 |Grandes civilizaciones precolombinas II 24-32 (ABEF) |

|Jueves 9 |Grandes civilizaciones examen #1 |

|Martes 14 |El descubrimiento 34-40 |

|Jueves 16 |El descubrimiento 40-48(ACEF) |

|Martes 21 |La conquista 51-57 |

|Jueves 23 |La conquista 57-64 (ACEF) |

|Martes 28 |La conquista 66-72 (padre Bartolomé de las Casas) |

|Jueves 30 |Sistema Colonial 72- 78 (ACDE) |

Octubre

|Martes 5 |examen #2 |

|Jueves 7 |Sociedad vida y cultura 82-87 |

|Martes 12 |Sociedad vida y cultura 87-96 (AEF) |

|Jueves 14 |La independencia 100-107 (midterm) |

|Martes 19 |La independencia 107-114 (ACD) |

|Jueves 21 |Panorama político latinoamericano 136-46 |

|Martes 26 |Panorama político latinoamericano 147-58 (ACD) |

|Jueves 28 |examen #3 |

Noviembre *Indicates Will Fowler’s Latin America: 1800-2000

|Martes 2 |4*Development and fall of the Neocolonial Order—Americas in trans. |

|Jueves 4 |5*Reaction and Revolution |

| |The US in LA: Yankee Go Home (Last day to drop with a W) |

|Martes 9 |6*Dictatorship and Democracy—Chile: The Drama of Hope |

|Jueves 11 |La mujer en LA (Hoja 192-210) (presentaciones en grupo: ES-GUA-NI) |

|Martes 16 |La educación (Hoja 221-231) (presentaciones en grupo: MEX-BR) |

|Jueves 18 |La religión (Hoja 235-45) (presentaciones en grupo: Per-Ec) |

|Lunes 22-Viernes 26 |NO HAY CLASE: SEMANA DE “Acción de Gracias” |

Diciembre

|Martes 29 |La música Hoja 267-78 (presentaciones en grupo: CU-RD) |

|Jueves 2 |El cine Hoja 301-320 (presentaciones en grupo Col-Ven) |

|Martes 7 |Los hispanos en los EEUU 314-320 (presentaciones en grupo Ch-Ar) |

|Jueves 9 |Los hispanos en los EEUU 320-332(AEF) (presentacion grupo Bol-Par) |

Final exam: Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010: 10:15 am-12:15 pm

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