AUSTIN COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICAL AND MODERN LANGUAGES

Instructor: Dr. Patrick Duffey, Associate Professor of Spanish
Office: AD 309	Office Hours: TWTH, 3-4pm
Office Phone: 2364 Home Phone: 892-4474	HomePage Address: http://artemis.austinc.edu/acad/cml/pduffey/PD.html	texts, other resources, objectives, attendance, grading, extra practice, academic integrity policy, course outline
Suite number: 61555	Email: pduffey@austinc.edu

Required Texts:
1. Puntos de partida, 5th edition
2. Workbook for Puntos de partida 3. Pink and green Supplementary Materials for Puntos de partida	2.3.
4. Laboratory Manual to Accompany Puntos	Audio cassettes are available at the Circulation Desk, Abell Library. You may listen to them in the carrels near the microfiche readers, 1st floor, Abell.

Diccionario VOX Advanced Inglés/Español

Games for Chapters 7-12, Puntos

Grammatical exercises

Pei, Mario A., El New World español/inglés inglés/español diccionario. Signet. (available in bookstore)

¡BIENVENIDOS! WELCOME!

I. OBJECTIVES.

In Sp 12, 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.

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:

Thu., Sep. 28 Examen I (Capítulos 7 y 8)

Tue., Oct. 25 Examen II (Capítulos 9 y 10)

B. FINAL EXAM (20%).

There will also be a cumulative exam covering Chapters 7-12 on Tue., Nov. 21.

C. WRITING COMPONENT. (6%).

All students will complete two compositions during the semester. Each composition will be a movie review of at least 250 words (approximately 1 and 1/2 pages in length).

D. WORLD WIDE WEB PROJECTS (20%).

Each student will complete five Web projects. The instructions for the first four projects is located at this web address: http://artemis.austinc.edu/acad/cml/pduffey/sp12.7-12.html . These projects correspond to the themes of Chapters 7-12 (vacations, holidays, shopping, and health). The projects are due according to the dates listed in the course outline. Each project is worth 3% of your final grade.

The fifth Web project is a virtual journey. You and another student will take a trip to two or three Hispanic countries via the World Wide Web. You will prepare an oral presentation and a diary of your travels complete with pictures and conversations. For complete instructions see http://artemis.austinc.edu/acad/cml/pduffey/sp12.html . This final Web project is worth 8% of your final grade.

E. WORKBOOK (6%)

F. 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.

G. QUIZZES (5%).

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.

H. ORAL COMPONENT. (20%).

The oral component will consist of two parts: four 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 4 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 21 possible points.

IV. Extra practice outside of class, electronic resources, extra credit.

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. Play some of the Spanish computer games that I have created for this course (these are especially handy when you're preparing for the exams.)

2. Get a Spanish-language pen pal via the internet. Go to http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/foreignlang/puntos/student/penpals.htm for more information.

3. 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

or the grammatical exercises at http://mld.ursinus.edu/~jarana/Ejercicios/self_check.html

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

T Sep 5 Introducción. Repaso del presente. Pdp 220-222.

Tarea: 1. Pdp 223-226

2. WKB 93-96

W Sep 6 Pdp 227-231

Tarea: 1. Pdp 232-235

2. WKB 97-99

TH Sep 7 Pdp 236-240.
Tarea: 1. WKB 100-104.

2. WWW Proyecto #1, para miércoles.

M Sep 11 Pdp 241-246

Tarea: 1. Laboratorio #7 para miércoles.

2. Pdp 248-9.

3. WKB 105.

T Sep 12 Pdp 248-249

Tarea: 1. Pdp 250-251.

2. WKB 106.

W Sep 13 Entregar WWW Proyecto #1. Pdp 250-251.

Tarea: 1. Pdp 252-255.

2. WKB 107

TH Sep 14 Pdp 252-255

Tarea: WKB 108-109

T Sep 19 Pdp 256-258.

Tarea: 1. WKB 110-111

W Sep 20 Más pretérito.

Tarea: Pdp 259-262.

TH Sep 21 Pdp 259-262.

Tarea: WKB 112.

2. Pdp 263-266

3. Laboratorio #8 para miércoles.

T Sep 26 Pdp 263-266.

Tarea: 1. 267-271.

2. WKB 115-116

3. Entregar WWW Proyecto #2, para miércoles.

W Sep 27 Repaso para Examen # 1 (Capítulos 7 y 8)

Entregar LAB #8

TH Sep 28 EXAMEN #1 (Capítulos 7 y 8)

Tarea: 1. Pdp 275-276

2. WKB 117

2. WKB 118-119.

T Oct 3 Pdp 277-279
Tarea: 1. WKB 120-121

W Oct 4 Entregar WWW Proyecto #2, para miércoles. Más imperfecto.

Tarea: 1. Pdp 280-282

2. WKB 122.

TH ¡¡¡ NO HAY CLASE HOY!!!

M Oct 9 Pdp 280-282
Tarea: 1. Pdp 283-287.

T Oct 10 Pdp 283-287
Tarea: WKB 123-125

W Oct 11 Pdp 289-297
Tarea: 1. Pdp 298-300

2. WKB 126-128

3. LAB #9 para lunes.

TH Oct 12 Pdp 298-300.
Tarea: 1. WKB 129-130.

Week 7
M Oct 16 Pdp 302-304

Tarea: 1. WKB 131-132

2. Pdp 305-309

3. Suplemento 159-160.

T Oct 17 Pdp 305-309. Pretérito/imperfecto. LAB #9.
Tarea: 1. WKB 133-135

2. Pdp 310-312

W Oct 18 Pdp 310-312

Tarea: 1. Pdp 313-315.

TH Oct 19 Pdp 313-315

Tarea: 1. Pdp 316-317

2. WKB 136-138

Tarea: 1. WKB 139-141

2. Pdp 318-327

T Oct 24 Pdp 318-327. Repaso para el Examen #2 (Caps. 9 y 10)
Tarea: 1. WKB 141-142

2. Estudia para el examen

3. LAB #10 para lunes

W Oct 25 EXAMEN #2 (Caps. 9 y 10)

TH Oct 21 Pdp 329-331
Tarea: 1. Pdp 332-335.

2. WKB 143-144.

M Oct 30 Pdp 332-335. LAB #10
Tarea: 1. Pdp 336-339

2. WKB 145.

T Oct 31 Pdp 336-339.

Tarea: 1. Pdp 340-342.

2. WKB 146-148.

W Nov 1 Pdp 340-342

Tarea: 1. Pdp 354-356.

2. WKB 149-154

3. LAB #11 para lunes.

4. WWW Proyecto #3 para lunes.

TH Nov 2 DIA DE LOS MUERTOS

M Nov 6 Entregar WWW Proyecto #3

T Nov 7 Pdp 354-356

Tarea: 1. WKB 155-156.

2. Pdp 357-361.

W Nov 8 Pdp 357-361

Tarea: 1. WKB 157-158

2. Pdp 362-364.

TH Nov 9 Pdp 362-364. WWW Proyecto #4, para jueves

Tarea: 1. Pdp 365-368.

2. WKB 159-165.

Tarea: 1. Pdp 377-384.

2. WKB 166-170.

T Nov 14 Pdp 377-384
Tarea: 1. Pdp 390-394

2. WKB 173-174

W Nov 15 Pdp 390-394
Tarea: 1. Pdp 395-397

2. WKB 175-176

TH Nov 16 Entregar WWW Proyecto #4 . REPASO
Tarea: WKB 177

M Nov 20 Repaso para el examen.

T Nov 21 EL EXAMEN CUMULATIVO

M Nov 27 Receive el viaje virtual Web Assignment Instructions.

Película

T Nov 28 Película.

W Nov 29 Película. LAB #12.

Write 250-word review of film ¡en español! (for next Mon.)

TH Nov 30 Latin American Music and Dance ¡en español!

Week 14

M Dec 4 NO HAY CLASE

T Dec 5 Presentaciones del viaje virtual

W Dec 6 Presentaciones del viaje virtual

TH Dec 7 ENTREVISTAS

F Dec 15 Entregar los diarios del viaje virtual (5PM)