AUSTIN COLLEGE

DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICAL AND MODERN LANGUAGES

Sp 24A.............primavera de 2002

lmv, 1:30PM-2:50PM

(HC 1)

Instructor: Dr. Patrick Duffey, Associate Professor of Spanish

Office: AD 207A

Office Hours: TWTH 3-4pm and by appt.

Office Phone: 2364
Home Phone: 892-4474

HomePage Address:
http://artemis.austinc.edu/acad/cml/pduffey/PD.html

texts, other resources, description of course, attendance, grading, academic integrity policy, course outline

Suite number: 61555

Email: pduffey@austinc.edu

Required Texts:

1.  Punto y aparte by Foerster, Lambright and Alfonso-Pinto

2.  Manual que acompaña Punto y aparte by Foerster, Lambright and Alfonso-Pinto

3.  Modern Spanish Prose: Literary Selections from Spain and Latin America.  Ed. Gustave  W. Adrian

Other resources:
ON-LINE:

Diccionario VOX Advanced Inglés/Español

Games for Sp 24

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
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.

2. 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

I. Description of the course. Sp 24 is the fourth course in AC's Spanish language program. This course focuses on communicative skills. Class time will be devoted primarily to discussions of readings, oral practice, listening comprehension practice, and vocabulary acquisition. Students are expected to review grammar rules and forms outside of class. Most of the grammar encountered in this class will not be new to you. This is because the purpose of the course is not to learn new rules and forms, but rather to learn to apply the rules in communicative situations.
 
 

There are seven communicative goals for this course:

  • describing and comparing in detail
  • narrating in the present
  • narrating in the past
  • narrating in the future
  • giving advice, expressing opinions and reacting to dramatic events and situations
  • talking about likes and dislikes and explaining why
  • hypothesizing about both personal and impersonal topics

In both oral and written work, you will learn to support your opinions clearly and convincingly. The course will be taught entirely in Spanish.
 
 

II. Attendance. Regular attendance is especially important in language classes. Accordingly, I will subtract one point from the final grade for each time that the student is absent more than twice. Students may make up any exam, quiz, or other assignment only 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.

 

Major exams (2)

30%

Final exam

20%

Compositions (3)

9%

"Rincón cultural" (6)

6%

Oral component

20%

Quizzes

5%

Workbook/Lab

10%

N.B. Late homework will not be accepted unless it is due to circumstances beyond the student's control. If you must turn in an assignment late, please let me know in advance.

A. Major exams (30%)

There will be two major exams, each covering two chapters. Please mark the following dates on your calendar: March 6th and April 10th.

B. Final exam (20%)

The final exam will be comprehensive and will be administered on Wednesday, May 15, 9-11am.

C. Writing assignments (9%)

Each student will write three compositions during the semester, two 500-word, and one 750-word. The topics of these compositions will be specified later.

D. "Rincón cultural" (6%)

Six times during the semester (as indicated in the course outline), students will utilize information in the "Rincón Cultural" sections of each chapter, along with information from the website http://artemis.austinc.edu/acad/cml/pduffey/Sp23viaje.html, in order to write a 200-word description of an imaginary trip to that Hispanic region. Students must integrate the information from these sites and from the "Rincón" section in order to form a coherent, richly cultural imaginary trip.

E. Oral component (20%)

On six Fridays during the semester, small groups of students will meet with me for 10-minute conversations, during which they will discuss two short stories from Modern Spanish Prose. These are the dates: February 15, March 1, March 22, April 5, April 26, and May 10 [Please note that in April, it is not every other Friday.]  The other Fridays during the semester, we will not have class.

F. Vocabulary and other quizzes (5%)

Throughout the semester, I will give quizzes on both vocabulary and grammatical structures and forms.

G. Workbook/Lab (10%)

You will be responsible for completing the workbook assignments as indicated in the course outline. 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. An answer key is provided at the back of the Manual so that students may check their own work. In addition, answers to the Práctica oral activities are given on tape. I expect you to check your own work, and then hand it in to me as indicated in the schedule below.

Students will complete the listening portions of the workbook with 4 audiotapes which they can purchase from the instructor for a nominal fee. A copy of the tapes is also available at the Circulation Desk of the Abell Library.

IV. Academic integrity policy

It is understood that all students are subject to the rules of conduct set forth in the Austin College academic integrity policy. It is also understood that the instructor reserves the right to modify this syllabus as needed during the semester.

V. El bosquejo del curso.

PYA=Punto y aparte

MSP=Modern Spanish Prose

WKB=Manual que acompaña Punto y aparte

Semana 1

lun. 5/II Introducción. Programa. Repaso de los puntos clave. Para Empezar, 1-14.

Tarea: 1. WKB 1-12. Escribe una "autobiografía" de 150 palabras.

miér. 7/II Para Empezar 15. Composición preliminar en clase. Repaso de puntos clave.

Tarea: 1. Lee PYA 18-19 (diálogo)

2. Haz PYA 19A (1-6)

3. Estudia: nuevo vocabulario (20-21)

4. WKB 13-16

Semana 2

lun 11/II Capítulo 1 (18-23)

Tarea: 1. PYA 24-5 "Rincón cultural" #1 (lunes)

2. WKB 17-24

3. Repasa las páginas verdes 169-178

4. Prueba: nuevo vocabulario (20-21)

5. Tema de conversación: MSP 65-69; 53-55.

miér 13/II Capítulo 1 PYA 24-5 "Rincón cultural." (28-31). Antes de leer (33)

Tarea: 1. Lee PYA 34

2. Haz PYA 35A

3. La preparación de la "ficha" (PYA 37).

vier 15/II  CONVERSACION I

Semana 3

lun 18/II Capítulo 1 Las fichas. Lectura. PYA 39 Composición

preliminar en clase: PYA 36.

Tarea: 1. WKB 25-31. **(lun): En la pág. 25, WKB, haz "Portafolio de lecturas "usando las publicaciones en esta dirección: http://artemis.austinc.edu/acad/cml/pduffey/noticias.html

2. Haz "¡A escribir!," WKB 26-7. (Te daré un video.) La composición debe ser de 500 palabras. Esta reseña es Composición I. Es para miércoles.

3. PYA 40-41: lee diálogo

4. Haz PYA 41A

5. Estudia: el vocabulario nuevo (42-3)

miér 20/II Capítulo 2 (40-47)

Tarea: 1. "Rincón cultural" #2, PYA 48-49 (lunes).

2. WKB 33-38

3. Repasa las páginas verdes 178-186

4. Prueba: nuevo vocabulario (42-3)

Semana 4

lun 25/II  Capítulo 2 "Rincón cultural" PYA 48-51. PYA 51-58. Antes de leer (58)

Tarea: 1. WKB 39-44.

2. Lee PYA 58-61 para lunes.

3. Tema de conversación. MSP 129-136; 119-125
 

miér 27/II Capítulo 2. Lectura.PYA 58-63.

Tarea: 1. WKB 45-48; En la pág. 49, WKB, (vier): haz "Portafolio de lecturas,"usando las publicaciones en esta dirección: http://artemis.austinc.edu/acad/cml/pduffey/noticias.html

2. La preparación de la "ficha" (PYA 64).

vier 1/III CONVERSACION II

Semana 5

lun 4/III Capítulo 2 Las fichas. Composición preliminar en clase (63).

Tarea: 1. Repasa para Examen I

2.WKB 50-52 (Prueba diagnóstica)

miér 6/III Examen I

Tarea: 1. Capítulo 3 PYA 66-67 (lee diálogo).

2. Haz Ejercicio A, 67.

3. Estudia: vocabulario nuevo (68-69).

4. WKB 59-61.

LAS VACACIONES DE PRIMAVERA
Semana 6

lun 18/III Capítulo 3 PYA 66-73.

Tarea: 1. WKB 62-68

2. "Rincón cultural" #3 PYA 74-76 (lunes).

3. Repasa las páginas verdes 186-195.

4. Antes de leer (82).

5. Lee PYA 83-5.

6. Tema de conversación: MSP 110-114; 186-190  para viernes.

miér 20/III Capítulo 3 PYA 74-81. Lectura (83-85).

Tarea: 1. WKB 69-71

2. La preparación de la ficha (87).

vier 22/III CONVERSACION III

Semana 7

lun 25/III Capítulo 3 Las fichas. PYA 86 Composición preliminar en clase.

Tarea: 1. Lee diálogo PYA 90-91.

2. Haz PYA 91A (1-4)

3. Estudia vocabulario PYA 92-3

4. En la pág. 72, WKB, (vier): haz "Portafolio de lecturas,"

5. usando las publicaciones en esta dirección: http://artemis.austinc.edu/acad/cml/pduffey/noticias.html

6. WKB Haz "¡A escribir!," WKB 72-3. (Te daré un video.) La composición debe ser de 500 palabras. Esta reseña es Composición II. Es para lunes.

7. WKB 74-77 (lunes)

miér 27/III Capítulo 4 PYA 94-96.

Tarea: 1. WKB 79-82

2. Lee PYA 97-99, "Rincón cultural" #4 (lunes)

3. Repasa las páginas verdes 195-200.

4. Prueba: vocabulario PYA 92-3

Semana 8

lun 1/IV Capítulo 4 PYA 100-107. Antes de leer, PYA (108).

Tarea: 1. Lee "Lectura" PYA 109-111.

2. Haz Ejercicio A, PYA 112

3. WKB 83-88

4. Tema de conversación: MSP  58-61; 183-185 para viernes.

miér 3/IV Capítulo 4 Lectura. PYA 109-113. Composición preliminar en clase (114).

Tarea: 1. Repasa para Examen II

2. La preparación de la "ficha" (PYA 134).

3. En la pág. 89, WKB, (lun): haz "Portafolio de lecturas, usando las publicaciones en esta dirección: http://artemis.austinc.edu/acad/cml/pduffey/noticias.html

vier 5/IV CONVERSACION IV

Semana 9

lun 8/IV REPASO.

Tarea: 1. Estudia para Examen II

WKB 90-92. Prueba diagnóstica.

WKB 93-96

miér 10/IV  Examen II

Tarea: 1. Lee el diálogo, PYA 118-19.

2. Haz 119A.

3. Estudia el vocabulario nuevo, PYA 120-121.

4. WKB 97-99
 

 

Semana 10

lun 15/IV Capítulo 5 PYA 118-124.

Tarea: 1. "Rincón cultural" #5, PYA 125-127 (vier).

2. WKB 100-103.

3. Repasa las páginas verdes PYA 201-3.

4. PYA 128 -138

miér 17/IV Capítulo 5 PYA 125-138. Lectura.

Tarea: 1. WKB 104-5. En la pág. 107, WKB, (lun): haz "Portafolio de lecturas,"

usando las publicaciones en esta dirección: http://artemis.austinc.edu/acad/cml/pduffey/noticias.html

2. La preparación de la "ficha" (PYA 162).

Semana 11

lun 22/IV Película.

Tarea: MSP 2-13.

miér 24/IV Película.

vier 26/IV CONVERSACION V

Semana 12

lun 29/IV Las fichas. Composición preliminar en clase PYA 141.

Tarea: 1. Lee diálogo PYA 144-145.

2. Haz PYA 145A

3. Estudia el vocabulario nuevo PYA 146-7

4. WKB 109-112; 113-116

miér 1/V Capítulo 6 PYA 144-151.

Tarea: 1. WKB 117-122.

2. "Rincón cultural" #6, PYA 152-153 (lunes)

3. Repasa las páginas verdes, 203-207.

4. Prueba: el vocabulario nuevo PYA 146-7
 

Semana 13

lun 6/V Capítulo 6 PYA 152-161. Antes de leer PYA 162.

Tarea: 1. Lee "El primer encuentro" PYA 163

2. Haz PYA 163A

3. En la pág. 122-3, WKB, (lun): haz "Portafolio de lecturas," usando las publicaciones en esta dirección: http://artemis.austinc.edu/acad/cml/pduffey/noticias.html.

4. WKB 125-9

5. Tema de conversación: MSP 22-27; 178-182 para viernes.

6. La preparación de la "ficha" (PYA 167).
 
miér 8/V Capítulo 6 Lectura. . Las fichas. Composición preliminar en clase PYA 166.

Tarea: 1. WKB 125-128

2. Repaso

3. WKB Haz "¡A escribir!," WKB 123-4. (Te daré un video.) La composición debe ser de 750 palabras. Esta reseña es Composición III.

vier 10/V CONVERSACION VI

Semana 14

lun 13/XII Repaso para el examen
 
 

miér 15/V 9-11am EXAMEN FINAL