World Languages Program
Central College
SPAN 2315 – Spanish for Native Speakers II
CRN 30309 -- Spring 2013
FAC 307| 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. |Mon./Wed.
3 hours lecture / 48 hours per semester/16 weeks
Class Dates: 1/14/2012 – 5/15/2012
Instructor: Dr. Margaret Eomurian
Instructor Contact Information: e-mail: Margaret.eomurian@hccs.edu
phone: 713-718-6675
Learning Website http://learning.hccs.edu/faculty/margaret.eomurian
Eagle Online:
Office location and hours: Fine Arts Center 303B, MW 9-10:00 a.m., or by appointment
Prerequisites
SPAN 2313 (or SPAN 2311); Must be placed in GUST 0342 (or higher) in reading and ENGL 0310/0349
(or higher) in writing.
Course Description
SPAN 2315, designed for Hispanic American and other students from a Spanish-speaking background.
Emphasis on basic skills in reading, spelling, and composition. Credit will not be given for both SPAN
2313 and SPAN 2311.
Course Statement of Purpose
Review and application of skills in reading and writing. Emphasizes vocabulary acquisition, reading,
composition, and culture. Designed for individuals with oral proficiency in Spanish, these courses are
considered equivalent to SPAN 2311 & 2312.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
After completing the 2-year Spanish program at HCC, students will:
1. Speak clearly and fluently enough for a target-language speaker to understand and interpret intent
without difficulty.
2. Comprehend the main points of standard discourse and authentic material in target language spoken
at near-native speed.
3. Write simple descriptions and narrations of paragraph length on everyday events and situations in
different time frames.
4. Read with understanding authentic written material in the target language on a variety of academic
and social topics important to the target-language world.
5. Demonstrate knowledge of and sensitivity to characteristic perspectives, practices and products that
reflect the culture of the target language
Course Student Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, the student will:
1. Comprehend academic spoken Spanish that deals with topics of public and personal interest as
discussed by men and women from Hispanic countries in academic, business and political worlds.
2. Handle confidently and competency complicated tasks and elaborate social situations; e.g. making
short speeches and handling social gatherings as a host/hostess.
3. Read at normal speed and with ease expository prose on familiar subjects and a number of literary
texts in both prose and verse.
4. Write a 300-word composition, using academic Spanish, on topics related to a variety
of works written in Spanish or in response to a controversial issue.
5. Demonstrate appreciation of Hispanic cultures and civilizations in general and be
knowledgeable about the influence of Hispanics in the U.S.A.
Learning Objectives leading to the Course Outcomes above
Students will:
1.1 Students will regularly listen to recordings in standard spoken Spanish on topics related to
academics, business, and politics in the Hispanic world.
1.2 Students will have frequent dictations of sentences in standard Spanish aimed at improving
listening comprehension and spelling.
2.1 Students will participate in class discussions, using standard spoken Spanish, on academic
and social topics relevant to life in the Hispanic world.
2.2 In speaking, students will use the subjunctive to express doubt and denial, to form negative
and indefinite antecedents, and to follow conjunctions.
2.3 In speaking, students will recognize the use of past subjunctive and conditional forms of Spanish.
3.1 The student will write essays (250-300 word compositions) on topics related to a variety
of works written in Spanish or in response to a controversial issue.
3.2 In writing, the student will use the present perfect forms for indicative and subjunctive moods.
3.3 Students will learn the rules for correct accentuation and spelling in standard written
Spanish.
3.4 Students will use the present and past perfect tenses of verbs in all moods in writing and
speaking.
3.5 Students will use the conditional tense and “if” clauses in their speaking and writing.
3.6 Students will complete both oral and written tests on grammatical structures and vocabulary
throughout the semester.
4.1 Students will expand vocabulary related to academics, business and politics in the Hispanic
world.
4.2 The student will read and respond to passages written by a variety of Spanish authors.
5.1 The student will respond to readings of cultural material written in Spanish.
SPANISH 2315 Tentative Course Calendar
Español escrito, 6a edición (EE)
Cuaderno de actividades (CdA)
NOTE: LEARNERS OF SPANISH NEED TO PLAN ON AN AVERAGE OF 8 HOURS PER WEEK OR MORE
STUDY TIME TO KEEP UP WITH THE PACE OF THE CLASS.
Fecha
Semana 1
14 de enero
Material para la clase
Tarea
Presentación del curso; sílabo; práctica de
conversación y escritura, comprensión de las ideas
principales (handout)
Comprar los libros y leer pp. 153158 (EE)
Capítulo 11 (EE) Forma y función: introducción a la
gramática: la oración, el sujeto, el predicado, y el
verbo pp. 153-158
CdA - C11.1, C11.2, C11.3 pp. 99101
16 de enero
Semana 2
21 de enero
23 de enero
Semana 3
28 de enero
30 de enero
Semana 4
4 de febrero
6 de febrero
Día de fiesta-Martin Luther King- 21 de enero- No
hay clases.
Capítulo 11 (EE) cont., El sustantivo, pp. 158-160
CdA - C11.4 en clase
CdA - C11.5, C11.6
Handouts: Leer Datos sobre
Venezuela; Simón Bolívar: el Gran
Libertador, contesta preguntas de
comprensión
Entregar Diario #1 (5 páginas)
Capítulo 12 (EE) Forma y función: Los pronombres
personales de sujeto y las formas verbales, pp.
170-173
CdA – C12.2-C12.5, pp. 107-109
Handouts: Leer Datos sobre
Uruguay; la literatura guachesca
“Dame tiempo, hermano” contesta
preguntas de comprensión
Forma y función: La acentuación escrita, pp. 173181
Terminar CdA: C12.6-12.17, pp.
109-114 para entregar
Entregar Diario #2 (5 páginas)
Examen #1- Capítulos 11 y 12
Leer pp. 192-196 (EE)
Capítulo 13 (EE) Forma y función: El infinitivo
verbal, los tiempos sencillos de las tres
conjugaciones, pp. 192-196
CdA, C13.2-13.8, pp.119-123
Entregar Diario #3 (5 páginas)
Semana 5
11 de
febrero
13 de
febrero
Capítulo 13 (EE) Forma y función: Análisis de los
verbos regulares en sus siete tiempos sencillos;
formas normativas populares de la primera
persona del presente, pp. 196-197
CdA, C13.9-13.10, pp. 122-123
Handouts: Leer datos sobre
Argentina; “El tango argentino”
Contesta preguntas de
comprensión
Composición 1 (Borrador)
Entregar Diario #4 (5 páginas)
Semana 6
18 de
febrero
Día feriado- Día de los presidentes- No hay clase.
20 de
febrero
Capítulo 14 (EE) forma y función: Los verbos
irregulares en sus tiempos sencillos, pp. 213-218
CdA, C14.2-14.9, pp. 127-132
Handouts: Leer datos sobre
Panamá, “Caracol” de Enrique
Jaramillo-Levi y contesta preguntas
de comprensión
Entregar Diario #5 (5 páginas)
Semana 7
25 de
febrero
Capítulo 14 (EE) más práctica con los verbos
Estudiar para el examen
Examen #2- Capítulos 13 y 14
Composición 1- Versión final
Leer pp. 229-234
Capítulo 15 (EE) forma y función: Las dos clases de
irregularidad en el pretérito/imperfecto del
subjuntivo, pp. 229-234
CdA, C15.2-15.6, pp. 137-141
Handouts: Leer datos sobre Costa
Rica; “Costa Rica: ejemplo positivio
de Hispanoamérica”, Contesta
preguntas de comprensión
6 de marzo
Capítulo 15 (EE) a continuación
Entregar Diario #6 (5 páginas)
11 - 17 de
marzo
Vacaciones de primavera- No hay clases.
EE- Haga 16.1, pp. 244-245
Capítulo 16 (EE) forma y función: la oración de
más de una cláusula y cuando se usa el subjuntivo,
pp. 246-251
C16.1-16.3, pp. 145-147
Handouts: Leer datos sobre El
Salvador; “God Bless El Salvador”,
Contesta preguntas de
comprensión
C16.4-16.12, pp. 147-152
27 de
febrero
Semana 8
4 de marzo
Semana 9
18 de marzo
20 de
marzo
Capítulo 16 (EE) Forma y función: Los tiempos del
subjuntivo, cont. pp. 252-258
Semana 10
25 de marzo
Examen #3- Capítulos 15 y 16
27 de marzo
Composición 2 (Borrador)
Leer pp. 263-269
EE- Haga 17.1, pp. 268
Entregar Diario #8 (5 páginas)
Last day for administrative/student withdrawals,
4:30 p.m.
Capítulo 17 (EE), forma y función: Los tiempos
futuro y condicional, pp. 269-273
CdA- C17.2-17.6, pp. 157-160
Capítulo 17, forma y función: Los tiempos
compuestos, pp. 273-278
Composición 2- Versión final
CdA-C17.7-8, pp. 161
Capítulo 17 (EE) forma y función: los tiempos
progresivos, pp. 279-282
CdA- C17.9-17.10, pp. 161-162
Handouts: Leer datos sobre La
República Dominicana; “Santo
Domingo: Ciudad primada de las
Américas; Contesta preguntas de
comprensión
Capítulo 18 (EE), forma y función: La voz activa y la
voz pasiva, el verbo ‘ir”, pp. 298-300
CdA- C18.1-18.5, pp. 167-169
Entregar Diario #9 (5 páginas)
Cap. 18 (EE) Forma y función: Las preposiciones y
pronombres objetos, pp. 300-306
CdA- C18. 6-18.15, pp. 169-175
17 de abril
Composición 3 (Borrador)
Entregar Diario #10 (5 páginas)
Handouts: Leer datos sobre
Paraguay; “Carta de un lector;
Contesta preguntas de
comprensión
Semana 14
22 de abril
Examen #4- Capítulo 17 y 18
Handouts: Leer datos sobre Cuba;
“Su mayor regalo al mundo”;
Contesta preguntas de
comprensión
Capítulo 19 (EE), forma y función: Los artículos y el
género de los sustantivos, pp. 320-327
CdA- C19. 2-19.8, pp. 181-186
Semana 11
1 de abril
3 de abril
Semana 12
8 de abril
10 de abril
Semana 13
15 de abril
24 de abril
Entregar Diario #7 (5 páginas)
Estudiar para el examen
Semana 15
29 de abril
Capítulo 19 (EE), forma y función: el número de los Composición 3 – Versión final
sustantivos, pp. 326-327
CdA- 19.9, pp. 186 para entregar
1 de mayo
Semana 16
Repaso para el examen final
8 de mayo
Examen final, a las 10:00 a.m.
Entregar Diario #11 (5 páginas)
Instructional Methods
Lecture
Discussions (pairs, small groups, whole class)
Problem solving
Dictations
Vocabulary building
Independent study
Writing instruction
Student Assignments
Taking notes from lectures
Dictations
Completing written exercises for spelling and grammar
Problem solving and reporting
Essay writing
Assessments
Vocabulary quizzes
Written quizzes
Chapter tests that include listening, reading, and writing.
Dictations
Compositions
Instructional Materials
 Español escrito: Curso para hispanohablantes bilingűes, 6 a edición! Curso práctico de español
para estudiantes bilingűes, by Guadalupe Valdés, Richard Teschner, and Héctor Enríquez.,
Published by Pearson, 2008. ISBN: 0-13-228845-1
 Cuaderno de actividades to accompany Español escrito: Curso para hispanohablantes
bilingűes, 6a edición! Curso práctico de español para estudiantes bilingűes. G. Valdés et al.
Pearson, 2008. ISBN: 0-13-174801-7
 1” binder with lined notebook paper and 5 dividers for syllabus, lecture notes, country
information, compositions, and dictados
 70-page spiral notebook for Diarios
 Spanish-English dictionary
HCC Policy Statement: Academic Dishonesty
Any form of copying, cheating, or plagiarism will result in a grade of 0 for the assignment. The instructor
will decide whether to permit you to make up the work, and under what circumstances it might be
made up. If you are charged with academic dishonesty, pleading ignorance of the rules will not help
you. Penalties and/or disciplinary proceedings may be initiated by HCC officials against a student who
is accused of scholastic dishonesty. “Scholastic dishonesty” includes, but is not limited to, cheating on
a test, plagiarism, and collusion.
Cheating on a test includes:
 Copying from another students’ test paper;
 Using materials not authorized by the person giving the test;
 Collaborating with another student during a test without authorization;
 Knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing, transporting, or soliciting in whole or part the
contents of a test that has not been administered;
 Bribing another person to obtain a test that is to be administered.
Plagiarism means the appropriation of another’s work and the unacknowledged incorporation of that
work in one’s own written work offered for credit.
Collusion means the unauthorized collaboration with another person in preparing written work offered
for credit. Possible punishments for academic dishonesty may include a grade of 0 or F in the particular
assignment, failure in the course, and/or recommendation for probation or dismissal from the College
System. See the HCCS Student Handbook for further information.
HCC Policy Statement: Attendance
According to the HCC Student Handbook, you may be dropped from a course after accumulating
absences in excess of 12.5 percent of the total hours of instruction (lecture and lab). For this course, if
you exceed a total of 10 hours (12.5%) of absence in any class, you can be dropped from the class. If
you are absent, it is your responsibility to contact me to find out what you have missed and whether it
is possible to make up the work. If you do not take this responsibility, you risk receiving grades of zero
and not being allowed to make up the work. No absences are excused. Class attendance leads to class
success.
Tardiness and in-class time absence
Classes and tests begin on time. Lateness of ten minutes or more counts as a class or lab absence. You
can enter the classroom, but you will be counted absent. Lateness after break times, leaving early or
disappearing for more than five minutes during class are also counted as absences. Texting, using social
networking sites, or other improper use of technology during class time are also counted towards your
absences (1 warning = 1 tardy).
Late Work Policy: An assignment is considered late if it is turned in after I request it. If you do not turn
in work on time, your late work will be credited at 50% of the graded score. Late work will be accepted
up until the end of the unit in which the work was assigned.
HCC Withdrawal Deadline
To drop a class, you must speak with a counselor or an advisor. The nearest place to see one is in the
LSHB on the HCC campus. The last day students may withdraw or be dropped from a class with a grade
of W is Monday, April 1 before 4:30 p.m. Students who have excessive absences after that date will
receive the grades they earn.
HCC Policy on Students Repeating a Course for the Third Time
Repeating students:
Grades of IP or F are failing grades; the student will have to repeat the course. A student who fails a
class for the second time must receive a grade of F for that class. Students who repeat a course three or
more times will have to pay a much higher tuition fee at HCC and other Texas public colleges and
universities. If you are having trouble in class, talk to me and get help from a tutor. Get other assistance
from a counselor before withdrawing or for advice if your grades are not passing. Students should get
help so that they will not fail.
HCC Policy on Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment in any form is not tolerated at Houston Community College. It is a violation of HCCS
policy for an employee, agent, or student of the college to engage in sexual harassment as defined in
the EEOC guidelines (EEO/AA Compliance Handbook 47). See HCCS Student Handbook for more
information.
ADA Policy
The Ability Service Department & Deaf/Hard of Hearing Department (ASD & D/HH) assists students with
physical, learning, or emotional disabilities in developing independence and self-reliance. Students with
Disabilities are urged to contact the ASD at least 30-60 days prior to the first day of class. Students are
required to provide documentation of their disabilities in order to obtain the services. The Ability
Services Department at Central College is located in LHSB Room 106. Their telephone number is 713718-6164, Video Relay: 866-327-8877. To reach the site online, go to equal.ed@hccs.edu.
CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR
Treat your classmates and teacher with respect. Make the most of your class time by actively
participating in discussions and activities. Turn off your cell phone during class. If you are expecting an
emergency call, ask your instructor’s permission to leave your cell phone on vibrate.
Electronic Devices: (cell phones, Ipods, etc.)
ALL electronic devices and headphones are to be turned OFF during the entire class period and placed in
the student’s backpack, pocket, or purse. If a student is using an electronic device during the class
period or it makes a sound (beeps, rings, plays music, etc.), it will be taken away by the teacher. In
addition, all backpacks and purses will be placed on the floor next to the student’s desk or on the
classroom counter during the class period. Multiple violations of this policy will result in office referrals.
Disruptive Behavior: Students who conduct themselves in a manner that significantly interferes with
college teaching, research, administration, disciplinary procedures or other authorized college activities
(including its public service functions) on the college premises will be subject to disciplinary action. Any
student who behaves in this way may be required by the instructor to leave the classroom and be
counted absent for the rest of that class period.
INSTRUCTOR’S REQUIREMENTS
The teacher needs to:
 Create a rich environment for learning and student interaction.
 Give students extra learning resources in class and in lab on topics connected to the course
 Make classes, projects, tests, assignments, policies, dates, and regulations clear.
 Tell students about important HCC policies such as attendance and academic honesty (no
cheating).
 Make arrangements to be available to students when they need help or have questions.
 Give help when needed.
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Provide grading scales and assessment.
Make a class calendar available.
To succeed in college the students need to:
 Work hard, attend all classes, and be on time. Good attendance + hard work = SUCCESS.
 Pay attention, listen carefully and ask questions. Listen and be respectful to other students’
contributions.
 Create a good learning environment. Turn off cell phones or use vibrate mode for emergencies.
No Texting in class.
 Concentrate. Speak in Spanish during class time.
 Eat well for energy. The brain needs good food. Eat breakfast at home and lunch in break times.
 Do homework. The brain learns by seeing new words and ideas many times in different ways.
 Do your own work and learn. Copying from the Internet and other sources is not learning.
HCC Grading Scale
90-100% =A 80 – 89% = B
70 – 79% = C
60-69 = D 0-59 = F
SPAN 2315 Grading Formula
You are expected to do all assignments and tests. Students who fail to turn in an assignment will receive
a grade of 0 for the assignment or test. You will be evaluated as follows:
1. Exámenes (4)
2. Examen final
2. Composiciones (3)
3. Tareas (cuaderno de actividades, diarios):
4. Participación:
40%
20%
20%
15%
5%
100%
Exámenes: You will have 4 exams throughout the semester, which will each cover the spelling,
grammar, vocabulary and readings for two chapters in your textbook. You will also have a
comprehensive final exam covering all the chapters covered in the course- Chapters 11-19.
Composiciones: You will have to turn in three 300-WORD compositions which will require a first and a
final draft. The final draft must be turned in along with the first draft. You will be evaluated on
grammar, spelling, and organization of your ideas. It is required that you include the recommendations
and suggestions I make in your final draft. You must type your composition, using Times New Roman
12-point, and it must be double-spaced. I will give you more details in class as well as the topic of your
composition.
Tareas: The category ”tareas” includes the preparation at home for reading and listening dictation, as
well as writing your “diarios” and completing the written exercises that are assigned in the Cuaderno de
actividades. See your syllabus for the due dates for assignments. After we finish a chapter from the
textbook, you will have to turn in that chapter from your Cuaderno de actividades. This homework
must be completed BEFORE attending class, and will be collected at the beginning of each class. It will
not be accepted late. To receive credit, you must make corrections using a different color pen. If you
didn’t make any mistakes you will need to state that on your homework. You must be in attendance to
turn in your homework. Your homework grade will also include having done the assigned reading so
that you will be prepared to discuss the reading in class. It will be very obvious to me if you have not
done the reading before you come to class.
Participación: The participation grade will be based on your attendance, attitude, effort and the quality
of involvement in class. Speaking IN SPANISH throughout the class is essential to good participation.
You can improve your daily class work grade by 1) coming to class having completed homework
assignments and prepared to participate on a regular basis; and 2) interacting consistently in Spanish
with your instructor and with classmates.
Important Dates and Holidays
First class:
Last day for student/admin. drop:
Spring Break Holiday
Last day of Instruction:
Day of final examination:
January 14
April 1, by 4:30 p.m.
March 11-17
May 1
Wednesday, May 8 at 10:00 a.m.
EGLS3 -- Evaluation for Greater Learning Student Survey System
At Houston Community College, professors believe that thoughtful student feedback is necessary to
improve teaching and learning. During a designated time, you will be asked to answer a short online
survey of research-based questions related to instruction. The anonymous results of the survey will be
made available to your professors and division chairs for continual improvement of instruction. Look for
the survey as part of the Houston Community College Student System online near the end of the term.