CALENDARIO

Spanish 101, Profesor Chapa, Winter Quarter 2004 (subject to change)

 

This class calendar (CALENDARIO) is considered part of the class syllabus.  Most of the material for each chapter is listed below, but not all of it.    There will be other information on grammar, vocabulary, etc. typically  provided in class sessions that is not necessarily in your text or other material, so it is to your advantage to attend every class session.  Complete language and cultural concepts to be studied from Imágenes is found in the Scope and Sequence section  (on page iv, v, vi) of your text which provides more detail on material.   

 

 I would recommend that you review the actual text chapters prior to beginning each one.  This will give you an overview of each chapter’s objectives and content.  Remember you will be turning in 5 Workbook chapters (and 3 Lab Manuals).   Each Workbook chapter is due on the day of the exam as are three appropriate Lab Manuals which are to be handed in on exam days before the Final. And, please be here for scheduled exams; makeup exams are, as a rule, not allowed and can take up considerable instructor time.   As time permits, we will also use outside readings, music CD’s, film videos, games, Internet material, and other resources to enrich lessons and cultural aspects of the course. 

 

27 January (enero) – 6 febrero.    Class overview.  Capítulo preliminar, páginas 1-18.  From vocabulario esencial:  Las presentaciones (with el origin) (2).  Class activity: interview/conversation with  a classmate and relevant responses to develop short essay of introduction in Spanish.  Los saludos y las despedidas (5), países hispanos y sus capitals (7), expresiones para la clase ((8), el alfabeto (9), from Gramática:  accents and syllabication rules (11). De la cultura: tu vs. usted (4), use of adios (5) etc.  Capítulo 1, páginas 19-43.    From vocabulario esencial: Los números, de cero al cien (23) , las nacionalidades (stating national origins) (25), las ocupaciones (33) .  From Gramática: subject pronouns and llamarse (singular) (27), ser + de, ser + nationality (28).  Indicating age with tener (28), talking about yourself and others: subj pronouns; llamarse, tener, and ser (37)  Singular and plural forms of adjectives of nationality  (38).  Asking and giving info: question formation, negating (39).  Cultura: la educación (32), student housing and use of two last names  (22), referring to people from U.S. (26)  el euro (37) , and different faces of Hispanics (41).

(Repaso) para el exámen, el jueves, 5 de febrero. Exámen: viernes, 6 de febrero.

 

10 – 19 febrero.  Capítulo 2, páginas 44-72.    From (de) conversación, ¡Me gusta mucho! (45)  to (hasta)  planes para un fiesta de bienvenida (6).  De La habitación de Vicente (household items) to acciones (using verbs to describe actions (58), los días de la semana and creating a weekly schedule (59).  De gramática, likes and dislikes (gustar (51 & 63), possession with de; possessive adjectives (52); expressing obligation: tener que (63) and making plans: Ir a (64).  From cultura, mas allá the Internet, fair trade coffee (46) , borrowed words (49) and more.  Notice the reading strategy for indentifying cognates and the video segment on saludos y despedidas (69). 

(Repaso) para el exámen, el martes, 17 de febrero. Exámen:  jueves, 19 de febrero.

 

20 febrero – 2 de marzo.  Capítulo 3, páginas 73-100.  Para conversación, una llamada de larga distancia (74), de vocabulario esencial: Lugares (77), las descripciones (ser + adjective) and estar + adjective (86).  De la gramatica, ir + a + place (78), indicating location: estar + en+ place.  Talking about the present: present indicative (regular verbs and verbs with irregular forms (79), descriptive adjectives, ser and estar + adjectives (91), discussing actions in progress and present (92).  From cultura specialty stores vs. supermercado (78), the connotations of word familia (89), reading and writing strategies (96 and 99).

(Repaso) para el exámen, el viernes, 27 de febrero. Exámen:  el martes, 2 de marzo.

 

4 -18 de marzo.  Capítulo 4, páginas 101-127.  Remember:  In addition to the vocabulario, gramática, etc of this chapter we  will add some of the more challenging aspects of previous chapters to the Final Exam.  From conversación: noticias de una amiga (102), el memo (115), vocabulario esencial (las partes del cuerpo (104), acciones reflexives (106), los meses, las estaciones y el tiempo (meaning the weather, not the time in this context) (112), las fechas, discussing dates (113).  From gramática  we’ll study the personal a (107), describing daily routines and reflexive verbs (108), who and what you know, the verbs ser and conocer, demonstrative adjectives and pronouns (117).  Cultura:  trabajo voluntario (111),  (proverbs/dichos (106), seasons in the southern hemisphere (112), Machu Picchu, Peru (123).     

 

(Repaso), exámen final, el martes 16 de marzo.  Exámen Final: jueves, 18 de marzo, de 11:30 -1:20 de la tarde