SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE
ESPAÑOL 301 PRIMAVERA 2016
Spanish 301: ADVANCED CONVERSATION & READING
**Section 1 / #23207 / TTH 9:30-10:45 AM/ GMCS 325
Instructor: Prof. M. R. González
e-mail: glez@rohan.sdsu.edu
Office: AL 155
Office Hours:
T TH 12:00-1:00
and / or by appointment.
Prerequisite: Spanish 202 AND 212
Course Description & Objectives:
Advanced Conversation and Reading (3). Continue development of oral communication
and reading comprehension. Review of selected grammatical structures through use of
literary and cultural materials. Some writing will be adjunct to reading. Conducted in
Spanish. May be taken concurrently with Spanish 302. Not open to students with credit
in Spanish 381.
Native speakers of Spanish should be in Span 281 or Span 381.
Texts & Materials:
¡A que sí!, 4th edition; by García-Serrano, Cash, de la Torre
Spanish/English dictionary and Spanish/Spanish(recommended)
GRADE DISTRIBUTION:
Exams (3)
Compositions (2)
Oral Exams/
Presentations (2)
30%
10%
15%
Quizzes/Homework/Class Work/
Oral Activities/Reading Comp.
Attendance/Participation
Final Written Exam **
20%
10%
15%
**Exemption from FINAL may be obtained with a 93% semester average.
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES:
Exams: There will be three UNIT EXAMS to determine reading and writing skills as
well as knowledge of topics, grammar, and vocabulary reviewed in the texts and in class.
Students will be allowed to review the exams and final after they have been graded,
however, exams must be returned to the instructor as they will be kept on file. Make-up
exams will be given only with a doctor’s excuse and after filing a petition for a make-up
exam. NO EXCEPTIONS.
Final exam is comprehensive.
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STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES (cont.):
Oral Exams and Presentations / Compositions: Students will prepare and deliver 2 oral
presentations/exams, one early in the semester and another one towards the end of the
semester. There will be specific guidelines regarding topic, data collection, organization
and length. Students will also write 2 compositions. These will enable students to
express ideas in the context of themes chosen from the readings and supplemental
materials. Each composition will include several components or steps, reflecting our view
of writing as a process. The final version of all compositions should be carefully edited.
Please double-space to allow for comments. If an essay is submitted after the due date,
the grade will be lowered by 2% for each day the paper is late. If an emergency arises, a
student may e-mail composition before class, but a hardcopy is expected within a few
days.
Quizzes: There will be a short quiz after each chapter outlining the grammar and
vocabulary of the chapter. The content of the readings will be included in the exams. We
will also have weekly reading comprehension quizzes. Again, make-ups will be given
only with a doctor’s excuse. NO EXCEPTIONS.
Homework: Students must come to class prepared. They are expected to have studied
and prepared the material assigned for the day to participate in class activities and
discussions. The tentative schedule indicates the topics of the sessions as well as the
homework due on those dates. Additional homework may be assigned during class and/or
announced on Blackboard. Some homework assignments from the textbook may be handwritten. Illegible or un-labeled assignments will not receive credit. Others need to be
typed (*) and spellchecked. Accent marks and other symbols need to be word-processed.
Homework must be completed before class and is accepted for credit IN CLASS ONLY
as a document (hardcopy). No electronic versions are accepted. Whenever absent from
class, the student will automatically lose the homework points for that session UNLESS
the assignment is submitted before or during that session electronically and turned in in
hard copy the next class. NO LATE HOMEWORK WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Classwork/Oral Activities: Students will have numerous opportunities to practice
speaking skills during discussions of assigned readings and other homework, interviews,
surveys, small group activities and informal presentations. They will all be graded.
ACTIVE participation is very important.
Attendance/Participation: Class attendance and ACTIVE participation are extremely
important to contribute to class discussions and engage in peer evaluations. Students may
miss 3 classes without penalty. This allows for absences due to illness and emergencies.
After that, however, grade will be reduced by 2% for every class missed. Three late
arrivals equal one absence. If late for 15 minutes or more, the student is asked not to enter
the class and will be considered absent for that day. Leaving the classroom for an
extended period of time (more than 5 minutes) is treated as a partial absence.
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Advertencia: In order to receive participation points, physical presence in class is
NOT SUFFICIENT; students need to be mentally present as well. Engaging in activities
unrelated to the task at hand (such as texting, completing future homework
assignments, etc,) is equivalent to being absent for the session when this occurs. This
policy is strict because the conduct it addresses is a form of academic dishonesty.
Cheating and plagiarism: SDSU policies on cheating and plagiarism will be enforced.
Penalties are severe. If there are any doubts about what is or is not permitted, please ask.
Team work is encouraged. However, every student is expected to write/type his or her
homework, compositions, etc. A student who submits someone else’s work or electronic
document as his/her own is dishonest and will be reported to the Center for Student
Rights and Responsibilities. Students should adhere to the code of conduct and
academic honesty as stated in the catalog. Please familiarize yourself with these rules.
ELECTRONIC DEVICES:
All electronic equipment (cellular phones, tablets,
computers, etc.) must be turned off before class and put away where they can not be
seen. Instructor reserves the right to ask a student to leave if use of electronic devices in
class becomes a problem.
FINAL EXAM:
TUESDAY, May 12th, 2016.. / 8:00-10:00
Students with Disabilities:
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.
¡ BIENVENIDOS Y BUENA SUERTE !
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