Spring 2015

California State University, Los Angeles

College of Arts and Letters
Department of Modern Languages and Literatures"

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SPAN 310 - Spanish Civilization (4)

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Winter 2015!

Instructor:

Maria Dolores Costa

Office Location:

KH D1054

Telephone:

(323) 343-4230

Email:

mcosta@calstatela.edu

Office Hours:
Class Days/Time:

Monday and Wednesday 2:00 to 6:00, Friday 1:00 to 3:00

(Please make an appointment.)
Mondays and Wednesdays 6:10 to 7:50

Class Location

KH B1017

Course Description!

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Prerequisites: SPAN 200C or 205B. Synthesis of cultural characteristics of Spain."
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Student Learning Outcomes!
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Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:"
Engage intellectually in class discussions based on the videos and readings."
Think critically about the material being presented."
Understand and discuss the people, history and culture of Spain from remote
times to the present."
Identify significant people, places and events in Spanish history."
Explain important events and ideas that shaped Spanish culture."

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Readings and Videos!

All of the readings and videos for this course can be found on the timeline "Historia
y cultura de Espaa. "

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http://www.dipity.com/mdcosta/Historia-y-cultura-de-Espa-a_1/"
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Please view the videos prior to the class in which the subject matter for each will be
discussed. The readings provide supplemental information which can be used to
study for the exams. Any material from either the videos or the readings may appear
on the exams."

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Grading!

Active participation in class activities: 10%"

Weekly quizzes: 10%"
Midterm exam: 40%"
Final exam (all material from the midterm until the last day of class): 40%"

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A = 93 - 100%"
A- = 90 - 92%"
B+ = 87 - 89%"
B = 83 - 86%"
B- = 80 - 82%"
C+ = 77 - 79%"
C = 73 - 76%"
D+ = 67 - 69%"
D = 63 - 66%"
D- = 60 - 62%"
F = 0 - 59%"

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Dropping and Adding!

Students are responsible for understanding the policies and procedures about add/
drops, academic renewal, etc. Students should be aware of the current deadlines
and penalties for adding and dropping classes: https://get.calstatela.edu/
Registrar.htm."

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University Policies!

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Student Handbook!

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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)!

Information on student rights and responsibilities, academic honesty, standards of

conduct, etc., can be found in the Student Handbook: http://www.calstatela.edu/usu/
csi/handbook.htm."

Faculty will provide reasonable accommodation to any student with a disability who
is registered with the Office of Students with Disabilities (OSD) who needs and
requests accommodation. The faculty may wish to contact the OSD to verify the
presence of a disability and confirm that accommodation is necessary. The OSD
will arrange and provide for the accommodation. Reasonable accommodation may
involve allowing a student to use an interpreter, note taker, or reader;
accommodation may be needed during class sessions and for administration of
examinations. The intent of the ADA in requiring consideration of reasonable
accommodation is not to give a particular student an unfair advantage over other
students, but simply to allow a student with disability to have an equal opportunity to
be successful."
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Monday

Wednesday

3/30: Review of syllabus/ De Altamira al til de

metal/Prehistoria y culturas antiguas

4/1: Tarteso, reino legendario/Las grandes potencias se

disputan Iberia

4/6: Hispania, un producto de Roma/Hispania

romana

4/8: Del imperio cristiano a los reinos brbaros/Visigodos

y musulmane

4/13: El islam y la resistencia cristiana/La

Espaa de la Reconquista/

4/15: La pennsula de los cinco reinos/La disgregacin

del islam andalus y el avance cristiano

4/20: La expansin de Castilla y Len/La poca

de las tragedias

4/22: La monarqua de los Reyes Catlicos/Carlos V, un

monarca, un imperio, una espada

4/27: La Espaa de Felipe II/La decadencia

poltica en el Siglo de Oro

4/29: Miidterm exam

5/4:El Siglo de Oro/Decadencia de un imperio

5/6: La nueva Espaa de los primeros Borbones/La

Espaa de los Borbones

5/11: Carlos III y sombras del reformismo

ilustrado/A la sombra de la revolucin (click on
the link to see this video)

5/13: Vivan las caenas!/La Espaa de las Revoluciones

5/18: Por la senda liberal/Viva Espaa con honra

5/20: El regreso de los Borbones/Restauracin y fin de la

monarqua

5/25: Memorial Day

5/27: Alfonso XIII/I Repblica y guerra civil

6/1: Espaa, Espaa/Franco, Franco, Franco!

6/3: Espaa en libertad /Dictadura franquista y transicin

a la democracia
6/10: Final exam (7:30 to 10:00)

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