SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE
SPANISH 102 COURSE SYLLABUS FOR FALL 2014
INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH II (4 UNITS)
SPANISH 102
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Knowing the contents of this syllabus is a class requirement
General Information:
This course is a continuation of Spanish 101 and focuses on further developing communicative abilities in
speaking, reading, writing and comprehension of Spanish and on a continued exposure to the cultural
practices of the Spanish-speaking world. Themes on childhood, daily lives, travel, food, university life and
environmental issues will be covered. This course includes both oral and written assessments of
grammatical structure and vocabulary.
Required Text and Materials:
1) ¡Anda! CURSO ELEMENTAL (Volume 2) by Heining-Boynton and Cowell, Pearson Prentice Hall
2) Access Code for MySpanishLab: www.mylanguagelabs.com
Course Objectives:
The purpose of this course is to develop novice-mid proficiency in Spanish by expanding on the
knowledge acquired in Spanish 101. Students will develop and improve listening, reading, writing, and
speaking skills that follow a communicative student centered-approach. Throughout the semester,
students will exchange information and do activities that take on a communicative approach to learning.
Students will integrate grammatical and vocabulary knowledge in functional and communicative contexts.
In addition, students will be able to discuss and analyze cultural traditions and customs at the basic level by
being exposed to authentic materials. Overall, students will gain linguistic and cultural awareness useful to
manage basic real life situations.
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Student Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the semester, students will be able to:
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narrate in the major time frames (present, past, and future) in paragraph length on familiar topics.
ask and respond to questions in order to transfer information.
create language to express meaning in the major time frames that links sentences together.
meet practical writing needs that include asking and responding to questions.
understand basic meaning conveyed in larger texts that use known grammatical structures and vocabulary.
Course Evaluation:
Quizzes: There will be quizzes for Chapters “Preliminar B”, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11. Missed quizzes
CANNOT be made up. 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/.
My Spanish Lab at http://www.myspanishlab.com/ contains the Student Activities Manual and other
supplements. This learning management system is designed specifically for language learners. You can use
the Language Acquisition Resource Center (LARC) located in Storm Hall 2nd Floor, PC Lab: Room
204, Mac Lab: 205 to work on this material.
Homework/Other Assignments: Your instructor will assign activities to be prepared at home or inclass. These can be in written or oral form.
Writing Component: You will be expected to write two short in-class compositions throughout the
semester. Topics for these assignments will be made available to you by your instructor.
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 102 covers "Preliminar B" (Preliminary chapter) through Chapter 12. There will be a
midterm exam (Preliminar 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.
Attendance and Participation Requirements: 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 by 1% per
unjustified additional absence.
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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.
For full participation credit, students are to have prepared carefully for class and are expected to
participate fully. Texting and cell phone use, along with disruptive classroom behavior, will result in no
credit for participation on that particular day. Please refer to the Attendance and Participation
document that you can find on Blackboard.
Your final grade will be based on the following Grading Policy:
15%
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15%
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10%
Quizzes (Preliminar B, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11)
Homework and Other Assignments
SAM: Student Activity Manual on My Spanish Lab
Writing Component
Oral Component
Midterm Exam (Preliminar B & Chapters 7, 8, and 9)
Final Exam (Comprehensive)
Attendance and 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 class meetings, assignments, exams, and homework due, please refer to the attached tentative
class schedule. The instructor reserves the rights to change, alter, or modify this syllabus if necessary.
You will be notified in advance or changes may be announced in class. The Department will make
reasonable accommodations for persons with documented disabilities. Instructors must receive a
verification letter within the first week of classes.
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. Note: Cell Phones in class are strictly prohibited.
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.
¡Buena suerte!
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