Agnes Scott College Spring 2009 Spanish 101 A (M/W/F 8:00-8:50) Profesora: Stacy Rusnak Email: [email protected] Office: Buttrick 218A Extension: 5123 Office Hours: Tuesday 8:30 am – 9:20 am, Monday, Wednesday 10:00 – 11:00, or by appointment. Required material: Textbook package includes listening CD: Así es 4th ed., Nancy LevyKonesky and Karen Daggett, (Holt, Rinehart and Winston). The video you need (Así es) to complete the cultural assignments is on reserve in the library. Note: It is a violation of the Honor Code to possess or use the instructor’s edition of the textbook and supporting materials. Course Description: This course will be conducted in Spanish with a student-centered approach that aims at giving you many opportunities to interact in the target language during class sessions. Use of various media (video, text-specific multimedia, listening CD’s, and the Dasher computer drills) will facilitate your comprehension of the Spanish language and cultures. This course is only for true beginners of Spanish. Anyone with one year or more of previous studies Spanish may not enroll in Spanish 101. A violation of this policy constitutes an infraction of the honor code. Address any concerns to Prof. Stacy Rusnak x5123. Objectives: ¾ Provide opportunities for students to begin communicating in both oral and written Spanish. ¾ Foster an appreciation of the diversity of peoples and cultures in the Spanish-speaking world. ¾ Assuage the anxieties that come with foreign language learning in an all-Spanish classroom. ¾ Sharpen student’s listening skills to promote comprehension of spoken Spanish. Class Requirements: (See “course information” handout regarding details of the following class requirements) •

Attendance and class participation are essential for demonstrating involvement in classroom activities. Students are required to participate in discussions of culture based on course assignments. Lack of preparation on homework assignments also will affect your grade negatively.

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Homework scheduled for a particular day must be prepared before that class session. Note that all homework assignments are from the textbook, unless otherwise specified. We will go over some exercises in class but we will not spend the entire class period going over homework assignments. Since grammar is explained clearly and in English in the textbook, you are responsible for preparing homework based on your reading. Grammar will be explained only briefly in class at the request of the student and in order to target difficult points. This will allow us to spend class time using the language rather than talking about it.

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Tests and the midterm will be administered as scheduled on this course syllabus. Note: quizzes frequently will be administered without previous notice from the instructor and may be on vocabulary, grammar or cultural readings. There will be NO MAKE-UPS given for missed quizzes. The final exam is cumulative and selfscheduled during exam week.

IMPORTANT NOTE: In foreign language learning it is essential that you keep up with the assignments and seek help as soon as any difficulty arises. Do not wait for work or problems to accumulate! Please come see me, the Teaching Assistant, Natalia Hidalgo, or one of the Spanish peer tutors. We are here to help you!!! Final grade will be calculated as follows: Written homework and Participation Quizzes

25% 25%

Tests (3) Final exam

25% 25%

General Criteria for Assessing the Participation Grade: 90-

Comes to class prepared and participates enthusiastically in pair and group work. Very frequently volunteers in class discussion.

80-

Often makes an effort to volunteer in class and participates in pair and group work.

70-

Sometimes volunteers, but usually waits to be called on to participate.

60-

Rarely volunteers in class.

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Makes negligible effort to contribute to the class or keep up with assignments.

Note: Preparation of weekly cultural component, your contribution to homework exercises and class activities are an integral part of your participation grade. Course Evaluations: At the end of the semester you will be asked to submit an online evaluation of your experience in this course. Please take the time to evaluate the course. The college and I take your comments seriously, and they help us to re-assess the ways in which the course progresses, what activities work, and which do not. Your input is greatly appreciated.

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Course Schedule *Syllabus is subject to change

enero miércoles 14 viernes 16

lunes 19 miércoles 21

jueves 22 viernes 23

lunes 26

miércoles 28 viernes 30

febrero lunes 2 miércoles 4 viernes 6 lunes 9 miércoles 11 viernes 13

Material Introducción al curso ABCs p. 11-12 Saludos, presentaciones, expresiones, p. 4-6

Tarea/Homework

Material Discusión de cultura Repaso gramatical Una gira por los EEUU p. 24-25 Repaso del vocab. PRUEBA 2; Las comunidades p. 25-27

Tarea/Homework Cultural assignment

Leer/escuchar p. 11 Hacer p. 12 B Leer/escuchar p. 4-6 Hacer p. 5A, 6A Last day to add/drop a course using ASCAgnes ¡No hay clase! Martin Luther King Jr. Day Repaso de los saludos, Video/discusión Leer p. 8-10, escuchar p. 8-10 vocab p. 9. Hacer p. 10 A Last day to add/change to audit (form required) Los días de la semana p. 13; pronombres p. Leer p. 13; Hacer p. 14 B,C 13; el verbo “Ser” p. 14 Leer p. 14; Hacer p. 14-15 A,B Palabras interrogativas p. 15 Leer p. 15-16; Hacer p. 15 A. Discusión de cultura El verbo “Estar” p. 16 Leer p. 16; Hacer p. 17 A Cultural assignment Números p. 18, 51; “Hay” y vocab. P. 18 Leer p. 18, 51 Hacer p. 19A, p. 51A PRUEBA 1 (Quiz) Artículo definido/indefinido p. 20 Leer p. 20; Hacer p. 20 Los sustantivos p. 21-22 “Practiquemos” Leer p. 21-22; Hacer p. 22A

Discusión de cultura Repaso para Examen 1 Examen 1 (Unidad Preliminar A, B, C & Cultura) Lección 1: Estudiar vocab. p. 43-44 Verbos “ar” p. 46-48 Discusión de cultura

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Leer p. 24-25; Hacer p. 25 “Practiquemos” A, B Leer p. 25-27 “Practiquemos” A, B Cultural assignment

Leer p. 43-45; Hacer p. 45 B, C Leer p. 46-48; Hacer p. 4849 A y D

lunes 16

¿Qué hora es? p.52-53 Los verbos “hacer” “ir” p. 55-56

martes 17 miércoles 18

PRUEBA 3 Así se dice p. 50; Escuchemos p. 59A

viernes 20

Hablemos p.60, p. 63 “A Escribir” Repaso para Midterm Examen 2-Midterm (incluye lecciones preliminares A, B, C y lección 1) Lección 2: Estudiar vocab. 67-68; Así se dice p. 72

lunes 23 miércoles 25

viernes 27

Verbos “er” “ir” p. 70 Discusión de cultura

marzo lunes 2

Material Adjetivos; Nacionalidades p. 73-77

miércoles 4

“Ser”, “Estar”, “Hay” p.78-80

viernes 6

Contracciones “al, del” p. 83 En resumen p. 84 A, B ¡No hay clase!

el lunes 9 – el domingo 15 lunes 16

Escuchemos p. 85 A Hablemos p. 86; Escribamos 88-89

miércoles 18

PRUEBA 4 Lección 3: Estudiar vocab. 93-94 Discusión de cultura

viernes 20

Verbos- cambio de raíz “ie” p. 96-97

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Cultural assignment Leer 52-53, Hacer p. 54 A y p. 55 C Leer 55-56, Hacer 57C Listening CD Dictado (dictation) p. 59 B Last day to drop a course without a “W” grade. Leer p. 50, Hacer A Hacer En resumen p. 58 A,B Leer p. 62-63 “Escribamos” Hacer A, B, C, D Leer P. 63 “Vocabulario útil” y “A escribir”

Leer p. 67-68; Hacer p. 69 C Leer p. 72, Hacer p. 72 A Leer p. 70, Hacer p. 71 B Cultural assignment Tarea Leer p. 73-75 (top), Hacer 75 A,B Leer p. 76 (bottom), Hacer 77B Leer 78-80 Escribir 2 frases con cada verbo: “Ser” “Estar” y “Hay”. Escribe una frase singular y una plural. Handout Leer p. 83, Hacer p. 83 A, B Hacer p. 84 A El Descanso de Primavera Dictado p. 85 B Leer “Leamos” p. 87, Hacer “Después de leer” p. 87 Hacer p. 94 A, p. 89 B, C Cultural assignment

Leer p. 96, 97A

Escuchemos p. 85

lunes 23 miércoles 25

Listening CD Dictado p. 85B Last day to drop a course with a “W” grade. Last day to change to pass/fail (jr. / sr. only)

PRUEBA 5 Así se dice p. 98 Verbos- cambio de raíz “ue” p. 99 Discusión de cultura

viernes 27

Verbos “tener”, “venir”, Expresiones con “tener” p. 101-102

lunes 30

PRUEBA 6 Escuchemos p. 110 Hablemos p. 110 Leamos p. 111

abril miércoles 1 viernes 3 lunes 6

Material

Tarea

Adjetivos posesivos p. 104-105 Verbos- cambio de raíz “e>i” p. 172-173 ¡No hay clase! Discusión de cultura Expresiones p. 106-107

lunes 13 miércoles 15

Escuchemos p. 110A; Repaso verbos- ar, er, ir, hacer, ser, estar, ir, y cambio de raíz: “ie”, “ue” Repaso para Examen 3 Discusión de cultura Repaso Examen 3 (lecciones 2 y 3) Escribamos p. 112-113

viernes 17

Verbos irregulares p. 140 (Les doy las direcciones por el mini-drama) Actividad-Mini Drama

lunes 20 miércoles 22 viernes 24

Discusión de cultura ¡No hay clase! Actividad- Mini Video Drama

lunes 27

Repaso para examen final

miércoles 8

viernes 10

Leer p. 99, Hacer p. 100 B Escribir 10 oraciones con verbos con cambio de raíz. A menos, 5 deben ser verbos de la lista en página 99. Cultural assignment Leer p. 101 – top 102 Hacer p. 102D Leer p. 103 “Detrás del telón” y hacer el párrafo que empieza con “Bienvenidos…” Dictado p. 110 B Leer p. 111, Hacer p. 111 “Después de leer”

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Leer 104-105, Hacer 105A,C Leer 172-173, Hacer 174 C El Descanso de Pascua Cultural assignment Leer 106-107, Hacer 107 A y p. 108 C Handout- BlackBoard

Cultural assignment

Leer p. 140 Hacer 141C Con una compañera Cultural assignment SPARC Conference Con una compañera

Elementary Spanish 101 Spring 2009 Cultural Assignments The cultural component of this class is an integral part of your understanding of the diversity of Hispanic peoples. It is your responsibility to read or view the video assignments and complete the exercises indicated below. These will be discussed in class in Spanish. Please take extra care in preparing these assignments neatly in Spanish and come to class ready to answer questions about the material. Also, note that you will be tested on assigned cultural material in quizzes, chapter tests, midterm and final exams even if we have not discussed them in class.

enero: lunes 26 febrero: lunes 2 lunes 9 viernes 13 viernes 27 marzo: miércoles 18 miércoles 25 abril: lunes 6 viernes 10 lunes 20

Material para discussion Why Learn Spanish p. 28; Al ver el video p. 29A, B, C

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¿Latino o hispano? p. 30; Al ver el video p. 31 Rompiendo estereotipos p. 32-37A, B Una gira turística por España p. 116-118 A, B Notas y noticias p. 119; p. 122 act. B

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Notas y noticias p. 120-121; p. 122 act. A, C La vida es sueño p. 123; comprensión A, B Videocultura: Enrique Iglesias p. 128-129 A, C, D Videocultura: La Paella p. 126-127 A, B, C, D Videocultura: La fiesta de los Reyes Magos p. 124-125 B, C, D, E

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