B1 level in Spanish, according to Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

Students are expected to:
a) be able to read texts of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries about
the discovery and exploration of the New World;
b) be able to understand the complexity of notions and concepts covered in
the course, such as those of "travel", "imaginary", "otherness", and "encounter of cultures".
c) acquire the tools for the individual study and the autonomous reading of literary texts.

The voyage of Discovery. Shipwrecks, adventures and encounters through the narrative of the New
World. Readings from: Cristobal Colon, Álvar NúÑez Cabeza de Vaca, Hernán Cortés, Bernal Díaz
del Castillo, Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo, Bartolomé de las Casas.

• 1.  (C) Mary Louis Pratt Ojos imperiales. Literatura de viajes y transculturacion. Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, Buenos Aires, 2002
• 2.  (C) Tzvetan Todorov El descubrimiento de América. El problema del Otro. Siglo XXI, México, 1997

The texts will be distributed during the seminar. Further critical and theoretical bibliography will be indicated.

• The seminar is held entirely in Spanish. As a seminar, the attendance is obligatory and students are
  espected to have an active participation. Teaching methodologies are:
  Lecture with Guided Discussion
  Close readings
  Presentations
  Individual and group researches.
  

• The exam is written. It consists of a series of questions aimed at ascertaining the
  theoretical knowledge of the students, and requires the formulation of answers in
  order to contextualize and analyse texts. The exam will evaluate knowledge learning and critical
  understanding, independent judgment and communication skills. The grades will be alphabetical.
  

Spanish

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