SPAN 304: Introduction to Hispanic Literature
Course Description:
This course introduces the principles of literary analysis, based on reading and discussion of Hispanic literary texts. Includes fiction, drama, essay, and poetry from Spain and Spanish America.
This course introduces the principles of literary analysis, based on reading and discussion of Hispanic literary texts. Includes fiction, drama, essay, and poetry from Spain and Spanish America.
MLO Met:
MLO 3: Literary and Cultural Knowledge
MLO 3: Literary and Cultural Knowledge
Course Narrative:
During the Fall of 2020 semester, I took the Introduction to Hispanic Literature (SPAN 304) course to fulfill the 3rd Major Learning Outcome (MLO), which requires students to develop an understanding of thinking, behavioral practices, and cultural products of Hispanic societies.
By the end of this course, I had a better understanding of some of the tools and figurative language that is used in poetry. One of the ways that I was able to practice what I had learned was by presenting the analysis of the poem “A una rosa” by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, with the support of 4 other group members. In the process of putting together this presentation, as a group, we learned about the life of Sor Juana, the meaning behind the title, what the theme of the poem is, the structure of the poem, and what styles were used to write the poem. Despite having learned about Sor Juana’s life in this course, I was able to apply my knowledge of this Mexican poet in my SPAN 307: History & Politics of Mexico when we were learning about Mexican women’s rights.
One of the things that I was really intrigued about in the course was learning about the different types of poems and rhymes. In the presentation we put together for Sor Juana’s “A una rosa”, we learned about rima cruzada and rima abrazada. Since I took the lead on this slide, I was able to learn how to identify the two. Despite getting practice with these two types of rhyme, in the case of sonnet, I would like to continue to learn about rhyme patterns and how to identify them. I hope to further develop my ability to identify poems with different structures and learn about different cultures by continuing to read poems written by Hispanic poets.
During the Fall of 2020 semester, I took the Introduction to Hispanic Literature (SPAN 304) course to fulfill the 3rd Major Learning Outcome (MLO), which requires students to develop an understanding of thinking, behavioral practices, and cultural products of Hispanic societies.
By the end of this course, I had a better understanding of some of the tools and figurative language that is used in poetry. One of the ways that I was able to practice what I had learned was by presenting the analysis of the poem “A una rosa” by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, with the support of 4 other group members. In the process of putting together this presentation, as a group, we learned about the life of Sor Juana, the meaning behind the title, what the theme of the poem is, the structure of the poem, and what styles were used to write the poem. Despite having learned about Sor Juana’s life in this course, I was able to apply my knowledge of this Mexican poet in my SPAN 307: History & Politics of Mexico when we were learning about Mexican women’s rights.
One of the things that I was really intrigued about in the course was learning about the different types of poems and rhymes. In the presentation we put together for Sor Juana’s “A una rosa”, we learned about rima cruzada and rima abrazada. Since I took the lead on this slide, I was able to learn how to identify the two. Despite getting practice with these two types of rhyme, in the case of sonnet, I would like to continue to learn about rhyme patterns and how to identify them. I hope to further develop my ability to identify poems with different structures and learn about different cultures by continuing to read poems written by Hispanic poets.
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