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I hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving weekend and
aren't too sick of leftovers yet! Here's the second
BOLE for November. I'll send one out in December
around the 15th, and then the next one will be out
sometime in early January. Enjoy! - Bridget
I. DANCE GROUP TO PERFORM NOVEMBER 30 IN SEATTLE
II. SOUTHWEST IDEA SHARE IN JANUARY
III. JOB OPENING AT SHORECREST HIGH SCHOOL
IV. UPCOMING WORKSHOP - A VIRTUAL TOUR OF
CONTEMPORARY SPAIN
V. INTERNET SITES
VI. MA PROGRAM IN SPANISH AT THE UW
VII. NATIONAL SPANISH EXAM
VIII. REFRESHER COURSE FOR SPANISH TEACHERS
I. PERUVIAN SCISSORS DANCERS GROUP
Los Danzantes de Ayacucho
Returning to Seattle after 3 years, Los Danzantes de
Ayacucho, amazing Andean acrobats, will bring their
scissors and fancy foot work. The Scissors Dance, a
tradition from the Central and Southern Andes of
Peru,embodies the fusion of Catholic and pre-Columbian
religion in an art form from centuries past. This
one-on-one musical/dance competition of
strength,imagination and agility demonstrates the
cultural richness and vitality of the Andes.
The Scissors Dance traditionally begins this time of
year, for Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), when
the apprentice Scissors Dancers become initiated in
the art. It is a dance learned with much reparation
which must be passed down through a master.
Los Danzantes de Ayacucho have toured the Pacific
Northwest, Europe, and South America, amazing hundreds
of thousands with their skill and artistry.
The Danzantes de Ayacucho will be performing at The
Brechemin Auditorium in the Music Building at the
University of Washington on Thursday afternoon,
November 30, 2000, from 1:30 to 2:20.
For additional information contact the Center for
Spanish Studies at (206)221-6571 /
spnrectr@u.washington.edu
II. SOUTHWEST IDEA SHARE
The Second Annual Southwest Washington Idea Share will
be Saturday, Jan. 6, 2001 from 10:00 to 12:30 in
Longview at Lower Columbia College, Student Center
Conference Rooms A and B. Hosted by Oriana Cadman and
Alex Whitman. Coffee and rolls will be provided. We
will have access to the computer lab at LCC so we can
do some demos of online testing and other uses of the
internet. Afterwards participants will meet for lunch
at a Mexican restaurant called Plaza Jalisco just a
few minutes from LCC.
If you have an idea to share with others, please bring
20-25 copies to hand out, if possible.
For driving directions to Lower Columbia College and
campus map, visit the LCC Website at
http://lcc.ctc.edu
For further information contact Oriana Cadman, email
ocadman@kalama.com or Alex Whitman, email
awhitman@lcc.ctc.edu
Please RSVP Oriana or Alex by Jan. 4 but RSVP is not
essential, everyone is welcome!
III. JOB OPENING AT SHORECREST HIGH SCHOOL
Shorecrest High School in Seattle is looking for
someone interested in teaching one class of first-year
Spanish. The class meets 3 days a week: Monday,
11:55-12:35; Wednesday and Friday, 12:40-2:20.
Ideally, the candidate for this position would have a
teaching certificate, but it is possible to get an
"emergency" certification. If you are interested,
please contact Miriam Tencate immediately at
miriam.tencate@shorelineschools.org
For more information about the position you can also
contact:
Roberto E. del Valle
(206) 361-4286 ext. 6730
FAX (206) 361-4284
bob.delvalle@shorelineschools.org
IV. A VIRTUAL TOUR OF CONTEMPORARY SPAIN
Professional development for Spanish and Bilingual
Teachers
2000 - 2001
Would you like to earn 10 clock hours or one college
credit with SPU ($38) while learning about
contemporary Spain? Thanks to a common effort of the
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)
and the Education Office of the Spanish Embassy this
course will be offered free of charge to a maximum of
20 participants. This ten hour long class will include
an introduction to Spain's geography, history,
politics, culture (customs, food, folklore, art, etc),
languages, economy, and current affairs. Teachers will
also spend three and a half hours surfing the internet
and learning about resources available for them. Most
of the activities will be conducted in Spanish.
Teachers will receive a handout and other materials so
they will be able to bring new ideas and activities to
their classroom. This is also an excellent occasion to
brush up your spoken Spanish and to share ideas with
other Spanish teachers in your area.
Instructors: Eduardo Tobar is the Spanish Language
Consultant at OSPI and represents the Education Office
of the Spanish Embassy. He is involved with various
programs of cooperation between Spain and the State of
Washington. Other teachers from Spain will do
presentations on specific Spanish regions. This class
will be offered at the following locations:
* Kent School District: Education Support Building.
(Building D). (Baker/St. Helens Room and Computer
Room). 12033 SE 256th. Kent, WA 98031-6643. Wednesday,
November 29th, 2000 4:00 p.m. - 7:30p.m., Monday,
December 4th, 2000: 4:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., and
Wednesday,December 6th, 2000: 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Send registration form to Karen Lee at the address
above or call (253) 373-7268.
* ESD 101, Spokane: 1025 W. Indiana Ave. , Spokane, WA
99205-4400. Friday, February 2nd, 2001: 4:30 p.m. -
8:00., and Saturday, February 3rd, 2001: 9:00 a.m. -
4:30 p.m. Registration: Eduardo Tobar, Office of
Superintendent of Public Instruction, Old Capitol
Building, P.O. Box 47200, Olympia, WA 98504-7200.
* Tacoma School District: Friday, March 23rd, 2001:
4:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m., and Saturday, March, 24th, 2001:
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Registration: Eduardo Tobar,
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Old
Capitol Building, P.O. Box 47200, Olympia, WA
98504-7200.
For further questions or registration forms contact
Eduardo Tobar at: etobar@ospi.wednet.edu / (360)
664-2400
You can also access the registration form at:
http://www.k12.wa.us/spanish/registrationform.doc
V. INTERNET:
http://www.spanishus.com/ SpanishUS.com, Online
resource center for Spanish language, culture, and
people.
VI. MA PROGRAM IN SPANISH REINSTATED AT THE UW
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98195-4360
DIVISION OF SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE STUDIES
Dear Colleague:
Last year and this we have redesigned our M.A. degree
in Hispanic Literary and Cultural Studies at the
University of
Washington. We are ready now to admit the first group
of a dozen or fewer students for study beginning next
fall. You will understand that we are eager to bring
our enhanced and energized program to the attention of
promising undergraduates and others who may be
interested in studying with us while living in one of
the nation's most lovely cities. We will be grateful
if you will share the following information with your
colleagues and your students.
Our graduate faculty and advanced graduate students,
assisted by all of our faculty, have restructured our
M.A. degree in Hispanic Literary and Cultural Studies
to achieve a flexible blend of course choices
balancing studies of Spanish-speaking peoples on both
continents. We have increased the possibilities of
interdisciplinary study with our augmented adjunct
faculty and others; and we make provision also for
study abroad. Students may elect to write a M.A.
thesis or a shorter M.A. essay or to substitute course
credits instead. Our M.A. examination is tailored to
individual students' records of study and will prove
to be less distracting and more rewarding than most.
Our program is intended both to train public school
and community college teachers and to prepare students
for doctoral study in Spanish Literary and Cultural
Studies.
Our graduate faculty is comprised equally of
specialists in Latin American and Spanish peninsular
cultures, and our numbers and range of expertise are
increasing. We added a tenure-track faculty position
last year; we add another this year; we hope to add
still another next year or the following. We have
added also to the number of adjunct faculty from
neighboring disciplines who will participate actively
henceforth in our department's planning and curriculum
offerings.
We will be able to offer our M.A. candidates financial
support for the full term of their study, in the form
of Teaching Assistantships and Research
Assistantships. Our preparation, training, and support
of our Teaching Assistants is exceptionally effective.
We expect our new M.A. candidates will be as diverse,
accomplished, and attractive a group as those who
recently have completed study here. Those students
came to Seattle from across the US and from Spain,
Chile, Colombia, Peru, Mexico, and China, and the
majority of them are continuing study in doctoral
programs at this university, U.C., Berkeley, Princeton
U., the U. of Iowa, and elsewhere. Our graduate
students are represented on our department committees
and are organized as well into an association that
sponsors visiting performers and scholars and readings
of student papers, translations, prose fiction and
poetry.
The department brings distinguished scholars, writers,
painters, and other creators to the university for
talks, performances, and meetings. Earlier this year
we sponsored a successful symposium on the short
fictions of Cervantes; in the winter and spring of
2001 we will hold an international symposium featuring
four distinguished commentators and screenings of the
films of Pedro Almodóvar, as well as a visit by Elena
Poniatowska, chosen by the University to be a Walker
Ames Lecturer for this academic year.
INQUIRIES AND APPLICATIONS. Applications for Teaching
and Research Assistantships received by January 31
will be assured preferred consideration for the
Division's financial support. Applications for
admission to graduate study, and for Teaching
Assistantships, are accepted until July 1 for
admission the following fall quarter. To receive our
application packet of forms and information, please
speak with Elena Johns, our Academic Advisor, at (206)
543-2075, or address e-mail messages to her at
emjohns@u.washington.edu , or write to us at the
following address:
The Graduate Program Coordinator, Division of Spanish
and Portuguese Studies;
University of Washington;
Seattle, WA 98195-4360
We invite you to visit our Web site at:
http://depts.washington.edu/spanport/ to learn more
about our department, and consult
http://www.washington.edu/newsroom/profile/ for
additional information about the University of
Washington.
ABOUT OUR M.A. PROGRAM. We have revised our
M.A.program in Spanish for 2001-2002 to provide
advanced general education in Hispanic cultural
studies and literature. Our new program devotes
increased attention to the rich diversity of Hispanic
cultural texts--films, photographs, autobiographies,
testimonios, folk art--and to their interdisciplinary
study while also promoting broad understanding of
Spanish and Latin American literature. The program
gives careful attention to acquainting students with
the traditions of scholarship in our field as well as
a range of current textual theory, criticism and
research methods. Study of Portuguese and other
Romance literatures and cultures, Comparative
Literature, Romance and Spanish Linguistics, and other
related disciplines may be included in the Master's
Degree program. The degree is earned normally in six
academic quarters.
DOCTORAL STUDY. Students who wish to pursue advanced
study in Spanish and Portuguese in a post-Masters'
degree program do so by entering the doctoral studies
programs of Comparative Literature or other
departments of the University. Typically these
programs require four quarters of course work followed
by written and oral exams in fields the student has
defined for specialized study. The final requirement
for the degree is the preparation of a written
dissertation and its defense.
INVITATION. We invite your comments on our M.A.
program, and your questions about the information
above, and your inquiries. Please direct messages to
any of our faculty, or to the department chair at
csteele@u.washington.edu, or to our Academic Advisor
at emjohns@u.washington.edu .
VII. NATIONAL SPANISH EXAM
By now all members should have received the brochure
for the 2001 National Spanish Examinations. If you
would like to participate this year, please order the
forms from ORIANA CADMAN, your chapter coordinator,
ocadman@kalama.com no later than Dec. 15, 2000.
Participants must be current members in good standing
of the national AATSP and of the local AATSP chapter.
Dues for next year must be paid by Dec. 1st, 2000.
Send your national and chapter dues to DANDY PORTER,
treasurer. Check the web page for further info on
membership! http://www.users.uswest.net/~eledu/aatsp/
VIII. REFRESHER COURSE FOR TEACHERS OF SPANISH, July
2nd to 13th. at the
University of Cantabria - Santander, Spain. Tuition,
room and board with a family and regional field trips
$995. Optional 4 graduate credits (Span508)$160.
Sponsored by the Department of Foreign Languages and
Distance and Continuing Education at Oregon State
University. Contact Anuncia Escala Aescala@orst.edu
Tel 541-737-3949 and 800-235-6559.