This Course Satisfies Your General Education Requirement for Area C, Theme II
SPANISH 103
This course satisfies your general education requirement for Area C, Theme II.
Fall Quarter 2006
Instructor:Dr. Teresa Fernández-UlloaLanguage Lab: DDH/E-102
Office:DDH/B-110Language Lab Technician: Joe McFaddin Office Phone: 664-2354 Language Lab Phone: 665-6028
Office hours: M, W, F: 11:00-12:30E-mail:
Tuesday: 8:00-9:00 pm Website:
Classroom:EDUC 129Dept. phone: 665-2359
Classroom meetings: Mondays/Wednesdays/FridaysDept. Adm. Asst.: Diana Torres
9:30am-10:55 amDept. office: DDH/B-115
Materials required: Sabías que…? (Fourth Edition) by Van Patten, Lee and Ballman
We will cover chapters 13 to 18.
Students should bring a Spanish-English, English-Spanish dictionary.
P R O G R A M A
SEPTEMBER
13 Lección 13
15 Lección 13
18 Lección 13
20 Lección 13
22 Lección 13
25 Lección 14
27 Lección 14
29 Lección 14
OCTOBER
2Lección 14
4 Workbook due, lessons 13 and 14. Quiz 1 (lessons 13 and 14).
6 Lección 15
9Lección 15
11 Lección 15
13 Lección 15
16 Lección 16
18Lección 16
20Lección 16
23 Lección 16
25Workbook due, lessons 15 and 16.Quiz 2 (lessons 15 and 16).
27Lección 17
30 Lección 17
NOVEMBER
1 Lección 17
3 Lección 17
6Lección 18
8 Lección 18
10 HOLIDAY. VETERANS DAY
13 Lección 18
15 Lección 18
17 Lección 18. Oral (interview)
20Workbook due, lessons 17 and 18.Quiz 3 (lessons 17 and 18).LAST DAY OF CLASSES
FINAL EXAM: Wednesday, November 29, at 9.30 am. Your instructor will tell you the topics covered in this exam.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Language course designed for students who have successfully completed their first and second levels of Spanish. This course aims to improve the student's ability to speak, read, and write in Spanish, to systematically review grammar previously studied, to master new concepts in Spanish, and to enhance the student's knowledge of the cultural diversity of the Spanish-speaking world.
GENERAL EDUCATION AND SPANISH PROGRAM OBJECTIVES THAT APPLY TO THIS COURSE
The following goals are a necessary part of this course:
Goal 1.To communicate effectively in Spanish, both orally and in writing, and to think independently in a logical and rational manner.
ObjectivesStudents will be able to perform at an appropriate ACTFL level in speaking, listening and writing.
Students will be able to express ideas lucidly through frequent written assignments, including, grammar, translation and interpretation exercises, and compositions.
AssessmentStudents will have threein-class tests. Each test is worth 15%. No make-up test will be given if you are absent on a test day. However, subsequent test will count double. If the subsequent test is also missed, the previously missed test is then counted as an F. Students will have a final exam that will be10% of the grade. By the end of the term you will have also a 5 minutes interview with Dr. Fernández-Ulloa about your past: holidays, jobs… and future plans. That will be a 5% of total grade.
Homework assignments (writing and listening) will be a 10%. You will have to hand the workbook homework to your teacher on the chapters exam day for evaluation. She will pay especial attention to the compositions in it, but you should check the answers to the rest of exercises; they are located at the end of the workbook. This will be an excellent review for your exam.
Goal 2.To acquire appropiate cultural awareness and understanding.
ObjectiveIdentify, describe and explain the culture of Spain and Latin America and compare it or contrast it with other cultures and the own culture.
AssessmentEach chapter of the book explains a little about a Hispanic culture. You will watch short videos about it, and also some movies. You will have to write short compositions about those movies. That will count points for each of your exams (your instructor will specify how many for each exam, usually it will be between 20 and 30)
Sometimes, assignments related to these films will give you extra credit. (Your teacher will tell you how much).
Goal 3.Understand the experiences and ideas of othersand the interaction between culture and creative expression.
ObjectivesExplain the effect of gender, ethnicity and social class on experience, expression and/or creative production.
Describe the experiences of a culture different from their own.
Explain de differences and similarities between experiences across cultures and communities.
Describe personal assumptions about the human experience underlying one’s own creative works.
Discuss and explain how the expression of ideas and creative expressions are affected by their culture.
AssessmentAttendance and participation in class, expressing your ideas or experiences about your culture and others (in Spanish), according to what you will learn form the book, listenings, videos… That will be a 5% of your final grade. A respectful behavior towards your professor and class mates is also expected.
Goal 4Understand one’s ownculture and community
ObjectivesWe will describe and discuss peculiarities of our own community, especially the Spanish heritage we have and the presence of Hispanic people in it.
AssessmentWe will have various compositions and readings to work with.
This will be a 15% of your total grade.
So, a student's grade will depend on the following factors:
3 Exams 15% each
Final exam10%
Oral presentation 5%
Compositionsand readings15%
Classroom participation, behavior 5%
Homework 10%
Attendance note: Six (6) unexcused absences will result in an “F” for the course.
You are responsible for all work covered and assigned, regardless of your ability to attend class.
This syllabus is subject to change to meet the needs of the class. Any such change will be announced. Students are invited and encouraged to contact the instructor for assistance during regular office hours whenever they feel it desirable or necessary. If you cannot come at those hours, send me an e-mail and we will do it by appointment.
Our Language Laboratory is located in E102. During the course you will go there with your instructor every Friday. You have to take your workbook with you. You can also go alone, to watch videos or work with theAtajo program to write your compositions, or to listen to the CDs that accompany to the book. Check the Lab hours on its door.
NOTE: NO BEPERS OR CELL PHONES ARE TO BE TURNED ON DURING CLASS.
GRADING SCALE
A100-94
A-93-90
B+89-87
B86-84
B-83-80
C+79-77
C76-74
C-73-70
D+69-67
D66-64
D- 63-60
F59-0