UniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego:LinguisticsLanguageProgram:Fall2016
UCSDLINGUISTICSLANGUAGEPROGRAM
Welcome!
WelcometotheLinguisticsLanguageProgram,aunitoftheDepartmentofLinguisticsatUCSD.Weoffer
basicinstructioninAmericanSignLanguage,Arabic,French,German,Italian,Portuguese,andSpanish,in
sixheritagelanguages(Arabic,Filipino,Korean,Persian,andVietnamese),andinover60other
languagesinourindependentstudyprogram.
Whatyoucanexpectfromus
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Arichlanguage-learningenvironment:Learningalanguagerequireslotsofmeaningfulinput
andinteraction.Ourcoursesaredesignedtogiveyouexactlythat,duringbothin-classandoutof-classactivities.
Anenjoyableandsupportiveclassroomatmosphere:Learningalanguageshouldbefun,and
youwillfindourclassestobeapleasuretoattend.
Acommittedanddedicatedstaff:Wehaveonemaingoal:givingyouthemosteffective
language-learningexperiencepossible.Yoursuccessisoursuccess,andwedoeverything
possibletomakesureyoufinishyourcoursesequencewithapracticalabilityinthelanguage
thatyouwillbeabletousefortherestofyourlife.
Whatweexpectfromyou
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Dedication:Wegiveyouthebestlanguage-learningenvironmentpossibleandthemeansto
makeuseofthatenvironment.Therestisuptoyou.Themoretimeyouputin,themoreyou
willlearn.
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Enthusiasm:Manyofourclassesaresmallandpersonal,andyouwillgettoknowyourteachers
andclassmateswell.Youoweittothemtoshowupreadyandeagertoparticipate.
Honesty:Wetakeacademicintegrityveryseriously.Pleasereadourpolicybelowandmakesure
youunderstandit.
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AcademicIntegrity
Allstudentsareexpectedtodotheirownwork.Thefollowingactsconstituteacademicdishonestyand
willresultinanyorallofthefollowingsanctions:agradeofF,expulsionfromthecourse,and/or
disciplinarymeasuresbytheDeanofStudentsofthestudent'scollege.
Academicdishonestyincludesbutisnotlimitedto:
1. Duringawrittenorcomputerizedexam/quiz,usingbooks,notesoron-lineresources,copying
fromanotherstudentorreceivingunauthorizedhelp.
2. Turninginawrittencompositionthathasbeencopiedfromabookorsomeotherprinted
source,fromtheInternetorthathasbeenwritteninwholeorinpartbysomeoneotherthan
thestudent.
Moreover,studentsareexpectedtoshowproperrespectforinstructorsandfellowstudentsinclass
discussionsandcompositions.Improperandindecentlanguageusewillnotbetolerated.Seealsothe
appropriatesectionoftheUCSDGeneralCatalogentitled"UCSDPolicyonIntegrityofScholarship."
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Coursegoals
TheConversationandGrammarsectionsaretwohalvesofonecourseandneedtobetakentogether.
Botharedesignedtoimmerseyouinthelanguageandgiveyouapracticalabilityasquicklyaspossible.
Thetwohalvesaretogetherworth5units,soyoushouldexpectaheavierworkloadthanatypical4-unit
class.
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Conversation(MWF)isasmallerclass,withspecialattentiontovocabularydevelopmentand
culturalknowledge.TheteacherisknownasaConversationInstructor.
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Analysis(TuTh)isalargerclass,withspecialattentiontolistening,reading,andlearninghowto
analyzethelanguageandtheculture.TheteacherisknownasAnalysisInstructor.
Attendance
AmaximumofthreeabsencesintheConversationsectionandtwoabsencesintheAnalysissectionwill
betolerated.Eachfurtherabsenceinasectionwilllowerbyonelevelyourgradeinthatsection.For
example,oneadditionalabsencewillloweraB+toaBoraCtoaC-.Threelatearrivalsinclasswill
countasoneabsence.Ifyoumiss2weeksormoreofclassforanyreason,youareencouragedtodrop
thecourse;otherwise,youareatriskoffailing.
Ifyouareabsentandmissaquiz,anin-classexam,orotherassignment,seeyourConversationor
AnalysisInstructorimmediatelytodetermineiftheworkcanbemadeup.Anapprovedmake-upmust
becompletedwithinoneweek.Workmaybemadeupatthediscretionoftheinstructor,butthe
absencecannotbemadeup.
EnrollmentandPlacement
Ifyouhavehadanypreviousexperienceinthelanguageyouintendtostudyinourprogram,(suchas
previouscourseworkinhighschoolorcollege,exposureathome,orresidenceorstudyabroad),you
arerequiredto:
ASL
ConsultPeggyLott,AcademicCoordinatorforASL(plott@ling.ucsd.edu)
Arabic Consultinstructor
Portuguese Consultinstructor
Allotherlanguages
TakeLanguagePlacementExamathttps://lang.ucsd.edu/llp
Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutplacement,pleaseseethestaffintheLanguageOffice,AP&M3016.
Astudentwhofailsonehalfofthecoursemustretakethathalfbeforecontinuingontothenextlevelof
thesequence.Inordertoenrollinthenextlevel,youmusthavecompletedtheConversation
componentofthepreviouslevelwithagradeof"C-"orbetterandtheAnalysiscomponentofthe
previouslevelwithagradeof"D"orbetter.AstudentwhoreceivesaConversationgradeof"C-"or
betterbutwhoreceivesa"D"inAnalysismaydooneoftwothings:Either1)retakeAnalysisbefore
goingontothenextlevel,or2)goontothenextlevel.However,astudentmaynotcompletethenext
levelandsubsequentlyretakea"D"grade.(Astudentwhoreceivesa"P"gradeintheConversation
componentand"NP"intheAnalysiscomponentmaynotcontinuetothenextlevel.)
Otherusefulinformation
LLPwebsite:http://ling.ucsd.edu/Language/llp.htm
Happylanguagelearning!
GrantGoodall
ProfessorofLinguistics
Director,LinguisticsLanguageProgram
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Spanish1D/1DX
Materials
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Textbookandstudentmanual:Blanco,J.andTocaimaza-Hatch,C.SUEÑAEspañolsinbarreras.
CursointermedioBreve(3ndedition)Boston:VistaHigherlearning.
Thetextbookcontainsa‘supersite’passcodetoaccesstheshortmovies.Someofthesemovies
areavailableon-lineandothersatthelab,soitisnotnecessarytopurchaseit.
Worksheets:accessiblefromTritonEdhttp://tritoned.ucsd.edu
Esquivel,Laura(1992)Comoaguaparachocolate.NewYork:AnchorBooks.
Grading
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Conversation: 35%Conversationfinal
20%Classparticipation
45%Compositions,readingandvocabularyquizzes
NOTE:IfyoureceiveaDorFontheconversationfinal,thiswillbeyour
gradeforConversation,regardlessofyourscoresinothercomponentsof
thecourse.
Analysis:
40%Finalexam
20%MidtermI
20%MidtermII
20%Homework,participationandculturalassignments
NOTE:YoucancheckthedateofyourfinalbygoingtoTritonLinkand
searchingunderCalendars/Academic.
StudentswithspecialaccommodationsneedtopresenttheirOSDlettertotheirTAandtheAcademic
Coordinator(AliciaMuñozSánchez,amunoz@ucsd.edu).Studentswhorequireadditionaltimeor
separatetestingfortheirtests(quizzes,midtermsorfinals)shouldarrangethiswiththeirTAearlyinthe
quartertoavoidschedulingconflicts.
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Conversation1D(M-W-F)
Schedule
Week
Textbook
Vocabulary
Quiz(M)
Video
(W)
Reading
(F)
Writing
assignments
1
Lección1
SentiryVivir
Nomeama
CorrienteLatinap.
31
Inclass(F)
2
Lección2
Vivirenlaciudad
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Adiósmamá
Juchitán:La
ciudaddelas
mujeresp.69
(quiz)
3
Lección2(cont.)
Lección3
Lainfluenciadelos
medios
Encrucijada
(quiz)
Lavidaylos
recuerdosp.73
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Lección3(cont.)
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Lacompraderopa
online
5
Lección4
Generacionesen
movimiento
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Elrincónde
Venezuela
6
Lección4(cont.)
Lección5
Lasriquezas
naturales
7*
Lección5(cont.)
ü
8
Lección6
Elvalordelasideas
9
Lección6(cont.)
10*
Repasofinal
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RitmosdelCaribe
p.109
Ladesesperación
delasletras
p.113
Laherenciadelos
mayasp.147
Moviescript
Eleclipsep.151 sinopsis(M)
(quiz)
Raíz
(quiz)
Laselva
amazónica:
biodiversidad
curativap.185
Moviescript
due(F)
Ecuador,pionero
delturismo
ecológico
Noticiasactuales
Hiyab
Chile:dictaduray
democracia
p.223
Lamejortinta
p.227
(quiz)
Segmentode‘El
violín’
Noticiasactuales
Shortmovie
(M)
Blogentry
due(F)
*Note:NoclassonFriday,November11thandNovember25th
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Conversation1D(M-W-F)
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Vocabulary:Youareresponsibleforlearningboththevocabularyintroducedinclassandinthe
textbook.Yournotebookandthevocabularylistsattheendofthechapterwillbethebasisfor
thevocabularyquizzes.Eachvocabularyquizconsistsoffivewords.
Reading:ThepurposeoftheassignmentsistoincreaseyourabilitytoreadnarrationinSpanish
WITHOUTtranslatingtoEnglish,andtoparticipateinclassdiscussion.Therewillbehomework
oraquizforeachassignment.Forthe‘NoticiasActuales’readingassignment(week9),youneed
tofindanarticleinSpanishfromanewspaperandbereadytosharetheinformationwiththe
class.Youmaywanttocheckhttp://www.prensaescrita.comtoselectanewspaperinSpanish.
Video:TheseassignmentsaredesignedtoincreaseyourabilitytounderstandspokenSpanish.
Youareexpectedtowatchthevideos(shortmoviesanddocumentaries)beforeyougettoclass
tobeabletoparticipateinthediscussions.Mostoftheshortmoviesareavailableonline,but
youcanalsowatchthemintheLanguageLaboratoryAP&M3432.
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Writtenassignments:Therewillbethreedifferenttypesofassignments:individual,in-classand
grouptakehome.YourConversationInstructorwillprovidespecificinstructionsforeach
compositionaswellasagradingrubric.Ingradingyourcomposition,yourConversation
Instructorwilltakeintoconsiderationuseofvocabularyandgrammarcoveredinclass,
organizationandcreativity.
Conversationfinal:AnIndividual15minuteconversationwithyourConversationInstructor
(whichmaybetaped).Signupinclassinweek10foranappointmentduringfinalsweek.The
oralcannotbetakenearlier.YourConversationInstructorwilljudgethefinaloralfor
comprehension,content,vocabulary,fluency,grammar,andpronunciation.
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Analysis1DX(Tu-Th)
Schedule
Week
0,1
2
3
Grammartopics
Describir,compararyhablardegustos
Ser/estar(1.2),verboscomogustar(1.3),
géneroynúmero(1.4y1.5),comparaciones
(6.3),participiopasadocomoadjetivo
(p.282),pronombres(3.2,3.4,4.2)
Hablardelpasado
Pretéritoeimperfecto(2.1,2.2y2.3),
presenteperfecto(p.258),pasadoperfecto
pluscuamperfecto(p.264)
Resaltarlaacción
vozpasiva(p.266),
Home
work
Comoagua
para
chocolate
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Cultural
Homework
Capítulo
1
Capítulo
2y3
Pruebade
geografía
Mandatos(3.3)
4
Repaso
Parcial1
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Capítulo
4y5
5
Reaccionesyrecomendaciones
Elsubjuntivo(3.1)
Capítulo
6
6*
7
8
9*
Reaccionesyrecomendaciones(cont.)
Opinión
Elsubjuntivo,Presenteperfectodesubjuntivo
(p.262)
Hablardelfuturo
Elsubjuntivopasado(6.2)
Elsubjuntivoencláusulasadjetivas(4.1)
Hablardelfuturo
Porypara(4.3),futuro(5.1),subjuntivo(6.1),
cláusulasdecontingencia(6.1)
Parcial2
Hacerhipótesis
Elcondicional,condicionalperfectoy
pluscuamperfectodesubjuntivo(5.2yp.262)
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Capítulo
7y8
Capítulo
9
Capítulo
10y11
Capítulo
12
10
FinalReview
*Note:NoclassonThursday,November24th
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Linguistic
topic:
Language
Variation
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Analysis1DX(Tu-Th)
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Worksheets:DownloadablefromTed,theyarethemaintextforthiscourse.Youshouldalso
usethegrammarexplanationsinthebooktosupplementwhatyoulearninclass.Remember,if
youdonotbringyourworksheetstoclassyoucannotbepartoftheclassdiscussionandyour
participationgradewillbeaffected.
Grammartopics:Youareexpectedtobefamiliarwithsomegrammartopicsbeforeyougoto
class.Thesetopicsarelistedonpage6andcontainareferencetothebooksectionsthatexplain
them.Ifyoudonotrememberthemfrompreviouscourses,pleasereadthebookpages
carefullybeforeyougotoclass.
Miidtermexams:Youwillbetaking2midtermexamsinclassonThursdayofweek4and8.
Homework:YourAnalysisInstructorwillassignsomeexercisesfromthebookandworksheets.
Whencompletingyourhomework,youneedtocorrectyouranswerswiththekeyusinga
differentcolorpen.Youwon’treceivefullcreditforyourhomeworkifyoumissthisimportant
step.Nolatehomeworkwillbeaccepted.Pleaserememberthatthesamestandardsof
academicintegrityholdforbothtestsandhomework.
Comoaguaparachocolate:Eachweekyouareexpectedtoreadoneortwochaptersofthis
book.Therewillbeactivitiesinclassassociatedwiththebookandquestionsaboutthecontent
inbothmidtermsandfinal.
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Culturalhomework:Duringthequarteryouwillhaveachancetosurfthewebforinformation
inSpanishtocompletetwodifferentassignments.Youmustbepreparedtoshareitwiththe
class.Onweek2yourInstructorwillquizyouonbasicgeographyfactsabouttheSpanish
speakingworld.
Finalexam:Thefinalexamisamultiplechoicepaperandpenciltest.Theexamcontainsthree
differentsections:readingcomprehensionwithgrammarquestions,listeningcomprehension
sectionandclasscontent(cultureandlinguistictopics).Forhoursandlocationofyourfinal,
pleasecheckTritonlink.
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