Longwood University



SPANISH 202

Intermediate II

Primavera 2012



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|Instructor:  Dr. Lily Anne Goetz |Office: Grainger 320 |

|Office telephone:  (434) 395-2158 |Office hours:  MW 2:00-4:00, |

|E-mail:   goetzla@longwood.edu |                        and by appointment |

  

Descripción del Curso:

Course Description:

Students will continue to develop the skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing at a higher level, integrating a wide variety of topics and materials from the target culture. Prerequisite: Spanish 201 or appropriate placement test score. Successful completion of this course satisfies the foreign language requirement for the B.A. degree and is prerequisite for upper-level courses. 3 credits.

 

Textos:

Texts:

Pérez-Gironés, Ana María, y Virginia Adán-Lifante.  Más: Español Intermedio.  NY:  McGraw-Hill, 2010. 

Textbook and Online Cuaderno de Práctica.

• You may purchase the textbook and the Quia Cuaderno de Práctica access code at the Longwood University Bookstore. 

• If you have already purchased a textbook (or are sharing a textbook with someone) and still need to purchase the Online Cuaderno de Práctica access code, you may purchase it online directly from CENTRO.  The instructions for this are on the attached Registration Instruction sheet. 

• Please register your account in the Online Cuaderno de Práctica before Friday.  The instruction sheet attached includes a special code that is assigned for your course to make sure you are registering for your section.  This code is: CCMM644 . 

• The Login page for the online Cuaderno de Práctica is:  .

 In addition to the Quia Cuaderno de Práctica, there is an Online Learning Center for MÁS (); this site is a complete learning and teaching resource center for both students and instructors. Students have free access to the site without a password.

The Student Edition of the Web site contains:

( additional vocabulary and grammar practice quizzes

( cultural activities

( chapter overviews

( the complete Audio Program

( and more!

 

 

Objetivos del Curso:

Course Objectives:

 

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

 

1. Understand spoken Spanish at the ACTFL Intermediate Mid level, utilizing strategies such as activating background knowledge, listening for main-idea information, listening for details and for specific information, personalizing.

2. Read authentic Spanish cultural and literary texts at the Intermediate Mid level, utilizing reading strategies such as skimming, scanning, decoding, comprehension check.

3. Write in Spanish at the Intermediate Low level, utilizing increasingly complex grammatical functions.

4. Speak Spanish at the Intermediate Low level, utilizing strategies such as circumlocution.

5. Identify and describe various aspects of Spanish and Spanish American culture, such as food, music, celebrations, social customs, landmarks, art, political and historical events, current events.

 

Horario de Clases:

Class Schedule:

 

|Semana 1 Intro., Repaso, Capítulo 1 |Semana 10 Capítulo 5 |

|Semana 2 Capítulos 1 y 2 |Semana 11 Capítulo 5 |

|Semana 3 Capítulo 2 |Semana 12 Capítulo 6 |

|Semana 4 Capítulo 3 |Semana 13 Capítulo 7 |

|Semana 5 Capítulo 3 |Semana 14 Capítulo 8 |

|Semana 6 Capítulo 3 |Semana 15 Capítulo 10 |

|Semana 7 Capítulo 4 |Semana 16 Examen final: |

|Semana 8 Capítulo 4 |        clase de las 9:00:  2 de mayo 11:30-2:00 |

|Semana 9 Capítulo 4 | |

| |  clase de las 10:00:  2 de mayo 3:00-5:30 |

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Requisitos del curso:

Course Requirements:

 

10% Participación. You are expected to actively participate in class activities. It is recognized that there are many different kinds of personalities represented among students in a class, and that some are more outgoing than others. People who normally speak a lot find it easy to participate in these activities, while more quiet personalities sometimes hesitate to join in. This is quite natural and you are not expected to try to change your particular comportment. Nevertheless, it is necessary to make every effort to join in the activities, and you will find that the more you do so, the easier it becomes to speak Spanish, and as Spanish begins to become easier to speak, the more you will want to join in. There will be a lot of partner and group conversation activities;  we will concentrate mostly on speaking and listening in our class activities, reserving reading and writing activities for homework assignments.

 

20% «Deberes».  This portion of your grade is based on «Deberes» o «Tarea» that you will do outside of class.  To achieve a satisfactory grade in any college-level class, one should expect to spend at least two hours outside of class for every hour spent in class.  Therefore, you should expect to dedicate six hours per week outside of class in homework and other activities.  Your daily homework will consist of specific assignments in reading, writing and listening, taken from the textbook and the online Cuaderno de Práctica.  In addition to specific assignments, you should spend time in vocabulary practice for the current lesson.  Some (but not all) of the homework will be used in partner or group activities in class.  Be prepared or you will not be able to participate (see Participación above).

  

The textbook and online activities consist of some written exercises to practice grammar, some listening comprehension exercises, reading comprehension activities and writing practice.  You will receive feedback from the online program to help you; you may correct your mistakes and resubmit most exercises.  For any technical issues, you may call or email  Quia tech support; you will need to describe your issue carefully and include your book-key; the phone is 877-282-4400 ext. 2.

Your lowest "homework" grade will be dropped--so if you get a zero it can be dropped, but no more than one grade will be dropped.  Late homework will be accepted no later than one class period after it is due, and the grade will be lowered one letter grade.  Homework later than one class period after it is due will not be accepted.  Remember also that if you do not have your homework on time, you can't very well participate and your grade will suffer.  So be prepared!  Keep up with all assignments!  Check with classmates to make sure you have the assignments for every class. 

  

50%  Pruebas y Exámenes Parciales; Ensayos/Proyectos and other writing assignments: 

               There will be many short 5-10 minute quizzes, as well as a few tests.  Most of these will be announced, but once in a while there will be a "sorpresa".  So don't miss class on Fridays!  Some quizzes will be written, dealing with grammar, a few will be vocabulary quizzes, some will be speaking quizzes (you will speak to a partner, not in front of the class, and these fall into the category below, "Proficiencia Oral"), or reading comprehension quizzes, and some will be quizzes on the content of what we are studying (cultural aspects of Hispanic countries, etc.).  There may also be a few longer quizzes (I prefer not to call them tests; but they may cover more than one topic or grammatical item from a chapter). Your lowest quiz grade will be dropped at the end of the semester, but no test grades will be dropped.

You will have some writing activities consisting of real-life kinds of writing, such as letters, news articles, critiques, narratives, etc.  You will receive detailed instructions and in some cases will be able to make revisions before receiving the grade for the assignment.  These assignments receive a grade equivalent to a quiz grade, so they are included in this quiz category. You must use Microsoft Word in Spanish [with spell-check and thesaurus in Spanish], which is available in the Language Lab and on your own computer.  You will receive a copy of the keyboard layout.  Ask for help if you need it.  Try doing your homework on the computer, too, if you like--you will learn to use the correct accent marks, and all of the other diacritical marks [¡¿ñÑáéíóúü])--and just think what you can do with the thesaurus.  Assignments that have not been "spell-checked" will not be accepted--don't forget this important step!  Late Proyectos will NOT be accepted.  They must be completed on time or they will receive a grade of zero.  No Proyecto or Ensayo grades will be dropped. Remember to staple multiple sheets together and bring to class ready to hand in -- don't expect to staple things once you are in class.  Please do not ask me if I have a stapler.  There are no staplers in the classroom.

 

 10%  Proficiencia Oral:  Every day you will speak with partners or in groups, and it is expected that this oral practice will contribute to improving your proficiency in Spanish.  Two or three times during the semester there will be speaking quizzes (you will speak to a partner, not in front of the class) for which you will receive grades similar to grades for written quizzes.  You may also make several very short oral presentations to the class, which will be graded.  Do not miss any of the quizzes or presentations; there are no make-ups.  You will receive a zero for missed quizzes or presentations.  None of the oral grades will be dropped.  Do not be misguided by the low percentage (10%) of this category.  Your oral proficiency is also assessed as part of the final exam.

 

10%  Examen Final:  The final exam will test the skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking, and will have the same format as many of the quizzes, so by the time you take it, you are familiar with how you will be tested.  If you are keeping up with homework, activities, and participation, you should not need to "study" for the final.  We are building skills, not accumulating knowledge, so it is important to keep pace with your assignments.  We will review before the final exam and discuss the format of the test.

 

 

Calificaciones:

Grading:  A: 90-100   B: 80-89   C: 70-79   D: 60-69   F: 59 and lower

 

 

Asistencia:

Attendance Policy:

The attendance policy for this course is the same as the University policy in the Longwood University Catalog and the Student Handbook.  To clarify some of the points in the policy, please note:

There are 40 class meetings.  If you miss 10 classes, whether excused or unexcused, you will have missed 25% of the scheduled class meeting times, and will receive an F in this course.  

If you miss 4 classes for unexcused reasons, your final course grade will be lowered one letter grade.  In addition, please note that if you are not in class, you can not participate in class activities, which will affect the "participation grade." 

Please note examples of unexcused absences as defined in the University policy:  oversleeping, alarm clock malfunction, doing work for another class, hours of employment during classtime, meeting with another teacher or administrator, athletic practices, fraternity, sorority, or club functions, routine medical/dental appointments, taking a friend/roommate somewhere, even to the hospital, ride leaving, etc.

*** If you discover that you must miss a class, you may e-mail me or call my office number (2158).  However, if you do not have extenuating circumstances or documentation, please do not ask if you can make up missed quizzes or tests.  Please do not feel the necessity of explaining the details of your absence.  Please present your documentation or circumstances to me outside of class, not in the few minutes before or after a class.  You can understand the reason for this.

 

If you miss a class, never ask if you missed anything--if we had class, you missed a lot.  A good practice is to make sure you have other students' phone numbers so that you can find out what the assignments are and have them ready when you come back to class.  Missing a class does not mean you can show up unprepared--you will take whatever quiz is planned and will turn in whatever assignment is due, or you will receive a zero for the assignment.  If you missed a quiz while absent, you will receive a zero--there are no "make-up" quizzes.  Remember that we drop the lowest quiz grade.

Your best chance for success is through 100% attendance:

¡Por favor!¡Asistid a clase!

Código del Honor:

Honor Code:

Students are expected to live by the Longwood University Honor Code.  All work done for this class must be pledged:  "Yo, ___________________, juro que no he dado ni recibido ayuda en este trabajo ni he notado ninguna infracción del Código del Honor."  If you would like to abbreviate this, you may write, "Juramento," and sign your name.

 

 

 

Where to get help

Tutoring

Tutors are provided through the Learning Center in the library.  Tutoring is free.  Consult the Learning Center website for hours and procedures, or visit the Learning Center in the Greenwood Library at the back of the Information Center (the large room to your left after you enter the Library). 

Take advantage of this free help!

 

Disabilities

If you have a disability and require accommodations, please meet with me early in the semester to discuss your learning needs.  If you wish to request reasonable accommodations (note taking support, extended time for tests, etc.), you will need to register with the Office of Disability Services (Graham building, 395-2391). The office will require appropriate documentation of the disability. All information will be kept confidential. 

 

Comunicación por correo electrónico

I will often communicate very important information with you by e-mail.  Please check your e-mail often to see if I have sent you an assignment or a correction to an assignment.  If Longwood closes for inclement weather or for other reasons, check your e-mail for assignments.  You will be responsible for completing them for the next class.  So please check e-mail every day!

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