DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICAL AND MODERN LANGUAGES
Sp 11.............Spring, 1996
M-F, 12:30-1:20PM
(AD 201)
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Prof. Patrick Duffey
Office: Ad 309
Telephone numbers: 8-13-23-64 (oficina)
8-92-44-74 (en casa)
Office hours: TTh 8-9:30am
Required Texts:
1) Puntos de partida, 4th edition
2) Workbook for Puntos de partida
3) Tan and orange Supplementary Materials for Puntos de partida
4) Orange and white Laboratory Manual to Accompany Puntos (audio cassettes are available in the Media Center, Abell Library).
5) Destinos videotape, episodes 1-17 (available in Media Center, Abell Library)
6) Viewer's handbook for Destinos
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)
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WELCOME! [[exclamdown]]BIENVENIDOS!
I. OBJECTIVES.
In Sp 11, 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.
III. GRADING.
The breakdown is as follows:
Exams (10% each)--------------------- 50%
Oral component------------------------ 20%
Writing assignments (2% each)------- 10%
Reading assignments (1% each)------- 5%
Workbook (4%), lab (3%), Destinos
quizzes and workbook (4%), all other
quizzes (4%)---------------------------- 15%
(Late homework will not receive full credit.)
A. EXAMS (50%).
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 FIVE major exams, according to the following schedule:
Tue., Feb. 20 Examen I (Ante todo, 1 & 2)
Wed., Mar. 6 Examen II (Chapters 3 & 4)
Mon., April 1st Examen III (5 & 6)
Wed., April 16 Examen IV (7 & 8)
Thu., May 16, 12:00-2:00pm Final Exam (Comprehensive, but emphasis on 9 & 10)
B. ORAL COMPONENT.
The oral component will consist of three parts: five presentaciones, two entrevistas, and participation in the skit at the end of the semester. Presentaciones are one minute dialogues (with a partner) or monologues presented to the class. The two entrevistas are personal interviews with me. They 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
Entrevistas (10 possible points--5 pts each)
5 pts. ----good interview
3 pts ----acceptable
2 pt. -----less than acceptable
Skit (10 possible points)
10 pts. ----good skit
8 pts. acceptable
5 pts. ----less than acceptable
The oral component is worth 20% of your total grade, and there are 40 possible points.
C. WRITING ASSIGNMENTS (10%).
There will be five brief writing assignments as indicated in the course outline below. Some parts will be written in class, others at home.
D. READING ASSIGNMENTS (5%).
There will be five short readings on the days indicated in the course outline. Grades for this portion of the course will be based on the completion of exercises or the results of brief quizzes.
E. WORKBOOK (4%) AND LAB (3%).
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.
F. DESTINOS VIDEO (4%).
Beginning in the third week of classes, you will view two episodes of Destinos, a video program which teaches you authentic Spanish by getting you interested in the twisting plot of a "telenovela," a soap opera. In Sp 11, you will view the first seventeen episodes of the telenovela. You will continue with Destinos in Sp 12 and Sp 23.
You will be required to view 2 episodes per week, as indicated in the course outline below. You will also be required to turn in to me the exercises in your Viewer's Handbook for the episodes seen that week. We will have weekly quizzes (on Fridays) to make sure you have seen the episodes. We will see Episode 1 in class, and a few other episodes in class thereafter, to be announced. You may view the episodes not seen in class in the Media Center, Abell Library.
G. QUIZZES (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.
IV. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY
The College's Standards of Academic Integrity are assumed to apply to your work for this course.
V. COURSE OUTLINE
Pdp=Puntos de partida main text
Tarea=Homework for following class day
WKB=Workbook for Puntos
LAB=Lab manual
DESTWKB=Destinos viewer's handbook
*Semana 1: 5-9 de febrero
l 5/ii Introduction. Pdp 1-8. Tarea: WKB 1-4.
m 6/ii Pdp 9-17. Tarea: 5-7.
miér 7/ii Pdp 20-27. Tarea: WKB 8-11 (to "Mi diario").
j 8/ii Pdp 32-40. Tarea: WKB 13-17. Reading assignment #1 due Monday.
v 9/ii Turn in Reading assignment #1. Pdp 41-49. Tarea: WKB 17-21 (to "Un poco de todo").
*Semana 2: 12-16 de febrero
l 12/ii Pdp 50-61. Tarea: WKB 21-22 (except "en la cafetería" and "Mi diario"). LAB "Ante Todo" & Chap. 1.
m 13/ii Pdp 62-67. Tarea: WKB 23-26.
miér 14/ii Pdp 68-74. Tarea: WKB 27-28.
j 15/ii Pdp 74-80. Tarea: WKB 29-31G.
v 16/ii Pdp 81-89. Tarea: WKB 31A-33.
*Semana 3: 19-23 de febrero
l 19/ii Pdp 89-91. Writing assignment #1 (in class). Tarea: WKB 34-36. LAB 2.
m 20/ii EXAM #1: Ante todo, 1, & 2.
miér 21/ii Pdp 92-99. Tarea: WKB 37-40.
j 22/ii View Destinos #1 in class. Pdp 99-103. Tarea: WKB 41-44 (to "Expressing Destinations"). DESTWKB #1. Reading assignment #2 due Monday.
v 23/ii Pdp 104-108. Tarea: Reading assignment #2.
*Semana 4: 26 de febrero-2 de marzo
l 26/ii Pdp 109-112. Tarea: WKB 44-45C.
m 27/ii Pdp 112-115. Tarea: WKB 45-49. LAB 3.
miér 28/ii Pdp 127-137. Tarea: WKB 53-56. DESTWKB #2 & #3.
j 29/ii Película. DestQuiz (2 & 3). Writing Assignment #2 due Monday. Tarea: WKB 56-58D.
v 1/iii Película. Tarea: WKB 58D-60.
*Semana 5: 4-8 de marzo
l 4/iii Turn in Writing Assignment #2. Pdp 138-150. Tarea: WKB 61-64C.
m 5/iii Pdp 144-150; 158. Tarea: WKB 65A. LAB 4.
miér 6/iii EXAM #2: Chapters 3 & 4. DESTWKB #3 & #4.
j 7/iii DestQuiz (4 & 5). Pdp 160-164. Tarea: WKB 67-71. Reading assignment #3 due Monday.
v 8/iii Reading Assignment #3. Pdp 164-172. Tarea: WKB 71-73.
*Semana 6: 11-15 de marzo
l 11/iii More Ser & Estar, Supplement, pp. 59-61. Tarea: Guided Writing, Supplement, p. 72.
m 12/iii Pdp 172-175. Tarea: WKB 73-74.
miér 13/iii Pdp 176-181; 187-188. Tarea: WKB 75-77. LAB 5. DESTWKB #6 & #7.
j 14/iii DestQuiz (6 & 7). Pdp 192-194. Tarea: WKB 81-83.
v 15/iii Pdp 195-197. Tarea: WKB 83-84B.
LAS VACACIONES DE PRIMAVERA***********************************************
*Semana 7: 25-29 de marzo
l 25/iii Pdp 198-200. Tarea: WKB 84A-85E.
m 26/iii Pdp 201-205. Tarea: WKB 85-87A.
miér 27/iii Pdp 206-210. Tarea: WKB 87B-89E. DESTWKB #8 & #9.
j 28/iii DestQuiz (8 & 9). Pdp 211-212. Tarea: WKB 89-91. Reading assignment #4 due Monday.
v 29/iii Reading Assignment #4. Pdp 213-220. In class portion of Writing Assignment #3. Tarea: Finish Writing Assignment #3 (to turn in on Wed.). WKB 92-95 (except "Mi diario"). LAB 6.
*Semana 8: 1-5 de abril
l 1/iv EXAM #3: Chapters 5 & 6.
m 2/iv Pdp 225-229. Tarea: WKB 97-100.
miér 3/iv Pdp 229-234. Tarea: WKB 100-102E. DESTWKB #10 & #11.
j 4/iv DestQuiz (10 & 11). Pdp 234-238. Tarea: WKB 102A-103.
v 5/iv Pdp 239-244. Tarea: WKB 104-105D.
*Semana 9: 8-12 de abril
l 8/iv Pdp 244-254. Tarea: WKB 105-107C. LAB 7.
m 9/iv Pdp 256-260. Tarea: WKB 109-111.
miér 10/iv Pdp 261-268. Tarea: WKB 112-114. DESTWKB #12 & #13.
j 11/iv DestQuiz (12 & 13). Pdp 268-272. Tarea: WKB 114-116. Reading assignment #5 due Monday.
v 12/iv Reading Assignment #5. Pdp 273-275. Tarea: WKB 116-118.
*Semana 10: 15-19 de abril
l 15/iv Pdp 276-284. Tarea: WKB 119-121 (except "Mi diario"). LAB 8.
m 16/iv EXAM #4: Chapters 7 & 8.
miér 17/iv Pdp 286-291. Tarea: WKB 123-127. DESTWKB #14 & #15.
j 18/iv Película. Writing Assignment #4 due Monday. DestQuiz (14 & 15). Pdp 292-298. Tarea: WKB 127-129E.
v 19/iv Película. Tarea: WKB 129-130.
*Semana 11: 22-26 de abril
l 22/iv Turn in Writing Assignment #4. Pdp 299-305. Tarea: WKB 130-132.
m 23/iv Entrevista #1.
miér 24/iv Pdp 306-315. Tarea: WKB 132-138 (except "Mi diario"). DESTWKB #16 & #17. LAB 9.
j 25/iv DestQuiz (16 & 17). Pdp 317-320. Tarea: WKB 139-141.
v 26/iv Pdp 321-324. Tarea: WKB 142-144E.
*Semana 12: 29 de abril - 3 de mayo
l 29/iv Pdp 325-328. Tarea: WKB 144-146.
m 30/iv Pdp 329-331. Tarea: WKB 146-148.
miér 1/v Pdp 331-335. Tarea: WKB 148-149.
j 2/v Pdp 336-339. Tarea: LAB 10.
v 3/v Skit preparation.
*Semana 13: 6-10 de mayo
l 6/v Skit preparation.
m 7/v Present skit to Sp12 section. (To be videotaped.)
miér 8/v Preparation for Entrevista #2.
j 9/v Entrevista #2
v 10/v Review for EXAM #5.
*Semana 14
l 13/v More review for EXAM #5.
v 16/v 12:00pm-2:00pm (el jueves), FINAL EXAM (Comprehensive, but emphasis on Chapters 9 & 10).