Spanish 202-01 Intermediate Spanish I California State University Channel Islands Spring 2009
Información sobre el profesor Nombre Stephen Clark Correo electrónico [email protected] Oficina Bell Tower West 1108 (directly across the street from Rec. Center) Teléfono 805-437-3317 Horas de oficina los lunes y miércoles de 3:00-4:30 Sitio Web http://www.faculty.csuci.edu/stephen.clark
Información sobre el curso Día y hora los martes y jueves de 10:00-11:50 a.m. Blackboard http://csuci.blackboard.com Salón de clase Solano 1232 QUIA http://books.quia.com/books/students.html
Required course materials (Please bring all books to class every day; make sure to purchase latest editions.)
1. Foerster, S., Lambright, A. Punto y Aparte: Spanish in Review, Moving toward Fluency. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2007 (3rd Edition).
2. Valera, Juan. Pepita Jiménez. Madrid: Santillana, 2008.
3. Foerster, S., Lambright, A. & Alfonso-Pinto, F. Manual que acompaña Punto y aparte (Workbook) ONLINE VERSION through QUIA.
4. A good bilingual dictionary.
Catalog description Four hours lecture per week Prerequisite: SPAN 102 or equivalent Through the study of the culture and civilization of the Hispanic world, students continue to develop their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Spanish. GenEd: C3a, C3b
NOTE: In order to satisfy the CSUCI language requirement for graduation, a student must pass a C3a course with a grade of ‘C’ or better. A grade of ‘C-’ or lower will not satisfy this requirement.
Student learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to do the following: - talk about work, leisure, hobbies, likes and dislikes - express hypothetical situations - talk about social problems, politics, and community service in today’s world - talk about the future, including topics such as predictions for the future, technology, and globalization - discuss key aspects of the culture and geography of three different regions of the Spanish- speaking world, namely the Southern Cone, the Andean Region, and Central America - relate works of art, film, music and literature by Hispanic artists to their own lives and feelings 2
- write formal compositions after revising their own work - demonstrate improvement in their listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in Spanish. Course Outline
Weeks 1-4: Capítulo 4 de Punto y aparte; el Cono Sur Weeks 5-8: Capítulo 5 de Punto y aparte; la Región Andina Weeks 9-12: Capítulo 6 de Punto y aparte; Centroamérica Weeks 13-15: Student presentations
Summary of grading
1) 12 pruebas semanales: 20% 2) 3 composiciones: 15% 3) Presentación cultural: 10% 4) Examen final: 15% 5) Quia: 10% 6) Puntualidad 10% 7) Asistencia: 10% 8) Participación 10%
Grading procedures
1) Pruebas: These weekly quizzes will assess your acquired knowledge about each of the units covered during the semester, as well as about the novel to be read during the semester (Pepita Jiménez). The content and format of each quiz will be explained in the class session prior to the quiz. There will be 12 quizzes during the semester, but only your top 10 scores will be used to calculate your quiz grade average. Therefore, there are no make-up quizzes.
2) Composiciones: Three compositions will be written during the semester. These compositions will deal with different topics related to university life. Each composition should be at least 350 words long. Include a word count at the bottom of composition. Both the first and the second draft will count toward the final grade for the composition. A hard copy of the composition must be handed in at the beginning of class on the due date, and an electronic copy in MS Word format must be sent to the instructor before class on the due date. Late compositions will not be accepted. Compositions must be double-spaced.
3) Presentaciones culturales: Each student will prepare an oral presentation (using PowerPoint) about different cultural aspects of a specific country of the Spanish-speaking world. The countries must be from the Southern Cone, the Andean Region, or Central America. You will be expected to distribute a handout with questions and some sort of activity for the class to engage in during or after your presentation.
4) Examen final: This exam will be based on the types of activities and assignments done in class. The final exam will be comprehensive and cumulative in nature, and will include questions from the student presentations and the films viewed during the semester. A study guide will be provided.
5) Quia: You are expected to complete all the electronic homework by the due dates listed on the homework calendar. Remember that your grade for these assignments is 10% of your semester grade. The system does not allow late work to be submitted. The assignments follow the content of Punto y aparte, but may include exercises covering grammatical concepts not covered explicitly in class due to time limitations.
6) Puntualidad: Please be considerate to your classmates and instructor by coming to class early so you are ready to begin at 10:00. Just by coming to class on time every day, you will receive 100% for the punctuality grade. Each instance of tardiness will lower this grade by 10%, which equates to one full percentage point of the final semester grade. In other words, your semester grade can be lowered by up to one full letter (10%) due to tardiness. 3
7) Asistencia: Attendance is expected at all class sessions. It is understood, however, that periodically situations arise that prevent students from attending the regularly scheduled classes. For this reason, students will be allowed 2 absences (one full week of instruction) during the semester. These days can be used to cover illnesses, weddings, funerals, and other personal situations, and they will not adversely affect the final grade. Absences beyond two classes, however, will result in a reduction of 2% from your total semester grade for each occurrence. Your grade will be lowered by up to 10% (a full letter grade) for repeated absences.
8) Participación: Students will receive a participation grade based on the following:
quality and quantity of oral contributions to the class attitude (politeness, cooperativeness, attentiveness) effort (volunteering answers, coming prepared with all materials every day, etc.)
Grading scale 99-100 A+ 93-98 A 90-92 A- 88-89 B+ 83-87 B 80-82 B- 78-79 C+ 73-77 C 70-72 C- 68-69 D+ 63-67 D 60-62 D- 59 or below F
The instructor is not obligated to round up grades to the next highest number/letter. For example, 89.6 is a B+, not an A-.
Fulfillment of Language Requirement Students who are taking this course in order to fulfill the CSUCI graduation requirement of one semester of a ‘foreign’ language must earn a letter grade of “C” or better. Anyone who receives a grade of C- or lower will not meet the requirement and will have to retake the course.
Withdrawing from the course It is the student’s responsibility to officially withdraw from the course. Complete withdrawal without instructor’s approval is permitted until the end of the third week of classes. Withdrawal is allowed for serious and compelling reasons until the end of week 10 (instructor and chair approval required; documentation required; students will receive a W).
Academic Dishonesty Policy Plagiarism is defined as any attempt to pass off the ideas or words of another as one's own. If the instructor suspects a student has violated academic honesty guidelines, he will discuss the apparent violation with the student to provide him or her with an opportunity to explain the situation. If the instructor still believes that a violation has occurred, he will report the matter to the Vice President for Academic Affairs. Depending on the severity of the offense, the instructor may assign the responsible student a failing grade on the assignment/quiz/exam or an overall course grade of F.
Classroom Behavior Student conduct that disrupts the learning process will not be tolerated and may lead to disciplinary action and/or removal from class. 4 5
Students with Disabilities CSUCI encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its program and activities. Students with disabilities needing accommodation should make requests to the Disability Accommodation Services, Bell Tower, East Wing, Room 1796 (805-437-8510). All requests for accommodations require appropriate advance notice to avoid a delay in services. Please discuss approved accommodations with the instructor as soon as possible.
IMPORTANT COURSE POLICIES:
1. University education, especially in the Humanities, aims to expand student understanding and awareness of the human condition in all its diversity, and of artistic expression in general. Thus it necessarily involves engagement with a wide range of ideas and creative representations. In the course of college studies, students should expect to encounter topics, language, images, and ideas that they may find unpleasant (or even shocking) and that may differ from and challenge familiar understandings, ideas, and beliefs. Students are encouraged to discuss these matters with faculty.
2. The professor reserves the right to refuse to accept late work and to refuse to offer make-up quizzes or exams. If late work is accepted, it may be penalized as the professor sees fit.
3. Please make sure to sign the attendance sheet before class begins. Your signature is proof of your attendance.
4. Students are asked to follow rules of common courtesy: no eating or chewing gum in class; make sure your cell phone is turned off; please be seated and ready to begin by 10:00. If your cell phone rings, your next quiz grade will be lowered by (10%) one letter grade.
5. Students are expected to check their CSUCI email on a daily basis as this means will be used to communicate important course information.