Brandeis University - Department of Romance Studies
HISP 10A – Beginning SpanishSpring 2015
Instructor: / Jorge Arteta
Oficina: / Rabb 205
Teléfono: / 781-736-2155
Horario de oficina: / Los lunes, miércoles y jueves de 10 a 11a.m. o por cita previa
Correo electrónico: /
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Learning Outcomes:
Students taking this course will:
§ acquire basic vocabulary related to everyday situations (greetings, family, school, work, hobbies, etc)
§ learn simple grammatical structures and verbal tenses
§ understand basic word order in Spanish
§ be able to take part in everyday conversations, initiating them or responding to requests and questions in simple sentences
§ express basic needs and desires
§ narrate and describe events in the present tense
§ make comparisons and descriptions of people, places and objects in oral and written forms
§ read short, semi-authentic or authentic texts on familiar topics and understand the main ideas and some details
§ listen to semi-authentic or authentic (live or recorded) short texts and get the gist of the text
§ recognize cultural differences between their own culture and that of the Spanish speaking world
§ be aware of linguistic and other differences amongst countries in the Spanish-speaking world
Course Description:
HISP10 is an introduction to the Spanish language and culture. Its aim is to help you acquire basic communication skills and develop an awareness of the diversity of cultures within the Hispanic world. The course is the first in the language sequence designed according to a proficiency-based curriculum. You will be assessed according to your ability to understand (read/listen) and produce (write/speak) the language. Classes promote an interactive atmosphere to allow learners to participate in the learning process and learn to communicate effectively in the target language.
Required texts and materials:
1. VISTAS: Introducción a la lengua española by Blanco/Donley, 4th edition (2012). Published by Vista Higher Learning, Boston, MA.
2. Companion website (Supersite): http://home.vhlcentral.com/ (Free with the purchase of a new Student Text). See LATTE for instructions on linking your account to your section of Hisp 10.
3. Recommended: Spanish-English /English-Spanish dictionary (Oxford, Larousse, University of Chicago, etc.)
Please bring your textbook to class daily.
Grading:
Recaps Supersite online & other homework 20%
Quizzes (5) 20%
Oral tasks (4) 10%
Mid-term exam 20%
Oral Exam 10%
Final Exam 20%
Grading Scale:
94-100 = / A / 74-76 = / C90-93 = / A- / 70-73 = / C-
87-89 = / B+ / 67-69 = / D+
84-86 = / B / 64-66 = / D
80-83 = / B- / 60-63 = / D-
77-79 = / C+ / 59 and below = / F
Students who do not earn at least a C- will not be allowed to continue in the language sequence.
Attendance and Participation: There are 53 class meetings for Hisp 10 and national accreditation standards expect a minimum of 50 class contact-hours in a second language.
You must be present in order to be able to participate! This component takes into account:
a Your class attendance and punctuality
a Your cooperation in group and pair work
a Your use of Spanish
a Your respect towards your instructor and peers
a Your willingness to participate and contribute to class activities
Se habla español en clase. The primary objective of this class is to acquire communication skills in Spanish, and to develop an awareness and appreciation of Hispanic culture. Toward this end, Spanish will be the primary language of instruction and most of the class time will be spent engaged in task-based, communicative activities. The class will work cooperatively on tasks, in small groups or in pairs, with Spanish as the language of communication. As soon as you walk through the door, sit next to a classmate and engage her/him in conversation, en español. Be sure to participate in all class activities because you will learn Spanish by speaking Spanish.
You may miss up to four classes for reasons of health, car trouble, family emergency, etc. After the fourth absence your attendance and participation grade will go down by 1 point per absence (out of 53). If you miss a class, make sure that you do not miss special instructions or handouts for the next class. Check the syllabus and LATTE. No late work will be accepted. It is extremely important that each student is well prepared for class in order to take part in discussions. Read the assigned sections in VISTAS at home and prepare class as indicated in the syllabus. Please bring the textbook as well as your notes with you to class every day.
Homework: Remember, you must do your homework in advance to be able to participate! If you miss a class, it is your responsibility to find out what is due for the next class so that you can prepare for it. Your instructor is at liberty to give out additional assignments as deemed necessary. If you can’t attend a class, please make sure you scan and email your homework to your instructor before class starts so that you can get credit for it. Online activities are due the day of the unit quiz or exam.
Quizzes and exams: Formal evaluations will focus on vocabulary and grammar points studied in class as well as cultural content in each lesson. During the last weeks of classes there will be an oral exam that will take place during the regular class time. There will also be a common final exam for all sections of Hisp10 during Final Exam Week. There will be no rescheduling of quizzes or exams for an individual except in the case of a serious emergency. Please note that travel plans do NOT constitute an emergency. Contact the Registrar for any accommodations.
Classroom policies:
Punctuality is essential. Missing any part of daily class will be considered a full absence. As a result frequent tardiness will also have a negative effect upon your class participation grade.
Cell phones and other electronic devices should be turned on “Airplane mode” and only used for the purposes of the class.
Additional help:
The Brandeis University Group Study (B.U.G.S.) offers students free language practice outside of class. Take advantage of this service. Jeffrey Lowenstein () will be the group study leader for Spanish this semester. The Office of Student Enrichment Services is located in Usdan Student Center 130, and Jeff’s hours will be announced in class. Questions about group study leaders can be addressed Laurie Nelson () or 6-3470. Their website is: http://www.brandeis.edu/acserv/bugs/index.html
Notice to students with disabilities:
If you are a student with a documented disability on record at Brandeis University and wish to have a reasonable accommodation made for you in this class, please see the professor immediately or contact Beth Rodgers-Kay (). Retroactive accommodations cannot be provided.
Spanish major: If you are thinking about majoring or minoring in Spanish, you should familiarize yourself with the program in the Bulletin and then see the Undergraduate Advising Head, Professor Dian Fox () as soon as possible to make sure that you understand the prerequisites and requirements.
Study abroad:
We encourage all students in our courses to find out about the possibilities that exist for studying in a Spanish-speaking country. Students who have the opportunity to study abroad gain access to a richer understanding of the language and culture, and they develop on a higher intellectual and personal level. For more information contact: Allyson Goose (). Her office is located in 127 Usdan Student Center and the phone number is 6-3483.
Academic Integrity:
Academic integrity is central to the mission of educational excellence at Brandeis University. Each student is expected to turn in work completed independently, except when assignments specifically authorize collaborative effort. It is not acceptable to use the words or ideas of another person without proper acknowledgement of that source. You must use notes and quotation marks to indicate the source of any phrases, sentences, paragraphs or ideas found in published volumes, on the internet, or created by another person.
Violations of University policies on academic integrity, described in Section 3 of Rights and Responsibilities, may result in failure in the course or on the assignment, and could end in suspension from the University. Remember that tutors, even those sanctioned by Brandeis University, are not authorized to complete homework for you. If you have questions on the type of help you may receive, please ask me before you seek help from someone.
If you have any questions about what constitutes academic dishonesty, please contact your professor or the Office of Student Development and Conduct in 203 Shapiro Campus Center; Dean Gendron () is the Director and his phone number is 781-736-5070.
PROGRAMA DEL CURSO
Note: Any changes in the course schedule will be announced in class. Therefore, make sure you check with the instructor or other students about any additional homework assignment if you have missed a class.
Fecha / Class activities / Study and homework for next day /Semana 1 – Del 12 al 16 de enero
El lunes, 12 deenero – Clase 1 / Presentación e introducción al curso.
Expectativas.
LECCIÓN 1: Hola, ¿qué tal?
Vistas (V) p. 2-5: Vocabulario / Register for VISTAS Supersite online:
http://vhlcentral.com
Vocabulary Lesson 1, Vistas páginas 2-3: #1-4
El miércoles, 14 de enero –
Clase #2 / V p. 6-8: Fotonovela. Bienvenida Marissa
V p. 9: El alfabeto
Sustantivos y artículos (nouns and articles) / Pronunciación Vistas (V), página 9
Nouns and articles V páginas 12-14
Numbers 1-30 V 16
Present tense of ser V 19-21
El jueves, 15 de enero –
Clase #3 / Los números 1-30
V, páginas 22-23: Pronombres personales
Presente de ser, V p. 19-21 / Telling time V 24-25
Review vocabulary and grammar Lesson 1
El viernes, 16 de enero –
Clase #4 / V, páginas 26-27 La hora
Ejercicios de práctica y comunicación / Review vocabulary and grammar Lesson 1
Recapitulación, Vistas on Supersite (graded)
Oral Task I (graded) – see also Supersite, Lección 1 “Assessments”
Semana 2 – Del 19 al 23 de enero
El lunes, 19 de enero – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – No hay reunión de clase
El miércoles, 21 de enero –Clase #5 / REPASO – RECAPITULACIóN V 28-29
VISTAS, Supersite (graded). We will complete pages 28-29 in the text together and you may bring a laptop to try the exercises online.
[V 36-37 Panorama + Comprensión auditiva, if time allows] / 1) Estudiar para el Oral Task 1 y la Prueba I
2) Strongly suggested: Complete practice
activities on the Supersite online for Lec 1 before the lesson test. Best policy is to do each practice activity online on the day after the topic is covered in class.
El jueves, 22 de enero - Clase #6 / Oral Task I (handout) / Estudiar para la Prueba I
Suggested:
Practice activities online for Lec 1 due Jan. 23
El viernes, 23 de enero -
Clase #7 / Prueba I – Lección 1 / Estudiar vocabulario de la Lección 2 V 40-41
Estudiar vocabulario de la Lección 2 V 40-41
Pronunciación: “vocales” V 47
Present tense of –ar verbs V 50-51
Semana 3: Del 26 al 30 de enero
El lunes, 26 de enero – Clase #8 / LECCIÓN 2: En la universidadVistas (V) páginas 40-43: Vocabulario
V 53-54: El presente del indicativo (-ar)
V 47: Las vocales / Ver Fotonovela en Vistas 44-45 –
¿Qué pasó? Vistas, pág. 46;
The verb gustar in Vistas, página 52
Forming questions in Spanish,Vistas 55-56
El miércoles, 28
Clase #9 / V 44-46: Fotonovela
V 57-58: Preguntas
El verbo gustar / Present tense of estar Vistas, 59-60
Numbers 31 and higher Vistas, 63-64
Complete corresponding sections in Supersite
El jueves, 29 de enero– Clase #10 / La universidad hispanoamericana
V 61-62: El presente del verbo estar
V 65: Los números
Comprensión auditiva / Lectura V 68-69
Panorama V 74-75
Prepare for Oral Task II (handout)
El viernes, 30 de enero -
Clase #11 / Oral Task II (en clase) / Recapitulación Vistas, p. 66-67 (#1,2,3,4,5)
Supersite, Assessment, Recap Lec 2
Repasar el vocabulario de la Lección 2
Complete practice questions
Semana 4 – Del 2 al 6 de febrero
El lunes, 2 de febrero –Clase #12 / Recapitulación
Repaso y práctica / Estudiar para la Prueba II
Suggested: Practice activities online
Required: Recapitulación Lec 2 Supersite (graded)
El miércoles, 4 de febrero -
Clase #13 / Prueba II – Lección 2 / Estudiar vocabulario de la Lección 3 V 78-79
Ver Fotonovela, Lec. 3 V 82-83
¿Qué pasó? V 84 (1, 2)
El jueves, 5 de febrero – Clase #14
El viernes, 6 de febrero –
Clase #15
Semana 5 – Del 9 al 13 de febrero
El lunes, 9 de febrero –Clase #16 / LECCIÓN 3: La familia
V 78-81: Vocabulario
V 82-84: Fotonovela / Pronunciación “Dipthongs and linking” V 85
Descriptive adjectives V 88-90
El miércoles, 10 de febrero –
Clase #17 / V 85: Pronunciación: diptongos
V 91-92: Adjetivos descriptivos / Possessive adjectives V 93
Present tense of –er and –ir verbs V 96-97
El jueves, 11 de febrero –
Clase #18 / V 94-95: Adjetivos posesivos
V 98-99: El presente del indicativo (-er, -ir) / Present tense of tener and venir V 100-101
Repasar el presente del indicativo (capítulos 2-3)
El viernes, 12 de febrero –
Clase #19
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Semana 6 – Del 23 al 27 de febrero
El lunes, 23 de febrero –Clase #20 / V 102-103: Tener y venir
Repaso del presente del indicativo / Lectura V 106-107
El miércoles, 25 de febrero –
Clase #21 / Lectura
Comprensión auditiva / Recapitulación V 104-105 (#1,2,3,4)
El jueves, 26 de febrero –
Clase #22 / V 104-105: Recapitulación
Actividades de práctica
Escritura. Repaso / 1) Oral Task III: Due October 13 (Brandeis Thursday)
2) Verbs like gustar (repaso V 52) V 246-247
El viernes, 27 de febrero –
Clase #23
Semana 7 – Del 2 al 6 de marzo
El lunes, 2 de marzo –Clase #24 / Los verbos como gustar
(repaso V p. 52) Vistas, páginas 246-247 / Estudiar para el examen (capítulos 1-3)
Practice activities online: due 4th March
El miércoles, 4 de marzo –
Clase #25 / Examen (midterm) Lecciones 1, 2 y 3 / Estudiar vocabulario de la Lección 4 V 116-118
Pronunc. “Word stress & accent marks” V 123
El jueves, 5 de marzo –
Clase #26 / LECCIÓN 4: Los pasatiempos
V 116-118: Vocabulario
V 123: Acentuación
V 120-122: Fotonovela / Ver Fotonovela Vistas (V) 120-121
¿Qué pasó? V 122
Present tense of ir V 126-127
El viernes, 6 de marzo –
Clase #27 / Stem-changing verbs: e-ie, o-ue V 129-130
Stem-changing verbs: e-i Vistas (V) 133
Semana 8 – Del 9 al 13 de marzo