Admission

Applications for the selection process for the 2nd Semester 2025 will be open from March 3 to 16, 2025, offering Master's/PhD positions in the Graduate Program in Spanish Language and Spanish & Hispanic-American Literatures at the Department of Modern Letters. Please carefully read the following instructions:

The Spanish Language and Spanish & Hispanic-American Literatures program conducts biannual selection processes, with applications opening twice yearly in March and August. Complete information about the process is available at the Department of Modern Letters website (http://dlm.fflch.usp.br/) or through the FFLCH Graduate Office at http://pos.fflch.usp.br/processo-seletivo-para-ingresso-no-mestrado-ou-….

Applicants self-identifying as Black, Mixed-race (Pardo), Indigenous, or Quilombola may opt to participate in the Affirmative Action Policy. These candidates must attach the Self-Declaration Form during registration (download Self-Declaration Form).

Documentation Requirements: Before starting your application, prepare all files (maximum 15 MB total). Consult the call for applications under the "Edital" menu at the bottom of the page for required documents. All materials must be scanned in PDF format. Photographed documents converted to PDF will not be accepted.

For applicants without CPF (Brazilian Tax ID):
The CPF can be obtained online, including by foreign nationals, through the Federal Revenue Service links below (free service):

CPF registration link for Brazilians:
https://servicos.receita.fazenda.gov.br/Servicos/CPF/InscricaoPublica/i…

CPF registration link for foreigners:
https://servicos.receita.fazenda.gov.br/Servicos/CPF/InscricaoCpfEstran…

[Important]: Foreign applicants unable to generate a CPF should enter 11 repetitions of the number 9 (99999999999) in this field.

All required documents listed in the call for applications must be submitted digitally as PDF files. Photographed documents or non-compliant submissions will be rejected.

Diploma PDFs must contain two pages (front and back, landscape orientation) in a single file, with each page showing one side of the document (see sample here).

The registration will be canceled if the documentation is not in accordance with the call for applications published in the Diário Oficial, and at the end of the registration period, the candidate will be notified by email. Therefore, before starting the registration process, carefully read the call for applications for the program of interest and complete the registration using the forms at the bottom of the page:

• All fields in the registration form must be filled out, mandatorily, according to your chosen course;
• Before finalizing your registration, review all fields in the form so that no information or document is missing;
• The registration form is configured to not allow more than one registration in the same program for the same candidate;
• All information requested in the registration form is important and mandatory, especially the email, as it is through it that the candidate will receive confirmation of their registration;
• If the email field is entered incorrectly, the candidate will not receive the confirmation, which may cause them harm during the selection process;
• After carefully reading the call for applications corresponding to the program of interest and after scanning the required documentation in PDF format, click the "Register" button below to complete your registration;
• The information provided here is the sole responsibility of the candidate, who is aware that the lack of any document or the inaccuracy of any information will result in the denial of their registration, thus preventing them from continuing in the selection process;
• Generate the registration payment slip through the "Registration Payment Slip" link. After making the payment, generate a PDF file of the receipt. You will need it to complete your registration;
• Regarding Registration Fee Waiver: Requests must be inserted in the registration form, in place of the payment receipt. (Read here).

Try to register only once, do not leave important fields blank to avoid errors, because everyone receives a copy of the registration as confirmation.

Do not leave your registration until the last moment, as the system may experience instability due to the high number of accesses. Registrations WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE DEADLINE and WILL NOT BE EXTENDED, under any circumstances. The registration deadline will end strictly on 03/16/2025. If you have problems, always try more than one browser to complete your registration.

Spanish Language and Spanish & Hispanic-American Literatures

Click on the program name to view the registration form and apply:
(The registration form will only be available during the application period, and the candidate will receive a copy of their submission via email as confirmation upon completion).

Spanish Language and Spanish & Hispanic-American Literatures

• Master's degree candidates without a Bachelor's degree, awaiting the conferral of their degree
• Doctoral candidates without a Master's degree, awaiting the defense
• Degrees obtained in Brazil (outside USP) and who have not yet received the Master's degree
• Self-declaration form

As for the specific content test, the candidate must take into account the bibliography indicated for the sub-area of ​​the supervisor for whose position he/she applied.

Sub-area Spanish Literature
ARISTÓTELES. Poética. São Paulo: Editora 34, 2015.
Auerbach, Erich. Mimesis a representação da realidade na literatura ocidental. São Paulo: Perspectiva, 2013.
Candido, Antonio. O estudo analítico do poema. São Paulo: Associação Editorial Humanitas, 2006.

Subarea of ​​Spanish-American Literature
Adorno, Rolena. “El sujeto colonial y la construcción cultural de la alteridad.” Revista de Crítica Literaria Latinoamericana, a. 14, n. 28, 1988, pp. 55-68.
Available at:  Rolena Adorno - El sujeto colonial y la constru...

Aira, César. “Sobre el arte contemporáneo.” En: Sobre el arte contemporáneo seguido de En La Habana.  Literatura Random House, 2016. [text in spanish].
Available at: César Aira - Sobre el arte contemporáneo - espa...

Borges, Jorge Luis. “El escritor argentino y la tradición''. Discusión, Buenos Aires, 1932. En: Obras Completas, Buenos Aires: Emecé Editores, 1974, p. 267-274.
Available at: Jorge Luis Borges - El escritor argentino y la ...

Paz, Octavio. “La tradición de la ruptura.” En: Los hijos del limo. Del romanticismo a la vanguardia. Barcelona: Seix Barral, 1990, p. 15-37.
Available at: Octavio Paz - La tradición de la ruptura.pdf

Ramos, Julio. “Límites de la autonomía. Periodismo y literatura.” En: Desencuentros de la Modernidad en América Latina. Literatura y política en el siglo XIX. Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires: CLACSO, 2021, p. 135-175.
Available at:  Julio Ramos -Límites de la autonomía. Periodism...

Sarduy, Severo. “Barroco y neobarroco.” Obra Completa. Edición crítica. Gustavo Guerrero y François Wahl (Coord.). Madrid: Edic. Allca. Colección Archivos n. 40, 1999, T.II, p. 1385-1404.
Available at: Severo Sarduy - El barroco y el neobarroco.pdf

Siskind, Mariano. “La vida material de los géneros: los itinerarios globales del realismo mágico.” En: Deseos cosmopolitas. Modernidad global y literatura mundial en América Latina. México: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 2013, p. 97-148.
Available at: Mariano Siskind - La vida material de los géner...


Spanish Language Subarea
DI STEFANO, Mariana. La memoria dictatorial en el discurso de la gestión Macri (Argentina, 2015-2019). In: Caracol, n. 20, 2020, pp. 73-98.
Available at: https://www.revistas.usp.br/caracol/article/view/169524

FANJUL, Adrián Pablo.  A intervenção Política sobre a(s) Língua(s): modalidades e conflito. In: CELADA, M.T., FANJUL, A.P. Língua e política. Conceitos e casos no espaço da América do Sul. São Paulo: Edusp, 2022, pp. 53-105.
Available at: FANJUL_Adrian_A_intervencao_politica_sobre_as_linguas.pdf                  

ORTALE, F. L. , FERRI, S. A. C. , SILVA, M. A. R. (2021). A Pedagogia Pós-Método: o ensino de línguas como compromisso político para além da sala de aula. In: Revista De Italianística, 42, 176-189.
Available at:  https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2238-8281.i42p176-189

YOKOTA, Rosa. A pesquisa sobre assimetrias inversas e seus reflexos no ensino e na aprendizagem de espanhol por brasileiros: as formas tônicas. In: BRUNO, Fátima; PINHEIRO-CORREA, Paulo, YOKOTA, Rosa. Cadê o pronome que estava aqui? Campinas: Pontes, 2019, p. 73-89.
Available at: YOKOTA Rosa A pesquisa sobre assimetrias inversas(...).pdf


Subarea of ​​Translation Studies (Portuguese/Spanish)
Aubert, Francis Henrik (1994): As (In) Fidelidades da Tradução: servidões e autonomia do tradutor. Campinas: Editora da Unicamp.
Baker, Mona (1998): "Translation Studies". In: Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies. New York: Routledge. p. 277-280.
Capítulos I a V do livro: HURTADO ALBIR, Amparo (2001): Traducción y Traductología. Madrid: Cátedra. p. 19-308.

Q. Why does the Spanish Language and Spanish & Hispanic-American Literatures program require candidates to submit a research project for selection purposes?

A. The research project presentation aims to show that the candidate has a clear understanding of the nature of stricto sensu academic graduate studies (research-oriented). Many candidates confuse academic graduate programs with specialization courses or lato sensu professional graduate programs. Academic graduate studies, as offered in our program, develop the student’s ability to formulate scientific problems or questions in their specialization area, to engage deeply with proposed theoretical and methodological approaches to address these questions, to conduct original research on a corpus (of texts or data), to produce original analysis, and to present coherent results in a thesis or dissertation.

The research project presentation ensures that the candidate has read sufficiently to understand academic research; possesses basic knowledge in their proposed research field; can organize their thoughts about a research question; and understands general academic research procedures. Given the tight deadlines for completing a thesis/dissertation, candidates must already have a clear conception of graduate program requirements.

Q. Can the research project submitted for selection be modified during the program as the student gains more knowledge?

A. Certainly. This is very common. What matters is not the selection project’s details, but what its preparation reveals about the candidate’s readiness to begin research.

Q. If I’ve never conducted research before, how can I develop a suitable project?

A. Undoubtedly, the best preparation for graduate studies is having completed undergraduate research (Scientific Initiation). However, without this experience, candidates should study how scientific articles and research reports are structured in their field, and consult manuals explaining academic research types and methods (see bibliography).

Q. How should my research project be organized?

A. There is no single format, but projects typically include: a clear description of the research topic; justification of the topic’s relevance; research objectives and questions/hypotheses to investigate; theoretical discussion demonstrating familiarity with prior research; methodology (including corpus selection and analysis type); proposed activity timeline; and bibliography of cited/consulted works.

Below are some project structure templates:

Scheme for organizing a project

Q. Can you explain each of these items in more detail?

Title

The ideal title should be attention-grabbing while clearly conveying the research subject. Consider that the title should function as a mini-summary of the research. If the title isn't descriptive, many people might lose interest because they don't understand what it's about. A title may include information about: the applied methodology, the theoretical framework used, the nature and scope of the corpus, or the achieved results.

Introduccion

The introduction should contain a brief and clear description of what will be done in the research and the desired objectives. It should contextualize the research problem, situating it within the universe of previous related research. This contextualization may include the justification and literature review (as suggested by the FAPESP template), or these sections may be separated into other items. The primary function of the Introduction is to give the reader a general idea of the research that will be detailed in subsequent sections. The Introduction may conclude with a brief mention of the following project items.

Justification

The justification should answer the questions: Why is this topic important? How will this research contribute to studies in your field and to your academic development? Who might benefit from the research? The justification should demonstrate the work's value.

Objectives

What does the research aim to demonstrate/verify/clarify? What does the research intend to achieve? What should be the research outcomes?

Research questions

What questions guide my research? What questions does my work propose to answer? In some types of research, one might still refer to "hypotheses," which are statements to be investigated. Other research is more exploratory, without pre-formulated hypotheses. In any case, research should always be guided by some central questions.

Theoretical assumptions

This section should present concepts, knowledge, and information that aid in understanding the study object. It should include, for example, a synthesis of relevant ideas from authors already reviewed. It's important to demonstrate that you've already read about your topic, that you can organize others' thoughts, and that you can cite authors correctly. Typically, this section includes your reflections on texts read in relevant coursework. Seek references in libraries, on the Internet, and consult people (colleagues, professors, professionals) involved in your topic area.

Research Methodology

This describes the entire planned study process and its phases. All research relies on systematic procedures for data collection, analysis, and evaluation, but the methods employed may vary depending on the research theme and theoretical foundation. These procedures and evaluation criteria should be explained, preferably citing sources that support your methodology.

Depending on the type of research, if it involves data collection, it may be important to specify its context: where will the study take place? (For example, describe the type of school, its students, location etc.) Who are the participants (collaborators, subjects, informants)? Who will be involved, and what is each one's profile and role? Describe the number and characteristics of participants (age, sex, social class, other relevant details).

Collection: how will data be collected? Through which instrument(s): Interviews? Questionnaires? Transcripts? Bibliographic research? What are the chosen editions of literary works for analysis. What is the focused period? What are the parameters that will delimit your corpus? Justify your choices.

Schedule

The schedule should detail how you plan to develop your research and distribute your work within your master's/doctoral deadline. Your work plan may be semesterly or monthly. Presenting it in chart form may facilitate visualization. In the schedule, it's useful to use the same terms employed to designate research "phases" or "tasks" (such as "literature review," "corpus formation," "interview phase," "thesis writing," etc.).

Bibliography

You should present references, following ABNT standards (or another standard like MLA or ASA), for all texts/books you've already read for your topic/research object selection. Also include other selected references deemed essential for your research that will be studied later. For the bibliography presentation, standardization of format is essential.

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Bibliography

AMPBELL,D.T.; STANLEY, J.C. Delineamentos experimentais e quasi-experimentais de pesquisa. São Paulo: Editora Pedagógica e Universitária Ltda., 1979.
ECO, H. Como se Faz uma Tese. São Paulo: Ed. Perspectiva, 1986
LAVILLE, C.; DIONNE, J. A construção do saber: Manual de metodologia da pesquisa em ciências humanas. [Revisão técnica e daptação da obra: Lana Mara Siman.] Porto Alegre: Artmed, 1999.
LÜDKE, M. Pesquisa em Educação: Abordagens Qualitativas. São Paulo: EPU, 1986.
PÁDUA, E.M.M. Metodologia de Pesquisa. Campinas: Papirus Editora, 2000.
QUIVY, R.; CAMPENDHOUDT, L. Van. Manual de Investigação em Ciências Sociais. Lisboa: Gradiva, 1992.
SANTOS, A.R. Metodologia do Trabalho Científico – A Construção do Conhecimento. Rio de Janeiro: DP&A Editora, 2000.
SEVERINO, A.J. Metodologia do Trabalho Científico. São Paulo: Cortez Editora, 2000.

Instructions for the written test in remote mode

Postgraduate Program in Spanish Language and Spanish and Hispanic-American Literature

Initial information about the Writing Test PPG LELEHA - 2nd Semester of 2025

All required documents listed in the call for applications must be submitted digitally as PDF files. Photographed documents subsequently converted to PDF, or documents with poor clarity, will not be accepted.

The diploma PDF file must contain two pages (front and back) in the same file. Each page of the file must show one side of the document, as shown in the model (click here).

• Driver's licenses will not be accepted in place of ID cards.
• For Master's applicants without an undergraduate diploma, awaiting graduation: must complete the Commitment Term, which must be signed, committing to present proof of graduation by the last day of the enrollment period for new students (download file at the bottom of the page).
• For PhD applicants without a Master's diploma: In the absence of the diploma, you may attach the defense minutes, or Defense Certificate, or signed Commitment Term for those awaiting defense, committing to complete the defense by the last day of the enrollment period for new students (download file at the bottom of the page).
• For applicants who completed their Master's outside USP, must submit with their application the declaration form completed by their home university (download file at the bottom of the page).
• For applicants with Master's diplomas obtained from foreign universities requiring Diploma Recognition or Master's Degree Equivalence (must be requested at least 6 (six) months before the application period, for more information click here).

If documentation does not comply with instructions, the application will be canceled, and the candidate will be notified by email at the end of the period.

Candidates with non-approved documentation:

All applications have been approved.

Selection Process Results - 2nd Semester of 2025

Results of the Proficiency Exams held at the Language Center

Spanish: CLICK HERE  
French: CLICK HERE
English: CLICK HERE
Italian: CLICK HERE

List of those exempted from the Spanish Proficiency Test

- Master's/Doctorade

Results of approved/not approved projects

- Master's/Doctorade

Results of the Written Test of Specific Contents

- Spanish Language
- Spanish Literature
- Hispanic-American Literature

Results of the Curriculum Vitae and Analysis

- Master's/Doctorade

List of approved candidates with the definition of their advisor

- Master's/Doctorade

Final results and confirmation of enrollment

To confirm interest in enrollment, the selected candidate must: Complete and sign the document confirming interest.