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GROSSMONT COLLEGE

SPANISH 120 / I – SPRING 2002

 

INSTRUCTOR: Yolanda Guerrero

OFFICE LOCATION: 502B

TELEPHONE: (619) 644-7489

E-MAIL: Yolanda.Guerrero@gcccd.net

 

COURSE: Spanish 120/I, Second Course in Spanish

OFFICE HOURS:   MT à 10:30a.m.-12 noon

VOICE MAIL: 7489   WTh à 10:30a.m.-11:30a.m.

FAX:  (619) 461-3396

 

 

TEXT                Puntos de Partida, 6th Ed., Knorre, Dorwick, Pérez-Gironés, Glass, Villareal

REQUIRED:       Puntos de Partida, 6th Ed., First Semester Spanish Selected Materials from the supplements, Arana and Arana, Sablo-Yates, Foerster and Miller (purple wkbk)

                        501 Spanish Verbs

                        Spanish – English dictionary (recommended)

 

 

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COURSE DESCRIPTION:

An introductory course to the Spanish language and the culture of its speakers. The purpose of Spanish 120 is to facilitate the practical application of the language in everyday oral and written communication at the beginning novice level. Since the focus will be on basic communication skills, the class will be conducted in Spanish as much as possible. While becoming familiar with the Spanish speaking world, students will learn structures that will enable them to function in Spanish in everyday contexts.

 

COURSE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:

Students will be able to communicate, both orally and in writing with Spanish-speaking persons about common, everyday topics. Students will be able to discuss and relate to Hispanic culture. Students will complete lessons 1-6 in the texts and additional handouts.

 

ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION:

Students must attend class. Regular attendance is expected of every student. You will be dropped from class due to poor attendance. When unexcused absences exceed the number of hours that a class meets in one week (5), or the instructor judges a student’s absences to be so excessive as to make it impossible for the student to complete the course successfully, the instructor must drop the student from the class. The student who has been absent due to illness or medical treatment should inform the instructor as to the cause of the absence.

 

Students are expected to come to class prepared to participate in oral and written work based on assignments. Oral as well as written participation make up part of your final grade. Class activities are an essential component in your learning the language and you have to be present to benefit from them, thus attendance is very important.

 

HOMEWORK/ASSIGNMENTS:

Students are expected to do the assigned written and oral homework. The written homework as specified in the syllabus is from the textbook. The supplementary material/worksheets (3rd part of the purple workbook) will be assigned by the teacher weekly. All written homework is due on the day specified in the syllabus. Be prepared to review and practice orally in class. Any supplementary worksheets must be turned in. Include the homework assignment number in large bold numbers and the time of the class on all homework submitted to receive credit. No late homework is accepted. NO EXCEPTIONS!

 

The Workbook and Laboratory Manual that are the first and second sections in your purple workbook should be kept up to date by every student. You are to do all the exercises in your workbooks. You are responsible for correcting them using the Answer Key in the back of the workbook. They will be collected and graded upon completion of each chapter. As we do each lesson in the textbook, you are to do the corresponding lesson in your workbooks. The audio tapes to complete the Laboratory Manual are available in the CALM section of the LRC. You may high-speed duplicate the tapes and complete the workbook at your convenience. You can also buy a set of 7 CDs to compete the Lab Manual for $14.00.

 

A journal should be kept by every student. The topics are in this handout. It is due the day of your vocabulary quiz. It must be written in pen in a “Blue Book” or typed and submitted in a folder. Throughout the course there will be in-class compositions and dictations.

 

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LANGUAGE:

Spanish is the language which will be used during the course. The instructor will use Spanish when lecturing, asking questions and responding; you are expected to do the same.

 

ADDITIONAL PRACTICE AND RESOURCES:

Computer aided practice is available at the Instructional Multimedia Resource room located in the LRC. Students may use other interactive software programs to aid in composition writing, idioms, grammar review, and the history, culture and geography of the Spanish-speaking world. There is a word processing program that allows typing in over 30 languages including Spanish. You can also do the interactive computer exercises using the CD ROM for Puntos de Partida available in the Instructional Multi-media Center of the LRC (Learning Resource Center).

 

Tutorial help is available in the LRC free of charge, however, the number of students that will be tutored will be limited. If you think you might need a tutor during the semester, sign up as soon as possible.

 

GRADING AND EVALUATION:

There will be a written exam after each of the seven chapters and a comprehensive final. Student oral competency plays an integral part of the course grade. You will be required to practice Spanish in and outside of class. There will be oral evaluations periodically throughout the semester. For the midterm and final oral interviews, it is the responsibility of every student to make an appointment with the instructor. Each interview will be ten to fifteen minutes long. The oral midterm will be an interview in class. The final will be a person to person interview. There will be no make-ups of quizzes or exams, however, students may drop one chapter exam grade/score. Any exam not taken within ONE week will automatically turn into a letter grade of “F”. No late assignments are accepted. Grades will be determined as follows:

 

Written Exams       40%

Chapter exams and Voca Quizzes

Midterm

Final

 

 

25%

5%

10%

 

 

Class Performance  25%

Class attendance and participation

Written homework (textbook and workbooks)

 

 

10%

15%

Oral Proficiency Evaluations 25%

Oral Midterm (interview)

Oral Final *(interview)

 

 10%

15%

 

Writing   10%

 

Journals/dictations/compositions

 

 

10%

 

A =     100-90                     D =        69-60

                                                B =       89-80                     F =        59 - >

                                                C =      79-70

 

 

PHILOSOPHY OF TESTING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE:

A test is a reflection and extension of the instruction you receive in class. It is not a repetition of it. The role of language instruction is to provide you, the students, a format in which to develop communicative language abilities. As students, your role is to take advantage of the opportunities provided through the instruction. The role of the test, then, is to measure and gauge the extent to which an individual student has benefited from or taken advantage of the instruction. It is not a concern with mastery of the material in the sense of your ability to memorize and regurgitate it. What I am interested in is whether or not you have integrated the material. Have you put the pieces together? Can you create with the language? In other words, there is instruction and then there is YOU. What can you do with the instruction you have been provided?

 

ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATIONS:

Students with disabilities who may need accommodations in this class are encouraged to notify the instructor and contact Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSP&S) early in the semester so that reasonable accommodations may be implemented as soon as possible. Students may contact DSP&S in person in room 110 or by phone at (619) 644-7112 (voice) or (619) 644-7119 (TTY for deaf).

 


ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:

Cheating and plagiarism can result in any one of a variety of sanctions. Such penalties may range from an adjusted grade on the particular exam, paper, project or assignment to a failing grade in the course at the discretion of the instructor subject to certain conditions. The instructor may also summarily suspend the student for the class meeting when the infraction occurred as well as the following class meeting; extreme cases can result in extended suspension or expulsion as stipulated by the college’s Disruptive Student Behavior Policy. Disruptive behavior, or deliberate falsification of information are bases for dismissal from class and/or from the college for the duration of the semester.

 

 


BEEPERS AND CELLULAR PHONES:

As a courtesy to the class and the instructor, turn OFF all beepers and

cellular telephones before entering the class.

 

 

FINAL EXAMINATION:

You are required to take the final exam at the scheduled time and date.

 

Section 7602 MW     Wednesday, May 29, 2002       7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Section 7607 TTh     Tuesday, May 28, 2002             7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

 


 

SPANISH 120 MW                                                                                                                  Yolanda Guerrero

Puntos de Partida, 6th Ed.                                                                                                                Spring 2002

 

                                                                            SYLLABUS

 

WK

 

DUE DATE

STUDY PAGES

 

ASSIGN #

HOMEWORK WRITTEN

HOMEWORK ORAL

QUIZZES/EXAMS

JOURNALS

1

Jan.    29

 

          31

 

Introduction

Ante Todo

#1

 

#2

5ABC, 6D

 

10 pasos 2

4, 6D8, 8B, 9A

 

13A, 20

 

2

Feb.     5

 

            7

 

 

 

 

 

Examen AT

#3

 

#4

#5

14B, 17AB, 25

 

23 AB

Practice Test

14 conv, 15AB, 17 conv

 

28 Lect

Voca Quiz AT

Jouranl AT

Examen-AT

Hmwk/Wkbk/Lbbk/Supp Mat

3

          12

 

          14

 

Capítulo 1

#6

 

#7

35AB, 40AB

 

41AB, 42AB

37, 38C

 

43AB, 47 practica

 

4

          19

 

          21

 

 

 

HOLIDAY

 

 

#8

#9

Holiday

 

48B, A, 49, 50C

Practice Test 1

NO HAY CLASE

 

52 conv, 55AB

 

 

Voca Quiz 1

Journal 1

5

          26

 

          28

 

 

Examen 1

Capítulo 2

#10

 

#11

67AB, 68AB

71C

74A, 75B

76CD

67, 70 conv

 

76, 77B

Examen 1

Hmwk/Wkbk/Lbbk/Supp Mat

6

Mar.     5

 

 

            7

 

 

 

#12

 

 

#13

#14

78AB, 82A,83C

 

 

84E, 86ABC

Practice Test 2

79 conv., 83B, 84 conv

 

88 conv, 92B

 

Voca Quiz 2

Journal 2

7

          12

 

 

          14

 

 

Examen 2

Capítulo 3

#15

 

 

#16

103AB, 104C, 105

 

107C, 112AB

115A

103A, 106AB, conv.

110AB, 111

 

115 paso 2

116 conv

Examen 2

Hmwk/Wkbk/Lbbk/Supp Mat

8

          19

 

          21

 

     25-29

 

 

 

Examen 3

 

Spring Break

#17

#18

119AB, 122AB

Practice Test 3

Review for Midterm

117BC,118,119 conv

Schedule Oral Midterm

Oral MT Exams

Voca Quiz 3

Journal 3

Examen 3

Hmwk/Wkbk/Lbbk/Supp Mat

9

April     2

 

 

            4

 

 

Midterm AT-3 Exam

 

Entrevistas Orales MT

#19

Practice MT

 

 

Oral MT Exams

Oral MT Exams

 

 

Oral MT Exams

MIDTERM WEEK

10

            9

 

          11

 

 

Capítulo 4

#20

 

#21

133A, 134B, 138AB

141BC 145B

132A, 133B, 134A

136AB

141A, 142 conv, 144A

145C, 145A

 

11

          16

 

 

          18

 

 

 

 

 

Examen 4

#22

 

 

#23

147, 149A, 150B

 

Practice Test 4

148AB, 149C, 151C

 

 

155-157

Voca Quiz 4

Journal 4

Examen 4

Hmwk/Wkbk/Lbbk/Supp Mat

12

          23

 

          25

 

Capítulo 5

#24

 

#25

162AB, 163CD

168AB

169C, ABC

160AB, 166B

165 pron

174 conv

 

13

          30

 

May     2

 

 

 

 

 

Examen 5

#26

 

#27

173BC, 174D

179ABCD

Practice Test 5

180A, 180B

 

182ABC, 184C

Voca Quiz 5

Journal 5

Examen 5

Hmwk/Wkbk/Lbbk/Supp Mat

14

            7

 

            9

 

 

Capítulo 6

#28

 

#29

194C, 197BC

 

201ABC, 202D

204AB

193 conv, 195D

196A, 197D

202 conv 203

205C, 205 conv

 

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