SPAN 322: Masterpieces of Hispanic Literature: Latin America and Caribbean
Objectives
Reading and discussion of selected masterworks of literature as they reflect the historical, political, and social context of the Latin American and Caribbean experience. Students are introduced to critically reading, writing, and discussing the form and content of these literary masterpieces.
Learning Outcomes
As a result of participating in and completing this class, the student is expected to…
- Read and analyze several literary works, which will be able to understand and appreciate the literary work as a piece of art. The students will learn literary terminology and will be apply this terminology to different literary works.
- Be familiar with the historical development of the Hispanic’s literature; and be able to describe, explain, and critically evaluate the different literary periods and movement of the Spanish-American literature (Pre-Columbian, Conquest and Cologne, Baroque, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Modernism, Folk literature, Naturalism, Realism, Vanguard).
- Develop the ability to critically analyze the Latin American literature as an artistic creation and reflect the Latin American cultures.
- Develop the ability to appreciate the different genres of Latin American literature.
- Learn the necessary theoretical-methodological knowledge to interpret literary texts.
Reflections
Through studying the Hispanic literature, it provides the students an opportunity to gain an access to the perspectives and knowledge of the Hispanic culture. Also, it will help the students to develop the ability of speaking and critical thinking, as we are participating through the discussion and comment that create inside the class.
Throughout the course, we were studying about the literature that created from different Latin countries and from different period of time, and through the reading of the literature, we were able to get to know more about different genre of the literature, as well as the background history that related to the author and that era. In addition, we learned how to analyze and evaluate the literature work that writes in Spanish through all kinds of reading.
Throughout the course, we learned to recognize the concepts and the authors of the literature works. So, as when we were reading the characters, concepts, ideas or titles of the literature work, we were able to identify the origin of the text, the author, and the period of the literature. In addition, we also learned how to explain the meaning and evaluate the importance of the literature work. So, as when we were reading an excerpt from a text, we were able to identify the characteristics of the genre and the historical. And by the end of the course, we were able to use all the skills that we have learned through the course to support our analysis and comment on the literature works, such as sample 1, it shows how we use our knowledge to analyze a story that we picked and present it to the class.
Overall, the students were able to get deeper into the culture of the Hispanic and improve our understanding by studying the literature works.
Throughout the course, we were studying about the literature that created from different Latin countries and from different period of time, and through the reading of the literature, we were able to get to know more about different genre of the literature, as well as the background history that related to the author and that era. In addition, we learned how to analyze and evaluate the literature work that writes in Spanish through all kinds of reading.
Throughout the course, we learned to recognize the concepts and the authors of the literature works. So, as when we were reading the characters, concepts, ideas or titles of the literature work, we were able to identify the origin of the text, the author, and the period of the literature. In addition, we also learned how to explain the meaning and evaluate the importance of the literature work. So, as when we were reading an excerpt from a text, we were able to identify the characteristics of the genre and the historical. And by the end of the course, we were able to use all the skills that we have learned through the course to support our analysis and comment on the literature works, such as sample 1, it shows how we use our knowledge to analyze a story that we picked and present it to the class.
Overall, the students were able to get deeper into the culture of the Hispanic and improve our understanding by studying the literature works.