Spanish
50/Elementary Spanish
Video
Series Entitled: "Conversemos"
SUMMER
2002
CLASS #50418
SPAN 50 - ELEMENTARY SPANISH
ELEMENTARY CONVERSATION
Lectures:
Assigned Thursdays June 27; July 11, 18, 25; August 1, 8 Time:
6-8:50pm Room: F-9
Prof. Martha Velasco
Email: mvelasco@csusm.edu
Telephone: (760)
744-1150 ext. 5550
Office hours with appointment only
Course Description
Objectives:
By following the sequence of previewing, watching the programs,
and reviewing with exercises in the text, you should be
able to:
-
Interact
in Spanish in oral and written form sufficiently well
to carry out a range of real-world functions, such as
greeting others, describing yourself and your surroundings,
taking care of everyday needs such as arranging for housing,
planning a career and obtaining a job, etc., expressing
your opinion about a range of topics, narrating and reporting
about past, present and future events.
-
Comprehend
Spanish sufficiently well to be able to extract the main
points and some supporting details from basic conversations,
television and radio broadcasts, and newspaper and magazine
articles about familiar topics.
-
Produce
Spanish both orally and in writing sufficiently well so
as to be able to make yourself understood by native speakers
accustomed to dealing with non-native speakers. In spontaneous
conversation you should be able to produce at least short
sentences and in writing you should be able to produce
texts of at least 2 pages.
-
Recognize
some of the similarities and differences between North
American culture and other cultures that share the Spanish
language.
Note:
The Conversemos course (30 half hour lessons) has been divided
into 2 separate 3-unit classes, Span 50 and Span 51. Span
50 consist of lessons 1-15 and Span 51 consists of lessons
16-30.
Required
texts:
Janet Hafner & Carlos Z. Gómez, Conversemos!
(Let's talk) A Beginning Spanish Conversation, worktext
first edition Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, Dubuque,
Iowa.
Recommended
material:
The following materials are highly recommended:
- 501
Verbs in Spanish, Barron's (Current edition)
- English-Spanish
Dictionary (Larousse or Velásquez)
Course
requirements:
Your evaluation in this course will be based on the following
work.
| Attendance,
class participation and class work, (active conversation,
written compositions, etc.) |
30x6=
|
180
|
Homework (four assignments) |
50x4=
|
200
|
| 1
Oral presentation (Hispanic cultural aspect) |
|
100
|
| 4
Chapter exams |
100x4=
|
400
|
Final exam |
comprehensive
|
120
|
Class
participation (180 points):
You cannot develop skills in Spanish without frequently
using the language in a variety of ways. It is for this
reason that you are required to actively participate in
class discussions and activities throughout the semester.
Your participation will be evaluated at each seminar and
I will take into account a number of variables including,
but not limited to, 1) your willingness to use and practice
Spanish; 2) your willingness to participate; 3) your cooperation
in group and pair work; and 4) the quality of the overall
effort you put into the course.
Homework
(200 points):
There are two components to this portion of your grade,
which will be averaged together at the end of the course:
homework (a detail homework schedule will be handed out
at the first seminar) and the textbook exercises which should
be done after you have previewed each lesson and at the
end the televised lesson. (If you can, watch each lesson
more than once).
-
Homework:
You are responsible for turning in homework the day of
the corresponding exam. (The pages that the instructor
will hand out and assign respectively) The textbook exercises
(filling in the blanks, answering questions, etc.) are
activities that correspond with the broadcast series.
It is recommended that you complete these pages as you
work through the lessons and NOT the night before the
exam.
Watch the corresponding broadcast program then complete
the activities, without looking at the answers in the
textbook. After completing the activity, check your answers
and make any correction necessary in a different color
pen. The purpose is so that your instructor can check
and see that you have actively engaged in studying and
correcting your work. This is the best way to learn. The
purpose of this is NOT to take points away from you for
incorrect answers, so please do not feel uncomfortable
about getting something wrong. When you find that you
have made an error, ask yourself why you made the error.
Was it just a careless mistake? Or did you just not have
the correct form memorized? If the latter is the case,
then this is an indication that you need to make flash
cards, word lists, or whatever else is necessary to make
this information readily available to your recall ability.
In short, more reinforcement work is necessary. If, however,
you find that you do not understand why you have made
the error you should know that one of two things is going
on. Either you simply haven't understood the concept or
structure involved well enough, or you are not following
instructions. To decide which is the case, look at the
corresponding textbook section again. Study the material
as well as your notes once more and try to figure out
why you have a wrong answer. If you still do not understand,
ask your instructor at the following session, contact
her via email, or make an appointment with her.
In
addition to the above work, your instructor
might assign additional assignments to be
turned in throughout the semester. To be a
successful language learner and to do well
in this course you must study every day. Plan
to spend approximately 2 hours each day studying
Spanish.
-
I highly recommend to students to use the Language Laboratory
(Room F-5) on campus for additional practice, (760)
744-1150 ext. 2564
-
Composition:
You will be required to write two 2-page compositions
this semester. They must be typed (double
spaced in 12 pt. font -use standard academic
fonts) and spell checked before being turned
in.
Exams
(400 points):
There will
be four exams,
to be given
in each meeting
respectively.
These tests
will include
listening
and reading
comprehension
as well as
written production
of Spanish
based on the
televised
lessons and
material covered
in class.
Dates for
exams are
posted on
the course
seminars schedule.
MAKE-UPS ARE
ONLY GIVEN
IN EXTREME
CIRCUMSTANCES,
i.e. you are
too ill to
come to class,
you have been
in an accident,
etc. In such
an extreme
emergency,
written
documentation
(such as a
doctor's note)
is required
before any
make up will
be scheduled.
Because of
this strict
policy, please
look at the
schedule and
plan for back-ups
on exam dates
just in case
of an unexpected
emergency.
Final
exam (120
points):
Your final
exam will
be comprehensive,
thus you cannot
wait until
the last minute
to study for
the test.
Doing so might
enable you,
and probably
won't help
you acquire
and store
the skills
and vocabulary
in your long-term
memory. Mark
your calendars
now for the
final exam.
Prepare just
in case of
emergencies,
etc. because
NO MAKE UPS
WILL BE GIVEN.
If you miss
the final,
YOU WILL NOT
RECEIVE CREDIT
FOR THE EXAM.
Attendance:
Attendance at
these seminars
is mandatory
if you wish
to receive full
credit for attendance
and participation
in this college
credit course.
It does not
mean that you
will gain credit
for attending
class because
the mere act
of filling a
seat is not
what helps you
acquire a language
(it is actively
engaging in
class activities
that will help
you). However,
if you do not
attend class
you cannot participate,
so a failure
to attend class
will result
in the lowering
of your grade.
If you cannot
attend the seminars
for a compelling
reason notify
the instructor
before the seminar
day.
Students who
do not
attend the
first seminar
may be dropped
by the instructor.
Important
Dates to Remember:
| Last
day to
apply
for a
refund |
6
wk July
5th |
8
wk July
5th |
| Last
day to
add a
course
|
6
wk June
29th |
8
wk July
2nd |
| Last
day to
apply
for a
Credit/No
Credit
|
6
wk July
8th |
8
wk July
11th |
| Last
day to
drop without
a "W"
|
6
wk July
5th |
8
wk July
10th |
| Last
day to
drop with
a "W" |
6
wk July
15th |
8
wk July
22nd |
Oral
assessment (100
Points):
This is an oral
examination.
At the end of
the semester
you will be
required to
demonstrate
your oral communication
skills to your
instructor.
Your instructor
will give you
more information
about the format
and the dates
of this assessment
early in the
semester. (A
detailed schedule
will be handed
out in class).
The purpose
of this assessment
is to assure
that you have
acquired the
interactive
Spanish language
skills required
of this level
of Spanish.
You are not
expected to
speak like a
native speaker,
to have perfect
pronunciation,
or to have perfect
grammatical
accuracy. You
are expected
to make mistakes
(you are a learner,
after all!).
Your instructor
will simply
be checking
to see that
you can interact
(produce and
understand)
in Spanish on
basic topics
to complete
basic everyday
functions and
manage a conversation
(i.e. request
that an interlocutor
speak more slowly,
request repetition
or clarification
of something
he or she has
said, etc.).
Classroom
etiquette:
As an instructor of Palomar Community College your instructor
is committed to social justice and academic integrity. Every
effort will be made to foster an atmosphere of friendship,
trust, and acceptance in the classroom. Thus, discrimination,
intolerance, disrespect, or dishonesty of any kind will not
be tolerated.
Broadcast
Information:
Adelphia Cable CH 67 and Cox Cable (North County) CH 16
Sat 5:00-6:30pm OR Sun 5:30-7:00am
Note: All Seminars for this class will be held Thursdays
in room F-9, 6:00-8:50pm
Seminars: June 27; July 11, 18, 25; August 1, 8
If
you are a person with a disability and anticipate needing
any type of accommodation to participate in this class,
please make your instructor aware of this as soon as possible
so that your needs can be accommodated properly.
Welcome
to instructional television! Be assured that I am ready
to help you. Please, send me an e-mail to mvelasco@csusm.eduor
give me a call to (760) 744-1150 ext. 5550 if you have any
problems.
SPANISH
50 - HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS
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