SPAN. 3355 SPANISH CONVERSATION through Film J-Term 2015 Jan 5 – Jan 14, 2015 Hours of class: 9:00 am to noon, and 1:00-4:00 pm Plano Campus, SMU Prof. Olga Colbert Phone: 214-768-4206 Office hours: by appointment - E-mail: [email protected] Course Overview: Benefits for Students: -

Fulfill the Oral Proficiency requirement for the University Curriculum (UC) Complete a Major or Minor in Spanish in a timely manner (or early)

Instructor Biography: Olga López-Valero Colbert is Associate Professor of Spanish and recipient of the Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor Award. She received her Ph.D. from Stanford University and joined the SMU faculty in 1999. Her book, The Gaze on the Past: Popular Culture and History in Antonio Muñoz Molina’s Novels, was published by Bucknell University Press in 2007. The range of her research stretches chronologically from the Generation of 1898 and the exile from Spain’s Civil War, to the literature of the Transition to democracy and the 1990s. Her work has appeared in journals such as España Contemporánea, Romance Language Notes, Ojáncano, and Revista Hispánica Moderna. UC requirements fulfilled: - Oral Communication Proficiency Required texts: Cinema for Spanish Conversation by Mary McVey Gill, Deanna Smiley and Paz Haro. Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Co Important Note: students must watch the 5 films outside of class, prior to our discussion. Student Learning Outcomes After taking this course: • Students will improve their oral communication in Spanish in terms of accuracy and fluency

• They will improve their vocabulary in Spanish • They will be able to describe, narrate and use persuasive arguments in Spanish with greater accuracy and fluency • They will be able to select, organize and use appropriate evidence or information to suit a specific or targeted audience • They will be able to use appropriate visual cues to deliver a presentation to a specific audience • They will acquire some basic notions of film analysis • They will become familiar with several important films from Spain and Latin America Grade: The final grade for the course will be based on the following: -Oral presentations (20%) -Short quizzes (vocabulary) (15%) -Homework (15 %) -Group creative Activity (15%) -Participation in class discussion and attendance (20%) -Final Exam (15%)

Quizzes: Mostly unannounced, at the beginning of class. Please, be punctual. If a student is late and misses the quiz, a grade of “0” will be assigned. Attendance is extremely important. As permitted by University policy, I reserve the right to drop students who miss more than one class (6 hours of instruction). Oral Presentation: Each student will give at least one oral presentation to the class on a topic assigned by the instructor. Creative Activity: students will create an activity inspired by one of the readings. It can be a song, a poem, a movie trailer, a mixed media art piece, a dance, a painting, etc. Participation. Your active participation is expected, both individually and in groupwork. Accommodations for students with disabilities: Students needing academic accommodations for a disability must first contact Ms. Rebecca Marin, Coordinator, Services for Students with Disabilities (214-768-4557) to verify the disability and establish eligibility for accommodations. Then you should schedule an appointment with Prof. Colbert to make appropriate arrangements. (See University Policy No. 2.4.) Religious Observance: Religiously observant students wishing to be absent on holidays that require missing class should notify their professors in writing at the beginning of the semester, and should discuss with them, in advance, acceptable ways of making up any work missed because of the absence. (See University Policy No. 1.9.)

CLASS SCHEDULE WEEK 1 JAN 5 Monday Presentation of the course. Surveys. Film: Como agua para chocolate Capítulo 3: Como agua para chocolate Prueba de vocabulario 4 (pp. 28 y 33) Actividades: Vocabulario preliminar Ej. A, B (pp. 29 y 30) Análisis y contraste cultural Ej. A y B (pp. 34 y 35) Antes de ver la película Ej. A (p. 30) Actividades: Antes de ver la película Ej. B (p. 31) Exploración Ej. Ay B (p. 32) Temas de conversación 1, 2 y 5 (p. 36) JAN 6 Tuesday Film: Como agua para chocolate Actividades: Temas de conversación 4, 6, 7 y 8. Hablan los personajes (p. 37) Work on Group Cultural Activity Student presentations JAN 7 Wednesday Film: La historia oficial Presentación de los alumnos: 1. Juan Perón y Eva Perón. El peronismo 2. Isabel Perón. Argentina durante lost 70 3. Argentina durante los 80. Actividades: Antes de ver la película Ej. B (p. 107) Exploración Ej. A y B (pp. 108 y 109)

JAN 8 Thursday Film: La historia oficial Actividades: Antes de ver la película Ej. B (p. 107) Exploración Ej. A y B (pp. 108 y 109) Vemos video Las madres de la plaza de Mayo. (IVS 01685) La Historia Oficial Terminamos el video. Debate. Temas de conversación 1 a 10 (pp. 112 y 113 JAN 9 Friday Film: Fresa y chocolate Vemos video sobre Cuba. Improper Conduct (IVS 07067) La revolución en Cuba. Presentación de los alumnos: 1. Cuba antes de la revolución 2. La revolución cubana 3. La santería. Actividades:

Vocabulario preliminar Ej. A, B y C (pp. 143‐ 144) Análisis y contraste cultural Ej A, B y C ( pp. 148 a 150) Antes de ver la película Ej. A y B(pp. 144 y 145)

WEEK 2 JAN 12 Monday Film: Fresa y chocolate Actividades: Exploración Ej. A y B: 1 a 10(pp. 145 y 146) Temas de conversación 3, 4 y 6. Hablan los personajes (p. 152) Actividades: Exploración Ej. B: 11 a 18 (p. 146) Temas de conversación 1 y 2 (p. 150)

JAN 13 Tuesday Film: Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown Antes de ver la película p. 235 A, B. Presentaciones: La movida madrileña de los años 80 Exploración: A, B.

JAN 14 Wednesday Film: Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown Cultural Activities presentations Final Exam