Span302A
Advanced Spanish
Walsh University
Spring 2004
CRN20455 TR 1:15-2:45 SC 132
Instructor: Dr. Jorge J. Barrueto
Office Hours: mwf 4-5
Email: jbarrueto@walsh.edu
Ph: 490-7232 (voice mail)
Textbook: Mujica, Barbara. El Próximo Paso. Thomson&Heinle. 2nd edition, 2002. Students should acquire a English-Spanish dictionary
Course Objectives:
In general this course focuses on expanding and refining the communicative abilities of the student in Spanish in the four skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It will continue to develop the students' accuracy in pronunciation and their ability to speak with sufficient structural accuracy and vocabulary as to participate in most conversational settings, readings and cultural topics. This course will further develop the ability to respond accurately in writing to questions relating to practical situations, readings, and culture discussed in class. Through the use of authentic materials, both visual and written, it will foster a deeper understanding of the culture, history, and sociology of the Spanish-speaking countries.
Students should:
1. improve their ability to comprehend formal and informal spoken Spanish
2. improve their vocabulary and have a grasp of structure to allow the easy, accurate reading of newspaper and magazine articles
3. improve ability to compose expository passages
4. be able to express ideas orally with accuracy and fluency.
Student Activities:
Oral presentation: For the exposition project, students will give a presentation that explains or demonstrates knowledge of the subject of their choice. At least one audio-visual aid, as well as a handout, should be used. It should be concise and to the point, but fluid. The presenter will have 15 minutes for the presentation.
Journal: The purpose of this journal is twofold; it will provide the student a space in which to practice thinking and writing in Spanish every day, and it will serve as a means of student-teacher communication. Please use a bound notebook.
Academic Integrity: please refer to pp.45-46 of school catalog.
Study Habits:
Be prepared at all times. Most students have misconceptions about language learning. Learning a language is like learning to play tennis or to play the piano: it involves developing a specific skill (rather than a body of knowledge) Like sports, language ability comes with practice, practice, practice! If you don’t practice speaking Spanish, hearing it spoken, writing it, or reading it, you’re never going to be able to communicate in it. That’s why class attendance is necessary, and that’s why class time will be spent primarily practicing the language, rather than discussing grammar. Learning grammar is similar to learning the rules of a sport: you won’t play very well unless you know them, but knowing them does not mean you’ll play well. Learning the grammar makes language learning a lot easier. If you are having consistent problems in understanding the grammar see your instructor outside of class immediately. You are better of studying each day, understanding, and practicing as you go along. Only so much can be grasped in one sitting.
Grading:
Attendance/participation 10%
Home work 15%
Presentation 10%
Compositions 20%
Tests (3) 45%
A 94 - 100 A - 91 - 93
B+ 88 - 90 B 85 - 87
B - 83 - 84 C+ 80 - 82
C 77 - 79 C - 75 - 76
D+ 72 - 74 D 69 - 71
D - 67 - 68 F 66 & below
Schedule:
Enero 6 capítulo 7. los pronombres de sujeto (268)
Enero 8 pronombres proposicionales (271)
Enero 13 expresiones problematicas (277)
Enero 15 La pega (262)
Enero 20 Composicion (285)
Enero 22
Enero 27 pronombres y clíticos (312)
Enero 29 Secuencias. De España (307)
Febrero 3 Verbos gustar. El se personal (318-321)
Febrero 5 examen # 1
Febrero 10 expresiones problemáticas (2320)
Febrero 12 Cómo agua para chocolate (fragmento y pelicula). Cómo Agua para Chocolate (1991) de Alfonso Arau.
Febrero 17 el reflexivo ( 354).
Febrero 19 si y sí. Expresiones problemáticas (364). First composition due
Febrero 24 La compra (349)
Febrero 26 Destinos
Marzo 1-6 Spring Break
Marzo 9 La costura de San Petersburgo (366)
Marzo 11 La universidad. Preposiciones ( 389). Examen # 2
Marzo 16 al+infinitive. Por y para (392-399)
Marzo 18 Destinos
Marzo 23 Desafío para el futuro (386). Film Memorias del Subdesarrollo (1968) de Tomas Gutierrez Alea
Marzo 25 expresiones problemáticas (410).
Marzo 29 Los animales. Complementos de verbos (431). Second composition due
Abril 1 articulos (437). Presentations begin
Abril 6 Como perdió el Chivo la cola (425)
Abril 8 Paseo de Jose Donoso (455)
Abril 13 Expresiones problemáticas (452)
Abril 15. Examen # 3. Journals due.
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