Courses
Taught (at the University of Florida)
Titles marked with an asterisk (*) indicate Moreland's courses for Fall
2008. Please scroll down for current syllabi and the syllabus for an exciting new 2009 summer study abroad course entitled "Contemporary Music in the Spanish-Speaking World."
If interested in the syllabi for other courses, please contact me via
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SPN 2240 Intensive Aural and Reading Comprehension
SPN 2440 Intermediate Spanish for Business
SPN 3300 Spanish Grammar and Composition 1
SPN 3301 Spanish Grammar and Composition 2
SPN 3224 Latin American Civilization
SPN 3224 Religion in Latin America
SPN 3224 U.S. - Latin American Cultural Relations
SPN 3224 Latin American Music
SPN 3224 Contemporary
Music in Spanish (one credit)
ISA STUDY ABROAD, Contemporary Music in the Spanish-Speaking World (three credits, see below)
SPN 3224 Business and
Culture of Sports in the Spanish-Speaking World (one credit)
SPN 3224 Sports in Spain and Latin America (three credits)
SPN 3224 Cities of the Spanish-Speaking World (upcoming, Spring 2009)
*SPN 3440 Commercial
Spanish
SPN 3442 Marketing and Advertising in the Spanish-Speaking
World
SPN 3520 Culture and
Civilization of Spanish America
SPN 3930 Pop Culture in the Spanish-Speaking World
*SPN 4420 Advanced
Composition and Syntax
SPN 6166 Teaching Spanish for the Professions
NEW
COURSE: "Contemporary Music in the Spanish-Speaking World" (to be
offered on the ISA in Guanajuato, Mexico Summer 1 Program, May 24 -
June 27, 2009)
This
course highlights the rich variety of pop(ular) music currently being
produced and consumed in the Spanish-speaking world. The focus is
on Mexico and the United States, which combine to form a large and very
profitable market. We will also study selected artists from
Argentina, Colombia, Puerto Rico and Spain, four other major players in
the Spanish-language music industry. We analyze musicians, bands
and performers in terms of trajectory, lyrics and songs. We
highlight the cultural context in which the music is created, paying
special attention to issues of image creation and music video.
The goal is to increase student awareness of and familiarity with
this extremely important aspect of pop culture in the Spanish-speaking
community. Upon completion of this course, the student will be
able to converse intelligently, in Spanish, on a wide variety of issues
relevant to the music industry.
A one-credit
version of the course has been offered on-campus at the University of
Florida for many years, and has been a resounding success.
However, the study abroad setting will allow for expansion
to three credits and will prove to be of even greater benefit to the
student. The pervasiveness of music in everyday Guanajuato
life--songs heard in host households and from windows and balconies
while walking to class; Mexican college students on campus with their
mp3 players; street and market CD vendors; open-air and arena concerts;
background tunes sounding in department stores, banks, restaurants and
nightclubs, etc.--will facilitate true cultural and linguistic
immersion. Class activities will take full advantage of the local
surroundings.
Required reading materials:
A course packet will be furnished at the first class session.
Additionally, the student will consult selected internet sites,
and purchase local magazines/newspapers.
Grading criteria:
Two exams = 40%; Participation = 20%; Group Project = 20%;
Individual Presentation = 20%. The "group project" (size of
groups depends on class size) involves the organization and promotion
of a "music festival" (a multi-group fictitious concert to be held
somewhere in Mexico). Specific details will be provided during
the first week of class. For the "individual presentation," the
student will select a group/artist not extensively covered in the
syllabus, and present on that topic. Length of the presentation
and minimum number of songs to be covered will depend on class size.
Specific details will be provided during the first week of class.
Course schedule:
Semana 1
25 mayo Introducción al curso; Actividades.
26 mayo La 5ta Estación. Flex. +Otros...*
27 mayo Alejandra Guzmán. Jaguares. +Otros...
28 mayo Maná. +Otros...
29 mayo Paulina Rubio. Thalía. +Otros...
Semana 2
1 junio Julieta Venegas. +Otros...
2 junio Aleks Syntek. +Otros...
3 junio Molotov. Genitállica. +Otros...
4 junio Moenia. Motel. +Otros...
5 junio Examen #1.
Semana 3
8 junio Ha-Ash. +Otros...
9 junio Kalimba. Reik. +Otros...
10 junio RBD. Yahir. Yuridia. +Otros...
11
junio
Control Machete. Jae-P. Adassa. Pitbull. +Otros.
12 junio Presentación de los Festivales de Música.
Semana 4
15
junio
Ivy Queen. Daddy Yankee. Don Omar. +Otros...
16 junio Jessy & Joy. Presentaciones individuales.
17 junio Belinda. Presentaciones individuales.
18 junio Presentaciones individuales.
19 junio No hay clase.
Semana 5
22 junio Allison. Panda. +Otros...
23
junio
Belanova. Pambo. Playa Limbo. +Otros...
24 junio Ricardo Arjona. Amandititita. +Otros...
25 junio Examen #2.
26 junio No hay clase.
*The
designation "+Otros..." refers to "other artists" that will be covered
that day. This coverage will take the form of shorter readings
and a one/two song presentation of their body of work. These
groups will be selected on the basis of their connection to the
artist(s) being studied in that specific class session, and/or their
timeliness (e.g. a tune that is currently #1 on the radio, a song that
has particularly noteworthy lyrics, etc., etc.).
*Syllabi for
Fall 2008:
SPN
4420 Advanced Composition and Syntax
(Fall 2008)
REQUISITO: SPN 3301 (con nota de "B"), o un curso equivalente
aprobado por el instructor.
TEXTOS: 1. A New
Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish , Fourth edition,
John Butt y
Carmen Benjamin. 2. Un buen diccionario
inglés/español, español/inglés.
PROPOSITO: El propósito del curso es ayudar a los
estudiantes a perfeccionar su español escrito, por lo cual
pasaremos la mayor parte del tiempo estudiando gramática y
escribiendo. La mayor deficiencia lingüística en el
español de los estudiantes a este nivel es la tendencia a
emplear estructuras gramaticales y léxicos provenientes del
inglés. Intentaremos contrarrestar esta tendencia,
analizando las diferencias entre los dos idiomas. OJO: El
perfeccionamiento de una lengua es una tarea que requiere innumerables
horas de preparación y práctica, algunas de las cuales
pasaremos en este curso.
EVALUACION: 1. Composiciones (5 x 10 pts. =) 50%. 2.
Pruebas (5 x 10 pts. =) 50%. 3. Asistencia y participación.
Cada sesión de clase vale 1/2 punto. Perderá el medio punto
el/la estudiante que falte, llegue tarde, o no participe
interactivamente.
Habrá cinco composiciones, de 250 a 300 palabras (dos en clase y
tres en casa). La primera versión será calificada y
devuelta a los estudiantes. A base de las correcciones sugeridas
(ver el "Código", distribuido en clase), los estudiantes entregarán una segunda
versión mejorada. Esta versión también se
someterá a una calificación. La primera
versión (e.g. C#1A) constituye un 70% de la nota; la segunda
(e.g. C#1B) vale 30%. OJO: no se aceptan trabajos
entregados después de la hora designada, excepto en casos
extraordinarios.
Habrá cinco pruebas anunciadas sobre la gramática
estudiada en el libro de texto.
DISABILITIES...
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY...
08/25 Introducción. 08/27
"Preface...". "Conventions...". Cap. 39, "Accent Rules...". Cap. 4, "Adjectives". 08/29 Cap. 5, "Comparison of adjectives and adverbs.
Detalles, C#1A.
09/01 Labor Day (no hay clase). 09/03 C#1A (en clase). 09/05 Cap. 6, "Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns".
09/08 Cap. 7, "Neuter Articles and Pronouns". Detalles, C#2A. 09/10 Cap. 8, "Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns". Entregar C#1B. 09/12 Cap. 9, "Miscellaneous Words".
09/15 Cap. 10, "Numerals". Entregar C#2A. 09/17 Prueba #1 (Caps. 4 - 10). 09/19 Cap. 11, "Personal Pronouns".
09/22 Cap. 12, "Le/les and lo/la/los/las". 09/24 Cap. 13, "Forms of Verbs". Entregar C#2B. 09/26 Cap. 13, "Forms of Verbs".
09/29 Cap. 14, "Use of Indicative (non-continuous Verb Forms". 10/01 Cap. 15, "Continuous Forms of the Verb". Detalles, C#3A. 10/03 C#3A (en clase).
10/06 Prueba #2 (Caps. 11 - 15). 10/08 Cap. 16, "The Subjunctive". 10/10 Cap. 16, "The Subjunctive".
10/13 Cap. 17, "The Imperative". Entregar C#3B. Detalles, C#4A. 10/15 Cap. 18, "The Infinitive". 10/17 Actividades.
10/20 Cap. 19, "Participles". 10/22 Cap. 20, "The Gerund". Entregar C#4A. 10/24 Homecoming (no hay clase).
10/27 Cap. 21, "Modal Auxiliary Verbs". Prueba #3 (Caps. 16 - 21). 10/29 Cap. 23, "Negation". 10/31 Cap. 24, "Interrogation and Exclamations". Entregar C#4B. Detalles, C#5A.
11/03 Cap. 25, "Conditional Sentences". 11/05 Cap. 26, "Pronominal Verbs". 11/07 Cap. 27, "Verbs of Becoming". Entregar C#5A.
11/10 Cap. 28, "Passive and Impersonal Sentences". 11/12 Cap. 29, "Ser and Estar". Cap. 30, "Existential Sentences". 11/14 Cap. 31, "Adverbs". Entregar C#5B.
11/17 Cap. 32, "Expressions of Time". 11/19 Prueba #4 (Caps. 23-32). 11/21 Cap. 33, "Conjunctions and Connectors".
11/24 Cap. 34, "Prepositions". 11/26 Actividades. 11/28 Thanksgiving (no hay clase).
12/01 Cap. 35, "Relative Pronouns". 12/03 Cap. 37, "Word Order". 12/05 Cap. 38, "Diminutive, Augmentative and Pejorative Suffixes".
12/08 Repaso y Actividades. 12/10 Prueba #5 (Caps. 33 - 38). 12/12 Reading Day (no hay clase).
SPN
3440 Commercial Spanish (Fall 2008)
PRE-REQUISITES: SPN 3300 or SPN 3350.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: The purpose of SPN 3440 is to introduce
students to the vocabulary and business practices of the Hispanic
world, further develop practical language skills, and contribute to
greater cross-cultural awareness. The goal is to help students
successfully negotiate in an increasingly global marketplace. To
that end, SPN 3440 emphasizes effective (oral and written)
communication. The course also promotes critical thinking and
teamwork via a pair of creative projects.
MATERIALS: The required textbook is Exito
comercial: Prácticas administrativas y contextos culturales,
Fourth Edition. Michael Scott Doyle, T. Bruce Fryer and Ronald Cere.
GRADING CRITERIA: 60% = Three Exams (No make-ups). 20% =
Participation. Each class is worth 1/2 point. The student
who is late, absent, or not actively engaged will lose the
half
point. 20% = Two Creative Projects (each worth 10 %): (a)
students, working in pairs, will produce a television commercial; (b)
students, individually, will participate in a modified job interview.
DISABILITIES...
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY...
08/25 Introduction. 08/27 Chap. 1. 08/29 Chap. 1.
09/01 Labor Day (no class). 09/03 Chaps. 1 and 2. Activities. 09/05 Chap. 2.
09/08 Chap. 2. 09/10 Chap. 3. 09/12 Chap. 3. Activities.
09/15 Chap. 4. 09/17 Chap. 4 . 09/19 Exam #1.
09/22 Chap. 5. 09/24 Chap. 5. 09/26 Chaps. 5 and 6. Activities.
09/29 Chap. 6. 10/01 Chap. 6. 10/03 Chap. 7.
10/06 Chap. 7. 10/08 Chap. 7. Activities. 10/10 Chap. 8.
10/13 Chap. 8. 10/15 Chap. 9. 10/17 Chap. 9. Activities.
10/20 Chap. 9. Assign groups for the commercial. 10/22 Exam #2. 10/24 Homecoming (no class).
10/27 Chap. 10. 10/29 Chap. 10. 10/31 Chap. 11.
11/03 Chap. 11 11/05 Commercials (in class). 11/07 Activities.
11/10 Chap. 12. 11/12 Chap. 12. 11/14 Chap. 13.
11/17 Chap. 13. 11/19 Chap. 14. 11/21 Chap. 14.
11/24 Chap. 14. Activities. 11/26 Activities. 11/28 Thanksgiving (no class).
12/01 Review. Details of the Interview. 12/03 Exam #3. 12/05 Appendix #4. Begin preparation for the interview ...
12/08 Interview prep continues ... 12/10 Interview (in class). 12/12 Reading Day (no class).
SPN 3520
Culture and Civilization of Spanish America (Spring 2007)
NOTE: Spring 2009 version of syllabus forthcoming ...
Prerequisito: SPN 3300 ó SPN 3350.
Descripción: Lecturas organizadas en ocho grandes
temas: introducción histórica; clases sociales;
etnicidad/ urbanización; familia; educación;
religión; cultura. Hay una serie de lecturas para cada
tema, tomadas del campo de la sociología, la
antropología, las ciencias políticas, la literatura y el
periodismo.
Objetivos: (1) Familiarizarse con la cultura latinoamericana,
enfocada en su tensión entre la tradición y el
cambio. (2) Ofrecer una comprensión multidisciplinaria de
los temas estudiados: hábitos, instituciones, productos
sociales e intelectuales, valores y creencias culturales. (3)
Mejorar el uso de la lengua española por medio de la lectura de
textos complejos, su discusión en clase, y su aplicación
en los exámenes escritos.
Texto: Tradición
y cambio , Tercera Edición, Denis Lynn Daly Heyck &
María Victoria
González Pagani.
Evaluación: 80% = Cuatro Exámenes (no hay
"make-ups"); 20% Asistencia y Participación (cada hora de clase
= 1/2 punto: se gana el medio punto llegando a tiempo y
participando activamente en la clase; se pierde el medio punto llegando
tarde, no participando o faltando a la clase).
Academic Integrity...
Disabilities...
01-09 / 01-11 Introducción / Cap. 1
01-16 / 01-18 Cap. 1 / Cap. 1
01-23 / 01-25 Cap. 2 / Cap. 2
01-30 / 02-01 Película #1 / Examen #1
02-06 / 02-08 Cap. 3 / Cap. 3
02-13 / 02-15 Cap. 3 / Cap. 4
02-20 / 02-22 Cap. 4 / Cap. 4
02-27 / 03-01 Película #2 / Examen #2
03-06 / 03-08 Cap.5 / Cap. 5
03-13 / 03-15 Spring Break. No hay clase
03-20 / 03-22 Cap. 6 / Cap. 6
03-27 / 03-29 Película #3 / Examen #3
04-04 / 04-06 Cap. 7 / Cap. 7
04-11 / 04-13 Cap. 8 / Cap. 8
04-18 / 04-20 Película #4 / Película #4
04-25 / 04-27 Examen #4 / Reading Day. No hay
clase
SPN
3224 Sports in Spain and Latin America (three credits, Spring 2009)
NOTE: Spring 2009 syllabus forthcoming ...
Pre-requisites: SPN 3300 or SPN 3350. (Note: While
one need not be an "avid sports fan" to succeed in this section
of SPN 3224, the student with a healthy interest in sports will
most likely enjoy and profit more from the course.)
Description: Sports have always occupied a prominent place in the
landscape of pop culture. With the advent of networks dedicated
exclusively to sports coverage (e.g. ESPN), this tendency has become
even more pronounced. Athletes are more recognized than
politicians; issues related to athletics permeate our daily
conversations. Sport as an economic enterprise is a multi-billion
dollar industry. Sophisticated sports marketing generates
astronomical profits. This is certainly true in the United
States, and constitutes an equally important phenomenon in those
nations where Spanish is spoken. In this course, we will examine
a wide variety of topics, beginning with the marketing and advertising
of sport in the Spanish-speaking world, of which the World Cup serves
as the prime example. We then extensively analyze the "king" of
sports in most Spanish-speaking countries, el
fútbol/soccer. We conclude with discussions of, in order,
bullfighting, boxing, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis, the Olympics,
and sports reporters. Of course, in a class that meets only once
per week, we can barely scratch the surface of these topics.
However, the student who successfully completes SPN 3224 will leave
with a better understanding of sports in general, and will possess the
background knowledge required to converse, in Spanish, about a wide
range of sports-related issues.
Reading Materials: Readings come from (1) a course packet, and
(2) internet sites. In the initial class session, the instructor
will describe the procedures for accessing these readings (...)
SPN 3224 Cities of the Spanish-Speaking World (one credit, Spring 2009)
Pre-requisites: SPN 3300 or SPN 3350.
Description:
In this course, conducted entirely in Spanish, we traverse
approximately 30 cities throughout the Spanish-speaking world.
These particular urban areas have been selected for one (or more)
of the following reasons: architecture, culture, design,
development, environment, history, nationalism, social issues, tourism,
transporation and/or urban planning. Our "tour" starts and ends
in what will be--within a generation--the second-largest
Spanish-speaking nation in the world: the United States. In
between, we "travel" to Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador,
Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, the Dominican
Republis, Cuba and Spain. We will act as informed,
Spanish-speaking "tourists," commenting on these cities from a critical
and aesthetic perspective. The goals of this course are, in
order, to (1) increase linguistic competence, (2) highlight the rich
diversity of urban form(s) in the Spanish-speaking world, and (3) whet
the student's appetite for travel to these fascinating locales.
Reading Materials:
Readings consist of a combination of printed materials and
internet sites. In the initial class session, the instructor will
describe the procedure for accessing these materials.
Class Preparation/Participation:
Before each class session the student is expected to read
carefully the assigned material and do all accompanying activities.
Participation is a fundamental element of the course grade.
Each class session (excluding the first and last) is worth three
points (in other words, 13x3=39% of the final grade). To earn all
three points, the student must arrive on time and be actively engaged
in the class. Tardiness and innattentiveness will result in the
subtraction of points (one point reduction for each). An absence equals
zero points for that day's session. Bottom line: if you
plan to miss more than one session, or are habitually tardy, it is
strongly advised that you not take this class. These stipulations
are not meant to be penal in nature, but rather are intended for the
good of the class as a whole. In a small class setting,
consistent and punctual attendance creates a sense of community,
contributes to more lively dialogue, facilitates the collection of
assignments, and demonstrates respect for your instructor and
colleagues.
Weekly written assignments:
To facilitate class participation and monitor individual
progress, the student will turn in answers to a set of ten questions
assigned for that week's class. The instructor will distribute
these questions in class, and the answers are to be delived at the
beginning of the following class session. There are no late
turn-ins. If you are absent, you must e-mail the answers to the
instructor prior to the class you miss. As in the case of class
participation, there are 13 weekly assignments, and each is worth three
points. Therefore, this portion of the final grade is also 39%.
Project:
There will be no exams or quizzes during the semester.
Instead, the student will do a written and oral presentation on a
city not covered in the syllabus. The student may select the
city, or s/he can seek advice from the instructor. Further
details will be provided at the mid-point of the semester.
Project length, time, and date(s) of presentation will depend on
the specific number of students enrolled in the class. This
project represents 22% of the final grade.
Academic Integrity...
Disabilities...
Schedule:
01-06 Introduction.
01-13 St. Augustine (United States). Guanajuato (Mexico).
01-20 Mexico City (Mexico).
01-27 Puerto Vallarta, Cancún (Mexico).
02-03 Antigua (Guatemala). Panama City (Panama).
02-10 Bogotá, Cartagena (Colombia).
02-17 Quito, Guayaquil (Ecuador).
02-24 Lima, Cuzco (Peru). Details, Project/Oral Presentation.
03-03 Santiago, Valparaiso (Chile).
03-10 Spring Break.
03-17
Buenos Aires (Argentina).
Colonia, Punta del Este, Montevideo (Uruguay). Oral
Presentations.
03-24
Caracas (Venezuela). San Juan (Puerto Rico).
Oral Presentations.
03-31
Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic). Havana
(Cuba). Oral Presentations.
04-07 Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla (Spain). Oral Presentations.
04-14
Los Angeles, San Antonio, Miami
(United States). Oral Presentations.
04-21 ...remaining Oral Presentations.
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