AUSTIN COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICAL AND MODERN LANGUAGES

Required Texts:
1. Puntos de partida, 6th edition
2. Workbook for Puntos de partida 3. Pink and green Supplementary Materials for Puntos de partida
4. Destinos, An Introduction to Spanish (Episodes 27-47) 5.  Student Viewer's Handbook to Accompany Destinos

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 FIS 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%
B. Final Exam		20%
C. Writing Component		6%
D. WORLD WIDE WEB TASKS		20%
E. Workbook		6%
F. Destinos		10%
G. Quizzes and lecturas (readings)		3%
H. Oral Component		15%

(Late homework will not receive full credit.)

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:

Wed., Feb. 18  Examen I (Capítulos 13 y 14)

Wed., Mar. 17  Examen II (Capítulos 15 y 16)

B. CUMULATIVE EXAM (20%).

There will also be a cumulative exam covering Chapters 13-18 on Wed., Apr. 7.

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 five WWW task as indicated in the Course Outline. Each task corresponds thematically to a chapter in Puntos. Go to http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/cml/pduffey/sp23new.html.

Cap 13. WWW #1.  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.  WWW #2.  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.  WWW #3.  Una fiesta.  (10%)  Students will plan a party in Argentina.

Cap. 17. WWW #4.   Las últimas novedades. (10%) Students will read and comment on an article in an on-line Spanish-language publication.

Cap. 18. WWW #5.   En el extranjero. (60%)To be completed after November 3rd, 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.

E. WORKBOOK (6%)

You will be responsible for completing the workbook 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 (10%).

Students will view episodes 27-47 of the video series, Destinos, An Introduction to Spanish.  Students will also complete and turn in the exercises in the Student Viewer's Handbook, as assigned by the instructor.

G. QUIZZES and lecturas (3%).

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. 15%.

The oral component will consist of two parts: three  presentaciones, and one entrevista. 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 (12 possible points)

4 pts.----good presentation

2 pt.----acceptable presentation

1 pt.-----less than acceptable

Entrevista (3 possible points)

3 pts. ----good interview

2  pts ----acceptable

1 pt. -----less than acceptable

The oral component is worth 15% of your total grade, and there are 15  possible points.

IV. Practicing your Spanish: pen pals, the Puntos CD-ROM, and on-line activities.

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. You can get extra practice with grammar and vocabulary at the Puntos website,http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/spain/puntos/student_index.mhtml

2. Get a Spanish-language pen pal via the internet. Go to

Intercambio Cultural Español Inglés http://www.lingolex.com/ceengf.htm

or

http://www.LanguageTrade.com/ LanguageTrade™ Using this site, it is possible to speak to people in Hispanic countries via Yahoo Instant Messenger and your computer's microphone.

3. Do other activities:

a. Practice vocabulary and grammatical structures, using the Puntos de partida CD-ROM, available at the Abell circulation desk.

b. Practice grammatical structures on the web

http://mld.ursinus.edu/~jarana/Ejercicios/

©Juan Ramón de Arana

http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/exercises/index.html

©Barbara Kuzcun Nelson

http://www.indiana.edu/%7Ecall/ejercicios.html

©Juan Manuel Soto Arriví

c. participate in Spanish "chat rooms" http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/foreignlang/puntos/prechat.htm

d. 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

SVH= Student Viewer's Handbook

Week 1

M Feb 2  Pdp Introducción. Destinos, Episodio 27.  Repaso del subjuntivo. Pdp 376- 402.

Tarea: 1. Pdp 402- 410.

2. WKB 181- 186.

3.  Episodios 27-28 para viernes.  SVH, 27-28.

W Feb 4   Pdp 402-410.

Tarea: 1. Pdp 411-416.

2. WKB 187-188.

F Feb 6   Pdp 411-416.

Tarea: 1. Pdp 417- 429

2. WKB 188- 196.

3. WWW Task #1 due Monday

M Feb 9   Pdp 417- 429

Tarea: 1. Pdp 424- 435

2. WKB 195- 199

3. Lectura #1 (handout)

4.  Destinos, 29-30.  SVH, 29-30 para viernes.

W Feb 11   Pdp 424-435

Tarea: 1. Pdp 436-442

2. WKB 199-201

F Feb 13   Pdp 436-442

Tarea: 1. Pdp 443-449.

2. WKB 202-206

Tarea: WWW Task #2 due Mon.

2.  Destinos, 31-32.  SVH, 31-32 para viernes.

W Feb 18   EXAMEN UNO (CAPS. 13 y 14)

Tarea: 1. Pdp 450-455

2. WKB 207-210

3. Lectura #2, para lunes, 25 de Feb.

F Feb 20   Pdp 450-455

Tarea:  WKB 210-211

Tarea:   1. Pdp 460-464

2. WKB 212-217

3.  Destinos, 33-34.  SVH, 33-34 para viernes.

W Feb 25  Pdp 460-464
Tarea: 1. Pdp 465-483.

2. WKB 218-220.

F Feb 27  Pdp 465-483.

1. Pdp 484-491

2. WKB 220-224.

Tarea: 1. Pdp 492-499.

2. WKB 225-226.

3. WWW Task #3 due Monday after spring break.

4.  Destinos, 35 & 37.  SVH, 35, 36, 37 para viernes.

W Mar 3    Película

F Mar 5   Película

Tarea: 1. Write 400-word review of film ¡en español! (for Tue.)

Week 6
M Mar 15 Pdp 492-499. Repaso para el segundo examen.
Tarea: 1.  WKB 227-232.

W Mar 17 EXAMEN DOS (Caps. 15 y 16)

Tarea: 1. Pdp 500-505

2. WKB 233-235

3.  Destinos, 38-39.  SVH, 38-39 para viernes.

F Mar 19   Pdp 500-505

Tarea: 1. Pdp 506- 514

2. WKB 235- 240

Week 8
M Mar 22 Pdp 506- 514

Tarea: 1. Pdp 515-519.

2. WKB 238- 241

3.  Destinos, 40-41.  SVH, 40-41 para viernes.

W Mar 24   Pdp 515-519.

Tarea: 1. Pdp 520-523.

2. WKB 242-245.

F Mar 26   Pdp 520-523.

Tarea: 1. Pdp 524- 534.

2. WKB 247- 252

3. WWW #4, para lunes.

Tarea: 1. Pdp 530- 537.

2. WKB 249-250

3.  Destinos, 42-43.  SVH, 42-43 para viernes.

W Mar 31   Pdp 535-537.

Tarea: 1. Pdp 538-541.

2. WKB 253-254

F Apr 2  Pdp 538-541.

Tarea: 1. Pdp 542-545

2. WKB 255-257

W Apr 7   EXAMEN CUMULATIVO (13-18).

Tarea:  Destinos, 44-45.  SVH, 44-45 para viernes.

F Apr   9  Explanation of WWW #5.

M Apr 12 Película

Tarea:  Destinos, 46-47.  SVH, 46-47 para viernes.

W Apr 14 Película.

Write 400-word review of film ¡en español! (for Mon.)

F Apr 16 Película

Week 12
M Apr 19  Película

W Apr 21 Película

F Apr 23 Película

Write 400-word review of film ¡en español! (for Mon.)

W Apr 28   ENTREVISTAS

F Apr 30   ENTREVISTAS

M May 3 Oral Presentations (WWWT #5)

W May 5 Oral Presentations (WWWT #5)

F  May 7  Oral Presentations (WWWT #5)