Spanish: Third Level Spanish (SPAN-300)
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Course Description
The primary objective of the winter term is to expose students to a challenging and sophisticated literary text, Cronica de una Muerte Anunciada (Chronicle of a Death Foretold), by G. Garcia Marquez, while enforcing their structural skills and communicative competence through a series of grammar, vocabulary, and comprehension exercises based on the novel.
In the spring, students read Las Bicicletas Son Para el Verano (Bicycles Are for Summer) and a play about the Spanish Civil War by a contemporary Spanish playwright, and then perform selected scenes from this work.
Steps in the Research Process
Begin your research with an understanding of the process
Get an Overview with Reference Sources
Reference sources give you an overview of your topic. They help you identify key words that will aid you in searching the online catalog and various electronic databases. Also, reference sources often give suggestions for further reading, which can include books, articles or websites. All of the reference sources listed below can be found in the Garver Room (silent study room).
REF 803 C89D A dictionary of literary terms and literary theory REF 803 EN1A 1999 V.1-4 Encyclopedia of world literature in the 20th century REF 808.042 W52SO Webster's New World student writing handbook REF 860.3 F81 M V.1-2 Modern Latin American literature REF 860.3 L34 Latin American literature in the 20th century : a guide REF 860.3 N46 Dictionary of Spanish literature. REF 860.9 EN19 Encyclopedia of Latin American literature p.347 REF 860.3 W21 O The Oxford companion to Spanish literature REF 860.9 C23P The Cambridge history of Latin American literature REF 973.04 EN194 Encyclopedia Latina : history, culture, and society in the United States REF 980 C14 1992 The Cambridge encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean REF 980 EN19 Encyclopedia of Latin American history and culture (v.1-5) REF 980 SO87 The South America handbook
Delve Deeper via Library Catalog Search
After getting an overview with reference sources, it is time to start searching the online catalog for books or other materials that focus more specifically on the topic you have chosen. You may try with the following keywords, or subject headings.
- Colombia -- Fiction.
- Colombian fiction -- 20th century.
- Colombian fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism
- Colombian literature -- History and criticism
- Drug traffic -- Colombia -- Drama.
- García Márquez, Gabriel, 1928-
- Latin American fiction -- 20th century -- Translations into English
- Latin American histories
- Latin American literature
- Latin American literature -- History and criticism
- Latin American fiction -- 20th century -- Translation
- Spanish American fiction -- 20th century.
- Spanish language materials.
Click on the links below to see a few samples of books, DVD and Spanish language magazines available at OWH Library.
Gabriel García Márquez : a critical companion
Living to tell the tale
García Márquez : el viaje a la semilla : la biografía
News of a kidnapping
An atlas and survey of Latin American
Américas. a Spanish language magazine at OWHL
Cambio 16. a Spanish language magazine at OWHL
Maria full of grace a film in DVD
The concise Oxford dictionary of literary terms an online Literary terms
English grammar for students of Spanish The study guide for those learning spanish
To find more, please start your own search via NOBLE Online Catalog or ask a librarian for help!!
Note: When you need to request materials from other libraries via NOBLE catalog, you will need a library card with a PIN. If you don't have one yet, request one at the Circulation Desk.
Recommended Databases for Further Research
You can access these databases both on campus and off. To see a complete listing of all the databases the OWHL subscribes to, please visit the Databases A-Z Page.
| Title of Database | About the Database |
|---|---|
| Biography Resource Center | Almost a million biographies including full text of the complete Marquis Who's Who(R). Has the full content of Contemporary Authors. Source citation is at the end of each article. Learn More |
| Literature Online | A fully searchable library of more than 350,000 works of English and American poetry, drama and prose, 208 full-text literature journals, and other key criticism and reference resources. It also include some literary and criticism on Asian literature. You may start with its Author Index. Learn More |
| Literary Reference Center | Literary Reference Center (LRC) is a comprehensive literary reference database, which provides users with a broad spectrum of reference information from antiquity to the present day. LRC contains detailed information on the most studied authors and their works and is an essential resource for public, academic and high school libraries. It also include some literary and criticism on Asian literature. You may start with its Most Studied Author/Works page. |
| The Literary Encyclopedia | The Literary Encyclopedia is an expanding global literary reference work written by over 1750 specialists from universities around the world, and currently provides over 4200 authoritative profiles of authors, works and literary and historical topics. A Main Searches can be launched from here. |
| La Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos World Book in Spanish | The Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos online is based on the Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos produced and developed by World Book, Inc. It is a great place for our teen Spanish language learners/readers to start their assignments or research projects simply because this database is geared towards students in high school. You can start from any part of the encyclopedia. |
| Informe | It is created exclusively for Spanish-speaking users and students of Spanish, as well as non-native speakers. This full-text electronic reference tool is the first system to provide indexing, images and full text of popular Hispanic magazines -- not just translations. Also included is a thesaurus and interface that are uniquely designed for Spanish-speaking users. |
| Oxford Language Dictionaries Online | This becomes so handy whenever you wonder what a new Spanish character or phrase means during your reading. |
| Cambridge Collections Online | Cambridge Companions are lively, accessible introductions to major writers, artists, philosophers, topics and periods. It is a fully searchable, full text collection of over 230 titles from the Cambridge Companions series of books. Covering literature, classics, philosophy, religion and cultural studies. Learn More |
| Academic Search Elite | Similar to that listed above, this is another general database using a different search interface. Learn More |
| Latino American Experience | The Latino American Experience (LAE) is the first-ever full-text database focusing on the history and culture of Latinos living in the United States. LAE’s content spans from the pre-Columbian Indigenous civilizations of the Americas, through the Spanish and Mexican settlement of much of what is now the United States, to the triumphs and challenges facing present-day U.S. Latinos. |
| JSTOR | This database provides a trusted archive of important scholarly journals. However, there is a gap, typically from 1 to 5 years, between the most recently published journal issue and the back issues available in JSTOR. Learn More |
Note: You can access these databases both on and off campus. If you're off campus, you may be prompted for your "library card number". This is simply your PA ID number, which is on your ID card.
Selected Internet Resources
Based on your teachers' topics, I recommended the following sites for your further research.
Nobel Prize winner
G. Garcia Marquez Gabriel Garcia Marquez MaCondo
Map of South America Map of Columbia
Colombia Factbook CIA Library
Colombia The Library of Congress's Portals to the World
The Library of Congress's Portals to the World Recursos en Español
Pan American Union Organization of American States
San Antonio Public LibraryResources in Spanish
Internet Public Library's World Newspapers including the Colombia's Newspapers.
Internet Public Library Literary Criticism Site Literary Criticism by nationality and literary period
Boston Public Library Enciclopedia Universal en Espanol. (Note: To access to BPL's electronic resources, you will need to sign up an BPL's e-Card.
Citation and Plagiarism
What is Plagiarism?
Plagiarismis the use of the words or ideas of others as though they were the writer's own. Wrongful appropriation or purloining is theft. Plagiarism is stealing. Plagiarism is academic dishonesty, and as such is considered a serious affront to academic integrity.
To know more about Plagiarism, please visit OWHL's Plagiarism Resource page.
For this assignment, you will be required to use the MLA Citation Style. For help with this, see the Citing Sources page in the wiki, or pick up an MLA Style sheet from the Help Desks or click Citation Styles. However, you can always ask a librarian for further help when needed.
Remember, you not only have to cite direct quotes, but also text that you paraphrase. Anything you write that is not an original thought must be properly cited!
To keep track of your research, you may use this Bibliographic Information Recording Form designed by our instructional librarians.
Your Instructional Librarian
I am in the library every day from 9am to 5pm during the week except Tuesday from 2-10pm.
Or,email me at spei@andover.edu to ask a question or set up a meeting. You can also call me at x4228 or simply stop by!
