SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE
SPANISH 202 COURSE SYLLABUS SPRING 2016
INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I (4 UNITS)
FOUR LECTURES PLUS LABORATORY
SPANISH 202
SECT.:
INSTRUCTOR: Nuria Tannenhaus
CLASS MEETS ON:
OFFICE: Arts & Letters 171
LOCATION:
OFFICE HOURS: M & W: 1:00-1:50
TIME:
TELEPHONE:594-6679
FINAL EXAM DATE:
E-MAIL: nurinai@hotmail.com
Knowing the contents of this syllabus is a class requirement
General Information:
Second course in Spanish at intermediate level. Grammatical structures presented in beginning Spanish. Culturecentered, oral and written language emphasized. Not open to students who have completed five years of high
school Spanish unless the fifth course was completed five or more years ago. Not open to students with credit in
Spanish 202, 281, 282, or 301. May be taken concurrently with Spanish 212. It is recommended that heritage
speakers of Spanish take Spanish 281 in place of Spanish 201 and 211. Spanish 202 is taught in Spanish
*Refer to catalog or undergraduate advisor for further clarification.
Prerequisites:
Spanish 101, 102, and 201 or equivalent. The articulation of high school Spanish is: Completion of Spanish 2 (or 4
if classes are counted by semesters in High School equals Spanish 101). The student may go to Spanish 102 or
MAY TAKE 101 FOR CREDIT. Completion of Spanish 3 (or 6 if classes are counted by semesters) in High
School equals Spanish 102. The student may go to Spanish 201 or MAY TAKE 102 FOR CREDIT. Completion
of Spanish 4 (or 8 if classes are counted by semesters) in High School equals Spanish 201. The student may go to
Spanish 202 or MAY TAKE 201 FOR CREDIT.
Required Text and Materials:
1) ¡Anda! CURSO INTERMEDIO (Volume 2/2nd Edition) by Heining-Boynton and Cowell, Pearson Prentice
Hall
2) Access Code for MyLanguageLabs: www.mylanguagelabs.com
Important: it is a requirement to bring the book ¡Anda! (paper edition) to class.
Course Objectives:
Students will develop intermediate-low proficiency in the language by expanding on the knowledge acquired in
Spanish 101, 102, and 201. Students will increase their Spanish language ability by being exposed to Spanish
language input and manipulating this information with activities such as writing and speaking. Students will further
expand their grammatical and vocabulary knowledge in functional and communicative contexts in order to convey
linguistic meaning.
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Student Learning Outcomes:
By the end of Semester Four of Spanish (SPAN202), students will be able to:
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communicate in all major time frames (past, present, and future) in paragraph length on an increasingly wide
array of topics, most informal (e.g. school, home, leisure) but some formal (e.g. work, current events,
individual relevance). There is a substantial flow of language.
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begin providing a full account to narrate and describe employing an increasingly rich vocabulary and handle
situations that present a complication or unexpected situation.
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state an opinion with supporting evidence being able to use circumlocution or rephrasing while paying
attention to accuracy, clarity and precision to convey their message utilizing functions such as selfcorrection.
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write narrations in the major time frames (present, past and future) in paragraph length on familiar topics as
well as those of current and general interest employing an increasingly rich vocabulary
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demonstrate sustained control of simple structures and partial control of more complex structures.
EVALUATION
Quizzes: There will be 5 quizzes for Chapters Preliminar B, 7, 8, 10, and 11. Missed quizzes CANNOT be made
up, therefore, class attendance is very important. However, the lowest quiz grade will be dropped.
Student Activities Manual (SAM): You will be provided with a detailed list of the exercises to be completed per
week that you will do online at http://www.myspanishlab.com/ *. Since the deadline to turn in this homework is
assigned online, if you miss it there will be no way for you to make up this work.
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My Spanish Lab at http://www.myspanishlab.com/ contains the Student Activities Manual and other
supplements.
This state-of-the-art learning management system is designed specifically for language
learners. You can use the Language Acquisition Resource Center (LARC) located at Storm Hall 2nd Floor,
PC Lab: Room 204,Mac Lab: 205 to work on this material.
Daily Assignments: all the homework and assignments will be posted on Bb. It is your responsibility to check Bb
and do assignments before coming to class. Assignments will be collected at random.
Writing Component: You will be expected to write two short compositions (150-200 words) throughout the
semester. These two compositions will be written during class time.
Oral component: This is a key component that will be worked upon from the very beginning of the course. There
will be one oral proficiency evaluation toward the end of the semester. Further details will be provided by your
instructor.
Exams:
Spanish 202 covers "Preliminary B" (Preliminary chapter) through Chapter 12. There will be a midterm exam
(Preliminary B & Chapters 7, 8, and 9) and a final exam (comprehensive in nature). ). See attached tentative class
schedule for exam dates and material to be covered. Students will be allowed to review the midterm and final
exams after they have been graded, however exams must be returned to the instructor as they will be kept
on file. Please note that make-up exams will be given only with a doctor’s excuse and after filing a petition form for
a make-up exam.
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In-Class Participation Requirement: Remember that you must attend to participate. Attendance is a key element
in our language classes; if you miss more than 3 classes of fifty minutes without justification (or 1 and 1/2 classes of
two hours) your final grade will be affected. (Please refer to In-Class Participation Form.)
Coming late to class or leaving early disrupts the learning process for students and professor alike--every 3
occasions of arriving late to class or leaving early from class without prior notification to the instructor will be
entered on your record as an absence.
Cell phones must be turned off and PUT AWAY during class time.
For full participation credit, students are to have prepared carefully for class and are expected to participate fully.
Texting, cell phone use and phones not put away, along with disruptive classroom behavior, will result in no
credit for participation on that particular day.
Please, do not leave/return to the classroom while in session. (There will be a break for the two-hour
classes)
Your final grade will be based on the following Grading Policy:
15%
10%
10%
10%
10%
15%
20%
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Quizzes (chapters Preliminary B, 7, 8, 10 and 11)
SAM: Student Activity Manual on My Spanish Lab
Homework /Other Assignments
Writing Component
Oral Component
Midterm Exam (Preliminary B & Chapters 7, 8, and 9)
Final Exam (Comprehensive)
In Class Participation
Grading Scale:
A 100-93
C 76-73
A- 92-90
C- 72-70
B+ 89-87
D+ 69-67
B 86-83
D 66-63
B- 82-80
D- 62-60
C+ 79-77
F 59 and below
For a general overview of the course, please refer to the attached tentative class schedule. For daily
assignments, please refer to Bb. The instructor reserves the rights to change, alter, or modify this syllabus if
necessary.
Student Discipline/Academic and Non-Academic Misconduct: Plagiarizing, cheating, unauthorized
collaborating on coursework, stealing course examination materials, falsifying records or data and obstruction or
disruption of the educational or administrative process, physical abuse or threat of such abuse, theft, vandalism,
hazing, sexual or racial harassment, possession of controlled substances or weapons constitute violations relative to
Title 5, California Code of Regulations. Violations will be documented in writing with the upper-division
supervisor, and University disciplinary action will be pursued. Cell Phones in class are strictly prohibited AND
must be put away.
If you are a student with a disability and believe you will need accommodations for this class, it is your
responsibility to contact Student Disability Services at (619) 594-6473. To avoid any delay in the receipt of
your accommodations, you should contact Student Disability Services as soon as possible. Please note that
accommodations are not retroactive, and that I cannot provide accommodations based upon disability until I
have received an accommodation letter from Student Disability Services. Your cooperation is appreciated.
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¡Buena suerte!
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