Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Estela Valverde
Contact via estela.valverde@mq.edu.au
Tutor
Rosa del Pilar Alejandro Asenjo
Contact via email
W6A - Room 209
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
SPN201
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit extends the abilities of students studying Spanish at intermediate level by exposing them to a variety of genres (poetry, painting and theatre) that explore the expression of desire of Spanish speaking women against the power of dominant gender constructions. It is expected that through a feminist Foucaultian analysis of these works the student learn about an important aspect of these societies. This unit also opens up possibilities of creative self-expression in Spanish around the theme of passion and repression.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Due |
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Tutorial Presentation | 30% | Individually set |
Reading Journal | 20% | Continuous. |
Essay plan and literary review | 10% | Week 10. |
Final essay | 30% | Week 12 |
Participation | 10% | Continuous |
Due: Individually set
Weighting: 30%
Tutorial presentation
Students will need to present on one poet or artist covered in the course. This presentation should incorporate analysis of works, the social, historical and political context in which the works were produced, and not just a synthesis of biographical detail. Internal students will do a 30-minute presentation on a poet or artist with a corresponding ppt. External students will record their presentation via the Voiceboard located on the iLearn Home Page on time for the class of the week in which they are to present and send the ppt to their lecturer before the class. Alternatively they can choose to deliver their presentation through Skype or attend the class on the day of their presentation.
Students should use the corpus of works provided on iLearn but are free to add more materials, provided they make them available via iLearn to the rest of the class beforehand to allow other students to do the background readings.
All Power Point presentations should be sent to the lecturer beforehand so they can be made available to all external students.
Due: Continuous.
Weighting: 20%
Reading journal
By Friday 5 pm, and on weeks 3, 6, 9 and 12, students should post in their online journal. Posts will have a maximum of 150 words, and may take the form of critical commentary, creative responses, or both to the authors studied in that week.
Due: Week 10.
Weighting: 10%
Preparation for the writing of the Final Essay.
All students must submit their essay plan electronically through the Turnitin link provided in iLearn.
Due: Week 12
Weighting: 30%
Students need to choose two of the artists/ poets studied and do a comparative analysis of their works.
Students should read relevant literature and analyse primary material. Make sure all sources are properly cited. If you need help understanding referencing and plagiarism, Macquarie has many resources to assist you, or speak to the lecturer.
All students must submit their essay electronically through the Turnitin link provided in iLearn.
Due: Continuous
Weighting: 10%
Internal students will be assessed in class participation and External students in online participation.
Delivery: Day, External, Online
This unit will use: iLearn, iLecture, Blogs
Times and Locations for Lectures and Tutorials:
For current updates, lecture times and classrooms please consult the MQ Timetables website: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au.
Required and recommended resources: All materials will be provided through online course.
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy.html
Grading Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Grievance Management Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grievance_management/policy.html
Disruption to Studies Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html The Disruption to Studies Policy is effective from March 3 2014 and replaces the Special Consideration Policy.
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
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