SPANISH 320
Advanced Spanish
Primavera del 2007

Course web page:  http://www.longwood.edu/staff/goetzla/320/320.html

Instructor: 

Phone:      E-mail: 

Office hours:  
Grainger 308:  MWF 10:00-12:00 and by appointment

Descripción del curso:
Course Description from Longwood Catalog:
Development of increased proficiency in all linguistic skills and a more extensive acquaintance with Hispanic culture.  This course will prepare students for more advanced culture and literature courses, but will also prepare students to use Spanish to communicate effectively and to function in a foreign community.  Prerequisite:  Spanish 202 or appropriate placement test score.  Successful completion of this course is recommended before taking upper-level courses.  3 credits.

Textos:
Texts:
Materiales varios:
internet, televisión, películas, cuentos, poemas, novelas, artículos de revistas y periódicos, música, juegos.

También:
una grapadora (stapler)  y  un cuaderno de anillas (3-ring notebook) para organizar los materiales.
 

Objetivos del curso:
Course Objectives:
Objectives for this course are based upon the National Standards for Foreign Language Learning, which are grouped under 5 categories ("the 5 Cs") and on the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines (Advanced and Superior levels).

Goal 1.  Communication (Communicate in Spanish)
1.1 Interpersonal Communication (four skills:  speaking, listening, reading, writing):
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
converse and exchange written communication in formal and informal situations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, give instructions, describe, report, and provide narration about current, past and future activities; begin to resolve problem situations, deal with unfamiliar topics, offer supported opinions, and hypothesize.  Students will speak, read, write and understand spoken Spanish at the ACTFL Advanced level, utilizing strategies such as circumlocution (speaking and writing), activating background knowledge, listening and reading for main-idea information, listening and reading for details and for specific information.  Students will deal with concrete topics such as their own background, family, interests, work, travel, current events, cultural issues (Advanced-level topics), and will begin to deal with practical, social professional and abstract topics and special fields of competence (Superior-level topics).

1.2 Interpretive Communication (listening and reading):
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
understand and interpret authentic written and spoken language on the topics listed above at the ACTFL Advanced level, utilizing the above strategies for listening, as well as additional reading strategies such as skimming, scanning, reading for a purpose, using context clues, predicting, recovering inferential meaning, recognizing and responding to point of view, and considering cultural and historical context in interpreting texts; use basic techniques and terminology of literary analysis to read and respond to literary and cultural works in preparation for advanced literature and culture courses.

1.3 Presentational Communication (speaking and writing):
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
present at the ACTFL Advanced level information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on topics listed above; develop research skills in preparation for advanced literature and culture courses or for use in future employment.

Goal 2.  Cultures (Gain knowledge and understanding of Hispanic Cultures)
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
Recognize and demonstrate an understanding of the relationship of the products (books, tools, foods, laws, music, games, literature, art, etc.) and practices (patterns of social interactions) of Hispanic cultures to the perspectives (meanings, attitudes, values, ideas) of Hispanic cultures.

Goal 3.  Connections (Connect with other disciplines and acquire information)
3.1 Making Connections:
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through Spanish.

3.2 Acquiring Information:
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through Spanish and its culture.

Goal 4.  Comparisons (Develop insight into the nature of language and culture)
4.1 Language Comparisons:
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
demonstrate an understanding of the nature of language through the comparisons of Spanish and English.

4.2 Cultural Comparisons:
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
demonstrate understanding of the concepts of culture through comparisons of the Hispanic cultures studied and their own.
 

Goal 5.  Communities (Participate in multilingual communities at home and around the world)
5.1  Classroom and Community:
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
use Spanish both within and beyond the classroom setting.

5.2  Lifelong Learning:
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:
show evidence of becoming lifelong learners by using Spanish for personal enjoyment and enrichment and in professional endeavors, independently pursuing activities using Spanish throughout their lifetime.
 
Horario de Clases:
Class Schedule:

Requisitos del curso:
Course Requirements:

10%  Participación en la clase y en la "Discusión" en internet
20%  Deberes  (videos, películas, Hojas de trabajo, periódicos/revistas, y televisión)
25%  Ensayos y Proyectos
30%  Pruebas, Presentaciones Orales
10%  Examen Final
5%   Actividades Culturales

10% Participación.  You are expected to actively participate in class activities.  It is recognized that there are many different kinds of personalities represented among students in a class, and that some are more outgoing than others.  People who normally speak a lot find it easy to participate in these activities, while more quiet personalities sometimes hesitate to join in.  This is quite natural and you are not expected to try to change your particular comportment.  Nevertheless, it is necessary to make every effort to join in the activities, and you will find that the more you do so, the easier it becomes to speak Spanish, and as Spanish begins to become easier to speak, the more you will want to join in.  There will be a lot of partner and group conversation activities; you will not be asked to get up in front of the class until everyone is comfortable with one another; you will do a few short (2-3 min.) presentations on various topics.  We will concentrate mostly on speaking and listening in our class activities, reserving reading and writing activities for homework assignments.  Besides the in-class participation, your participation in the Discusión en Internet will be included in this participation grade; you are expected to submit to the discussion list a message at least once every week.  The topics will change each week, and will be related to our class discussion topics.  This can be a fun way to get to know the other members of the class and to understand various issues we will be discussing.  Requirements for the Discusión:  be sure to write as much as possible (we want to read something interesting), and be sure to answer or address at least one other person's comments or ideas, so that it is really a discussion, and not just a list of entries by different people.  Tardiness will not be tolerated; it is recognized that there are times when people can not be on time to their classes or jobs, but consistent tardiness is unacceptable.  If you arrive late to class more than 3 times, you will be denied admission to the class if you are not there on time; in other words, after 3 late arrivals, you may only be admitted to class if you are on time. So be in class on time, because there may come a circumstance that you can not help that would require you to arrive late, and you don't want to have used up your late entrance "passes".  You will receive a Participation grade three times during the semester, in which your participation in the on-line Discusión, homework activities and class activities will be evaluated.  Attendance is of utmost importance if you are to be able to participate.  If you are not in class, you can not participate, and you make participation extremely difficult after returning from an absence. Attend class every day!

20% «Deberes».   This portion of your grade is based primarily on «Actividades» which you do outside of class.  To achieve a satisfactory grade in any college-level class, one should expect to spend at least two hours outside of class for every hour spent in class.  Therefore, you should expect to dedicate six hours per week outside of class in homework and other activities.  The following are the components which make up this part of your grade. All of the necessary  worksheets are available here for you to print out.  You will not receive these in class.  Your lowest "homework" grade will be dropped--so if you get a zero it can be dropped, but only one zero or low grade will be dropped.  Late homework will be accepted no later than one class period after it is due, and the grade will be lowered one letter grade.  Homework later than one class period after it is due will not be accepted and will receive a zero.  Remember also that if you do not have your homework you can't very well participate and your grade will suffer.  Keep up with all assignments.  Check with classmates to make sure you have the assignments for every class. 

A.  Deberes diarios:  Your daily homework will consist of specific assignments in reading, writing and listening, taken from many resources.  The assignment will be made near the end of every class period, and will usually be written on the board.  In addition to specific assignments, you should spend time in vocabulary practice for the current topic.  Homework will usually be "gone over" in class and most assignments will also be collected for a grade.  Be prepared or you will not be able to participate (see Participación above).  Please staple any multiple-sheet assignments before coming to class.

B.  Video, Películas y Televisión:    At times during the semester, you will watch a video segment, movie or TV show in Spanish, sometimes in class, but sometimes in the Language Lab, and will complete accompanying information sheets.  The Language Lab has a satellite which receives programming from all over the world.  Choose a channel and a program by going to the Dish TV site and following instructions. You will fill out the appropriate worksheet and viewing guide for each assignment   ( Película  or  Televisión).  Please staple any multiple-sheet assignments before coming to class.

C.  Revistas y periódicos:  The library subscribes to several Spanish language magazines, which are found in the Periodical room on the first floor of the library, and are shelved in alphabetical order.  The most recent ones are in the reading area, displayed in alphabetical order.  You will fill out a Revista  worksheet  for each article you read.  The Longwood Library receives Geomundo, Muy Interesante, Clío (Revista de Historia) and El País.   If you have trouble finding a magazine, please ask for help.  You may read them in the library or photocopy articles to read at your leisure, and you may choose articles  from any magazine, as long as it is in Spanish.  If you have been asked to read a magazine article, it must be a paper article, not from the internet.  However, at other times you will be asked to choose an article from a Spanish newspaper on the internet instead of a magazine, so that you can get the most up-to-date information on a particular topic, and so that you have a greater range of cultural content.  

D.  Gramática:  Some of your assignments will be grammar worksheets which you will receive in class or which you will print from an email or from the internet.  In addition, you will complete internet grammar exercises (ConJuguemos or Colby College Exercises) and turn in the grade sheets you will print out.  Please staple any multiple-sheet assignments before coming to class.  Gracias.

25% Ensayos y proyectos.   You will write several essays during the semester; you will receive detailed instructions and in some cases will be able to make revisions before receiving the grade for the assignment.  For your essays and the internet Discusión, you must use Microsoft Word in Spanish [with spell-check and thesaurus in Spanish], which is available in the Language Lab and if you have Windows 98 or later, on your own computer.  Pick up a copy of the keyboard layout in the language lab; on the back of the keyboard layout you will find the instructions for installing it on your own computer.  Ask for help if you need it.  It will help if you are already familiar with Word.  Try doing your homework on the computer, too, if you like--it will print accent marks, and all of the other diacritical marks [¡¿ñÑáéíóúü])--and just think what you can do with the thesaurus.  Essays that have not been "spell-checked" will not be accepted--don't forget this important step!  Please staple any multiple-sheet assignments before coming to class.

30% Pruebas y presentaciones orales.  There will be many short 5-10 minute quizzes.  None of these are "pop" quizzes; they will all be announced.  Some will be written, dealing with grammar, a few will be vocabulary quizzes, some will be speaking quizzes (you will speak to a partner, not in front of the class), and some will be quizzes on the content of what we are studying (music, narrative, poetry, festivals in hispanic countries, etc.).  Your lowest quiz grade will be dropped (if you miss a quiz while absent, that will be the one dropped--there are no "make-up" quizzes; quizzes missed after that will receive a zero).  Please do not ask when you can make up a quiz.  There will not be any long tests.  Several short oral presentations during the semester will count the same as quiz grades.

10% Examen Final.  The final exam will be a communicative test of the skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking, and will have the same format as many of the quizzes, so by the time you take it, you are familiar with how you will be tested.  The final exam will also contain an essay component, in which you will demonstrate your ability to comprehend and discuss a literary selection.  If you are keeping up with homework, activities, and participation, you should not need to "study" for the final.  We are building skills, not accumulating knowledge, so it is important to keep pace with your assignments.  We will review before the final exam and discuss the format of the test.

5% Actividades Culturales .  You must attend at least three approved Cultural Activities during the semester.  Please check the Actividades Culturales webpage often for approved activities, always clicking on the "refresh" or "reload" icon in the upper taskbar when accessing this site so that any recent changes and additions to the list will be loaded..  If you know of an activity which would be appropriate, please let the class know and we will add it to the list.  To receive credit, you will turn in a summary in Spanish of each Cultural Activity you attend (about 1/2 page) within one week of attending the activity.  Summaries submitted after that will not be accepted.  Please check the Actividades Culturales website for details about this requirement.

 

Calificaciones:
Grading:   90-100 A 80-89 B 70-79 C 60-69 D 59 F
 

Asistencia:
Attendance Policy:  The attendance policy for this course is the same as the college policy in the Longwood University Catalog and the Student Handbook.  To clarify some of the points in the policy, please note:
     There are 28 class meetings.  If a student misses 7 classes, whether excused or unexcused, he/she will have missed 25% of the scheduled class meeting times, and will receive an F in this course.
     If a student misses 2.8 classes for unexcused reasons, his/her final course grade will be lowered one letter grade.  In addition, please note that if a student is not in class, he/she can not participate in class activities, which will affect the "participation grade."
     Please note what constitutes "excused absences" as defined in the college policy.  I will require, in most cases, written documentation to excuse an absence. Please see the information about tardiness above under "Participación".
 
*** If you discover that you must miss a class, please do not call or e-mail me for asignments or for permission or to explain, unless you have extenuating circumstances and will have documentation. Never ask if you missed anything--if we had class, you missed a lot.  Make sure you have other students' phone numbers so that you can find out what the assignments are and have them ready when you come back to class.  Never tell me "I wasn't here" as an explanation for why you don't have your homework.  Get the assignment and come prepared.  Missing a class does not mean you can show up unprepared--you will take whatever quiz is planned and will turn in whatever assignment is due, or you will receive a zero for the assignment or for a missed quiz--there are no "make-up" quizzes.  Remember, however, that we drop the lowest quiz grade.  

Código de Honor:
Honor Code:  Students are expected to live by the Longwood University Honor Code.  All work done for this class must be pledged:  "Yo, ___________________, juro que no he dado ni recibido ayuda en este trabajo ni he notado ninguna infracción del Código de Honor."  If you would like to abbreviate this, you may write, "Juramento," and sign your name.

A word about internet translators and other electronic translators:   Please don't use electronic translators--if you have been using them, you have seen that they do not function well in producing understandable, correct Spanish. The translations don't make any sense and you don't learn much by using them. For the same reasons, please don't use friends to help you write your assignments--many times even if they are very good Spanish speakers, they may not understand the assignment and their usage doesn't conform to the context. And, obviously, you are not getting much out of the assignment if someone else does it. And, obviously, you are violating the honor code if you don't do your own work. It is NOT a violation of the honor code to work together with other students from the class, as long as both of you are doing your own work. It is a good idea to check each other's work and offer suggestions, and make changes incorporating those suggestions. This is collaborative learning and can be helpful. But be sure to do your own work. Gracias.

Español 320
Actividades Culturales		Modern Language Program

Links to sites listing names in Spanish
(Keep in mind that not all the names in these lists are in Spanish--many are in English or other languages.
Choose a name that is really Spanish.)

"Elige su nombre"

Nombres para hombres

Más nombres para hombres

Nombres para mujeres

Más nombres para mujeres

Conjugaciones en el subjuntivo, parte II (verbos regulares, verbos que cambian su raíz)

Conjugaciones en el subjuntivo, parte III (verbos -car, -gar, -zar; -ger, -gir)

Conjugaciones en el subjuntivo, parte IV ( 6 verbos irregulares) 

Ejercicio para usar el subjuntivo en cláusulas adverbiales (conjunciones).

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