SPN 1101
 
 
 

REQUIRED TEXT:
MOSAÍCOS textbook by Castells, Guzmán, Rush & García
Workbook & Lab Manual
English Grammar for Students of Spanish
501 Spanish Verbs
English/Spanish Dictionary
4-90 minutes blank tape


PREREQUISITE:
SPN 1100 or equivalence (within the past two years), or permission of professor and department office.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
SPN 1101, Elementary Spanish 2, 3 Credit Hours. Continuing course in fundamental Spanish Grammar. Student should improve pronunciations skills, answer in complete sentences, create dialogues, write essays At this level student will be introduced to the grammar:  Present and past perfect, review of comparisons of equality and inequality, formal, informal and nosotros commands, future tense, and conditional tense,... We will be covering: Lecciones 10, 11, 12, 13, parts of 14, and 15.

COURSE OBJECTIVE:
- Student to learn new Spanish vocabulary
- Student to use new vocabulary in speaking exercises
- Student will implement grammar and vocabulary in small reading and writing assignments. In addition to specific   Spanish objectives, the course will also reinforce the following competencies wholly or partially.

VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENT COMPETENCIES

  1. Think clearly, critically and creatively. Analyze, acquire, analyze, synthesize, integrate and evaluate in many domains of human inquiry.
  2. Communicate with different audiences using varied means: read, listen, write and speak verbally, non-verbally and visually.
  3. Make reasoned value judgments and responsible commitments.
  4. Act purposefully, reflectively and responsibly.

 

CLAST COMPETENCIES

  1. Reading skills (Literal/critical comprehension)
  2. Listening skills (Literal/critical comprehension)
  3. Speaking skills (composing and transmitting the message, using oral delivery skills suitable to topic, purpose, and audience)
    Writing skills (Literal/critical comprehension)
ASSIGNMENTS:
All assignments are due on date specified. Assignments are to be in complete sentences. Make-up work will not be accepted except in cases of verified medical or personal emergencies and at the discretion of the professor. Written assignments must be legible (distinctly written). Homework with class participation is 30% of your grade. All students are responsible for securing notes, assignments from a classmate, if absence should occur. A word of advice: exchange your telephone number with two other students within your class. If you have difficulty with the language, seek help in the Tutoring Center (4-101) (see copy attached at the end of syllabus).

WORKBOOK/LAB:
Student is to do and turn in workbook lessons on due date. This is on test date. Lab worksheets are to be done with the tapes which are available for copying in the LRC (4-104). All students are expected to take a 90 minutes blank tape to the Language Lab for duplication of the master tape that accompany each lesson. ALL STUDENTS SHOULD USE THE LANGUAGE LAB AT LEAST ONE HOUR FOR EVERY THREE HOURS OF CLASS TIME.

CREACIONES:
The student is required to do two creaciones during the semester. Both creaciones will be done with a partner. The creación is an oral presentation at least two minutes long on any topic the student may wish to discuss. Topic should be approved by professor. The creaciones are 20% of your grade.  DON'T BE ABSENT on the day of the creación, there will not be any make up for the oral presentations.


TESTS/QUIZZES:
All tests and quizzes will be announced ahead of time for the benefit of the student. NO MAKE-UP TEST WILL BE GIVEN, instead the lowest test score will be dropped at the end of the session. FINAL EXAM WILL COUNT 25% OF GRADE. IN ORDER TO PASS THE COURSE, STUDENT MUST SCORE 60% OR HIGHER ON FINAL EXAM. There will be a common FINAL examination in the Spanish Department.


ACADEMIC :
EACH STUDENT IS EXPECTED TO BE IN COMPLETE HONESTY COMPLIANCE WITH THE COLLEGE POLICY ON ACADEMIC HONESTY AS SET FORTH IN THE ADMISSIONS CATALOG AND THE STUDENT HANDBOOK. ANY STUDENT CHEATING ON AN EXAM OR TEST WILL RECEIVE A ZERO ON THE EXAM WHICH CANNOT BE REPLACED BY THE FINAL EXAM SCORE AND THE PROFESSOR AT HIS/HER DISCRETION CAN WITHDRAW THE STUDENT FROM THE CLASS.


GRADING:    
Attendance:   Since active participation is necessary in order to improve listening and speaking skills, students will earn points in the area of attendance and class participation. Three ten minutes late arrival will count as an absence. Leaving the class early will count as an absence. Make sure you arrive on time and stay till the end of class period. ALL CELLULAR PHONES AND BEEPERS MUST BE TURNED OFF DURING CLASS PERIOD.

ABSENCES POINTS GRADE
0 50 A
1, 2 48-45 A
3, 4 43-40 B


2. Class Participation will be graded as follows, according to whether the student:  
CREACIONES 20 %
HOMEWORK/LAB/ATTENDANCE/PARTICIPATION 30 %
TESTS/QUIZZES/MIDTERM 25 %
FINAL EXAM 25 %


GRADING SCALE:
90 - 100 A
80 - 89 B
70 - 79 C
65 - 69 D
0 - 64 F



EXTRA CREDIT:
Student may earn extra credit by attending or watching a program pertaining to Latin America or Spain. The student must turn in a one page typed report giving a synopsis. 1 - 3 points will be given depending on the topic. For every 10 points the student will receive 2 points on final grade.


***ALL ABOVE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO CHANGE ANNOUNCED OR WRITTEN AT THE DISCRETION OF THE PROFESSOR***

SPANISH 1101  E006 
MWF 12:00 - 12:50 p.m.
PRIMAVERA 2000-2001

  WEEKLY SCHEDULES AND OBJECTIVES

M    - Mosaícos textbook
WB - Mosaícos workbook
LM - Mosaícos lab manual

WEEK 1, 2 & 3
Objectives:            General review of SPN 1100

January/enero

3          Ice Breaker   Course Introduction

5          Review SPN 1100

8          Review SPN 1100

10        Review SPN 1100

12        Review SPN 1100

15        No hay clase / Holiday

17        M, Lección 10, A primera vista, pp. 296-297; pp. 299-300; 
            M, Review photo captions and dialogs, pp. 296-299; pp. 299-300
            M, EE, pp. 302-304, pp.305-306, pp. 308-309  read explanations.
            WB, 10-1, 10-2, 10-5, 10-6
            LM, 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-4
            CD, (optional): Estructuras; Algo más,        

19        M, Lección 10, Review vocabulary  p. 320; listen to A escuchar, p. 302
            WB, 10-8, 10-9, 10-10
            LM, 10-5, 10-9, 10-12 
            CD, (optional): Estructuras, Mire y escuche; Correo/W: A escribir

WEEK 4, 5 & 6
Objectives:    Expressing wishes, hope and describing expressions of doubts
                       Informal Commands, Formal Commands & Nosotros Commands
                       Affirmative and Negative Expressions

22        M, Lección 10, read p.301; listen to A escuchar p. 314
            M, EE, read explanations pp.310-311, Informal Commands
            A conversar  p. 315, & A leer, p. 316, do 10-28 Enfoque cultural, pp. 321-323
            WB, 10-12, 10-13, 10-15, 10-18, 10-20(only on p.172), & 10-23.      
            LM, 10-10, 10-16 & 10-17

24        Test Lección 10

26        M, Lección 11, A primera vista, pp. 326-327; pp. 328-329, p. 332; 
            M, Review photo captions and dialogs, pp. 326-327; p. 332
            listen to A escuchar, p. 333; EE, pp. 334-335          
            WB, 11-1, 11-2, 11-4 11-5; 
            LM, , 11-1, 11-2, 11-3, 11-5, 11-6

29        M, Lección 11, A primera vista, pp. 326-327; pp. 328-329, p. 332; 
            M, Review photo captions and dialogs, pp. 326-327; p. 332
            listen to A escuchar, p. 333; EE, pp. 334-335          
            WB, 11-1, 11-2, 11-4 11-5; 
            LM, , 11-1, 11-2, 11-3, 11-5, 11-6

31        M, Lección 11, A primera vista, pp. 326-327; pp. 328-329, p. 332; 
            M, Review photo captions and dialogs, pp. 326-327; p. 332
            listen to A escuchar, p. 333; EE, pp. 334-335          
            WB, 11-1, 11-2, 11-4 11-5; 
            LM, 11-1, 11-2, 11-3, 11-5, 11-6

February/febrero

2          M, Lección 11, listen to A escuchar, p. 344; Review vocabulary, pp. 348-349
            M, EE, Review Por & Para pp. 338-339;  Read  Relative Pronouns p. 342
            Listen to A escuchar, p. 344.
            WB, 11-6, 11-8, 11-9, 11-12, 11-15, 11-16, 11-21, 11-23
            LM, 11-8, 11-9, 11-10, 11-11, 11-13, 11-14, 11-15
            CD(optional): Así se dice, Estructuras

5          Test Lección 11

7          Prepare Creación I

9          Prepare Creación I

WEEK 7, 8 & 9
Objectives:     Expressing wishes, hope and describing expressions of doubts                        
                        Informal Commands
                        Affirmative and Negative Expressions
                        Talking about the future

  12            Creación I

14        M, Lección 12, A primera vista, pp. 354-356; pp. 358-360,
            M, Review photo captions and dialogs, pp. 354, 356, 354 & 359
            listen to A escuchar, p. 361
            WB, 12-1, 12-2, 12-3, 12-5, 12-6
            LM, 12-1, 12-2, 12-4, 12-5, 12-7, 12-8

16        M, Lección 12, A primera vista, pp. 354-356; pp. 358-360,
            M, Review photo captions and dialogs, pp. 354, 356, 354 & 359
            listen to A escuchar, p. 361
            WB, 12-1, 12-2, 12-3, 12-5, 12-6
            LM, 12-1, 12-2, 12-4, 12-5, 12-7, 12-8

19        M, Lección 12, EE, pp. 362 & 365, read explanations
            M, EE, read Stressed possessive adjectives, p. 368
            WB, 12-8, 12-10, 12-11, 12-12 
            LM, 12-9, 12-10, 12-14, 12-15, 12-18, 12-19

21        M, Lección 12, Review vocabulary, pp.380-381
            M, EE, read explanations on the future, pp. 371-372; Listen to A escuchar p. 374
            WB, 12-18, 12-19, 12-21, 12-22 
            LM, 12-21, 12-23, 12-25

23        M, Lección 12, Review vocabulary, pp.380-381
            M, EE, read explanations on the future, pp. 371-372; Listen to A escuchar p. 374
            WB, 12-18, 12-19, 12-21, 12-22 
            LM, 12-21, 12-23, 12-25

26        M, Lección 12, Review vocabulary, pp.380-381
            M, EE, read explanations on the future, pp. 371-372; Listen to A escuchar p. 374
            WB, 12-18, 12-19, 12-21, 12-22 
            LM, 12-21, 12-23, 12-25

28        M, Lección 12, Review vocabulary, pp.380-381
            M, EE, read explanations on the future, pp. 371-372; Listen to A escuchar p. 374
            WB, 12-18, 12-19, 12-21, 12-22 
            LM, 12-21, 12-23, 12-25

March/marzo

  2          Test Lección 12

WEEK 10, 11 & 12
Objectives:            Talking about the future
                               Hypothesizing in the future
                               Talking about the past from a present-time perspective

5          Prepare Creación II

7          Prepare Creación II

8            WITHDRAWAL DEADLINE FOR SESSION 2

9          Prepare Creación II

12-16   No hay clase / Spring Break

19        Review Lecciones 10, 11 & 12  (Review presentations made by students)

21            Creación II

23        Review Lecciones 10, 11 & 12 (Review presentations made by students)

WEEK 13, 14 & 15
Objectives:            Talking about the future
                               Hypothesizing in the future
                               Talking about the past from a present-time perspective
                               Review for Final Exam

  26        Review Lecciones 10, 11 & 12 (Review presentations made by students)

28        M, Lección 13, A primera vista, pp. 386-389;
            M, Review photo captions, pp. 390; listen to A escuchar, p. 391
            M, EE, read explanations, pp. 392-393 & 395

30        M, Lección 13, A primera vista, pp. 386-389;
            M, Review photo captions, pp. 390; listen to A escuchar, p. 391
            M, EE, read explanations, pp. 392-393 & 395

April/abril

2          M, Lección 13, A primera vista, pp. 386-389;
            M, Review photo captions, pp. 390; listen to A escuchar, p. 391
            M, EE, read explanations, pp. 392-393 & 395
            WB, 13-1, 13-2, 13-4, 13-5, 13-6, 13-7, 13-8
            LM, 13-2, 13-3, 13-4, 13-5, 13-8

4          M, Lección 13, EE, pp. 397; listen to A escuchar, p. 403
            M, EE, read reciprocal verb and pronouns, p. 399
            WB, 13-11, 13-12, 13-14,13-16
            LM, 13-10, 13-12, 13-13, 13-15, 13-16  

6          Review  Lección 13
            M, Lección 14, EE, read explanations p. 424
            Read pp. 414-415 & do 14-1;  pp. 416-417 & prepare for class discussion
            A escuchar, pp. 419 & 430
            WB, 14-10, 14-11             
            LM, 14-2, 14-3, 14-9, 14-10

9          Test Lección 13

11        Review for Final Exam SPN 1101

13        Review for Final Exam SPN 1101

16        Review for Final Exam SPN 1101

18        El Último Día de Clase / Last Day of Class
           Oral interviews (by appointment with instructor)

FINAL EXAM: MONDAY, APRIL 23RD, 2001, 12:30-2:30 P.M. 

NO MAKE UP TEST WILL BE GIVEN, INSTEAD THE LOWEST GRADE TEST WILL BE DROPPED

***ALL ABOVE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO CHANGE ANNOUNCED OR WRITTEN AT THE DISCRETION OF THE INSTRUCTOR***

 

SPANISH 1101  E002 
TR 11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
PRIMAVERA 2000-2001

  WEEKLY SCHEDULES AND OBJECTIVES

M    - Mosaícos textbook
WB - Mosaícos workbook
LM - Mosaícos lab manual

  WEEK 1, 2 & 3
Objectives:            General review of SPN 1100

January/enero

  4          Ice Breaker   Course Introduction

  9          Review SPN 1100

  11        Review SPN 1100

  15        No hay clase / Holiday

  16        M, Lección 10, A primera vista, pp. 296-297; pp. 299-300; 
            M, Review photo captions and dialogs, pp. 296-299; pp. 299-300
            M, EE, pp. 302-304, pp.305-306, pp. 308-309  read explanations
            WB, 10-1, 10-2, 10-5, 10-6;  LM, 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-4 
             CD, (optional): Estructuras; Algo más,        

18        M, Lección 10, Review vocabulary  p. 320; listen to A escuchar, p. 302 
            WB, 10-8, 10-9, 10-10;  LM, 10-5, 10-9, 10-12  
            CD, (optional): Estructuras, Mire y escuche; Correo/W: A escribir

WEEK 4, 5 & 6
Objectives:            Expressing wishes, hope and describing expressions of doubts
                               Informal Commands, Formal Commands & Nosotros Commands
                               Affirmative and Negative Expressions

23        M, Lección 10, read p.301; listen to A escuchar p. 314 
            M, EE, read explanations pp.310-311,
            Informal CommandsA conversar  p. 315, & A leer, p. 316, do 10-28
            Enfoque cultural, pp. 321-323 
            WB, 10-12, 10-13, 10-15, 10-18, 10-20(only on p.172), & 10-23.
            LM, 10-10, 10-16 & 10-17     

25        Test Lección 10

30        M, Lección 11, A primera vista, pp. 326-327; pp. 328-329, p. 332;  
            M, Review photo captions and dialogs, pp. 326-327; p. 332
            listen to A escuchar, p. 333; EE, pp. 334-335 
           WB, 11-1, 11-2, 11-4 11-5;  LM, , 11-1, 11-2, 11-3, 11-5, 11-6

February/febrero

  1          M, Lección 11, listen to A escuchar, p. 344; Review vocabulary, pp. 348-349
             M, EE, Review Por & Para pp. 338-339;  Read  Relative Pronouns p. 342
             Listen to A escuchar, p. 344.
             WB, 11-6, 11-8, 11-9, 11-12, 11-15, 11-16, 11-21, 11-23
             LM, 11-8, 11-9, 11-10, 11-11, 11-13, 11-14, 11-15       
             CD(optional): Así se dice, Estructuras

6          Test Lección 11

8          Prepare Creación I

WEEK 7, 8 & 9
Objectives:            Expressing wishes, hope and describing expressions of doubts
                               Informal CommandsAffirmative and Negative Expressions
                               Talking about the future

13        Prepare Creación I

15            Creación I

20        M, Lección 12, A primera vista, pp. 354-356; pp. 358-360, 
            M, Review photo captions and dialogs, pp. 354, 356, 354 & 359 listen to A escuchar, p. 361
            WB, 12-1, 12-2, 12-3, 12-5, 12-6
            LM, 12-1, 12-2, 12-4, 12-5, 12-7, 12-8

21        M, Lección 12, EE, pp. 362 & 365, read explanations 
            M, EE, read Stressed possessive adjectives, p. 368 
            WB, 12-8, 12-10, 12-11, 12-12
            LM, 12-9, 12-10, 12-14, 12-15, 12-18, 12-19

 27        M, Lección 12, Review vocabulary, pp.380-381
             M, EE, read explanations on the future, pp. 371-372; Listen to A escuchar p. 374
             WB, 12-18, 12-19, 12-21, 12-22 ;  LM, 12-21, 12-23, 12-25

 March/marzo

1          Test Lección 12

WEEK 10, 11 & 12
Objectives:            Talking about the future
                               Hypothesizing in the future
                               Talking about the past from a present-time perspective

6          Prepare Creación II

8          Prepare Creación II
           WITHDRAWAL DEADLINE FOR SESSION 2

12-16   No hay clase / Spring Break

20        Review Lecciones 10, 11 & 12  (Review presentations made by students)

22            Creación II

WEEK 13, 14 & 15
Objectives:            Talking about the future
                               Hypothesizing in the future
                               Talking about the past from a present-time perspective
                               Review for Final Exam

27        Review Lecciones 10, 11 & 12 (Review presentations made by students)

29        M, Lección 13, A primera vista, pp. 386-389;
            M, Review photo captions, pp. 390; listen to A escuchar, p. 391
             M, EE, read explanations, pp. 392-393 & 395

April/abril

3          M, Lección 13, A primera vista, pp. 386-389; 
            M, Review photo captions, pp. 390; listen to A escuchar, p. 391
            M, EE, read explanations, pp. 392-393 & 395
            WB, 13-1, 13-2, 13-4, 13-5, 13-6, 13-7, 13-8
            LM, 13-2, 13-3, 13-4, 13-5, 13-8

5          M, Lección 13, EE, pp. 397; listen to A escuchar, p. 403 
            M, EE, read reciprocal verb and pronouns, p. 399
            WB, 13-11, 13-12, 13-14,13-16; LM, 13-10, 13-12, 13-13, 13-15, 13-16  

10        Review  Lección 13 M, Lección 14, EE, read explanations p. 424
            Read pp. 414-415 & do 14-1;  pp. 416-417 & prepare for class discussion  
            A escuchar, pp. 419 & 430
            WB, 14-10, 14-11;  LM, 14-2, 14-3, 14-9, 14-10

12        Test Lección 13

17        Review for Final Exam SPN 1101

19        El Último Día de Clase / Last Day of Class
            Oral interviews (by appointment with instructor)

           FINAL EXAM: THURSDAY, APRIL 26TH, 2001, 12:30-2:30 P.M. 

  NO MAKE UP TEST WILL BE GIVEN, INSTEAD THE LOWEST GRADE TEST WILL BE DROPPED

***ALL ABOVE INFORMATION SUBJECT TO CHANGE ANNOUNCED OR WRITTEN AT THE DISCRETION OF THE INSTRUCTOR***

            

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