Spanish 201
Spring Semester
Prof. Rocío Cortés
Office: Ridgley 402
Office hours: MWF from 11-12
Tel. 935-5002
E-mail: rcortes@artsci.wustl.edu
Web page: http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~rcortes
Course supervisor: Prof. Eloísa Palafox
(Office: Ridgley 402) Office hours: Monday 1:00-2:30 and Wednesday 1:00-2:30.
Tel: 935-5002. If none answers, please leave a voice mail message or use
e-mail (epalafox@artsci.wustl.edu).
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Spanish 201 has two components equally important:
a masters-class (M,W,F) and a practice section (T,TH). Both components
involve an integration of the four basic skills: listening, speaking, reading,
and writing. Through this integrated apporach, you will participate in
a practical application of vocabulary, grammar and culture. The course
includes some writing in the form of short compositions, and emphasizes
mastery of language skills through specific contexts and "dialogical situations."
It is meant for students who have taken Spanish 101/102 sequence at this
university or those who have placed beyond the elementary level according
to standard testing.
TEXT BOOKS:
Bretz, Mary Lee, et. al. Pasajes: Lengua.
Cuarta Edición.
Pasajes: Cultura.Cuarta Edición.
Pasajes: Literatura. Cuarta Edición.
Pasajes: Cuaderno de práctica. Cuarta Edición.
COURSE GOALS:
By the end of this course you should have reached
the following goals:
*sharpened your ability to use Spanish in everyday
situations.
*strengthened your ability to communicate thoughts
on topics of general interests, orally and in writing.
*developed your ability to understand the language
as it is spoken in different places of the world.
*increased your ability to read texts of general
interests (Cultura) and literature in modern Spanish (Literatura).
*become sensitive to some of the issues and problems
of life in contemporary Spanish-speaking countries.
*improved your active and passive vocabulary.
CLASS PARTICIPATION:
Students are expected to participate actively in
all activities proposed by the instructor.
ATTENDANCE:
This course meets Monday through Friday. Daily
attendance is required. There are no language laboratory requirements.
Classes start at precisely seven minutes after the hour. Please be prompt.
Should an absence be unavoidable, make every effort to let your teacher
kinow in advance (students may leave messages by calling the main office
of the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures: 5-5175).
Important:
Each unexcused absence, after the first two, counts
as a -1%, which will be deducted from the participation grade.
All compositions should be handed in, and
all exams should be taken on the days scheduled on this Syllabus.
Please notice that in order to be officialy excused
for missing classes and/or not taking exams or submitting compositions
on the days scheduled on this Syllabus, a written justification from either
the doctor or the Dean should be presented to the instructor. In the event
of absence (excused or not excused), it is the student's resposibility
to contact either the instructor or another member of the class in order
to find out which are the assignments and materials to be prepared and
studied for the following day(s).
Regardless of the nature of their absences, students
will be held responsible for all work missed, as well as for that which
is due the following class (including preparation for exams).
HOMEWORK:
Homework assignmets are to be prepared in advance
in writing, as indicated by the instructor. Every effort will be made to
cover as much material as possible. However, given the specific time limits
of the course, some activities might not be covered in class. Because Spanish
201 is a five- credit course, the workload reflects this: there will be
a fair amount of homework and preparation each day, so make sure to keep
up with all assignments.
GRAMMAR and VOCABULARY STUDY at HOME:
To guarantee maximum use of in-class time the students
are required to come to class having carefully read and reviewed at home
the grammar points and/or vocabulary that are going to be presented in
class according to this Syllabus: the master class instructor will be counting
on this, and his main job will be to clarify doubts, exceptions and difficult
cases. The students who decide not to comply with this requirement should
not hold their instructors responsible for their lacking of understanding.
EVALUATION:
In this course there will be three scheduled written
exams, various unannounced quizzes, six mandatory compositions and a final
cumulative exam with an oral component which will be administered earlier.
***¡OJO!***
There will be no make-up quizzes or exams, and
compositions will not be received later than the day they are due, except
in the event of illness or emergency, for which a written excuse will be
required.
COMPOSITIONS:
-There will be a total of 6 compositions.
-In order to obtain an official grade on them,
that will count towards the final grade, they all need to be rewritten
once.
-The final grade on each one of the 6 compositions
will be an average of the two grades obtained on the first and the second
versions.
-Both first and second versions should be typed
and double-spaced, with one inch margins on all sides and a 12 points font.
-Compositions #1, #2, #3 should be between 14
and 16 lines long.
-Compositons #4, #5, #6 should be between 25
and 27 lines long.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT...
-Class participation, homework and pop quizzes
will be evaluated and graded by both instructors (10% each).
-Written exams (partials and final) will be graded
by your master-class instructor.
-Compositions (first and second versions) and
the final oral exam will be graded by your practice section instructor.
OFFICE HOURS:
Specific consultation hours will be posted by all
instructors as soon as their schedules are worked out. Students are strongly
encouraged to seek help from their instructors as frequently as needed.
The sooner a problem is discussed and clarified, the easier it will be
to resolve.
FINAL GRADING:
Each activity is assigned a percentage of the final
grade, according to the following table:
Participation, homework and pop-quizzes:
Master Class
10%
Practice section 10%
Compositions (6) 15%
Written exams (3) 40%
Final exam:
Oral
5%
Written
20%
Total
100%
All grading will be expressed in numbers from
1 to 100, with the exception of the final grade for the course, which will
be recorded as a letter. The conversion will be done according to the following
list. Please note that consulting the list during the semester will always
give you and idea of your standing as far as letter grades are concerned.
100-97 A+
96-93 A
92-90 A-
89-87 B+
86-83 B
82-80 B-
79-77 C+
76-73 C
72-70 C-
69-67 D+
66-63 D
62-60 D-
59 and below F
VERY IMPORTANT
PLEASE NOTICE THAT:
The characters in italics indicate
-The grammar points and the vocabulary
that
you should read and carefully review at home before coming to class on
the day they are scheduled.
-The non changeable dates on which you are required
to hand in the first and second versions of your 6 compositions.
-The non changeable dates of the 3 partial
exams.
-The non changeable date of the final written
exam.
EACH INSTRUCTOR will assign the rest of
the exercises, readings and activities that you MUST PREPARE AT HOME
before coming to class the following time that you are going to meet with
him or her. This means that all the homework assignmets fo MWF are to be
prepared for MWF and all the homework assignmets for T&TH are to be
prepared for T&TH.
THE SPANISH 201 GOLDEN RULE:
NO HOMEWORK, NO EXAMS: In order to have the
right to present the three partial exams and the final exam you are required
to come to both the master class and the practice session having prepared
beforehand all the homework assignmets. If in any given period between
exams your instructors notice that you have missed more than three homework
assignments, your master class instructor will not allow you to take the
corresponding exam and your grade for it will be a "cero."
PROGRAMA DE ACTIVIDADES
LECCIONES #1, #2, #3
Master class readings, from Jan 11-Feb 19:
"Los esterotipos culturales" (Cultura
pp. 8-13).
"El pueblo español" (Cultura pp.
22-27).
Practice session readings, from Jan 12-Feb 18:
"Cuyana" Parte I (Literatura pp. 28-35).
"Cuyana" Parte II (Literatura pp. 35-43).
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LECCIÓN #1
ENERO
Lunes 11
Presentaciones. Entrega de Syllabus. Aclaraciones sobre el programa.
Martes 12 Vocabulario
de la Lección I
Miércoles 13 Género
y número (Lengua pp. 13-15).
Jueves 14 Repasar
Vocabulario de la Lección I.
Viernes 15 Concordancia
(Lengua pp.16-18)
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Lunes 18 No
hay clases
Martes 19
Repaso de género y número/concordancias.
Miércoles 20 Ser
y estar (Lengua pp. 21-25).
Jueves 21 Repaso
de ser y estar.
(Ejercicio en clase para preparar la composición I)
Viernes 22 Pronombres
personales y presente del indicativo (Lengua pp. 27-30).
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Lunes 25 Objetos
directos (Lengua 34-36).
Martes 26 Entregar
la primera composición.
LECCIÓN #2
Miércoles 27 Objetos
indirectos (Lengua pp. 51-52). Vocabulario de la lección
2.
Jueves 28 Repasar
vocabulario de la Lección 2. Repaso de objetos directos e indirectos.
(El instructor devolverá la primera composición corregida
con la primera nota).
Viernes 29 Objetos
indirectos + objetos directos (Lengua pp. 56-57).
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FEBRERO
Lunes 1
Imperfecto del indicativo (Lengua pp. 61-62).
Martes 2
Entregar al instructor la composición I reescrita.
Repaso de objetos indirectos y directos.
Miércoles 3 Repaso
del imperfecto del indicativo.
Jueves 4
Repaso del imperfecto del indicativo.
(El instructor devolverá la composición I corregida con la
segunda nota).
(Ejercicio en clase para preparar la composición 2).
Viernes 5
"Se" impersonal (Lengua pp. 47-48.
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Lunes 8
Estructuras reflexivas (Lengua pp. 66-68).
Martes 9
Entregar al instructor la composición 2
Repaso de "se" impersonal, "se" pasivo y estructuras reflexivas.
Miércoles 10 Gustar
y similares (Lengua pp. 71-72).
LECCIÓN 3
Jueves 11
Vocabulario de la lección 3. Repaso de gustar y similares.
(El instructor devolverá la composición 2 corregida con la
primera nota).
Viernes 12
Pretéritos regulares e irregulares (Lengua pp. 83-85).
Repaso del vocabulario de la lección 3.
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Lunes 15
Hacer + tiempo (Lengua pp. 89-90).
Martes 16
Entregar al instructor la composición 2 reescrita.
Miércoles 17 Pretérito
e imperfecto (Lengua pp. 93-96).
Jueves 18
Repaso del pretérito e imperfecto.
(El instructor devolverá la composición 2 corregida con la
segunda nota).
Viernes 19
Pronombres relativos "que" y "quien" (Lengua pp. 104-106).
Repaso para el Examen I.
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Lunes 22
Examen I
LECCIONES #4,#5,#6
Master class readings, from Feb. 24-Mar.26:
"El pueblo hispanoamericano." (Cultura
pp. 28-36).
"El ambiente urbano: problemas y soluciones."
(Cultura pp. 85-90).
Practice session readings, from Feb. 23-Mar. 25:
"El nieto" (Literatura pp. 64-72).
"Tesis" (Literatura pp. 95-103).
LECCIÓN 4
Martes 23
Vocabulario de la lección 4
Miércoles 24
Presente del subjuntivo (Lengua pp.121-125). Repaso del vocabulario
de la lección 4.
Jueves 25
Entregar al instructor la composición 3
Repaso del presente del subjuntivo.
Viernes 26
Imperativos formales (Lengua pp. 117-118).
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MARZO
Lunes 1-Viernes 5 Vacaciones
de primavera.
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Lunes 8
Imperativos informales (Lengua pp. 131-133).
Martes 9
Repaso de imperativos formales e informales.
(El instructor devolverá la composición 3 corregida con la
primera nota).
Miércoles 10
Subjuntivo de persuación (Lengua pp. 126).
Jueves 11
Entregar al instructor la composición 3 reescrita.
Repaso del subjuntivo de persuación.
Viernes 12
Spanish Day: NO HAY CLASES.
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LECCIÓN #5
Lunes 15
Vocabulario de la lección 5
Martes 16
Repaso de los pronombres relativos.
Repaso del vocabulario de la lección 5.
(Ejercicio en clase para preparar la composición 4).
(El instructor devolverá la composición 3 corregida con la
segunda nota).
Miércoles 17
Subjuntivos de duda y de emoción (Lengua pp. 159-161).
Jueves 18
Entregar al instructor la composición 4.
Viernes 19
Expresiones con doble negativo (Lengua pp. 149-151).
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LECCIÓN #6
Lunes 22
Vocabulario de la lección 6.
Martes 23
Repaso del vocabulario de la lección 6.
Repaso de las expresiones con doble negativo y del presente perfecto
del indicativo.
(El instructor devolverá la composición 4 corregida con la
primera nota).
Miércoles 24
Presente perfecto del subjuntivo (Lengua pp. 181) & Subjuntivo
hipotético cláusulas adjetivales (Lengua pp. 186-188).
Jueves 25
Entregar al instructor la composición 4 reescrita.
Repaso del presente perfecto del subjuntivo y del subjuntivo hipotético
en cláusulas adjetivales.
Viernes 26
Repaso para el Examen II.
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Lunes 29
Examen II.
LECCIONES #7, #8
Master class readings, from Mar. 31-Apr. 12:
"Pal. Y conc.: art. Sobre los judíos sefardíes"
(Cultura pp. 153-157).
"Mexicoamericanos: su historia y una exp. pers.
(Cultura pp. 172-181).
Practice session readings, from Mar.30-Apr.13:
"Rosamunda" (Literatura pp. 106-118).
"La caja de plomo..." (Literatura pp.
168-179).
LECCIÓN #7
Martes 30
Vocabulario de la lección 7
(Ejercicio para preparar la composición 5).
(El instructor entregará la composición 4 corregida con la
segunda nota).
Miércoles 31
Repaso del pretérito (Lengua p. 201).
ABRIL
Jueves
1
Entregar al instructor la composición 5.
Repaso del pretérito.
Viernes
2
Repaso de los usos del subjuntivo (Lengua p. 205).
Pasado del subjuntivo (Lengua pp. 207-209).
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Lunes
5
Repaso del futuro y del condicional (Instructor's handout).
Martes
6
Repaso de los usos del subjuntivo y del pasado del subjuntivo.
(El instructor devolverá la composición 5 corregida con la
primera nota).
Miércoles
7
Usos del subjuntivo o indicativo en cláusulas adverbiales (Lengua
pp. 212-214- 216).
LECCIÓN #8
Jueves
8
Entregar al instructor la composición 5 reescrita.
Vocabulario de la lección 8.
Repaso de los usos del subjuntivo o indicativo en cláusulas adverbiales.
Viernes
9
El subjuntivo en cláusulas adverbiales (Lengua pp. 232).
Repaso del vocabulario de la lección 8.
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Lunes
12
"Por" y "Para" (Lengua pp. 237-239).
"A" y "En" (Lengua pp. 273-275).
"Se" para sentimientos profundos y procesos (Lengua pp. 244-245).
Martes
13
Repaso del subjuntivo en cláusulas adverbiales.
Repaso de "Por" y "Para"; "A" y "En".
Repaso de "Se" para sentimientos profundos y procesos.
Repaso para el Examen III
(El instructor devolverá la composición 5 corregida con la
segunda nota.
Miércoles
14
Examen III
LECCIÓN #10
Master class readings, from Apr.16-Apr.23:
"Las drogas en el mundo hispano" (Cultura
pp. 206-211).
Practice session readings, from Apr.15-Apr.22:
The instructor will choose one of the following:
"Llegaron los hippies" (Literatura pp.
188-200).
"El delantal blanco" (Literatura pp. 126-144).
LECCIÓN #10
Jueves
15
Vocabulario de la lección 10.
Ejercicio para preparar la composición 6.
(El instructor entregará y explicará la guía para
el examen final oral).
(Los estudiantes deberán firmar para apartar su lugar en alguno
de los horarios alternativos proporcionados por el instructor, entre el
lunes
19 de abril y el viernes 23 de abril.
Viernes
16
Repaso del subjuntivo (Lengua pp. 248-249).
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Lunes
19
Las comparaciones de igualdad y desigualdad y sus irregulares (Lengua
pp. 301- 304).
Las comparaciones superlativas (Lengua pp. 304-305).
Martes
20
Repaso de las comparaciones de igualdad y desigualdad y de sus irregularidades.
Repaso de las comparaciones superlativas.
(Entregar al instructor la composición 6)
Teacher's Evaluation.
Miércoles
21
"Si" condicional + presente + presente (instructor's hand-out).
"Si" condicional + pasado del subjuntivo + condicional (instructor's hand-out).
Jueves
22
Repaso de las cláusulas condicionales (ver lunes 30) (instructor's
hand-out).
(El instuctor devolverá la composición 6 corregida con la
primera nota).
¡OJO!
El martes 27 de abril (o antes de ser posible), todos los estudiantes
deberán
dejar en el buzón de sus instructores de martes y jueves la
composición 6 reescrita.
Viernes
23
Último día de clases.
Repaso general para el examen final.
(Teacher's evaluation)
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Martes
27
Último día para dejar en el buzón de los instructores
de martes y jueves la composición 6 reescrita (Ya no hay clases).
Jueves
29
3:30-5:30 p.m., EXAMEN FINAL (classroom to be announced).
(Este día el instructor de martes y jueves devolverá la composición
6 corregida con la segunda nota).