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I. COURSE TITLE: Intermediate Spanish II
COURSE NUMBER: 2208
CATALOG PREFIX: FLNG
II. PREREQUISITES: FLNG 2207.
III. CREDIT HOURS: 3
LABORATORY HOURS: 0
LECTURE HOURS: 3
OBSERVATION HOURS: 0
IV. COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Intermediate Spanish II is the final course in a four-course sequence which completes the
foreign language requirement.
Skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing are further developed in this course. The
intermediate level places special emphasis on classroom discussion and on compositions
of greater length.
Cultural material introduced serves a dual purpose. Authentic short films, magazine
articles, short stories and poems take the student to a deeper level of cultural understanding.
These resources provide ample stimulus for discussion and composition, allowing the student
to utilize new and acquired vocabulary and grammar structures.
V. ADOPTED TEXT:
Imagina
2nd edition
Blanco and Tocaimaza – Hatch,
Vista Higher Learning, 2011
ISBN – 978-1-60576-248-7
VI. COURSE OBJECTIVES:
Students will continue to develop language skill by expanding vocabulary and grammatical
structures, while continuing to use acquired elements of Spanish. Familiarity with Hispanic
culture will also increase, deepening the students' understanding of differences and
similarities between Hispanic culture and their own.
New vocabulary topics include beliefs, socio-political ideologies, work, the economy, finances,
technology and science, entertainment, sports and future trends.
Grammatical structures introduced in this course complete the students’ exposure to the major
elements of Spanish grammar. They introduce the past subjunctive mood, the present perfect
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tense, the past perfect tense, the present and past subjunctive, uses of the infinitive, the future
perfect tense, the conditional perfect tense, si clauses, the passive voice, and a more in-depth
study of the pronoun se.
Students will engage in complex activities to further develop listening, speaking, reading
and writing skills, while probing deeper into Hispanic culture (see course description).
These activities include the following:
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Seeing and listening to contemporary television.
Reading magazine articles, poems and short stories by famous Hispanic writers, and
discussing them at length.
Writing compositions prompted by the above works utilizing vocabulary and grammar
studied in this course.
Researching additional elements of Hispanic culture on the Internet.
VII. COURSE METHODOLOGY:
This course employs a multimedia approach to language learning. Students encounter
everyday situations in the contemporary Hispanic world thru film, magazine articles, television,
art, and literature. Vocabulary and grammar are learned and practiced as they process and
discuss their exposure to these media.
Classroom activities will be conducted entirely in Spanish, except as the need for
explanation or clarification requires.
The instructor and recorded native speakers will model new vocabulary. Repetition will aid
the student in retaining pronunciation and meaning.
New grammatical structures will be presented by the instructor prior to the students' study
of the text at home.
Students will continue the study of vocabulary, structure; and culture between classes. Such
practice will involve the use of the Imagina website. Considerable amounts of workbook
and lab manual practice will be assigned, and students will come to class prepared to
engage in lengthy discussion on the assignments.
Time and effort are required for the successful completion of this course. For every hour of
class time, students should study at least two (2) hours at home. Repetition, memorization,
and imitation are all important elements of foreign language acquisition.
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VIII. GRADING:
Grades will be accorded using the following scale:
90 – 100 A
80 – 89 B
70 – 79 C
60 – 69 D
0 – 59 F
Cheating on a test will result in a grade of zero (0) for that test. Any student allowing another
student to copy his work will also receive a zero (0). This applies to out-of-class writing
assignments also.
Tests missed due to absence from class must be taken during the next class meeting. Failure
to do so will result in a grade of zero (0) for that test.
Consistent class attendance is a necessity for success in this course. A maximum of three (3)
absences will be allowed without affecting the student's final grade. For each additional
absence, the student's final grade will be reduced by one (1) percentage point.
IX. COURSE OUTLINE:
Lesson 6
A. Vocabulary – beliefs and ideologies
B. Short film - Hiyab
C. Imagina travel article on Chile
D. TV report – bicycling
E. Structure – the subjunctive in adverbial clauses, the past subjunctive, comparatives and
superlatives
F. Article – “Dictadura y democracia”
G. Poem - “La mejor tinta” by Armando Valladares
Lesson 7
A. Vocabulary – work and finances
B. Short film - “El hombre que volaba un poquito
C. Imagina travel article on Bolivia and Paraguay
D. TV report – the great carnival of Oruro
E. Structure – the present perfect, the present perfect subjunctive, uses of the pronoun se.
F. Article - “Recursos naturales: una salida al mundo”
G. Short story - “La mirada” by Juan Madrid
Lesson 8
A. Vocabulary – technology and science
B. Short film – Happy Cool
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C. Imagina travel article on Peru
D. TV report – Peru Rock Opera
E. Structure – the past perfect, the past perfect subjunctive, uses of the infinitive
F. Article - “La ciudad redescubierta”
G. Short story - “La intrusa” by Perdo Orgambide
Lesson 9
A. Vocabulary – leisure activities
B. Short film - “Espiritu deportivo”
C. Imagina travel article on Argentenia and Uruguay
D. TV report – Crossing July 9th Avenue in Buenos Aires
E. Structure – the future perfect tense, the conditional perfect tense, si clauses
F. Article – “Fin de semana en Buenos Aires”
G. Short story - “El beso de los dragones” by Wilfredo Machado
Lesson 10
A. Vocabulary – Our future and its problems
B. Short film - “Un pedazo de tierra”
C. Imagina travel article on Spain
D. TV report – Who wants to be a millionaire?
E. Structure – the passive voice, negative and affirmative expressions, summary of the
indicative and the subjunctive
F. Article – “Nueva ola de inmigrantes”
G. Short story – “Algo muy grave va a suceder en este pueblo” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
X. OTHER REQUIRED BOOKS AND MATERIALS :
Imagina website – access provided with textbook purchase
Imagina workbook – purchased in addition to textbook
Spanish/English dictionary of student's choice
XI. CALENDAR:
Week 1 – Lesson 6
Introduction to Lesson 6 vocabulary; short film, discussion. Home assignment: all
workbook and lab para empezar exercises; pre-read Imagina.
The subjunctive in adverbial clauses (7.1) pp.210,211; Imagina discussion. Home
assignment: all workbook and lab 7.1 exercises; pre-read TV report p. 209.
Week 2 – Lesson 6
TV report, discussion; the past subjunctive (7.2) pp. 214,215. Home assignment: prepare
Ex. 4 p.217 for next class; all workbook and lab 7.2 exercises.
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Ex. 4 in pairs; Article “Chile: dictadura y democracia,” audio, discussion; comparatives
and superlatives (7.3) pp. 218,219. Home assignment: all workbook and lab 7.3
exercises; read biography p. 227, Ex 1,2 p.227
Week 3 – Lesson 6
Poem “La major tinta” discussion; Sintesis discussion exercises, p. 222. Home
assignment: composition exercise in workbook; study for lesson 6 test.
Week 4 – Lesson 6,7
Lesson 6 test; hand in workbook and lab exercises; introduction to Lesson 7 vocabulary
audio; Home assignment: all para empezar workbook and lab exercises.
1/30 Short film, discussion; the presense tense (7.1) pp. 228,249; Home assignment: all
workbook and lab exercises Imagina and exercises pp.242-246.
Week 5 – Lesson 7
Imagina, discussion; the present perfect tense subjunctive (7.2) p. 252; TV report on the
carnival in Oruro, discussion. Home assignment: all workbook and lab 7.2 excerises;
read article “Recursos naturales”
Article, audio, discussion; uses of se (7.3) pp. 254,255; Home assignment: all workbook
and lab 7.3 exercises; workbook composition exercises.
Week 6 – Lesson 7,8
Short story “La mirada” by Juan Madraid, audio, discussion. Home assignment: study
for Lesson 7 test.
Lesson 7 test; hand in workbook and lab exercises; introduction to Lesson 8 vocabulary,
audio. Home assignment: all workbook and lab para empezar exercises; study
vocabulary, and Ex. 1,2,3 pp.272,273; read short film captions p. 275.
Week 7 – Lesson 8
Short Film, discussion; the past perfect tense (8.1) p. 284; the past perfect subjunctive
(8.2) p.286. Home assignment: all workbook and lab 8.1 and 8.2 exercises; Imagina and
exercises pp.278-282.
Week 8 – Lesson 8
Imagina, discussion; uses of the infinitive (8.3) pp. 288, 289; TV report on Peru rock
opera. Home assignment: all workbook and lab 8.3 exercises; study vocabulary. Ex 1,2
p.293
Ex. 2 discussion; article “La ciudad redescubierta,” discussion, audio. Home assignment:
workbook composition exercise; biography, Ex. 1A,2 p.297.
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Week 9 – (after Spring Break) Lesson 8,9
Short Story “La intrusa,”audio, discussion. Home assignment: study for Lesson 8 test.
Lesson 8 test; hand in workbook and lab exercises; introduction to Lesson 9 vocabulary;
audio. Home assignment: all workbook and lab para empezar exercises; vocabulary, Ex.
1 p.306; read short film captions p. 309.
Week 10 – Lesson 9
Short film “Espiritu deportivo,” discussion; the future perfect tense (9.1) p. 318. Home
assignment: all workbook and lab 9.1 exercises; Imagina and exercises pp 312-316
Imagina, discussion; the conditional perfect tense (9.2) P. 320; TV report on crossing
July 9th Avenue in Buenos Aires, discussion. Home assignment: all workbook and lab
9.2 exercises; article “Fin de semana en Buenos Aires.”
Week 11 – Lesson 9
Article, discussion; si clauses (9.3) pp 322,323. Home assignment: all workbook and lab
9.3 exercises, workbook composition exercises.
Short story “El beso de los dragonses” by Wilfredo Machado, audio, discussion. Home
assignment: study for lesson 9 test.
Week 12 - Lesson 9,10
Lesson 9 test; hand in workbook and lab exercises; introduction to Lesson 10 vocabulary,
audio. Home assignment: all workbook and lab para empezar exercises; vocabulary, Ex.
1 p. 340; Ex. 3, p. 341; read short film captions, p. 343.
Short Film “Un pedaza de tierra,” discussion; the passive voice (10.1) p. 352. Home
assignment : all workbook and lab 10.1 exercises; Imagina and exercise pp. 346-350.
Week 13 – Lesson 10
Imagina, discussion; negative and affirmative expressions (10.2) pp.354,355; TV report
on “who wants to be a millionaire?”, discussion. Home assignment: all workbook and
lab 10.2 exercises; study summary of indicative and subjunctive, Ex. 1,2 pp 358-361.
Continue summary exercises; Article “Espana: nueva ola de inmigrantes,” audio,
discussion; discussion of Internet proyecto. Home assignment work composition
exercise; biography, Ex. 1 p. 369
Week 14 – Lesson 10
Short story “Algo muy grave va a suceder en este pueblo,” discussion. Home assignment:
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study for Lesson 10 test.
Lesson 10 test; Hand in workbook and lab exercises; time expressions with hacer pp.
402,403
Week 15 – Proyecto presentations; review
Presentations
Semester Review
Week 16 – Final
XII. EVALUATION:
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In-class oral participation 20%
Completion of workbook exercises 10%
Written and oral proyecto 10%
Lesson Tests 30% (Tests cover vocabulary, structure, listening, and culture)
Final exam 30%
XIII. SPECIFIED MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS:
At the discretion of the instructor
XIV. OTHER INFORMATION:
FERPA: Students need to understand that your work may be seen by others. Others may see
your work when being distributed, during group project work, or if it is chosen for
demonstration purposes. Students also need to know that there is a strong possibility that your
work may be submitted to other entities for the purpose of plagiarism checks.
DISABILITIES: Students with disabilities may contact the Disabilities Service Office, Central
Campus, at 800-628-7722 or 937-393-3431.