UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER

MODERN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT

SYLLABUS - SPAN 1020-005 - BEGINNING SPANISH II

TR 12:30-2:45 PM

Instructor: José M. García-PaineE-mail:

Phone: 720-234-8009 (cell) Office: PL 118H

Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:30 AM-12:30 PM

Course Overview:

SPANISH 1020 is the second of a 2 course sequence which fulfills the foreign language requirement in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UCD. Each of the two courses in this sequence (Span 1010 & 1020) must be completed with a C or better to fulfill the language requirement.

A student may not enroll in a lower-division course that is below his/her level of language proficiency. Students wishing to enroll in a lower-division course that does not directly follow their last completed course in the regular sequence must consult with an appropriate faculty member of the Department of Modern Languages prior to enrollment. Students who have achieved some proficiency in a foreign language through other means than academic courses must also consult with an appropriate faculty member of the Department of Modern Languages prior to enrollment. Please call 303-556-4893 for further information.

Objectives:

To build basic competency in speaking, reading, listening and writing; to develop a broad knowledge of
Hispanic culture. Chapter objectives include describing physical and personality traits; expressing
likes and dislikes; describing physical, emotional, mental, and other states and conditions; describing routines
and customary activities in the present and the past; talking about future plans. Listening and speaking practice

in class, along with some CDs, will assist the development of your speaking and listening skills.

Our approach will be largely communicative; that is, we will speak only Spanish in the classroom and class
time will be devoted to improving communication skills.

Textbooks:

  • ¡APÚNTATE! español introductorio. Pérez-Girones/Dorwick, Mc Graw Hill, 1st edition

ISBN: 978-0-07-740536-6

  • Workbook/Laboratory Manual. Volume 2
  • Supplementary Materials, to accompany Puntos de Partida, 8th edition (Foerster, Miller)

Attendance Policy:

Your attendance and active participation in classroom activities is an integral part of a successful experience in this course. Therefore, if you are not in class, you cannot participate. After 3 absences, your total grade will go down half a point for each absence you obtain. Afer 6 absences, justified or not, the student automatically fails the class.

Grade Distribution:

Mid-Term 25%

Final 25%

Quizzes or Exams 20%

Participation 10%

Attendance 5%

Homework 5%

Compositions 5%

Lab or oral activities 5%

Grading Scale:

A+97 suggested, although left to individual instructor's discretion, as the registrar will NOT record an A+..

A93-96.9 (if you use the 97% A+)

A- 90-92.9

B+ 87-89.9

B83-86.9

B- 80-82.9

C+ 77-79.9

C 73-76.9

C- 70-72.9

D+ 67-69.9

D 63-66.9

D- 60-62.9

F Below 60

Homework:

Learning a foreign language is more than memorizing grammar rules and vocabulary. Your goal is to actually understand and use the language for communication, and this like any skill, requires a great deal of practice. Therefore, students must prepare and complete on time all assignments. You are responsible for all material listed on the syllabus.

**NO late homework will be accepted, as well as No make ups are given, so make sure that you are going to be present for the quizzes and the exams.

Language Lab:

The language lab is open to all UCD modern language students. You need your student ID. The lab has many tutorial programs and media materials that can help you. Please visit. It is located in Plaza 115.

Department Website:

****STUDENTS WHO FEEL THEY ARE STRUGGLING IN THE COURSE SHOULD SEEK TUTORIAL HELP IMMEDIATELY FROM THE CENTER FOR LEARNING ASSISTANCE: North Classroom Building (NC) Room 2006, (303) 556-2802, OR CHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR GROUP HOURS.

Tentative calendar:

Enero18Repaso: SP 1010

20Repaso y práctica con énfasis en el pretérito

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25Capitulo 9-vocabulario p.252-255, imperfecto—p. 258

27Superlativos-p. 264, interrogativas-269

Capítulo 10-vocabulario 276-279, imperfecto vs. pretérito p.282

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Febrero1Imperfecto vs. pretérito

3Recíprocos-p. 293

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8Quiz # 1

10Capítulo 11—Vocabulario, p.300-304 y “se”-p. 306

“por y para”, p. 311-313

Repaso y práctica

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15Capítulo 12- Vocabulario p.322-325

Subjuntivo—p.333-336

17Subjuntivo-Influencia—p. 314-315

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22Subjuntivo-Emoción—p. 354-355

Subjuntivo-Duda—p.360-361

24Práctica y repaso del subjuntivo

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Marzo1Quiz # 2

Mandatos de “Tú”—p. 328-329/ Mandatos “Usted” p.189-192

3Capítulo 13- Vocabulario p. 348, números Ordinales p. 352

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8Capitulo 17-Vocabulario p.434-437

Subjuntivo del pasado p. 439-441

10Práctica

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15Práctica-Película

17*********EXAMEN PARCIAL **********

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22-24SPRING BREAK ☺

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29Capitulo 15-Vocabulario p.392-395

Subjuntivo y los antecedentes, p. 397-399

31Subjuntivo después de conjunciones, p. 402-403 y p.423-425

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Abril5Práctica

Capítulo 16- Vocabulario p.410-415

7Futuro p.417-418

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12Práctica y repaso

Quiz # 3

14Película

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19Capítulo 18-Vocabulario p.450-454

Condicional, p. 456-458

21Capitulo 14- Vocabulario p. 370-375

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26Perfectos 377-378

Presente perfecto 382-383

28Práctica y Repaso

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Mayo3-5Repaso para el examen final que es la semana próxima

10 o12Examen Final