Course Syllabus
Objectives:
This course is designed to further develop oral communication
skills in Spanish to allow the students to use the language
for a variety of applications: business, travel, pleasure,
etc. Reading comprehension and writing skills will continue
to be developed. Cultural aspects of the Spanish-speaking
world will be highlighted, in order to raise cultural awareness
and to use the language in a culturally appropriate manner.
Text:
Puntos de Partida, Knorre
et al., 5th edition.
Attendance:
Attendance is required. If a student is unable to attend
class for any reason, the student is still responsible for
all work done during the missed class and for the adequate
preparation of the following class as well. According to
college policy, a student may be withdrawn from the class
if s/he misses the equivalent of two weeks of instruction.
Participation:
Participation is not only strongly encouraged but also absolutely
essential in order to accomplish the course objectives.
Students are expected to prepare for class by studying the
assigned pages from the book and completing assignments
BEFORE each class meeting. Required class preparation and
relevant dates for homework, compositions and exams are
given in the course schedule. Poor participation/lack of
preparation will result in a reduction of the final grade.
Exams:
There will be one quiz after the review period (key points
covered up to chapter 13) and one quiz after EACH chapter
(14-17) after that. Each quiz will be worth 10 points and
the lowest one will be dropped. If a student misses an exam,
s/he will receive a grade of 0 (zero) for that exam. There
will be a COMPREHENSIVE final exam (chapters 14-18), worth
15 points.
Homework:
Students need to complete, as homework, the exercises in
the workbook and in the laboratory manual. The sections
vocabulario, pronunciación
y ortografía and minidiálogos
y gramática are required homework (up to 5
points per chapter). The other sections can be turned in
for extra credit (up to 2 points per chapter). Due dates
are listed in the course schedule.
Compositions:
Students will write two compositions. For each composition,
there will be two versions: a first draft and a reviewed
final version (both typed, double-spaced). Due dates for
the first draft are indicated in the course schedule. The
final version is due the second class meeting after the
first draft is returned to the students. When turning in
the final version, please staple it to the first draft.
Each composition is worth 10 points. The grade for each
composition will be the average of the grades received for
both versions.
Late assignments:
I understand that we all have busy lives and emergencies
sometimes do arise. Therefore, each student will be allowed
to use 5 "late days" for assignments (homework,
compositions) without any penalty. These 5 "late days"
can be used as needed (one at a time, all at once, etc).
Once these days have been used, no late assignments will
be accepted (i.e., no credit for late assignments)
Oral presentation:
An oral presentation can be prepared for extra credit (up
to 5 points added to the final grade). Oral presentations
will take place on April 22 and May 13.
Final grade:
The final grade for the course will be calculated as follows:
Quizzes |
40 points (5 quizzes,
10 points each, lowest dropped) |
Compositions |
20 points (2 compositions,
10 points each) |
Homework |
25 points (5 points per
chapter: 3 for workbook + 2 for lab) |
Final Exam |
15 points |
In addition, there may be a grade reduction
for insufficient preparation and/or lack of participation,
and there may be extra credit if you choose to do an oral
presentation (up to 5 points) and/or additional homework
(up to 2 points per chapter).
The final letter grade for the class will be based on the
following scale:
A: 91-100
B: 81-90
C: 71-80
D: 61-70
F: below 61
Course Schedule
Fecha
|
Estudiar
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Tarea
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L 14/1
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Presentación del curso
y estudiantes
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M 16/1
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Repaso: Presente
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V 18/1
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Repaso: Imperfecto;
Objeto directo
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M 22/1
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Repaso: Pretérito/imperfecto;
Objeto indirecto
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V 24/1
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Repaso: Subjuntivo
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L 28/1
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Quiz #1 (Temas de repaso)
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M 30/1
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Repaso: IO + DO.
Cap.14. Voc: medio ambiente (412)
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V 1/2
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Voc: los coches (415)
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L 4/2
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41. Participio pasado
(417)
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WB: Voc. (183-186)
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M 6/2
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42. Presente perfecto
indicativo (420)
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V 8/2
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42. Presente perfecto
subjuntivo (421)
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L 11/2
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Lectura (430). Video.
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WB: Gram. (187-191)
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M 13/2
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Repaso
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M 20/2
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Quiz #2 (Cap. 14)
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Lab Cap. 14
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V 22/2
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Cap. 15. Voc: las relaciones sentimentales (435)
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L 25/2
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Voc. (437)
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WB: Voc. (197-199)
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M 27/2
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43. Subjuntivo (439)
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V 1/3
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44. Subjuntivo (443)
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L 4/3
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Lectura (456-457)
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WB: Gram. (200-203)
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M 6/3
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Video
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Composición #1: 432.B
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V 8/3
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Repaso
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L 11/3
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Quiz #3 (Cap. 15)
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Lab Cap. 15
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M 13/3
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Cap. 16. Voc: Profesiones y oficios (460)
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V 15/3
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Voc: el mundo del trabajo (463)
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L 18/3
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45. Futuro (466)
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WB: Voc. (209-213)
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M 20/3
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46. Más subjuntivo
(472)
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V 22/3
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Role-playing: Entrevistas de trabajo
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L 1/4
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Lectura (480)
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WB: Gram. (213-217)
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M 3/4
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Video
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Composición #2
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V 5/4
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Repaso
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L 8/4
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Quiz #3 (Cap. 16)
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Lab Cap. 16
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M 10/4
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Cap. 17. Voc: las noticias
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V 12/4
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Voc: el gobierno y
la responsabilidad cívica
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L 15/4
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47. Pasado del subjuntivo
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WB: Voc.( 221-223)
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M 17/4
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48. Posesivos
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V 19/4
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Video
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L 22/4
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Presentaciones
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WB: Gram. (223-227)
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M 24/4
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Lectura: traer un artículo de periódico en espańol
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V 26/4
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Repaso
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L 29/4
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Quiz #5 (Cap. 17)
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Lab Cap. 17
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M 1/5
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Cap. 18. Voc: viajes (508-511)
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V 3/5
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Role-playing: reservas
de hotel
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L 6/5
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49. Condicional (512)
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WB: Voc. (231-233)
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M 8/5
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50. Oraciones condicionales
(516)
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V 10/5
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Video
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L 13/5
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Presentaciones
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WB: Gram. (233-237)
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M 15/5
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Repaso
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V 17/5
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Repaso
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Lab Cap. 18
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