Syllabus
Code: SPAN 102Title: Elementary Spanish Communications II
Division: ARTS & COMMUNICATIONDepartment: LANGUAGE
CourseDescription:
In this course students will build upon skills learned in the first semester course and will be able to express themselves in a variety of new and more complex situations in Spanish.
Prerequisites: A grade of “C” or higher in Spanish 101 or instructor’s approval.
Credits: 4 Lecture Credits: 4Lab Credits:
Lab Hours:
Required Materials:
REQUIRED TEXTS:
Dos Mundos: A Communicative Approach
(Terrell, et al.) 5th Edition. This text comes packaged with a Listening Comprehension cassette tape or CD which contains the reading passages
Marked with an “earphone” icon.
Dos Mundos Cuaderno de Trabajo
(Workbook for Spanish 102 (Chapters 5-9)
CD’s/TAPES: STUDENT AUDIO PROGRAM CD’s or cassette tapes for Dos Mundos Cuaderno de Trabajo (Workbook) and Vocabulary of Text Book.
Many of the exercises in the Cuaderno de Trabajo REQUIRE the use of the STUDENT AUDIO PROGRAM. This program can be accessed via CD’s, Audio Cassettes or on the WEB at . Your computer will need a media player e.g., Windows Media Player.
TEXT, AND WORKBOOK ARE REQUIRED FOR THE COURSE AND ARE AVAILABLE IN THE COLLEGE STORE. CD’S AND TAPES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE IN THE COLLEGE STORE.
To buy books on line from the BCC bookstore, go to college70028.html
VIDEO TO ACCOMPANY DOS MUNDOS - Please note that in order to view the Videoteca segments on the Web you must use a computer with a cable modem or DSL in order to run the Real Player 8 application.
To view the Videotaca segments in the Bcc Library, go to the Media Distribution Desk, first floor in Bankier Library, ask for the Dos Mundos Video Program – the DVD for all four levels is under call number DVD11; the video tape is under the following call numbers, depending on the level of the class:
PCVT 6 SPAN 102 Chapters 5, 6, & 7 (after the Spanish 101 sections which end with Chapter 4)
PCVT 6 SPAN 102 Chapters 8 & 9
PCVT 11 SPAN 203
PCVT 11 SPAN 204
Additional Time Requirements:
Oral Tests (with instructor) and Written Tests (in the TestingCenter) taken outside class time.
Intended Course Learning Outcomes/Course Goals (Core Competencies):
A successful SPANISH 102 student will be able to understand, speak and write Spanish at the upper elementary level and will understand more complex elements of the culture of Spanish-speaking countries. This course satisfies the following core competencies:Community and Workplace; Critical Thinking
Intended Unit Outcome [Unit Objectives]:
COURSE OBJECTIVES
CHAPTER 5 LAS CLASES Y LAS CARRERAS
TOPICS: Classroom activities; classmates’ talents and abilities; talk about your current job, career plans and recreational plans for the future.
GRAMMAR: Indirect Object Pronouns with Verbs of Informing Expressing Abilities: saber and poder + Infinitive
Demonstrative Adjectives
Plans: pensar, quisiera, me gustaría, tener ganas de Obligation and Duty: tener que, deber, necesitar, hay que, es necesario.
MATERIALS: Dos Mundos, 5th Ed. Text pages 178-209
Dos Mundos Cuaderno De Trabajo, pgs. 109-130
Dos Mundos Audio Program Tape #4 – Side B or CD for Capítulo 5
Text Vocabulary Cassette #10 – Side B or CD Listening Comprehension Cassette or CD (for textbook readings marked with “earphone” icon)
CHAPTER 6 LA RESIDENCIA
TOPICS: Your place of residence: house, rooms and furniture; activities that take place at home; comparison of housing and household activities in Spanish-Speaking countries vs the U.S.; talking about past experiences; making introductions.
GRAMMAR: Comparisons of Inequality: más/menos
Comparisons of Equality: tan/tanto
Expressing Obligation and Duty
The past (Preterite) Tense of Regular Verbs (Part 1)
Conocer and saber
Personal Direct Object Pronouns
MATERIALS: Dos Mundos, 5th Ed. Text,pages 210-239
Dos Mundos Cuaderno De Trabajo, pgs. 131-148
Dos Mundos Audio Program Tape #5 – Side A
or CD for Capítulo 6
Text Vocabulary Tape #10 - Side B
Listening Comprehension Cassette or CD (text readings)
CHAPTER 7 HABLANDO DEL PASADO
TOPICS: You will talk further of things that happened in the past: your own experiences and those of others, historic events in Spanish-speaking countries.
GRAMMAR: The Past (Preterite) Tense of Regular Verbs (Part 2); Verbs with Irregular Past (Preterite)-tense Forms
Verbs with Stem-Vowel Changes in the Past (Preterite) Tense
Indirect Object Pronouns with decir
Expressing ago: hacer + Time
MATERIALS: Dos Mundos, 5th Ed. Text, pgs. 240-267;
Dos Mundos Cuaderno De Trabajo, pgs. 149-168
Dos Mundos Audio Program Tape #5 – Side B
Text Vocabulary Tape #10 – Side B
CHAPTER 8 LA COMIDA
TOPICS: You will learn to talk about food and nutrition: ordering meals in restaurants, shopping for food and preparing food, typical foods in Spain and Latin America.
GRAMMAR: Impersonal Direct Object Pronouns: lo, la, los, las; More About the Verb gustar and encantar
Negation
The Impersonal se
Stem-Vowel Changes in Verbs Like pedir and servir
MATERIALS:
Dos Mundos, 5th Ed. Text pgs. 268-301
Dos Mundos Cuaderno De Trabajo, pgs. 169-189
Dos Mundos Audio Program Tape for Capítulo 8
Text Vocabulary Tape #10 – Side B
Listening Comprehension Cassette or CD (textbook readings)
CHAPTER 9 LOS RECUERDOS
TOPICS: You will expand your ability to talk about your family. You will learn to use a past tense (the imperfect) to express different kinds of memories: your habitual activities and others', and the way you felt about things in the past.
GRAMMAR:
Reciprocal Reflexive Verbs; parecerse, llevarse bien
Past Habitual Actions: The Imperfect
The Imperfect and Past (Preterite) of "State" Verbs
The Imperfect of ir+ a + infinitive
Prepositions + Pronouns
MATERIALS:
Dos Mundos, 5th Ed. Text pgs. 302-331
Dos Mundos, Cuaderno De Trabajo, pgs. 191-208
Dos Mundos Audio Program Tape for Capítulo 9
Text Vocabulary Tape #10 – Side B
Listening Comprehension Cassette or CD (textbook readings)
WORKBOOK ASSIGNMENTS
You must complete a series of laboratory assignments in the “Cuaderno de Trabajo” (workbook) for each chapter, 5 through 9. Some of these assignments require that you listen to exercises on your Student Audio Program cassette tapes or CD and then answer questions about them in your workbook. Listening comprehension is a very important element of the entire course, and indeed of learning any language. The more you listen, the better your comprehension.
You can buy your own student audio cassette program or the equivalent CD program which accompanies the workbook exercises and the text book vocabulary. The tapes and CD’s are available at Brookdale’s College Store. These sets of cassettes of Cd’s are sold separately from the text book. There will also be copies of the cassette tapes on reserve in the multi-media section of the BCC Library. (PCTC1-Part A – Capítulos 5, 6 & 7, PCTC 2 – Part B – Capítulos 8 & 9). Alternately, the audio program can be downloaded from the WEB at
Finally, you will note that there is an answer key to SOME parts of the Cuaderno de Trabajo at the rear of the book. Please use this answer key WISELY, as a way of checking your work. The sections of the workbook which involve individualized answers will be corrected by department staff. You are expected to correct all of the Actividades Auditivas amd the Actividades Escritas which do not require individual answers yourself. Please see your semester plan for more complete instructions.
Grading Standard:
EVALUATION
In this class, testing serves two purposes: to help determine grades and to evaluate the progress of students. The oral and written tests evaluate your ability to understand and communicate messages in Spanish.
There are four traditionally identified communication skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. You will be tested on these skills as well as on vocabulary and structure (grammar) which are basic tools for the acquisition of linguistic competency.
Written tests and quizzes are taken at the BrookdaleTestingCenter, on the second floor of the NAS building. You will need a college ID to take them. Due dates are listed on your semester plan.
Oral testing is schedule with your instructor 3 times during the semester. The oral interview tests are taken outside of class time, and require approximately 10 minutes each.
Vocabulary quizzes cover the vocabulary of one chapter. The longer tests consist of questions on listening comprehension, reading comprehension, writing, vocabulary, culture and an oral interview.
TESTING WILL BE DONE AS FOLLOWS:
- Test after Chapter 5 (on listening, speaking, reading & writing) 50 points
- Vocabulary quiz after Chapter 6 25 points
- Review test on Chapters 6 & 7 after Chapter 7 100 points
- Vocabulary quiz after Chapter 8 25 points
- Review test on Chapters 8 & 9 after Chapter 9
100 points
Total Test Points ..… 300 points
Each test will consist of questions on listening comprehension; reading comprehension; grammar; writing; vocabulary; culture and an oral interview.
ATTENDANCE & PUNCTUALITY30 points
You will loose 1 point for each absence.
You may obtain credit for the missed class by attending another section of the same course or by
attending a ½ - hour tutoring session.
Being late twice counts as 1 absence
CLASS PARTICIPATION - 40 points
Based on willingness to participate in group and individual interactions in class; includes completion of a Special Project to be agreed upon with the instructor.
HOMEWORK –
Completed and handed in in a TIMELYmanner (Students will receive an extra point for each of the workbook chapters for which they hand in the “Lecturas Adicionales” section.)
“Blue Pages” – assignments – 4 points each
“Workbook” – 5 assignments – 6 points each
50 points
Students will receive extra (additional) points for each of the workbook chapters for which they hand in the Videoteca section and all sections of “Ahora…Usted” and “Un Paso Más”. (See semester plan for details about the specific number of extra points for each chapter).
TOTAL ………………………… 420 points
In this course you may achieve:
A = 90% - 100% = 378 to 420 points
B+= 85% - 89% = 357 to 377 points
B = 80% - 84% = 336 to 356 points
C+ = 75% - 79% = 315 to 335 points
C = 70% - 74% = 294 to 314 points
D = 65% - 69% = 273 to 293 points
F = Less than 65% = 272 points or lower
All written tests and quizzes are to be taken at the TestingCenterin the NAS building. Classes at extension centers MAY take written tests and quizzes at the extension site. The Speaking section of each test will be done in an interview with the instructor outside of the class time. Tests and quizzes must be taken within the prescribed time period. (See semester plan). If you take quizzes or tests late you will lose points.
RE-TESTING If you do not pass an oral or written test or quiz the first time you take it, you may re-takeit one more time. The procedure for re-taking quiz is as follows:
1. Work with a tutor on the test you failed.
2. Obtain a re-test permission slip from your instructor.
3. Go to the testing center, present the slip, and make sureyou are given there-test version of the test or quiz you are re-taking.
Department Policies:
PLEASE NOTE that re-testing is principally designed to help those who fail a test/quiz. The maximum grade that can be achieved on a re-test is 79%. (Students with grades lower that 79% on the first version of the test or quiz who would like to raise their grade to a maximum of 79% are also eligible for a re-test if desired.)
Your final grade will be based on the number of points you have received on the above criteria. However, you must have accumulated 210 points on the test and quizzes (equivalent to 70%) before any homework, attendance, or participation points are added to your grade.
Any student who averages 65%-69% on tests and quizzes will receive a “D” grade for the course. Homework, attendance and participation points will not raise the “D” grade.
During the last 2 weeks of the semester, the last (or week in Summer semesters,) testing on Chapters 7 and 8 ONLY will be allowed. All other tests, oral and written, MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO THIS DATE.
If you have NOT completed the course requirements by the end of the semester, but have successfully completed at least through chapter 7, you may apply for an “Incomplete.” Your instructor will explain this procedure.
Individual or small-group tutoring is available free of charge in the Language Department. Your instructor will provide you with the name and schedule of the Spanish Learning Assistant/tutors.
College Policies:
For information regarding:
Brookdale’s Academic Integrity Code
Student Conduct Code
Student Grade Appeal Process
Please refer to the Student Handbook and BCC Catalog.
Notification for Students with Disabilities:
BrookdaleCommunity College offers reasonable accommodations and/or services to persons with disabilities. Students with disabilities who wish to self-identify, must contact the Disabilities Services Office at 732-224-2730 or 732-842-4211 (TTY), provide appropriate documentation of the disability, and request specific accommodations or services. If a student qualifies, reasonable accommodations and/or services, which are appropriate for the college level and are recommended in the documentation, can be approved.
Additional Support/Labs:
Individual or small group tutoring is available at no charge in the Language Department. Your instructor will provide you with the name and schedule of the Spanish tutor.
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