the university of montana
Spring 2014
SPNS 202-02, (LA 335 MTRF 11:10-12:00)Office Hours: MTTF: 10:00-11:00
Professor: Eduardo Chirinos and by appointment.
LA 331
Course Description/Objectives:
This is a four credit hour intermediate course designed for students who have had the equivalent of three semesters of college Spanish. Intermediate Spanish courses aim at helping students to develop their listening, reading, speaking and writing skills, as well as their knowledge of grammar and culture. This is the last grammar course of the 100-200 sequence, which completes the basic knowledge necessary to advance to the literature and culture classes of the 300 level. This is a grammatically intense course! Students must have already mastered the ser vs. estar, preterit vs. imperfect, and the present subjunctive before enrolling in this course.
Required MATERIALS:
Text: Pelleteri, López-Burton, Hershberger, Gómez, Navey Davis Rumbos. Curso intermedio de español. 2nd Edition. Heinle, Cengage Learning.
Student Copy ISBN: 978-1-4282-6226-3
WEBSITES:
- Rumbos Student Website (Review & Practice, Test Prep):
- Extra Practice:
- Dictionary English-Spanish:
Grading
**Final Exam………………………………………...... 30% (cumulative)
Quizzes…………………………………….……….…..20%
Oral exam…………………………………………..…..15%
Class Participation …………………………...……….20%
Composition ………………….………………………15%
** Final Exam on ______(In class)
To succeed in this class you have the responsibility of studying a new grammar point or learning new vocabulary on your own before we go over it in class.
— Students are expected to study 8-10 hours per week to pass this course satisfactorily.
— Class time will be used to answer questions and practice but not to reiterate what is explained in the book. Classes will be conducted entirely in Spanish, and students are expected to communicate in Spanish at all times.
There are written and listening exercises in the Workbook (Quía) and the textbook that correspond to each chapter. You are responsible for doing the appropriate exercises as we go along.
**There is no extra credit project. Please do not ask
GRADING SCALE:
A 94-100A- 90-93B + 87-89 B 83-86 B- 80-82 C+ 77-79
C 73-76 C- 70-72 D+ 67-69 D 63-66 D- 60-62F 0-59
Attendance
—Attendance is crucial to the successful completion of this class. Attendance is mandatory and will be recorded. You may miss up to 3 classes during the semester without affecting your final grade. After the first 3 absences, each additional absence will result in a 1% reduction of your overall course grade. (For example, if your overall average is 88%, you grade will lowered to 87% for the 5th absence, 86% for the 6th absence and so on). Please do not contact the professor regarding you absence(s) unless you have a documented excuse indicating serious illness or an emergency.
—Class will start ON TIME!!!
Final Exam and Quizzes
—At the end of each chapter there will be a quiz over the material covered. No make-up exam/quizzes will be given unless you call me before the test with an acceptable excuse. Acceptable reasons for missing a test include marriage, death, serious illness, family or other serious problems. Do not waste your time trying to reschedule an exam with other types of excuses.
—If a student misses a quiz, the final exam grade will be duplicated for the missed quiz. It will be the instructor’s decision if a student qualifies for this option.
Participation
—You have to be prepared and come to class each day ready to be actively engaged in all class activities. At the end of the semester you will receive a grade for your participation. This grade will be based on both, the in-class and the outside work done. Your class participation will DEFINITELY be important to calculate your final grade e.g. it may be the difference between an A or a B.
Homework
—COMPOSITION: Students will be expected to write one composition. The composition must be typed, double spaced, font 12, Times New Roman.
Important notices:
No grade of “I” (incomplete) will be given
No late work of any kind will be accepted, please do not ask.
- All students must practice academic honesty. Academic misconduct is subject to an academic penalty by the course instructor and/or a disciplinary sanction by the University.
- All students need to be familiar with the Student Conduct Code. The Code is available for review online at
-The University of Montana assures equal access to instruction through collaboration between students with disabilities, instructors, and Disability Services for Students (DSS). If you think you may have a disability adversely affecting your academic performance, and you have not already registered with DSS, please contact DSS in Lommasson 154. I will work with you and DSS to provide an appropriate accommodation.
Please feel free to stop by my office to clear up confusions or to ask questions
Calendario
SEMANA 1 (Enero)
Lunes 27: Presentación del curso.
Martes 28: Repaso: ser vs. estar (Cap. 1).
Jueves 30: Repaso: pretérito vs. imperfecto (Cap. 2).
Viernes 31: Repaso: Subjuntivo cláusulas sustantivas (Cap. 4)
SEMANA 2 (FEBRERO)
Lunes 3: Cap 6, Vocabulario (pp. 215, 229, 249)
Martes 4: El futuro (pp. 222-224) y el condicional (pp. 225-227)
Jueves 6: Los mandatos formales (pp. 236-239).
Viernes 7: Los mandatos informales (pp. 236-239)
SEMANA 3 (febrero)
Lunes 10: Quiz # 1 (Cap. 6)
Martes 11: Corrección del quiz # 1 (en clase).
Cap. 7 Vocabulario (pp. 255, 271, 291)
Jueves 13: El subjuntivo en cláusulas adjetivas (pp. 262-265)
Viernes 14: El subjuntivo en cláusulas adjetivas (pp. 262-265)
SEMANA 4 (Febrero)
Lunes 17: President’s Day (no classes)
Martes 18: El subjuntivo en cláusulas adverbiales (pp. 266-269)
Jueves 20: El subjuntivo en cláusulas adverbiales (pp. 266-269)
Viernes 21: El presente perfecto (pp. 278-281)
SEMANA 5 (FEBREro)
Lunes 24:El presente perfecto (pp. 278-281)
Martes 25: Quiz # 2 (Cap. 7)
Jueves 27:Corrección del quiz # 2 (en clase)
Viernes 28: Repaso
SEMANA 6 (marzo)
Lunes 3: Examen (Capítulos 6 & 7)
Martes 4: Cap. 8 Vocabulario (pp. 297, 313, 329)
Jueves 6: Repaso del uso del subjuntivo
Imperfecto del subjuntivo (pp. 304-307)
Viernes 7:Imperfecto del subjuntivo (pp. 304-305)
SEMANA 7 (marzo)
Lunes 10: Cláusulas condicionales con “si” (p. 305)
Martes 11: Pronombres relativos (pp. 308-311)
Jueves 13: Quiz # 3 (Capítulo 8)
Viernes 14: Corrección del quiz # 3 (en clase).
SEMANA 8 (marzo)
Lunes 17:El pluscuamperfecto (pp. 320-321)
Martes 18: Cap. 9 Vocabulario (pp. 335, 347, 366)
Jueves 20: Presente perfecto del subjuntivo (pp. 342-343)
Viernes 21:Futuro perfecto (pp. 344-345)
SEMANA 9 (marzo)
Lunes 24: Película
Martes 25: Película
Jueves 27: Pluscuamperfecto del subjuntivo (p. 354)
Viernes 28: Condicional perfecto (pp. 355-357)
SEMANA 10 (MARZO-abril)
Lunes 31 -Viernes 4: Spring Break
SEMANA 11 (abril)
Entrega de la primera composición
Lunes 7: Película
Martes 8: Película
Jueves 11: Película
Viernes 12: Repaso Cap. 9
SEMANA 12 (abril)
Lunes 14: Quiz # 4 (Cap. 9)
Martes 15: Corrección del quiz # 4 (en clase).
Jueves 17: Repaso
Entrega de la segunda composición
Viernes 18: Repaso
SEMANA 13 (abril)
Lunes 21: Examen 2 (Caps. 8 & 9)
Martes 22: Cap. 10 Vocabulario (pp. 373, 385, 405)
Jueves 24: Los tiempos progresivos (pp. 380-383)
Viernes 25: Los tiempos progresivos (pp. 380-383)
SEMANA 14 (Abril-mayo)
Lunes 28: Repaso de los tiempos verbales (pp. 392-395)
Martes 29: Quiz 5 (Cap. 10).Corrección del quiz # 5 (en clase).
Jueves 1: Examen oral (en mi oficina)
Viernes 2: Examen oral (en mi oficina)
SEMANA 15 (mayo)
Lunes 5: Repaso general
Martes 6: Repaso general
Jueves 8: Repaso general
Viernes 9: Repaso general
Examen final : Martes 13 de mayo 7:00 (se avisará con tiempo el local)