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Instructor: Dr. Patrick Duffey, Assistant Professor of Spanish | ||
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Office: AD 309 |
Office Hours: TWTH, 3-4pm | |
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Office Phone: X2364 Home Phone: 892-4474 |
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Suite number: 61555 |
Email: pduffey@austinc.edu |
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Required Texts:
1) Puntos de partida, 5th edition
2) Workbook for Puntos de partida
3) Tan and orange Supplementary Materials for Puntos de partida
4) Laboratory Manual to Accompany Puntos (audio cassettes are available in the Media Center, Abell Library).
Optional:
Kendris, Christopher. 501 Spanish Verbs. New York: Barron's, 1982. (available in bookstore)
Pei, Mario A., El New World español/inglés inglés/español diccionario. Signet. (available in bookstore)
WELCOME! ¡BIENVENIDOS!
I. OBJECTIVES.
In Sp 23, the main objective is to develop skills in the four areas of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in the Spanish language. Since the class will be conducted almost entirely in Spanish, your ability to communicate in Spanish will develop along with your knowledge of the vocabulary and grammatical structures of the language.
II. ATTENDANCE.
Attending class everyday is especially important in language classes. Accordingly, I will deduct a point from your total grade for every absence over FOUR (4). Three tardies equal one absence. ALL ABSENCES--NO MATTER IF "EXCUSED" OR NOT--COUNT TOWARD THIS TOTAL.
However, students may make up any exam, quiz, or other assignment if the absence occurs as a result of participation in an official Austin College athletic or other event, a serious illness, or some other unavoidable circumstance beyond the student's control.
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A. TWO MAJOR EXAMS (20%).
Please mark the following dates on your calendar. Only under extenuating circumstances will a student be granted permission to make up an exam. There will be TWO major exams, according to the following schedule:
Mon., Feb. 22 Examen I (Capítulos 13 y 14)
Tue., Mar. 23 Examen II (Capítulos 15 y 16)
B. CUMULATIVE EXAM (20%).
There will also be a cumulative exam covering Chapters 13-18 on MON., Apr. 12TH.
C. WRITING COMPONENT. (6%).
All students will complete three compositions during the semester. Each composition will be a movie review of at least 400 words (approximately 2 pages in length).
D. WORLD WIDE WEB TASKS. (20%).
Each student will complete six WWW taskd as indicated in the Course Outline. Each task correponds thematically to a chapter in Puntos :
Cap 13. El arte y la cultura. (10%) Via the internet, students will tour Hispanic museums, listen to Hispanic music, and experience other aspects of this rich cultural heritage.
Cap. 14. El medio ambiente. (10%) Students will purchase a car via the internet and/or will explore websites having to do with Latin American environmental issues.
Cap. 15. La vida social. (10%) Students will use websites to plan a Hispanic fiesta, possibly a wedding or some other significant event.
Cap. 16. ¿Trabajar para vivir o vivir para trabajar? (10%) Students will seek a job by using classified ads in Spanish-language newspapers on the Web.
Cap. 17. Las últimas Apredades. (10%) Students will read and comment on an article in an on-line Spanish-language publication.
Cap. 18. En el extranjero. (50%)To be completed after Thanksgiving break, this cumulative project accounts for half of this portion of the student's grade. Students will make a weekend trip to a Hispanic country, utilizing Spanish-language websites.
In order to complete these assignments, students will access the websites provided on my webpage, http://artemis.austinc.edu/acad/cml/pduffey/PD.html . Guidelines for each assignment are provided at this website. See the Course Outline for due dates.
E. WORKBOOK (6%)
F. LAB (4%).
You will be responsible for completing the workbook and lab book assignments as indicated in the course outline. Regarding the workbook, if the assignment ends in the middle of a page, complete the page, but hold on to it until you turn it in with the next assignment. You will receive full credit only after you have completed the assignment, checked your answers with another color of ink, and handed in the assignment on time.
G. QUIZZES and lecturas(4%).
I do not believe in pop quizzes, but I am a firm believer in quizzes. We will have about 15 brief quizzes throughout the semester. I will always tell you the day before that we're having a quiz and what it will cover.
The lecturas will consist of three readings which students will analyze outside of class. Students' grades will be based on short quizzes.
H. ORAL COMPONENT. 20%.
The oral component will consist of two parts: five presentaciones, and oneentrevista. Presentaciones are two minute dialogues (with a partner) or monologues presented to the class. The entrevista is a personal interview with me. It will be approximately five minutes in duration.
Each student will sign up to do 5 presentaciones, about one every two weeks. Points will be awarded according to the following system:
Presentaciones (20 possible points)
4 pts.----good presentation
2 pt.----acceptable presentation
1 pt.-----less than acceptable
Entrevista (5 possible points)
5 pts. ----good interview
3 pts ----acceptable
2 pt. -----less than acceptable
The oral component is worth 20% of your total grade, and there are 25 possible points.
IV. Practicing your Spanish, pen pals, and the Puntos website.
The point of this class is to teach you as much Spanish as possible. If you want to learn more, and possibly earn some extra credit, here's how:
1. Get a Spanish-language pen pal via the internet. Go to http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/foreignlang/puntos/student/penpals.htm for more information.
2. Do other activities:
a. practice Puntos vocabulary on the web http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/foreignlang/puntos/quizzes/index.html
b. participate in Spanish "chat rooms" http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/foreignlang/puntos/prechat.htm
c. complete other internet Puntos-related activities http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/foreignlang/puntos/sbranch.htm
All extra credit will be awarded at the discretion of the instructor.
V. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY
The College's Standards of Academic Integrity are assumed to apply to your work for this course.
VI. Course Outline
**This course outline is
tentative, and it is subject to change at the discretion of the
instructor.
Abbreviations
Pdp=Puntos de partida main text
Tarea=Homework for following class day
WKB=Workbook for Puntos
Week 1
M Feb 1
T Feb 2 Pdp Introducción. Repaso del subjuntivo.
Tarea: 1. Pdp 386-389
2. WKB 171-172
W Feb 3 Pdp 386-389
Tarea: 1. Pdp 390-393.
TH Feb 4 Repaso
Tarea: 1. WKB 173-174
2. WWW Task #1 due Monday
M Feb 8 Pdp 390-393
Tarea: 1. Pdp 394-398
2. WKB 175-177.
T Feb 9 Pdp 394-398.
Tarea: 1. Pdp 399-410.
2. WKB 178-180
3. Lectura #1 (handout)
W Feb 10 Más subjuntivo.
TH Feb 11 Repaso
Tarea: 1. Pdp 412-416.
2. WKB 181
3. LAB 13 (for Mon)
Tarea: 1. Pdp 417-424.
2. WKB 183-185
3. WWW Task #2 due Wed.
T Feb 16 Pdp 417-424.
Tarea: 1. Pdp 424-433.
2. WKB 186-190
W Feb 17 Pdp 424-433.
TH Feb 18 Repaso
Tarea: 1. Study for Examen Uno
2. WKB 191-195
2. Lectura #2, para lunes, 28 de Febt.
T Feb 23 
Película
W Feb 25 Película
Tarea: 1. Write 400-word review of film ¡en español! (for Tue.)
TH Película
2. WKB 197-200.
T Mar 2 Pdp 439-442.
Tarea: 1. Pdp 443-447.
2. WKB 201-203.
W Mar 3 Pdp 443-447.
TH Mar 4 Repaso
Tarea: 1. Pdp 448-455.
2. WKB 204-208.
3. WWW Task #3 due Monday.
Week 6
M Mar 8 Pdp 456-458
Tarea: 1. LAB #15 para miércoles.
2. Pdp 460-463.
T Mar 9 Pdp 460-463.
Tarea: 1. WKB 209-210.
2. Pdp 464-467.
W Mar 10 Pdp 464-467.
Tarea: 1. WKB 211-214
2. Pdp 468-475
3. WWW Task #4 due Mon. after Spring Break
TH Mar 11 Pdp 468-475
Tarea: 1. Pdp 476-483
2. WKB 215-218
Tarea: 1. Study for Examen Dos
2. WKB 219-220
3. LAB #16 para miércoles
T Mar 23 EXAMEN DOS (Caps. 15 y 16)
W Mar 24 Pdp 485-488.
Tarea: 1. Pdp 489-493.
2. WKB 221-222.
TH Mar 25 Pdp 489-493.
Tarea: 1. Pdp 494-497.
2. WKB 223-225.
3. Lectura #3, para lunes.
Tarea: 1. Pdp 498-506.
2. WKB 226-228
3. LAB #17 para viernes.
T Mar 30 Pdp 498-506.
Tarea: 1. WKB 229-230
2. Pdp 508-9.
W Mar 31 Pdp 508-9.
TH Apr 1 Repaso
Tarea: 1. Pdp 510-511
2. WKB 231
Tarea: 1. Pdp 512-514.
2. WKB 232-233.
T Apr 6 Pdp 512-514.
Tarea: 1. Pdp 515-518
2. WKB 234-236
W Apr 7 REPASO.
Tarea: 1.Study for EXAMEN CUMULATIVO (13-18).
2. WKB 237-244
3. LAB #18 para miércoles
TH NO HAY CLASE
Week 11
M Apr 12 EXAMEN CUMULATIVO (13-18).
T Apr 13 Explanation of WWW #6.
Película
W Apr 14 Película.
TH Apr 15 Película.
Write 400-word review of film ¡en español! (for Tue.)
T Apr 20 Película
W Apr 21 Película
TH Apr 22 Película
Write 400-word review of film ¡en español! (for Tue.)
T Apr 27 ENTREVISTAS
W Apr 28 ENTREVISTAS
TH Apr 29 Oral Presentations (WWWT #6)
M May 3 Oral Presentations (WWWT #6)
T May 4 Oral Presentations (WWWT #6)
W May 5 Oral Presentations (WWWT #6)
TH May 6 Oral Presentations (WWWT #6)
A. Two
Major Exams