DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICAL & MODERN LANGUAGES CORNELL COLLEGE
SPANISH 205 TERM 3, 2011 Professor Marcela Ochoa-Shivapour Office Hours:
318 College Hall M-Th: 3:00-4:00
phone: 4440 (or by appointment) e-mail: [email protected]
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Spanish 205 Topics & Encounters in Hispanic Culture is a review of basic grammar with special emphasis on writing, speaking, listening, and reading. The course is designed to continue developing your abilities in the Spanish language through cultural
components, such as readings, movies, oral presentations, etc. All classes will be conducted in Spanish.
Your goal is correct self-expression in Spanish as well as understanding of both written and spoken Spanish. You should prepare lessons ALOUD whenever possible. Studying with classmates is also recommended.
The course will be enriched with materials on the Internet and exercises done at the Humanities Multimedia Classroom. Oral presentations and cultural communicative situations will also be an important part of our class environment.
HOURS: M-F: 9:00-11:0 0 M-Th: 1:00-3:00 EVALUATION: 3 Exams (40%) Daily Quizzes (20%) Class Participation (10%) Homework (10%) Oral Work (10%) Compositions (10%)
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
The accelerated pace of an intensive course supposes no absences. Only faculty-approved absences and official medical excuses are valid. In general, if you miss more than two full days you should discuss dropping the course with the professor. Your daily attendance (morning and afternoon sessions) and class participation are key elements in you final grade. After one unexcused absence, your grade will drop a full letter grade. Grade will continue to drop for every additional unexcused absence.
GENERAL PROCEDURES
The assignments must be done BEFORE class. The class is devoted mainly to practicing the grammar points, learning more related vocabulary, and participating in communicative activities. Use pencil or blue/black pen for assignments and tests. Homework is due at 9 am. Late Homework will not be accepted.
Compositions are an in-class assignment. You should bring dictionaries. Topics will be based on Chapter’s themes or movies watched in class. Compositions should be written on every other line to allow for corrections. A second draft should be stapled to the corrected first draft the day after the first draft is returned to you.
There will be NO make-up quizzes, exams or compositions.
You should plan to spend al least three or four hours daily studying, preparing for class, and doing homework. If you spend less than this amount of time on this course, do not complain to the professor about low grades or difficult assignments. Before coming to class, review grammar and vocabulary, familiarizing yourself with the materials we will be covering that day.
In groups of two, all of you will be responsible for facilitating discussion of vocabulary, grammar activities, and a presentation of a Latin American country to the class.
The final oral presentation (exam) will be in Spanish of course, and you will be asked to talk about a topic pre approved by your professor. Details will be provided later. No cell phones or laptops allowed in class.
ACCOMORDATIONS FOR ALL STUDENTS:
Cornell College is committed to providing equal educational opportunities to all
students. If you have a documented learning disability and will need any accommodation in this course, you must request the accommodation(s) from [the instructor of the course] as early as possible, and no later than the third day of the term. Additional information about the policies and procedures for accommodation of learning disabilities is available on the Cornell web site at:
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY
If academic dishonesty occurs (cheating or plagiarism), you will get a “0” in the assigned work. Further penalties and a final grade of “F” are probable. Please, read Cornell College’s policies on Academic Dishonesty at
http://www.cornellcollege.edu/student-affairs/compass/academic-policies.shtml
HOW TO SUCCEDD IN CLASS 1. Come to class every day.
2. Pay attention and ask questions.
3. Do your job. If you feel lost after spending hours in a subject, look for help. Form a study group. Visit your professor. Look for a tutor at the writing studio. 4. Diversify the way you study: write cards with vocabulary, use charts to visualize
irregular verbs.
5. Keep track of your mistakes. Ask your professor to explain further why you keep making the same mistakes. I will be happy to meet with you and help you
individually during my office hours.
6. Practice grammar and/or vocabulary creating your own quizzes. Share with other classmates.
7. Get involved in the Spanish ‘community’ at Cornell College. Attend, if possible, the activities of the Spanish Club, OLA, or the Adjunct Conversation and/or Adjunct Spanish Play course. Listen to Spanish music. Watch movies or TV in Spanish. Try to talk and think in Spanish rather than translating every single word.
8. Be positive and enjoy the next 31/2 weeks! I hope we will have a great time together!
***Because this is the first year we are teaching with this book, the syllabus is tentative and subject to modifications.******
Día Tema de la clase Tarea Lun OCT 31 AM Introducción a la clase Repaso ser/estar (p. 93-95, 84)
Leer p. 93-94 (usos de ser y estar)
PM Gustar
La música es pasión, p. 28-29
Los ritmos de Puerto Rico, p. 27
Actividades
Leer “Autorretrato”, Pablo Neruda, p. 166
Cultura. Lección 1: Leer p. 4-5, (Los Orígenes…) Vocabulario p. 5
Gustar, p. 118
Escribir una pequeña composición sobre quién eres, qué te gusta…
Mart
NOV1AM Poesía, Manuel Colón, video Reporte oral de Música Latina Leer Ayer ya es hoy, (Los hispanos en los EEUU) p. 10-11 (Cultura)
Repaso del presente indicativo, p. 31, 43-44, 67-71 PM Película
Miér 2AM
En clase: Victoria para Chino, video
Actividades de Inmigración
Ficción Leer “Del Montón” p. 36-37. Hacer ejercicios A/B, p. 38 Vocabulario p. 40 PM Lección 2 Video: Castañuela 70: Teatro Prohibido (p.62) Actividades
Leer pp. 52-53; 58-59 (España y Latinoamérica) Cultura
Repaso de Objeto Directo e Indirecto 114-116
Juev 3 AM Arte, p. 56 Actividades Cortometraje: Ana y Manuel (p. 86-88)
Ficción. Leer “El arrebato”, p. 64-65. Futuro y Condicional, p. 348-349, 351-352 Tarea: 349 A, 352 C
PM Luz, cámara y acción, p. 110 Cuzco y Pisac Luz, cámara y acción, p. 128 Maravillosa
Leer: Los orígenes, p. 100-101 hacer ejercicios p. 102 A/B
geografía Musical Boliviana Viern 4 AM Composición 1 Lunes 7 AM Examen 1 PM Cortometraje: “Un juego absurdo” (185) Actividades con el pasado
Repaso de pretérito e imperfecto p. 132-133; 146-147
Hacer ejercicios p. 148 A/B/C
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE9mucPNHJE (Ver video)
Mart 8 AM
Ejercicios del pretérito “Y fue” 392
Luz, cámara y acción: Chile (p. 164)
Más pretérito e imperfecto, pp. 168, 170, 189 Hacer ejercicios 169 A/B
171 A 191 E/F
PM Contando historias Cortometraje: Un juego absurdo (p.185)
Leer “Continuidad de los parques” p 182-183 responder preguntas p. 183 A
Miérc 9
AM Y cómo lo celebran ustedes? 224-225 Conversación
Luz, cámara, acción: Paraguay, p. 210
Leer “Elisa” p. 212-213.
Repaso del Presente Subjuntivo, p. 217-219, 220, 238-239. tarea: p. 240 A/B
PM Energía removable o no? pp. 250-251 “El derecho al delirio” 232-233
Luz, cámara, acción: Medellín… (256) Juev 10
PM
Ejercicios, conversación
Leer: Un día de estos (258-259). Subjuntivo no conocido, p. 282. Tarea: p. 282-283 A/B/C Viern 11 AM Composición 2 Lun 14 AM Examen 2 PM Cortometraje: Los elefantes nunca olvidan (p. 278) Orígenes 292-293
Leer: Cuba, ayer ya es hoy, p. 298-299 Mar 15
AM Luces, cámara: la lit es fuego 302
Cláusulas Adverbiales, 284-286 Tarea p. 287 C
Leer: la paz no tiene fronteras p. 434. Tarea: p. 435 A/D
PM Contando mini cuentos Ejercicios con
cláusulas adverbiales
Leer: Microcuento, p. 304
Miérc 16
AM Derechos Humanos (338-339) Luz, cámara, acción: Guatemala, p. 344 Pasado subjuntivo 373-374, 394-395, 412 Tarea p. 374 B, 395 A PM Cortometraje: Barcelona Venecia (367) Ejercicios de gramática Juev 17 AM Gramática en contexto Cláusulas con sí, p. 456 Tarea p. 457 B
Leer: Paz solvente, p. 410 PM Ejercicios,
conversación Leer: El infinito en la palma de la mano, p. 392. Tarea p. 393 D Pasado subjuntivo en cláusulas con sí, p. 397 Tarea: 398 AS/B/C
AM final Lunes 21 AM Orales finales PM Orales finales Mart 22 AM Orales finales PM Tarde libre para
estudiar Miérc 23
AM
EXAMEN FINAL
