Primavera
2006
MWF
11-11:50 ARH 315
Course
description
In this
course you will develop your reading and speaking skills as well as
begin to write about literary and non-literary texts. You will read,
discuss and write about short stories, essays, film, a drama and a
novella. Naturally the texts’ difficulty will increase as the semester
progresses. Besides reading, this course emphasizes active oral participation,
the usage of new vocabulary and increased grammatical precision.
We will review grammar during the first half of semester. To improve
your writing, you will write three brief compositions as well as complete
frequent less formal writing assignments. In summary, students in
this course will work on their speaking, reading, writing and listening
skills and prepare for more advanced Spanish study.
Course
objectives
Reading:
begin reading longer literary and non-literary texts and develop reading
strategies to increase comprehension of those texts.
- Learn
appropriate idiomatic expressions and vocabulary
- Learn
to identify related words
- Learn
to guess at meaning of unfamiliar words
- Identify
main ideas, sections, paragraphs, etc.
- Review
important grammatical structures
Speaking:
answer questions related to readings; describe/paraphrase what has
been seen, read, or heard; state reactions to issues raised by readings;
ask questions about topics related to the readings; improve fluency
through vocabulary building, grammar review and oral practice. Attention
is given to speaking in paragraphs.
Grammatical
accuracy: be able to communicate in Spanish with a higher degree
of grammatical accuracy. To help the student achieve this goal, a
review of the main grammatical difficulties will be offered during
the first part of the semester.
Writing:
be able to write short assignments related to readings; describe/paraphrase
what has been read or seen; state reactions to issues raised by the
readings.
Required
texts
Lequerica
de la Vega, Sara & Carmen Salazar. Avanzando. 5th
ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2003. (AV)
-----.
Avanzando: Cuaderno de ejercicios 5th ed. Hoboken,
NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2003. (Wkbk)
Pacheco,
José Emilio, Las batallas en el desierto. (In Ritos de
iniciación. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1986.)
Readings
on PioneerWeb (red)
Evaluation
| Daily
Work (preparation of assignments, class participation, quizzes)
|
30% |
| Compositions
(3) (examining vocabulary and grammar usage and understanding
of reading) |
15% |
| Exam
I (grammar) |
10% |
| Exam
II (grammar) |
10% |
| Exam
III (En la ardiente oscuridad) |
10% |
| Exam
IV (Las batallas en el desierto) |
10% |
| Final
Oral Exam (summary and analysis of a reading) |
15% |
Class
requirements
·
Daily attendance and active participation in class discussions and
in other class projects are required. Active participation presupposes
extensive preparation. It also means formulating questions (not simply
answering them), as well as elaborating on the ideas of others.
·
You are not allowed any absences for reasons other than religious
observance, illness, participation in a college athletic competition,
or a significant family event. You must notify me when such events
occur, and take responsibility for making up missed work and having
it ready by the time you return. Class periods are very short; please
do not arrive late.
·
Thorough preparation for each class is essential to effective participation.
This means not just reading the assignment, but looking up new words,
learning them, underlining, taking notes and preparing the homework
questions in writing in a complete and detailed manner. Writing original
sentences and paragraphs to exercise new vocabulary and strengthen
grammatical proficiency is highly recommended.
·
Work turned in one class day late will be assessed a 20% deduction.
Thereafter, the grade will be a zero.
If
you have specific physical, psychiatric or learning disabilities and
require accommodations, please let me know during the first two weeks
of the semester. You will need to provide documentation of your disability
to Joyce Stern, in the lower level of the Forum (x3702).
Hints
for studying a language
- Class
time provides the primary means for you to practice speaking and
to receive feedback from the instructor on your spoken Spanish,
therefore your active participation is fundamental to your language
acquisition. Class participation comprises a large part of your
final grade. Fruitful classroom learning depends on careful preparation
for each class meeting. Language is not acquired through cramming
before tests, but through constant practice. You should expect
to spend a substantial amount of time outside of class preparing
assignments to develop your language skills.
- Take
advantage of resources that will enable you to improve your language
skills.
- Meet
with instructor outside of class
- Meet
with the Language Assistant during her office hours
- Work
with another student in 217
- Go
to the Spanish Lab (staffed by the Language Assistant & advanced
students). In the fall, the Lab, ARH 223, is open from 7 to 9 pm
on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.
- Attend
the weekly Spanish Table in Cowles on Thursdays at noon. This semester
Spanish Table will run from September 8 through November 17.
- Check
out satellite TV programs in Spanish in the AV Center. Keep abreast
of current news from Spain
and Latin America through our department website: http://www.grinnell.edu/academic/spanish/links/world/
. An excellent portal of access to information of all kinds about
Latin America can be found at http://www1.lanic.utexas.edu/
.
Programa
del curso
| 23
enero |
Introducción
y acentos: AV 4-9 |
| 25
enero |
Presente
Indicativo: AV 27-30; 30-34; 38. Ejs. VI (36-37).
Wkbk ejs. I, III, IV (11-12). Lectura: “Sala de espera”
(AV 223-224) |
| 27
enero |
Ser/Estar:
AV 91-93. Ej. I (94). Wkbk ejs. I (43) y V (45).
Lectura: “Diversidad versus unidad” AV 50-52 |
| |
|
| 30
enero |
Pretérito:
AV 56-58. Ejs. I y II (58-59). Wkbk ejs. I
(20-21) y V (22-23). Lectura: “El eclipse” (AV 142-143) |
| 1
febrero |
Imperfecto
y pretérito vs. imperfecto: AV 61; 55; 62-64. Wkbk
ejs. III (25-26) y IV (26). Lectura: “Sor Juan Inés de la Cruz:
voz feminista de Hispanoamérica” (AV 104-108) |
| 3
febrero |
Pretérito
vs. imperfecto: AV Ejs. IV (65). Lectura: “Si me permiten
hablar” (red) |
| |
|
| 6
febrero |
Futuro
y condicional: AV 80-82. Ejs. IV y V (83-84). Wkbk
ejs. III (34-35) y XII (38). Lecturas sobre Evita (red) |
| |
|
| 8
febrero |
Tiempos
compuestos del indicativo: AV 85-86; 87-88. Ejs. II,
III y IV (90). Wkbk ejs. I (39), II (40) y I (40-41).
Film: Los niños que vinieron (mirar en AV Center). Guión
(red) |
| 10
febrero |
Repaso
para el examen |
| |
|
| 13
febrero |
Examen
I |
| 15
febrero |
Subjuntivo:
AV 114-117. Ejs. I y VI (118-119). Wkbk ejs.
“Presente del subjuntivo” (54-55). Lectura: “Un día de éstos”
(red) |
| 17
febrero |
Imperfecto
del subjuntivo y secuencia de tiempos: AV 124-125; 150-151.
Ej. II (126). Wkbk ejs. II (56-57). Lectura: continuar
con “Un día de éstos” |
| |
|
| 20
febrero |
Subjuntivo
(sustantiva): AV 128-129; 144-145. Ejs. II (129) y II
(146). Wkbk ejs. III (58-59) y IV (59). Lectura: “Preso
sin nombre, celda sin número” (red) |
| 22
febrero |
Subjuntivo
(adverbial y adjetival): AV 153-155. Ejs. I y II (155-156).
Lectura: continuar con “Preso sin nombre, celda sin número” |
| |
Entregar
trabajo escrito 1 |
| 24
febrero |
Subjuntivo
(adverbial y adjetival): Wkbk ejs. III (71), VI (72)
y IX (73-74). Lectura: “El fotógrafo de la muerte” (red) |
| |
|
| 27
febrero |
Imperativo:
AV 119-122. Lectura: “Inmigraciones hispanas en los
EEUU” (AV 250-256) |
| 1
marzo |
Pronombres
(sujeto): AV 196-198. Lectura: “No speak English” (red) |
| 3
marzo |
Pronombres
(directo e indirecto): AV 198-200. Ejs. I y IV (200-201).
Lectura: “La güera” (red) |
| |
|
| 6
marzo |
Pronombres
(directo e indirecto juntos): AV 203. Ejs. II y III
(204).Wkbk ejs. II y III (92-93). Lectura: “La despedida”
(red) |
| 8
marzo |
Pronombres
(usos de SE): AV 212. Ejs. IV y V (213-214). Wkbk
ej. III (97). Lectura: continuar con “La despedida” |
| 10
marzo |
Repaso
para el examen |
| |
|
| 13
marzo |
Examen
II |
| 15
marzo |
“Los
perros mágicos de los volcanes” (red) |
| 17
marzo |
“Me
llamo Rigoberta Menchú y así me nació la conciencia” (red) |
| |
|
| 18
marzo-2 abril: |
vacaciones
de primavera |
| |
|
| 3
abril |
Trabajo
escrito 2 (en clase) |
| 5
abril |
Film:
El norte [mirar en el AV Center (ARH 210)] |
| 7
abril |
Continuar
con El norte |
| |
|
| 10
abril |
Drama:
En la ardiente oscuridad |
| 12
abril |
En
la ardiente oscuridad |
| 14
abril |
En
la ardiente oscuridad |
| |
|
| 17
abril |
En
la ardiente oscuridad |
| 19
abril |
En
la ardiente oscuridad |
| 21
abril |
En
la ardiente oscuridad |
| |
|
| 24
abril |
Repaso
y conclusiones |
| |
Entregar
trabajo escrito 3 |
| 26
abril |
Examen
III |
| 28
abril |
Novela:
Las batallas en el desierto |
| |
|
| 1
mayo |
Las
batallas en el desierto |
| 3
mayo |
Las
batallas en el desierto |
| 5
mayo |
Las
batallas en el desierto |
| |
|
| |
|
| 8
mayo |
Las
batallas en el desierto |
| 10
mayo |
Repaso
y conclusiones |
| 12
mayo |
Examen
IV |
El examen
oral será durante la semana de exámenes finales. La fecha exacta
se anunciará más tarde en el semestre.