Spanish 102, Spring Quarter 2008 (7:50 PM-10:00 PM M, W)

 

Instructor: Autumn Knowlton             E-mail address: aknowlto@bcc.ctc.edu

Office: R 230                                                 Office hours: before or after class

 

Welcome to Spanish 102! I hope you will enjoy our time together this quarter.  The key to making our class time successful is coming to class with a good attitude, so that everyone is comfortable speaking up and making mistakes.  I hope you take advantage of my office hours and access to e-mail to keep in touch with me about any questions or concerns. 

Since this is a Spanish class, the entire class will be conducted in Spanish.  A little English may be used to explain a difficult grammar point, but only as an exception.  All grammar points that I explain in class are in English in the textbook.  I also expect you to speak in Spanish while class is in session.  This gets easier with practice, and by the end of the quarter you should notice an improvement in your conversational skills. 

 

Required materials (available in the BCC bookstore)

Aventuras: Primer curso de lengua española (text book)

Workbook/Video Manual

Lab Manual

Lab and textbook CD-ROMs

DVD to accompany the textbook

 

Optional materials

Spanish-English dictionary (I recommend Larousse)

501 Spanish Verbs

English Grammar for Students of Spanish

 

GRADES

 

Participation: (20 points x 11 weeks)                                220 points

Homework/workbook (5 x 25 points)                                 125 points

Quizzes (3 x 25 points)                                                        175 points

Final exam                                                                            75 points                                           

Skits (4 x 10 points)                                                             40 points

Composition (3 x 20 points)                                               60 points

 

TOTAL: APPROXIMATELY 695 POINTS

 

 

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PARTICIPATION

Your active participation in class is an important element of your grade.  I ask that you come to class with a positive attitude and, while I expect you to try to speak Spanish as much as possible, I understand that you might need to use a word or two of English at times.  If you finish an activity and have time to chat, please speak in Spanish.  Even though a few minutes of Spanish doesn’t seem like much, it can give you a good idea of everyday words that you need to learn in order to carry on a conversation in Spanish.

You earn up to 10 participation points per class, and you lose points for being late and for speaking in English for more than a couple of sentences.

 

** Extra credit**

There are two ways to earn extra credit to apply towards your participation grade, and you can do up to one of each.  All extra credit is due the last day of instruction.

1) You can watch a movie in Spanish from a Spanish-speaking country to earn 10 participation points (1 class).  In order to receive credit, you need to type up a summary of the movie (about 3/4 page) and include 5 new words that you learned in Spanish.  There are some movies in Spanish in the Library Media Center that you can borrow.

2) You can attend an event related to the Spanish-speaking world and type up a 3/4 page summary of the event.  I would also accept watching a documentary related to the Spanish-speaking world.  You can receive up to 10 points.  If you have a question about whether an event is applicable or not, please ask me. 

 

HOMEWORK

I will assign you specific activities from the workbook that we'll go over in class, and on the day of every quiz you have to turn in ALL of the workbook activities for that chapter, not just the ones mentioned on the syllabus.  I will also assign selected activities from the lab manual (workbook with listening comprehension activities) for that chapter that you turn in on quiz day.  You can access the lab manual listening activities by going to the Aventuras Web site or by buying the CDs at the BCC Bookstore.  The listening activities are not included in the packet you bought at the bookstore. 

 

All assignments that need to be turned in are in bold.  I will post the answers to both the workbook and the lab manual activities on my My BCC Web site a few days before the quiz.  You will lose 5 points for every day that you turn in your workbook and lab manual late.

 

QUIZZES

There will be a quiz at the end of each chapter, except after Chapter 10.  If you know you will miss class the day of the quiz, you have to contact me before the quiz is given in order to make arrangements to take it.   I will drop the lowest quiz grade of the four. 

 

FINAL EXAM

At the end of the quarter, you will take a comprehensive exam on material covered in Chapters 6-10.  I will give you a study guide to help prepare you, and we will spend some time in class reviewing.

 

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SKITS

After each chapter, you will organize skits in Spanish in groups of 3-5 people.  You will prepare the skits after the quiz, and groups will present the same day.   You need to use some Spanish as you are preparing the skits.

 

COMPOSITIONS

Throughout the quarter you will write three compositions that incorporate grammar and vocabulary that you are currently studying.  I will not accept hand-written compositions.

 

OTHER MISC. INFORMATION

 

Academic dishonesty

Stealing, cheating, and plagiarizing other students work will not be tolerated.  All students caught plagiarizing will be reported to the Dean of Student Services.

 

BCC Disability Statement

Students with disabilities who need additional classroom accommodation are required to meet with the Director of Disability Student Services, B 132, phone (425) 564-2498, to establish their eligibility for accommodation.  In addition, students who require accommodation in classes must review those requirements with each instructor during the first week of the quarter.

 

On-campus resources

Tutoring: Visit www.bcc.ctc.edu/tutoring or see the tutor coordinator in the D 204 to sign up for individual tutoring.  Also, group tutoring sessions usually begin the second week of class.  Both options are free.

 

MyBCC Web site

I use the MyBCC Web site to give you access to important information related to the class.  I post the answers to the work book and lab manual on the Web site a couple of days before the quiz.  I also use the Web site to inform you of activities you can do for extra credit and to provide supplementary grammar activities and explanations.  Finally, if class is cancelled for any reason, I will post any revisions to the syllabus on the MyBCC Web site.

 

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

 

Week 1

31/3	Introduction to the class Review of 101	Preparación 6.1	Due Wednesday: A one-page autobiography in English.
2/4	Intro to Chapter 6 De compras Numbers 101 & up	6.2, 6.3

 

 

 

 

Week 2

7/4	Preterite Indirect objects	6.4	WB p 57 Act 1 & 2, WB p 58 Act 3, p 59 Act 1 & 2 Due Wednesday: Turn in WB p 62 “Síntesis”
9/4	Demonstrative adjectives Review		WB p 61 Act 1 Due Monday: Ch 6 workbook, Aventuras, and LM- Prep #2, 4; Pron #1, 2, 4; 6.1 #1, 2, 4; 6.2 #1, 4; 6.3 #1-3; 6.4 #1, 5.

 

Week 3

14/4	Quiz- Chapter 6 Skits	Preparación, 7.1
16/4	Intro to Chapter 7 La vida diaria Reflexive verbs	7.2, 7.3	WB p 67 Act 1 & 2, Prepare questions for interview on Monday (WB p 74 Act 6)

 

Week 4

21/4	Ind. and neg. words Interview classmate for composition due Wenesday	7.4	WB p 69 Act 3, p 70 Act 4 Due Wednesday: 200 word typed composition based on WB p 74 Act 6 (include interview notes).
23/4	Preterite of ser and ir Gustar and verbs like gustar		WB p 71 Act 1, p 72 Act 1, p 73 Act 4 Due Monday: Ch 7 WB & LM- Prep #1, 3; Pron #1, 2, 4; 7.1 #1, 3; 7.2 #1, 4, 5; 7.3 #1, 4; 7.4 #1, 4.

 

Week 5

28/4	Quiz- Chapter 7 Skits	Preparación, 8.1
30/4	Intro to Chapter 8 ¡A comer! Preterit of stem-changing verbs	8.2, 8.3	WB p 77 Act 2, p 78 Act 5

 

Week 6

5/5	Double object pronouns saber and conocer	8.4	WB p 79 Act 2, p 81 Act 1 and 3 Due Wednesday: typed composition based on text p 217 Act 3 (200 word minimum)
7/5	Comparisons and superlatives Review		WB p 82 Act 1, p 83 Act 6 Due Monday: Ch 8 WB, Aventuras, Chapter 4-8 Repaso and LM- Prep # 1, 3; Pron #1, 2, 4; 8.1 #1, 4; 8.2 #1, 2, 4; 8.3 #1, 4, 5; 8.4 #1, 2.

 

Week 7

12/5	Quiz- Chapter 8 Skits	Preparación, 9.1
14/5	Intro to Chapter 9 Las celebraciones Irregular preterites	9.2, 9.3	WB p 92 Act 5

 

Week 8

19/5	Verbs w/other meaning in the preterite Relative pronouns	9.4	WB p 93 Act 3, p 95 Act 5
21/5	¿Qué? and ¿cuál? Review		WB p 96 Act 1 Due Monday: Ch 9 WB & LM- Prep #1, 3; Pron #1, 2, 4; 9.1 #1, 2, 4; 9.2 #1, 3, 4; 9.3 #1, 4; 9.4 #1, 4.

 

Week 9

26/5	NO CLASS
28/5	Quiz- Chapter 9 Skits	Preparación, 10.1

 

Week 10

2/6	Intro to Chapter 10 En el consultorio The imperfect	10.2, 10.3	WB p 101 Act 2
6/3	“se” Adverbs		WB p 103 Act 2, p 104 Act 5, p 105 Act 3 Due Monday: Ch 10 WB & LM- Prep #1, 2; Pron #1, 2, 4; 10.1 #1, 4; 10.2 #1, 3; 10.3 #2, 4.

 

Week 11

9/6

Review for final

 

Final exam- Wednesday, June 11 from 7:50 PM-10:00 PM