SPN 1134: Accelerated Spanish Review
Spanish & Portuguese Studies Department: http://www.spanishandportuguese.ufl.eduSyllabus available for download and printing: http://people.clas.ufl.edu/jgleas/syllabi/
Instructor: Damaris Mayans / Section: 012C
Class time: Mon-Thurs 2-5 pm
Fridays (2): 10-1 pm / Campus: Eixample Campus Bld.
Telephone: / Email:
REQUIRED MATERIALS
¡Anda! Curso Elemental Textbook & Activity book
ISBN: 0205900992
Author: HEINING-BOYNTON Publisher: Pearson
PREREQUISITES
SPN 1134 is for students with prior study of Spanish but insufficient preparation to advance to intermediate (2000-level) coursework. Successful completion of SPN 1134 with a grade of C(S) or better satisfactorily fulfills the CLAS foreign language requirement.
GOALS
The primary goal of the Beginning Spanish courses is to offer students an introduction to basic communicative skills in Spanish while developing an awareness and appreciation of Spanish speaking cultures.
METHODOLOGY AND ACTIVITIES
This course stresses communication skills in Spanish. Every effort will be made to make this class student-centered. To help students succeed in this course, the class will engage in a variety of activities and assignments, including but not limited to activities such as the following:
• Practice and communication using vocabulary and grammar learned in oral and written modes
• Sociolinguistic practice and functions through communicative activities (pair and group work)
• Reading activities and exercises, such as pre- and post-reading, intensive and extensive reading
• Writing activities ranging from short paragraphs to developed compositions
• Integration of skills in projects and tasks, in small groups or as a class
• Video/audio/computer exercises, presentations, and discussions
ASSESSMENT
The final grade scale is as follows:
A = 100-93 C(S) = 76-73
A- = 92-90 C-(U) = 72-70
B+ = 89-87 D+ = 69-67
B = 86-83 D = 66-63
B- = 82-80 D- = 62-60
C+ = 79-77 E = 59-0
NOTE: A grade of C- will not be a qualifying grade for major, minor, Gen Ed, Gordon Rule or Basic Distribution Credit courses. For further information regarding passing grades and grade point equivalents, please refer to the Undergraduate Catalog at (http://www.registrar.ufl.edu/catalog/policies/regulationgrades.html). The assessment categories below will be measured according to three major criteria of language performance: accuracy, fluency, and complexity. Testing procedures will be representative of the type of language instruction offered through classroom and web-based practice. You will be evaluated based on your achievement of the course goals (above) and the following criteria:
COMPONENTS
Class Participation and Preparation / 10%Midterm (in class) / 10%
Final / 15%
Homework / 10%
Quizzes (10) / 10%
Written Compositions (2) / 20%
Oral Presentation (3) / 15%
Oral Exams (2) / 10%
Attendance policy
You must be exposed to Spanish and use Spanish in order to learn Spanish, i.e., you must be in class. For that reason, attendance is required and will be taken on a daily basis. You are not allowed ANY UNEXCUSED ABSENCES without documentation. With every absence 3 points per absence will be deducted from your final grade. If you are absent the day of a test, quiz, oral exam or composition, you will receive a 0 on that assignment. There are no make-ups and no exceptions. Three late arrivals and/or early departures will count as one absence. Assignments are due on the day indicated, regardless of whether or not you are in class that day. If you miss class, arrange for your assignment to get to your instructor’s box before your scheduled class time. There are no make-ups and no late work will be accepted. Make sure to get the name and phone number of a classmate, as you are responsible for finding out about any changes in the syllabus or any additional assignments announced in your absence. In the case of university approved absences (i.e., illness, university-sanctioned events, etc. – refer to your undergraduate catalog), you must provide official documentation to your instructor within a week after the absence in order to be excused. Any work missed due to excused absences will be handled on a case by case basis in conjunction with advice from the program director.
Class Participation and Preparation
Participation grades will be assessed approximately every two weeks throughout the semester, and you may ask your instructor for your participation grades at any time. Participation in class involves a number of variables, including but not limited to:
• Your use of Spanish in the classroom
• Your willingness to participate actively in all class activities
• Your cooperation during group and pair work
• Your respect and attitude toward the class and your peers
• Your daily preparation for each class.
• Your instructor may assign written homework that will be collected and graded; these assignments form part of your participation grade.
• Your instructor reserves the right to administer pop quizzes on grammar, vocabulary etc. in order to assess students’ preparation. These grades also form part of your participation grade.
• The use of cell phones, pagers, iPods or mp3 players and all other electronic equipment during class is prohibited unless otherwise indicated by your instructor.
IN-CLASS EXAMS
There will be two written exams administered face-to-face, a midterm and a final. The midterm and Final exam will be given during class time in the semester (see Calendar for specific date). The goal of the tests is to assess your ability to assimilate what you have learned about Spanish grammar, vocabulary, language, and culture. You are also expected to critically respond to and analyze the topics covered in class and in the texts. Tests will consist of listening, reading and writing sections in which your overall knowledge of the course material is evaluated. Tests are not curved and no make-up tests will be given. NO DEVIATION OF THE TEST SCHEDULE WILL BE ALLOWED, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES; this means NO early or late exams. It is YOUR responsibility to ensure that you will be present for both scheduled exams
HOMEWORK
You will be assigned a variety of homework assignments consisting of tutorials, grammar exercises, listening and writing practice, etc. You are responsible for completing all the assigned activities.
CHAPTER QUIZZES
In order to periodically assess your learning of the material, you will have a quiz at the end of each chapter.
COMPOSITIONS
You will write two (2) compositions of about 200 words each on topics selected by the instructor. The first draft of each composition will be written in class and will account for 70% of the composition grade. Your instructor will make comments and mark errors (with the symbols indicated in the “Correction Code”) on the first draft. You will then revise the composition at home and turn in the second version, worth 30%, along with the first version for the final grade on the date specified by your instructor. The second version will not be accepted without the first. You must highlight anything that is different from the first draft (all the corrections), and include a word count. Three points will be deducted for each of these requirements if unmet. The specific rubric used to grade your compositions is in Sakai.
ORAL EXAMS (2)
There is (1) in-class exam and (1) oral exam one-on-one with your instructor. General topics will be provided beforehand to help you prepare. You will be assigned a day and a time to come to your oral exam with the instructor. Grades will be assigned according to the grading criteria provided in this syllabus.
ORAL PRESENTATION (3)
• All presentations will be in group of 2 or 3.
• Topics are below and will be picked the first week of class.
• Presentations are 15 minutes long.
• The week before your presentation, you must provide your instructor with an outline (not a script or summary) in Spanish of the main points of your presentation, as well as bibliographic reference to any and all sources consulted in gathering the information for the presentation.
Presentation 1: During the first part of the course students will present about local festivals/traditions in Spain. Students should provide basic facts such as where does it take place (provide map with geographical information), when is the festivity? What is the origin of the festival/tradition? Do they have a traditional garment? If yes, can you describe it? Which events take place (parades, dances, traditional music, food exhibitions, art etc)? Try to be creative; you should present something informative and fun!
a) El festival de “El Grec” (Barcelona)
b) Feria de Abril (Sevilla)
c) Hogueras de San Juan (Alicante)
d) El camino de Santiago (La Coruña)
e) San Fermín (Pamplona)
f) Moros y Cristianos (Several locations)
g) Los Amantes de Teruel (Teruel)
h) Carnavales de Tenerife (Islas Canarias)
i) La fiesta del vino de La Rioja (La Rioja)
j) La Paloma (Madrid)
Presentation 2:
For the in-class cultural report you will present on one of the cultural sections of your textbook entitled “Les presento mi país”. Students will present at the end of chapters 2-5 and 7-11, for a total of 9 presentations.
The presentation should contain the following:
1. Basic facts (geography, capital city, important historical sites, currency, etc.) This part should serve as an introduction to the presentation and should not, under any circumstance, make up the bulk of the presentation.
2. Presentation, in some detail, of one-two cultural themes of importance to the country being presented.
3. Presentation, in some detail, of one current news story related to the topic or country.
Presentation 3:
The second half of the semester students will present a more complex topic about Spanish speaking countries (topics below). Students are also encouraged to present a topic of their own choice upon approval of the instructor.
a) Arquitectura de Gaudí
b) Civilización Inca y el Machupichu
c) Crecimiento y economía en Chile
d) La industria del café en Latinoamérica
e) Turismo ecológico en Costa Rica
f) Arquitectura Maya
g) El canal de Panamá
h) Los murales de Diego Rivera en Detroit
i) Uyuni (Bolivia) El reto del Litio
j) La economía sumergida en los países de habla hispana
Presentations are not to be read, although you may refer to note cards containing key vocabulary words, reminders of main ideas, etc. The presentations should be practiced and prepared, but not memorized or scripted. The instructor reserves the right to deny the acceptability of any presentation that is wholly or partially read or scripted, resulting in a 0. You are encouraged to use computer programs but ONLY to display images (NO TEXT). Please make sure that you arrive early on the day of your presentation to ensure that all of the necessary technology is working properly.
• Grades will be assigned according to the criteria provided in the rubric.
GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES
Expected Time Required (Approximate): A general guideline for the amount of time you should plan to dedicate to this and any other University course is 2-3 hours of homework per course credit hour, per week.
Extra Credit: No extra credit will be given under any circumstances. There are NO EXCEPTIONS.
Late and Make-up Work: Tests, compositions or writing activities will not be administered EARLY UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. If you cannot take an announced test due to an emergency, OFFICIAL WRITTEN proof of the circumstances must be presented to your instructor no later than the day after you return to class. Medical excuses must be in writing on physician’s letterhead, and must have a statement “could not attend class", as well as the inclusive dates in which the student could not attend. A receipt from a physician or ER is not acceptable. Acceptable funeral excuses are a letter from a funeral home, or clergy person, on letterhead, indicating attendance at the funeral or service. At the Administrative Coordinator’s discretion, an average of two tests may substitute for a make-up.
Incompletes: A grade of I or INCOMPLETE will not be given under any circumstances. There are NO EXCEPTIONS.
CLASSROOM DISPUTES
Any classroom issues, disagreements or grade disputes should be discussed first between the instructor and the student. If the problem cannot be resolved contact the Administrative Coordinator of the Lower Division Spanish Program, Prof. Antonio Gil (, 160 Dauer Hall). He will require documentation of the problem as well as all graded assignments for the semester. Final grades cannot be changed unless there is an error. Students must present the graded materials as evidence that a mistake was made.
UNIVERSITY POLICIES
Academic Integrity
All students are required to abide by the Academic Honesty Guidelines which have been accepted by the University. The UF Honor Code reads:
We, the members of the University of Florida community, pledge to hold ourselves and our peers to the highest standards of honesty and integrity.
On all work submitted for credit by students at the University of Florida, the following pledge is either required or implied: “On my honor, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid in doing this assignment.” For more information please refer to http://www.dso.ufl.edu/studentguide.
Accommodations
Students requesting classroom accommodation must first register with the Dean of Students Office. The Dean of Students Office will provide documentation to the student who must then provide this documentation to the Instructor when requesting accommodation. For more information see http://www.dso.ufl.edu/drc.
Counseling and Wellness
A variety of counseling, mental health and psychiatric services are available through the UF Counseling and Wellness Center, whose goal is to help students be maximally effective in their academic pursuits by reducing or eliminating emotional, psychological, and interpersonal problems that interfere with academic functioning. The Center can be found online at http://www.counseling.ufl.edu/cwc or reached by phone at 392-1575.
CALENDAR SPN1134 Summer C
Date / In class / To Turn in (before class)Martes 3 de Junio / Syllabus review/ Presentaciones/ Pre. A
Chapt.1 : pp. 2-39 / pp. 2-36 actv. A03 A05 A08 A14 A20 A21A26 A27 A28 A32 A33 A36 A45 A47 A48 A55 A57
Miércoles 4 / Chapter 1 pp. 40-73
Quiz 1 / pp. 39-78 actv. 03, 04, 13, 17, 26,28, 29, 32, 34, 37, 40, 43& 46.
Jueves 5 / Chapter 2 74-83
P1. a, b & c / pp. 79-94 actv. 01,07, 10, 11, 16, 19, 20, 20, 21 22
Viernes 6 (No class) / ------/ ------
Lunes 9 (No class) / ------/ ------
Martes 10 / Chapter 2 83-96
Quiz 2
P1. d, e & f
Guidelines for compositions / pp. 95-126 actv. 28, 29, 38, 39, 42, 44, 45, 47, 49, 54 & 87
Miércoles 11 / Chapter 3 pp. 96- 108
P1. g, h, i & j
In class Oral exam rehearsal / pp.127-156- actv. 01,04, 12, 13, 17, 20, 23, 36 & 49
Jueves 12 / Chapter 3 pp. 109-131
P2 (México)
In class Oral exam rehearsal / p. 168 actv. 62
Cuaderno de bitácoras
Viernes 13 / Chapter 4 pp. 132-154
Quiz Cap 3
In class oral exam rehearsal / pp. actv. 169-188 2, 3, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 17, 20, 23& 26
Lunes 16 / Chapter 4 pp. 154-169
P2. (Hondura, Guatemala y el Salvador)
In class oral EXAM / pp. actv. 188- 216 28, 29, 31,32, 34, 35, 37, 39, 44 & 48
Martes 17 / Chapter 5. pp. 170-180
Quiz Cap 4
In class oral EXAM / pp. 219- 242 actv. 1, 2,4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 21, 24, 26, 30 & 36.
Miércoles 18 / Chapter 5 pp. 180-203
P2. (Nicaragua, Costa Rica y Panamá)
In class oral EXAM
Quiz Cap 5 / pp. 243 actv. 38, 41 & 42
Jueves 19 / Chapter 6 review
In class oral EXAM
Composition 1 / ------
Viernes 20 (No class) / ------/ ------
Lunes 23 (No class) / ------/ ------
Martes 24 (No class) / ------/ ------
Miércoles 25 / Review Midterm
MIDTERM / ------
Jueves 26 / Chapter 7 p. 255-291
P2. (Chile y Paraguay) / pp 329-368 actv. 1, 2, 6, 13, 16, 18, 23, 25, 32, 36, 38, 39 & 41.
Viernes 27 / Chapter 8 pp. 292-301
Quiz Cap 7
P3. a & b / pp. 369-408 actv. 1, 5, 6,12, 20, 22, 27, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 38, 40, 41 & 45
Lunes 30 / Chapter 8 pp. 302-331
P2. (Argentina y Uruguay) / ------
Martes 1 de Julio / Chapter 9 pp. 332-355
Quiz Cap 8
P3. b & c / pp. 409-451 actv. 1, 5, 15, 16, 18, 30, 31, 32, 33 & 38
Miércoles 2 / Chapter 9 355-380
P2. (Peru, Bolivia y Ecuador) / Cuaderno de bitácoras
Jueves 3 / Chapter 10 pp. 372-382
Quiz Cap 9
P3. d & e / pp. 451-470 actv. 1, 5, 20, 24, 25, 26
Viernes 4 (no class) / ------/ ------
Lunes 7 / Chapter 10 pp. 373-409
P2. (Colombia y Venezuela)
P3. f & g / pp. 470- 490 actv. 34, 35, 38, 39, 40, 42 & 43
Martes 8 / Chapter 11 pp. 410-425
Quiz Cap 10
Composición 2 / pp. 491- 521 actv. 1, 2, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27, 31, 32 & 38
Miércoles 9 / Chapter 11 pp. 426-449
P2. (El Caribe)
P3. h & i / pp. 521 actv. 41, 44 & 45
Jueves 10 / Quiz Cap 11
P3. j & k
Review for Oral exam / ------
Viernes 11 (no class) / ------/ ------
Lunes 14 / Chapter 12 pp.453-471
Oral Exam / ------
Martes 15 / Review for Final exam
Oral Exam / ------
Miércoles 16 / Final Exam (In class) / ------
CODES USED IN CORRECTING COMPOSITIONS