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Dept. of Romance Languages
and Literatures - Fall 2006
Elementary Spanish (sections 01 y 02) COURSE DESCRIPTION
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| COURSE MATERIALS - Knorre et al. Puntos de partida: An Invitation to Spanish, 7th ed. - Puntos comes with an Online Lab Manual and Online Workbook, 7th ed. - Spinelli, E. English Grammar for Students of Spanish (suggested) - Spanish & English Dictionary Broad Street Books' package includes a dictionary and the access code for the online lab manual and workbook with the Puntos book. ABOUT THE COURSE Spanish 101 is the first part of Elementary Spanish 101-102, a communication-oriented course, in which emphasis is divided among the four basic language skills: listening comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Class time will be essentially devoted to oral communication, as well as acquiring learning techniques to improve your language skills. Therefore, although Spanish 101 will offer you a grammar, do not expect to receive extensive grammar explanations in class. This is a language course, not a grammar course. Language learning is wholistic and cummulative. That is, what you learn day one is still equally important at the end of the semester. Language is all about communication, and you need all you can learn in order to communicate efficiently. It is a basic tenet in this course that culture is inseparable of a language and the people who speak it. Language cannot exist in a cultural vacuum. Therefore, you are expected to acquire cultural information together with the Spanish language as an intricate part of your language training, as much as you must learn vocabulary, verbs, or conversation skills in order to be able to communicate or read a text in Spanish. This course will take advantage of computer-based technologies whenever possible. This includes using the Internet as a source of information and assignments, as well as other resources available through the Language Resource Center. Oral presentations During the semester, students will do one or two oral presentations. (To be specified in class.) End-of-semester interview with instructor All students must meet with their instructor in the last week of the semester for an oral intervierw, which is worth 10% of the final grade in the course. Reading/writing assignments Lab Manual & Workbook . They are intended to be a tool to help you prepare for each class--you are supposed to work on these materials daily and have finished the chapter by the time of the test. These materials are electronic and offered online with inmediate feedback. Instructors receive notification of completion and will check them after each test, to offer specific feedback and to take note of the grade. Other assignments. There will be small compositions,
with diverse purposes and formats, some of which may be assigned for
re-writing. This homework will give you the opportunity to develop your
writing skills in Spanish in a more open-ended format than the Workbook.
Attendance Attendance to every class is mandatory; only FOUR justified absences will be accepted. After the fourth absence, an entire point will be deducted from your final grade for each absence: from A to A-; A- to B+ ; B+ to B, and so forth. Every two tardiness marks will count as an absence. In the event of an absence, students are responsible for finding out about the topics covered in class as well as the assigned homework. An absence to class does not justify handing in late homework, except in the case of illness. It is recommended that you contact your professor or your classmates as soon as possible for an update of the information. In the event of illness, contact your professor as soon as possible, via e-mail or voicemail. *Study Abroad* Wesleyan has a Spanish acquisiton program in Mexico for students who finish Spanish 102 at Wesleyan or have the equivalent. This program runs every Fall semester at the University of the Americas in Puebla, México. Contact Dr. Carolyn Sorkin, director of the office of Int'l Studies (X-3007) or Prof. Octavio Flores, director of the Spanish program in México (X-3122) for further information, or click HERE . |
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