Spanish 2201, Spring 2014 Eastern Illinois University
(001) MTRF 1 - 1:50, CH 1120 Office: Coleman 1230 Phone: 581-5217
(do not leave voice messages)
Dr. Carlos C. Amaya Office hours: MTRF 10:00am-12:00 pm,
E-mail: ccamaya@eiu.edu (or by appointment)
Web page: www.ux1.eiu.edu/~ccamaya/clase2201.html
Textbooks:
Blanco, Jose A. and Maria Colbert. Enfoques: Curso intermedio de español.Tercera edición. Boston, MA: VISTA Higher Learning, 2012.
Blanco, Jose A. and Maria Colbert. Enfoques: work book on line.Tercera edición. Boston, MA: VISTA Higher Learning, 2012. (http://enfoques.vhlcentral.com/home/)
Description. 2201 is the first semester of intermediate Spanish. Topics include a review of grammar, and practice in conversation, intensive writing and reading. Prerequisite FLS 1102.
Objectives. Enfoques, while providing an extensive grammar review, is NOT a strictly grammar-driven approach to language learning. Rather, it weave together content language learning and interactive tasks in which information is exchanged. You will develop communicative proficiency in all four skills (speaking, listening, reading and writing). Keep in mind that languages are best learned when real-world information becomes the focus of student activities.
Use of Spanish in the classroom. I will use only Spanish in the classroom. If you don’t hear Spanish in your Spanish class, where else will you hear it? I expect you to use only Spanish in the classroom. If you don’t speak Spanish in your Spanish class, where else will you get the chance to practice what you are learning? We do things in class that require the presence and participation of other people. Activities that do not require interaction with other people and that can be done alone are assigned for homework. In this way, you will get the most benefit out of your time in the classroom.
Evaluation Policy: Students are expected to take all quizzes, tests, and exams at the appointed time. Make-ups of announced and unannounced quizzes and exams will NOT be given except in the most extreme cases (verifiable illness, hospitalization, injury accident, etc). Make-ups in these cases may be approved by the instructor ONLY when the student notifies him prior to or during the class period when the exam, etc. takes place or is due (send an e-mail to ccamaya@eiu.edu and follow up with appropriate documents). Unexcused absences from any activity will incur a grade of ZERO (0) and may NOT BE MADE UP. It is imperative that the students keep an accurate report of his/her grades attained in class. If you have any questions about your grades come and see me in my office. Daily and active class participation is essential. --One percent will be deducted from the attendance grade for every absence over 2 (only valid excuses are allowed: phone calls and e mails are not valid unless documentation is provided)
Grade components.
exams (4 @ 10 % each) 40 %
final exam 10 %
homework 13 %
quizzes 8 %
Lab (VHLCentral.com) 5 %
participation 6 %
attendance 10 %
paper in class (2 versions) 4 % (paper will be written in class. I will provide info in class)
oral presentation 4 % (you will be provided with more info in class)
A = 90-100 B = 80-89 C =70-79 D = 60-69 F = 0-59
Additional information:
*Cell phone calls and texting are not allowed in this class. Please turn your phone off before entering the classroom. You will be asked to leave if you disrupt class.
*sending me an e mail or voicemail to notify me of an absence does not excuse the absence. You need appropriate documentation for your excused absence.
*do not make medical appointments or other commitments that conflict with this class. It will not be considered a valid excuse unless it is an emergency (i.e. dentist, car, or hair appointments are not excused)
*Students are responsible for mastering material covered when they miss class. Material covered during each class period is clearly identified on the syllabus “schedule.”
*The classroom door will be locked when class starts. Please be on time.
*Your grade reflects your work in class. I don’t give out grades, you earn them.
--No late work is accepted—work left at my mail box or under the door will not be graded.
**If you have a documented disability and wish to receive academic accommodations, please notify your instructor and contact the Office of Disability Services 581-6583 as soon as possible.
*** This class can be taken as an honors class: FLS 2291G. Talk to your professor about it.
Exams and final exam: The format of exams will reflect the proficiency-based approach to class work. Make-up exams will be given only in the case of a documented medical emergency or death in the immediate family.
Homework: I will occasionally collect homework. I will not announce ahead of time which days I will ask for homework, so be sure you bring all assignments in a separate paper ready to be turned in to your professor in class every day. When I collect homework, I may ask for assignments from any days since the last day homework was collected. Except in the case of a documented emergency, I do not accept late homework. Learning another language requires daily preparation and study. You are responsible for what you do and don’t do both in and out of the classroom. How much you improve your abilities in Spanish depends ultimately on you. Completing the homework assigned before each day review of the material in class allows you to benefit most from your time in the classroom. Lab work will be considered in as a grade. You must buy the on-line book immediately to be able to complete your homework (http://vistahigherlearning.com/students/store/spanish-programs/enfoques-3rd-edition.html = $105.00) buy the Supersite Plus WEB SAM CODE.
Quizzes: You will have several short quizzes throughout the semester. Quizzes may be announced or unannounced. Quizzes can be made up only in the case of a documented emergency.
Participation: Your active participation in class is essential to both your personal success in learning Spanish and to everyone’s success in having a rewarding classroom experience. Absences count against you—you can’t participate if you aren’t in class. You will receive a weekly grade on participation.
Policy concerning cell phones: Leaving your cell phone stowed away during class is a sign of your maturity and integrity. Please turn off your cell phone ringer before you enter the classroom and leave your phone stowed during class. If many cell phones on “manner mode” go off simultaneously, there may be a message from the University’s emergency notification system. Only in this case is it appropriate to check phones. Having a cell phone out during an exam for any reason is strictly prohibited, and I will treat it as a case of academic misconduct. If you believe you have exceptional circumstances (small children, a very ill relative etc.), please let me know.
Schedule
All assignments are from the textbook Enfoques unless otherwise indicated. Page numbers indicate the page on which an exercise starts and appears in parenthesis. The assignments for a given day are to be completed before class on that day. The activities listed after “escribir” are to be written; they are the activities that you will be asked to turn in periodically for a homework grade. If you miss class, it is your responsibility to find out if there has been any change to the schedule of classes.
Horario de clases para la primavera de 2014
(webSAM is due at 11 pm central time the day assigned)
Horario de clases para la primavera de 2014
Enero (Homework is due before you come to class)
lunes 13 Introducción del material --review
martes 14 leer 2-5. escribir A,B y 2(3) 4 (4) 6B (5)
jueves 16 leer 6-9. ver video. escribir 1(8) 3(9)
viernes 17 leer 10-13. escribir 1 y 4 (12) busca pareja (12) y expansión (13)
lunes 20 NO hay clase—Día de MLK
martes 21 leer 14-17. escribir 1,2,3 (16) 6A (17)
jueves 23 leer 18-21. escribir 2 (20) 4 (21)
viernes 24 leer 22-26. escribir 1,2(24) 4(25)
lunes 27 leer 26-30. 1,2(26) 1,2,4 (on #4 chose one topic) (29)
martes 28 Cultura 30-34. Conexión (31, escribir poema original) 1,2,6(34)
jueves 30 Cultura 35-40. escribir “conexión”(35) 1,4(38) escribir(39)
viernes 31 REPASO 35-39. escribir 2,3 (38) mira la telenovela otra vez (lab due)
Febrero
lunes 3 EXAMEN—capítulo 1
martes 4 leer 42-45. escribir C,2(43) 3(44) 7(45)
jueves 6 leer 46-49. ver video. escribir 1(48) 4,5(49)
viernes 7 leer 50-53. escribir 1,3, proyecto (1 párrafo, internet search, 52)
lunes 10 leer 54-57. escribir 1,3(56) 6,7(57)
martes 11 Flash Cultura Video (comprensión, expansión 53) (79 musica y deportes)
jueves 13 leer 58-61. escribir 1,2(60) 4,5 (61)
viernes 14 No hay clase----Cumpleaños de Lincoln
lunes 17 leer 62-65. escribir 1,2B(64) 4(65)
martes 18 leer 66-69. escribir 1,2(66) 1,3(69)
jueves 20 leer 75-80. escribir “Conexión” (75) 1,3,4(78)
viernes 21 REPASO escribir la terea asignada en clase por el profesor. (lab due)
lunes 24 EXAMEN--capítulo 2
martes 25 leer 82-85. escribir 1,2(83) 3(84) 6C(85)
jueves 27 leer 86-89. ver video. escribir 1,2(88) 5,6(89)
viernes 28 leer 90-93. escribir 1,3 proyecto (92) comprensión (93)
Marzo
lunes 3 leer 94-97. 2,3(96) 5,6 A (97)
martes 4 leer 94-97. 1,3(96) 4 (97) (fotocopia)
jueves 6 leer 98-101. escribir 2,3(100) 5, 6A(101) (mid-term)
viernes 7 leer 102-105 escribir 1,2,3 A (104), 5 (105)
Lunes 10 a Viernes 14 No hay classes---- Vacación de primavera
lunes 17 leer 106-109 escribir #2 (106) 1,2,4 (109)
martes 18 leer 110-114. escribir conexión (111) 1,2,3 (114)
jueves 20 leer 115-120. escribir conexión(115) 1,2,5(118) una anécdota(119)
viernes 21 Presentación en grupo
lunes 24 REPASO escribir la terea asignada en clase por el profesor. (lab due)
martes 25 EXAMEN—capítulo 3
jueves 27 leer 122-125. escribir A,B(123) 3,5(124) 7 A (125, escoger una cita)
viernes 28 leer 126-129. Escribir 1,4(128) 5 A (129)
(composition topics for class)
Abril
lunes 31 leer 130-133. escribir 1,2, y proyecto (132) comprensión (133)
martes 1 leer 134-139 escribir 1,3(137) 4 A, 5 (138)
jueves 3 leer 134-139 escribir 6,7 (139)
viernes 4 leer 140-143. escribir 1,2,3(142) 5A(143) (last day to drop with a W)
(composition outline due)
lunes 7 leer 140-143. escribir (fotocopia)
martes 8 leer 144-147. escribir 1,2(146) 4, 5 A (147)
jueves 10 leer 157-161. escribir conexión (157) 1,2(160) a escribir(161)
viernes 11 REPASO escribir la terea asignada en clase por el profesor. (lab due)
lunes 14 EXAMEN—capítulo 4
martes 15 leer 164-167. escribir A,B,2(165) 5(166) 7(167)
jueves 17 leer 168-171. escribir 1,2,3B(170) 5(171)
viernes 18 Composición en clase (Compo #1)
lunes 21 leer 172-175. escribir 1,3,proyecto(174) comprensión (175)
martes 22 leer 176-180. escribir 1,3(178) 5A(179)
jueves 24 leer 180-183. escribir 1,2 (182) 4,5(183)
viernes 25 leer 184-187. escribir 1,2(186) 4(187)
lunes 28 leer 188-191. Escribir 2(188) 1,2 (191)
martes 29 leer 192-196. Escribir conexión (192) 1,2,4(196)
jueves 1 leer 197-201. escribir Tikal(197) 1,2,3(200)
Viernes 2 REPASO escribir la terea asignada en clase por el profesor. (lab due)
FINAL EXAM:
Section 001 Wednesday, May 7th 12:30 to 2:30 pm
