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Dr. Timothy McGovern Courses: Winter 2006
INT 94FD: Introduction to Queer Studies Spanish 590: Foreign Language Teaching Methodology with an Emphasis in Applied Linguistics |
Spanish 183QQ Winter 2006
Professor Timothy McGovern
Phelps 4313
Phone: 893-3210
mcgovern@spanport.ucsb.edu
Text: All
texts are included in a reader which is available at AS Notes.
Course Description:
Spanish 183QQ will cover
queer theory, gender theories, and gay and lesbian literature and film from
In the area of Queer Theory,
we will explore texts related to queer sexualities (lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender) from Sociology, Literary Theory, Psychology, and History in order
to better understand the construction of the perhaps reductionist
binarisms male/female, masculine/feminine, and
homosexual/heterosexual. Topics will include: homophobia, the closet, queer
reading and writing strategies, the construction of masculinity and femininity
and gender traits, the Camp aesthetic,
Course Requirements:
Students will be expected to
come to class having already read and prepared questions and comments on the
week’s readings (students must bring at least 6 questions/comments for
each class session and these will be turned in at the end of class).
Students will turn in three
written analyses (papers) in Spanish. The dates for the papers are included in
the syllabus. The final project is an annotated bibliography on an author or
topic related to the class (at least FIFTEEN
items). The bibliography is due on Monday, March 18th before 4:00
PM.
Calendar
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1 |
M: Introduction |
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2 |
M: Holiday W: José Joaquín Blanco. “Recuerdo de Veracruz” |
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3 |
M:Elena Poniatowska. “Coatlicue” W: Film: Pedro Almodóvar. Bad Education. |
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4 |
M: Film Continued. First paper due. W:Esther Tusquets. Con la
miel en los labios |
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5 |
M: Tusquets
continued. W: Anne Fausto-Sterling. From Sexing the Body. |
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6 |
M: Plasek
and Allard. “Misconceptions of Homophobia.” Second Paper due. M: Eduardo Mendicutti. Una mala
noche la tiene cualquiera. |
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7 |
M: Mendicutti
continued W: West and Zimmerman.
“Doing Gender.” |
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8 |
M: W: Judith Butler. From Gender Trouble |
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9 |
M: Luis Zapata. Melodrama. |
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10 |
M: Movie: Bear Cub. Third Paper due. |
Final: The
bibliography on either a topic or author is due the Monday of Finals week by
4PM in the mailbox outside my office door.
Freshman
Seminar
INT 94FD:
Introduction to Queer Studies
First five
Wednesdays, 3-4:50 PM, HSSB 1211
Enrollment
Code: 56168
Professor
Timothy McGovern
Phelps 4313
mcgovern@spanport.ucsb.edu
Course Description:
INT 94FD: Introduction to
Queer Studies is a seminar course for Freshman
covering some of the fundamental concepts of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender
(or Queer) Studies. The class will be based upon two strategies: for the first
hour each week, we will discuss the week’s
theoretical reading; during the remainder of the session, the class will
discuss a topic that will be pre-selected. Students will be required to prepare
10 questions/quotes/comments related to the topic in order to facilitate the
discussion.
Requirements and
Grading:
The course has a Pass/No Pass
grading option only. Students are expected to attend all class meetings, read all
assigned texts from the reader, give one class presentation, and participate in
class discussions. As this is a seminar style class, all students will be
expected to participate in all discussions.
Tentative list of Topics
(this list may change depending
on students’ interests):
Week 1: Introduction,
Discussion will involve our setting of priorities with regard to the topics
which we will discuss.
Week 2: Same-sex marriage
Week 3: Homophobia
Week 4: The Closet and “Coming
out”
Week 5: Queer subjects in the
media
Aids?
Race??
Other
issues???
Family????
Religion????
A Suggested Bibliography
A. Queer Theory/Queer
Studies
Abelove, Henry, Michèle
Aina Barale, David M. Halperin. The Lesbian and gay studies reader.
Adams,
Rachel and David Savran. A Masculinity
Studies Reader. Blackwell, 2002.
Bergman, David.
Brod, Harry and Michael Kaufman. Theorizing
Masculinities.
Butler, Judith. Gender Trouble. Routledge, 1990.
Cecco, John P. ed. Homophobia: An
Overview.
Clarke, Eric O. Virtuous Vice:
Homoeroticism and the Public Sphere.
Clatterbaugh, Kenneth. Contemporary
Perspectives on Masculinity. Men, Women, and Politics
in Modern Society.
Cleto, Fabio, editor. Camp.
Queer Aesthetics and the Performing Subject: A Reader.
Clum, John. Something for the Boys:
Musical Theatre and Gay Culture.
Core, Philip. Camp: The Lie
that Tells the Truth.
Doty, Alexander. Flaming
Classics: Queering the Film Canon.
Doty, Alexander. Making Things
Perfectly Queer.
Dyer, Richard. Only Entertainment.
Foucault, Michel. The History of Sexuality. Volume 1: An Introduction.
Kosofsky Sedgwick, Eve. Epistemology
of the Closet.
Lorber, Judith. Paradoxes
of Gender.
Morton, Donald editor. The
material queer : a LesBiGay
cultural studies reader. Westview Press, 1996.
Roen, Paul. High Camp.
A Gay Guide to Camp and Cult Films.
Rosario,
Russo, Vito. The Celluloid
Closet: Homosexuality in the Movies.
Ulrichs, Karl Heinrich. Vindex. Ulrichs,
Karl Heinrich. The Riddle of “Man-Manly” Love. The
Pioneering Work on Male Homosexuality v.1. tr. Michael
Lombardi-Nash.
Wilde, Oscar. “The Art of Lying”. Intentions.
Fall
2004
Spanish/Portuguese 590:
Spanish Teaching Methodology with an Emphasis in Applied Linguistics
1. Course Description.
Spanish 590 will explore the
major trends and findings in research in Applied Linguistics, Second Language
Acquisition, and Foreign Language Teaching Methodologies. This class is
required for all new Teaching Assistants in the Department of Spanish and
Portuguese.
The course will be taught primarily as a seminar, but will include both lectures and student participation in a discussion component. Topics will include: theories of language learning and acquisition; the different historical movements in language teaching methodology and pedagogy; the uses of media and technology in the classroom and at the program level; resources for research and practical applications in the area of language instruction; theories of performance evaluation; contextualization and schema theory in reading and oral comprehension and discourse processing; affective aspects and their impact on adult language acquisition.
This class has, as its goal, the preparation of students to conduct initial research in areas related to Applied Linguistics, and the application of both theoretical and practical considerations of the current literature on actual teaching.
2. Texts.
Omaggio Hadley,
2004 Annual Review of Applied
Linguistics (this is available on-line through the University Library Website)
3. Requirements
All students will present a
final paper or research project. The project itself will require research in
the current literature, and may be either a comprehensive review of the current
state of the field in a given area (the option most likely selected by students
in Literature), or a research project proposal which would use
respondents/informants (the option most likely selected by students in
Linguistics or other Social Sciences fields)
All students will also give one in-class presentation on one of the articles from the 2004 Annual Review of Applied Linguistics. We will choose the actual order of the presentations at the first class meeting.
Students are also invited
to write lit. reviews, related to their research, for
the on-line database ERAL (www.eral.ucsb.edu). They will be considered by the
editorial board.
Schedule
All Chapter readings are
from the Omaggio book. All articles are from the
reader.
Week
1 Exam
Construction
Chapter 2: On Learning a
Language
Noam Chomsky and the Origins of Modern
Applied Linguistics
2 Hoping for Acquisition:
Communicative Activities
Chapter 3: On Teaching a
Language
3 Web Page Design and
Uploading:
I will distribute resources on
HTML programming, Dreamweaver, Hot Potatoes, and other programs.
4 Culture
and Language
Chapter 4: The Role of Context
in Comprehension and Learning
5 Reading Comprehension
Chapter 5: A
Proficiency-Oriented Approach to Listening and Reading
6 Teaching Writing: Topics,
Approaches, and Correction
Chapter 6: Developing Oral
Proficiency
7 Computer-Assisted
Instruction
Chapter 7: Becoming Proficient in Writing
8 The Incorporation of
Media in the Classroom: Multimedia in a Context
Chapter 8: Teaching for
Cultural Understanding
9 Teaching Bilinguals: An
Application of Literacy Techniques
Chapter 9: Classroom Testing:
Theory and Practice
10 Classroom Management/ The Teaching Dossier
Teaching Second Year Language
Courses/Teaching Third Year Courses
11 Student Presentations on Final Projects
Suggested
basic bibliography:
Annual Review of Applied
Linguistics (Annual Journal)
Barnwell, David Patrick. A History of
Foreign Language Teaching in the
Brown. H. Douglas. Principles
of Language Learning and Teaching.
Bull, William E. Spanish for
Teachers
Byram, Michael. Teaching and Assessing
Intercultural Communicative Competence
Chun, Dorothy. Discourse
Intonation in L2: From Theory and Research to Practice.
Hughes, Arthur. Testing for
Language Teachers.
James, J. (editor) Practical
Applications of Research in Foreign Language Testing.
Johnson,
Robert Keith and Swain, Merrill. Immersion Education: International Perspectives.
Kramsch, Claire. Context
and Culture in Language Teaching.
Krashen, Steven D. Second
Language Acquisition and Second Language Learning.
Markee, Numa. Managing
Curricular Innovation.
Nunan, David. (editor).
Collaborative Language Learning and Teaching.
Nunan, David. Designing
Tasks for the Communicative Classroom.
Oller, John W. Methods that Work
Omaggio Hadley,
Pride, J.B. Sociolinguistic Aspects of Language Learning and Teaching.
Richard-Amato, Patricia.
Making It Happen. (Resource book for teachers)
Richards,
Jack C. and Lockhart, Charles. Reflective Teaching in Second Language
Classrooms.
Richards,
Jack C. and Theodore S. Rodgers. Approaches and Methods in Language
Teaching.
Richards, Jack. The Language Teaching Matrix.
Rivers, Wilga M. Interactive Language Teaching.
Stevick, Earl. Memory,
Meaning and Method.
Terrell,
Tracy D. and Maruxa Salgués
de Cargill. Lingüística aplicada a la enseñanza
Underwood, John H.
Linguistics, Computers and the Language Teacher.
VanPatten, Bill. Input Processing and Grammar
Instruction: Theory and Research.
On-line resources for Language Learning and Teaching:
Language Learning and
Technology Electronic Journal
http://llt.msu.edu/
CALICO (computer-assisted
instruction)
http://calico.org/
International Association
of Language Learning Homepage
http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/IALL/
A general site on languages
and language learning
http://www.cltr.uq.oz.au:8000/~rogerg/langll.html
Useful mailing lists for
language instruction
http://www.ling.lancs.ac.uk/staff/visitors/kenji/mailing.htm
A TESL page of information
and links
http://www.kyoto-su.ac.jp/information/tesl-ej/index.html
Winter
2004
LAIS 294QQ:
Queer Hispanic and Lusophone Literary Studies
Tuesday, 7-10PM, Phelps
4312
Professor Timothy McGovern
Phelps 4313
Phone: 893-3210
mcgovern@spanport.ucsb.edu
Course Description:
LAIS 294QQ will cover both
queer literary production from
The first five weeks will be dedicated to the theoretical/secondary sources, while the following five weeks will be dedicated to individual literary works and authors. In many cases, literary works have been selected which have also been translated into English.
Course Requirements:
Students will be expected to
come to class having already read and prepared questions and comments on the week’s readings. All students will give one presentation on
the queer production of either a selected author or the queer literary
production of a selected country of interest. There will also be a final
research paper. Students will not be expected to have a total grasp of all
queer literary production in the Hispanic and Lusophone
worlds (an impossibility) but instead should explore
the specific nature of production in one country, region, time period, etc.
Texts:
There will be a reader
available at AS Notes and also I will have photocopies of each of the
novels/texts available of each of the literary selections.
Literary authors may include (among others):
Terenci Moix, Ana Maria Moix, Federico García Lorca, Eduardo Mendicutti,
Marta Tasmânia, Al Berto, Frederico de Lourenço, Eduardo Pitta, Caio Fernando
Abreu, Adolfo Caminha, Luis Zapata, José Joaquín Blanco, Sabina Berman, Judite
Teixeira etc.
Calendar:
Note: This calendar is
TENTATIVE and some readings may change to reflect student interest.
Week Topics/Readings
1 Introduction
Readings from: Fenstermaker, Sarah and Candace West (eds). Doing Gender/Doing Difference
2 Histories of Homosexuality
and Homophobia
Selections from:
Add Urlichs,
etc.
Selections from De Cecco, Homophobia
3 The Closet
Selections from Kosofsky Sedgwick, Eve. Epistemology of the Closet
4
Masculinity and Queer/Gender Panic
Selections from Brod, Harry and Michael Kaufman. Theorizing
Masculinities
5 Sexual
Bodies
Selections from
6 Moix Terenci. Mujercísimas
7 Luis Zapata. El vampiro de la Colonia
Roma-Adonis García
8 Ana Maria Moix/Lesbian Writers in
9 Al Berto. Lunário
Selections from A Primeira Antologia de Literatura Homoerótica Portuguesa
10 Brazilian Queer Writing:
Selections from: Leylan, Winston. Now the Volcano
Caminha, Adolfo. Bom Crioulo
Fall 2003
Spanish 590: Spanish
Teaching Methodology with an Emphasis in Applied Linguistics
Prof. Timothy McGovern
1. Course Description.
Spanish 590 is required for all
new Teaching Assistants in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. This
course will address various topics but its ultimate goal is to prepare the
participants for teaching Spanish and Portuguese at UCSB. The course will be
taught primarily as a seminar and will revolve around student participation.
Topics will include: the different historical movements in language methodology
and pedagogy, the incorporation of media and technology in the classroom and at
the program level, resources for research and practical applications in the
area of language instruction, classroom management, test construction, and
self-evaluation techniques.
2. Texts.
Omaggio Hadley,
3. Grading.
The grade basis of this course
is S/U. The grade will be evaluated based upon in-class participation,
presentations, written assignments, and 4 reviews on recent books and/or
articles related to Second Language Acquisition. Selected reviews will be
published in ERAL (www.eral.ucsb.edu), an online review database. Each student
will give one class presentation (15 minutes) based upon an assigned chapter
from the Omaggio text). The student must also
demonstrate command of the basic principles of web-based delivery of authentic
materials through the production of a Web-based cultural site and a class
webpage.
4. Course Structure.
The course will reflect its
dual focus on Applied Linguistic Theory and Practical Application in a workshop
setting in the following manner: On Mondays the class will discuss different
methodological approaches to testing, communicative activities, etc. On
Wednesdays we will discuss the theoretical readings and their application to
the language, literature, and composition classroom.
Schedule
Week Topics/Readings from Omaggio
1 Exam Construction
Chapter 2: On Learning a
Language
2 Hoping for Acquisition:
Communicative Activities
Chapter 3: On Teaching a
Language
3 Web Page Design and Uploading:
We will meet in my small lab
both days.
4 Culture and
Language
Chapter 4: The Role of Context
in Comprehension and Learning
5 Reading Comprehension
Chapter 5: A
Proficiency-Oriented Approach to Listening and Reading
6 Teaching Writing: Topics,
Approaches, and Correction
Chapter 6: Developing Oral
Proficiency
7 Computer-Assisted Instruction
Chapter 7: Becoming Proficient in Writing
8 The Incorporation of Media in the
Classroom: Multimedia in a Context
Chapter 8: Teaching for Cultural
Understanding
9 Teaching Bilinguals: An Application
of Literacy Techniques
Chapter 9: Classroom Testing
10 Classroom Management/ The Teaching Dossier
Teaching Second Year Language
Courses/Teaching Third Year Courses
11 End of
Quarter Procedures
Suggested bibliography:
Annual
Review of Applied Linguistics (Annual Journal)
Barnwell, David Patrick. A History of
Foreign Language Teaching in the
Bull, William E. Spanish for
Teachers
Byram, Michael. Teaching and Assessing
Intercultural Communicative
Hughes, Arthur. Testing for Language Teachers.
James, J. (editor) Practical
Applications of Research in Foreign Language Testing.
Johnson,
Robert Keith and Swain, Merrill. Immersion Education: International Perspectives.
Kramsch, Claire. Context
and Culture in Language Teaching.
Krashen, Steven D. Second
Language Acquisition and Second Language Learning.
Markee, Numa. Managing
Curricular Innovation.
Nunan, David. (editor).
Collaborative Language Learning and Teaching.
Nunan, David. Designing
Tasks for the Communicative Classroom.
Oller, John W. Methods that Work
Omaggio Hadley,
Pride, J.B. Sociolinguistic Aspects of Language Learning and Teaching.
Richard-Amato, Patricia. Making
It Happen. (Resource book for teachers)
Richards,
Jack C. and Lockhart, Charles. Reflective Teaching in Second Language
Classrooms.
Richards, Jack. The Language Teaching Matrix.
Rivers, Wilga M. Interactive Language Teaching.
Stevick, Earl. Memory,
Meaning and Method.
Terrell,
Tracy D. and Maruxa Salgués
de Cargill. Lingüística aplicada a
la enseñanza
Underwood, John H. Linguistics,
Computers and the Language Teacher.
VanPatten, Bill. Input Processing and
Grammar Instruction: Theory and Research.
On-line resources for Language Learning and Teaching:
Language Learning and
Technology Electronic Journal
http://llt.msu.edu/
CALICO (computer-assisted
instruction)
http://calico.org/
International Association of
Language Learning Homepage
http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/IALL/
A general site on languages
and language learning
http://www.cltr.uq.oz.au:8000/~rogerg/langll.html
Useful mailing lists for
language instruction
http://www.ling.lancs.ac.uk/staff/visitors/kenji/mailing.htm
A TESL page of information
and links
http://www.kyoto-su.ac.jp/information/tesl-ej/index.html
Portuguese
105C/205C
Winter 2003
Professor Timothy McGovern
Office: Phelps
4313 phone: 893-3210
mcgovern@spanport.ucsb.edu
Texts:
Castelo Branco, Camilo. Amor de Perdição
Herculano, Alexandre. Lendas e Narrativas.
Almeida Garrett. Frei Luis de Sousa
Eça de Queirós. O Crime do Padre Amaro
Júlio Dinis (Gomes Coelho). As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor
Course description: Portuguese 105C/205C is an survey of 19th and Early 20th Century Portuguese literature from Romanticism through post-Realism. The course will provide an overview of the movements, chief authors, and historical background of each period.
Course requirements: Students will be expected to have read each text assigned before coming to class in order to participate in class discussions. Students should bring notes and questions concerning the texts for each class meeting. Attendance is mandatory as class participation is part of the final grade.
Required coursework (Spanish 105C): The final grade will be based upon those of the midterm, final examination, and a short research paper to be turned in by the Tuesday of the last week of class. The topic for the research paper must be presented by the eighth week of class. Students are strongly encouraged to turn in a rough draft or outline of the paper before the final version is due.
Required coursework (Spanish 205C): The final grade will be based upon a final research paper to be turned in by the last day of class, and an organized presentation of notes on the authors, periods, and works studied in class. The paper may be in Spanish, Portuguese, or English. The topic must be approved by the fifth week of class. Students are strongly encouraged to turn in a rough draft or outline of the paper before the final version is due.
*All students will be asked to give a short presentation of their research topic the last day of class.
Grade Breakdown:
Midterm 35%
Final Exam 35%
Participation 10%
Research Paper 20%
Cutoff scores:
A+ 98
B+ 88 C+ 78 D+ 68
A 93
B 83 C
73 D 63
A- 90.0
B- 80.0 C- 70.0
D- 60.0
Calendar
1 Introduction to Romanticism
Romantic Poetry
Poetry Terms
Historical Background
2 Herculano, Alexandre. Lendas e Narrativas.
3 Herculano, Alexandre. Lendas e Narrativas. (continued)
4 Romantic Drama:
Almeida Garrett. Frei Luis de Sousa
5 O Ultraromantismo:
Castelo Branco, Camilo. Amor de Perdição
6 Castelo Branco, Camilo. Amor de Perdição (continued)
7 Midterm.
8 Regionalism(s) and Pre-Realism
Júlio Dinis (Gomes Coelho). As Pupilas do Senhor
Reitor
9 Júlio Dinis (Gomes Coelho). As Pupilas do Senhor Reitor
O Realismo. O Naturalismo:
Eça de Queirós. O
Crime do Padre Amaro
10 Eça de Queirós. O Crime do Padre Amaro
The final exam
date will be announced by the first week of class.