Español 201 Intermediate Spanish I (Sections 3, 4, 7)
Primavera (Spring) 2005
Instructora: Donna Brown
Oficina: Graham 151
Teléfono (Oficina): 395-2815
Correo electrónico: browndm@longwood.edu
Horas de consulta (Office Hours): lunes y viernes (MF) 12:00-1:00
martes (Tues.) 11:15 – 12:45
o con cita (or by appointment)
Descripción del curso (Course Description) from Longwood Catalog: A course designed to
help students develop skills in speaking, listening comprehension, reading, and writing in
Spanish, and apply these skills in a context that recognizes and explores the peculiarities of
Spanish and Latin American cultures. Prerequisite: Spanish 102 or an appropriate placement
test score. Followed by 202. 3 credits.
Textos (Texts): Hershberger et al. Plazas: Lugar de encuentros, 2nd edition
Audio CDs (sold with text)
Book key (needed to do online assignments)
Objetivos del curso (Course Objectives): Students will demonstrate an ability to:
1. Learn progressively and employ cumulatively certain grammatical, syntactical, and phonetic
structures of the language. (GE criteria 1, 6)
2. Acquire a vocabulary appropriate for performing certain tasks in Spanish, such as asking or
inviting someone to do something, responding to an invitation, expressing a judgment about
something (GE course criteria 3), expressing agreement or disagreement, indicating personal
preference, asking someone's opinion, proposing to do something, accepting or rejecting a
suggestion. (GE criteria 1, 2, 3, 6, 9)
3. Communicate in Spanish by speaking Spanish, understanding spoken Spanish, and writing in
Spanish at the ACTFL intermediate level (GE course criteria 6,7), view and comprehend videos
that inform them of or represent the perspectives, practices, and products of Spanish and Spanish
American culture. (GE criteria 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9)
4. Identify and describe various aspects of Spanish and Spanish American culture, such as food,
music, celebrations, social customs, landmarks, art, political and historical events. (GE course
criteria 2, 5, 8)
5. Identify and interpret, through extensive use of internet, satellite TV, videos, and other
electronic means, the connection of Spanish with other disciplines and as a means to acquire
information. (GE course criteria 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9)
6. Describe the nature of language and culture by making comparisons of Spanish with the
students' native language and by making comparisons of Spanish-speaking cultures with the
students' own. (GE course criteria 1, 5, 9)
7. Participate in Spanish-speaking communities at home and around the world, through the use
of electronic communication and attendance at planned college and local Hispanic cultural
activities. (GE course criteria 1, 6, 8, 9)
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Horario de clase (Class Schedule):
*This class schedule may be changed at any time if the instructor deems it to be in the best
interest of the class.
**Students must check Quia website for due dates for workbook and lab manual activities.
(http://books.quia.com)**
ENERO
17 lunes
Introduction to course; review.
19 miércoles
Review
21 viernes
Review
24 lunes
Review
26 miércoles
Capítulo 11: professions, work-related activities; expressing subjectivity,
uncertainty, desires and requests; Panama.
28 viernes
Capítulo 11
31 lunes
Capítulo 11
FEBRERO
2 miércoles
Capítulo 11
4 viernes
Capítulo 11
7 lunes
Capítulo 11
9 miércoles
Examen 1: Capítulo 11
11 viernes
14 lunes
Capítulo 12: the environment, conservation and natural resources;
expressing emotions and opinions; hypothesizing; Costa Rica.
Capítulo 12
16 miércoles
Capítulo 12
18 viernes
Capítulo 12
21 lunes
Capítulo 12
23 miércoles
Capítulo 12
2
25 viernes
Examen 2: Capítulo 12
28 lunes
Ensayo
MARZO
2 miércoles
4 viernes
Capítulo 13: television, popular culture, the arts; discussing
unplanned/accidental occurrences, describing completed reactions and
resulting conditions; Peru and Ecuador.
Capítulo 13
7 lunes
Capítulo 13
9 miércoles
Capítulo 13
11 viernes
Capítulo 13
14 lunes
Vacaciones de primavera – no hay clase.
16 miércoles
18 viernes
Vacaciones de primavera – no hay clase.
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Vacaciones de primavera – no hay clase.
21 lunes
Capítulo 13
23 miércoles
Examen 3: Capítulo 13
25 viernes
28 lunes
Capítulo 14: politics and elections; talking about the future,
expressing conjecture and probability; Chile.
Capítulo 14
30 miércoles
Capítulo 14
ABRIL
1 viernes
Capítulo 14
4 lunes
Capítulo 14
6 miércoles
Capítulo 14
8 viernes
Examen 4: Capítulo 14
11 lunes
Ensayo
3
13 miércoles
15 viernes
Capítulo 15: technology and computers; discussing hypothetical
situations; Uruguay.
Capítulo 15
18 lunes
Capítulo 15
20 miércoles
Capítulo 15
23 viernes
Review for final exam
25 lunes
Review for final exam
27 miércoles
Oral interviews
29 viernes
Oral interviews
Requisitos del curso (Course Requirements):
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10 % Participación (Participation): Active participation is required of all students.
You are expected to come to class prepared, having done all assignments and to
participate with your classmates in pair, group and class activities. Participation will be
recorded every class period. You will receive a zero for participation for any day you are
not in class whether your absence is excused or unexcused.

5 % Actividades culturales (Cultural Activities): All students are required to attend
three cultural activities during the semester. Cultural activities include lectures, movies,
plays, concerts, and other events that are related to Latin American or Spanish culture.
To receive credit for attending a cultural event you must submit to your instructor a
program or receipt and a half-page typed description and evaluation of the event in
Spanish. This must be submitted within one week of having attended the event or you
will not receive credit for it.
Further information on cultural activities, including information regarding
specific events you can attend, can be found online on the Dept. of English and
Modern Languages’ web site at http://www.longwood.edu/english/. From this page click
on the link for “modern language program” and then scroll down to and click
on the link to “Actividades culturales” . If you wish to attend an event not listed on the
above website you must first obtain permission from the instructor.

40% Exámenes (Exams): There will be four exams during the course of the semester,
as specified on the class schedule. All exams will cover the areas of listening
comprehension, reading comprehension, grammar, writing, vocabulary and culture as
well as written assessment of communicative skills. No make-up exams will be given.

15% Examen final (Final Exam): This will be comprehensive and will be identical in
format to the three partial exams during the semester. The final exam will be given on
the date stipulated in the University’s exam schedule.
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5% Entrevista oral final (Final Oral Interview): Students will meet individually with
the instructor at a prearranged time at the end of the semester for the final interview. The
instructor will distribute information regarding general topics two weeks before the
scheduled dates of the oral interviews. Students will be required to answer questions as
well as ask questions in Spanish.
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5% Ensayos (Essays): There will be two in-class, graded writing assignments on topics
to be announced the day they are written. These will include pre- and post-writing
activities that will count toward the grade. If you are not in class the day an essay is done
you will not be permitted to make it up.
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20% Cuaderno de trabajo / manual de laboratorio (Workbook / Lab manual): There
will be workbook and lab activities assigned for every chapter covered in this course.
These activities reinforce material covered in class and provide practice in Spanishlanguage skills. Workbook and lab activities have to be done on-line and require a book
key (purchased with textbook or may be purchased online) to access them. Students must
check due dates online and must complete activities by that date. Do not wait until the
last minute to complete these assignments. Technical difficulties will not be considered a
valid excuse for not having completed any or all workbook and lab activities.
Workbook and lab exercises are graded so it is important for you to read and follow
instructions carefully and to do them accurately. You should use your textbook when
doing all activities, however you may not consult with anyone else to complete them.
Instructions for enrolling in the on-line workbook and lab manual are provided
with this syllabus. Be certain to register for the hour corresponding to the time your class
meets.
Calificaciones (Grading): The following grading scale will be used in this class:
90-100
80-89
70-79
60-69
Below 60
A
B
C
D
F
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Asistencia (Attendance): Regular attendance and punctuality are required. As per the
Longwood University Undergraduate Catalog, any student who misses 10 percent of the
scheduled class meetings for unexcused absences will have her/his grade lowered by one
letter grade. There are 42 scheduled class meetings this semester so that missing 4.5 classes
will result in your grade will be lowered by one letter grade. Any student who misses 25
percent of scheduled class meetings, 10.5 classes, will receive an “F” in the course whether
the absences are excused or unexcused. Any instance of tardiness or early departure will be
counted as half an absence. However, students who miss 25 minutes or more of a class
period will be graded as absent for that class meeting.
Absences are considered excused when they result from participation in a collegesponsored activity, from a recognizable emergency or from serious illness. Students must
provide appropriate documentation to the instructor for an absence to be considered excused.
Regardless of whether an absence is excused or unexcused, students are responsible for
material covered in their absence and are expected to come to subsequent class meetings
fully prepared.
**All cell phones and other electronic devices must be turned off and kept out of sight during
class.
CÓDIGO DE HONOR: Students are expected to abide by the Longwood honor code. All
work done for this course must be pledged, unless otherwise indicated: “Yo, _____________,
juro que no he dado ni recibido ayuda en este trabajo ni he notado ninguna infracción del Código
de Honor”. If you would like to abbreviate this, you may write, “Juramento,” and sign your
name.
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