CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO
Department of World Languages and Literatures
SPANISH 102-05
Professor: Carmen Jany
Spring Quarter 2008
Office: UH-201.36
Tel. 909-537-7386; cjany@csusb.edu
Hours: M/W 10:30am-12 & 7:45-8:15pm
& by appointment
College Spanish II
Class days: Monday, Wednesday
Time: 4pm-5:50pm
Classroom: UH-247
¡BIENVENIDOS!
Course Goals and Content
Spanish 102 is the second-quarter Spanish language course for beginning students. Students who can
understand spoken Spanish at an intermediate or higher level must take Spanish 155.
The primary goal of this course is to continue developing proficiency in Spanish. Students are
expected to learn Spanish for communication in real, meaningful situations, in addition to developing
an understanding of basic grammatical concepts, and an appreciation of cultures from Spanishspeaking countries. To attain these goals, the beginning-level courses focus on using Spanish as much
as possible for classroom interaction.
Required Texts
The textbook and workbook that is used for SPANISH 102:
Dos Mundos, 6th ed. Tracy Terrell, Magdalena Andrade, Jeanne Egasse, and Elías Miguel Muñoz.
Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2006.
Chapters covered in SPANISH 102: Chapter 5 – Chapter 9
Chapter 5: Las clases y las carreras
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Indicate to Whom Something Is Said: Ind. Obj. Prons. with Verbs of Informing
Expressing Abilities: saber and poder + Infinitive
Expressing actions in progress: Present Progressive
Expressing Obligation and Duty: tener que, deber, necesitar, hay que, es necesario
Expressing Plans and Desires: pensar, quisiera, me gustaría, tener ganas de
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Chapter 6: La residencia
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Making comparisons: of inequality: más/menos; of equality: tan/tanto
Talking about Past Actions: Preterite of Regular Verbs (Part I)
Knowing People, Places, and Facts: conocer and saber
Personal Direct Object Pronouns
Chapter 7: Hablando del pasado
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Talking about Past Actions: Preterite of Regular Verbs (Part II)
Relating more about the Past: Verbs with Irregular Preterite Forms
Relating more about the Past: Stem-Changing Verbs in the Preterite
Personal Indirect Object pronouns with decir
Expressing ago: hacer + Time
Chapter 8: La comida
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Impersonal Direct Object pronouns: lo, la, los, las
Expressing Likes: The Verbs gustar and encantar
Making Negative Statements and Questions: no, never
Expressing one or you: The Impersonal se
Present-Tense and Preterite Forms of pedir and servir
Chapter 9: Los recuerdos
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Describing Family Relationships: The Reciprocal Reflexive Verbs parecerse and llevarse bien
Expressing for, from, and to whom: Prepositions + Pronouns
Saying What You Used to Do: The Imperfect Tense
Describing the Past: The Imperfect and Preterite of “State” Verbs
Saying What You Were Going to Do: The Imperfect of ir + a + Infinitive
IMPORTANT
BE AWARE that at least 25% of your grade will be based on your LISTENING
COMPREHENSION and ORAL PRODUCTION skills!!!
Using the Dos Mundos Textbook and Quia Online Workbook
The textbook. Each chapter of Dos Mundos has four parts:
1. Actividades de Comunicación y Lecturas (Oral Activities and Readings): To be used primarily
in class. The Communicative Activities section consists of innovative classroom activities and
readings. The classroom activities will be done in class with your instructor and other students.
The readings include some written by the textbook authors and some selected from Hispanic
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magazines and newspapers. The readings also integrate culture into the activities. These
readings will sometimes be covered in class and at other times will be assigned as homework.
One or more of these readings may be selected for the chapter exam or the final exam.
2. En Resumen (Summary): An activity to summarize and integrate all the contents covered in
the chapter. This section includes both oral and written activities.
3. Vocabulario (Vocabulary): A two-page list of all the vocabulary from the Oral Activities
section. You may use these list as a reference for class work and to study for chapter exams as
well as the final exam.
4. Gramática y Ejercicios (Grammar and Exercises): To be used mainly outside of class for
explanations of structure and for homework assignments. Correct these exercises yourself,
using the key at the back of the book, in Appendix 4. You will be formally tested on
grammar, so it is a good idea to do exercises as assigned in order to keep up in class.
The inside cover of your text includes useful classroom phrases and expressions of
courtesy. Use this as a ready reference when you need to ask questions, make comments, or
be polite in Spanish. The inside back cover of your text includes data about the Spanishspeaking world. In addition, you will find Verb Charts, Grammar Summary Tables, a
Spanish-English Glossary, and an Index at the back of your text.
The QUIA Online Workbook
QUIA is an online interactive version of your workbook. When you purchase the textbook, you
will receive a registration granting you access to the online exercises. You can use the computers in
the Language Lab (UH-007) to complete your assigned homework. If you use your computer at
home, make sure you have Internet Explorer version 4 or higher, Netscape version 4 or higher,
Firefox, or Safari installed. Any technical difficulties need to be resolved directly with QUIA and
can NOT be used as an excuse for not completing the assigned exercises.
Each chapter of the workbook contains Actividades escritas (written exercises) and Comprensión oral
(listening comprehension, to provide practice in the important topics presented in each chapter). In
addition, there are a variety of other exercises for each chapter, including exercises for reading
comprehension, pronunciation and spelling, and video-based activities.
Online Audio Material
Each chapter contains additional online listening and other activities to be completed either at home
or at the Multimedia Language Center UH-007. NOTE: Activities completed at home will not count
as lab attendance hours!
You can access the online activities here:
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072959258/student_view0/index.html
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Multimedia Language Center, UH-007
Lab attendance (in the Multimedia Language Center) is required for A MINIMUM OF ONE
HOUR PER WEEK. It is the student’s responsibility to check in and out of the lab at each use. The
student must turn in his/her CSUSB I.D. card at each check-in.
If you have never used this lab before, you must receive an orientation before using it for the
first time. In this case, you need to go to the lab and sign up for an orientation.
Your lab hours will not be counted if they are not evenly distributed throughout the
quarter. The lab director will provide instructors with an attendance printout after the fourth week
and at the end of the quarter so that attendance can be verified. Please check the updated lab hours
before you go. The tentative lab hours for Spring Quarter are:
Lab hours:
Monday & Thursday 8 AM to 7:50 PM
Tuesday & Wednesday 8 AM to 8:50 PM
Friday, 8 AM to 1:50 PM
Homework (QUIA)
This course is worth four units. The homework is appropriate to a four-unit course. Plan on studying
approximately ten hours a week outside of class in order to keep up in class. Homework will be
assigned for each chapter. See deadlines in weekly schedule. Homework due dates are
automatically set online, and you will not be able to submit late homework.
Attendance
Attendance is mandatory. If you feel that you do not need to attend this class to pass the exams, then
you belong in a more advanced Spanish class.
A student who has two consecutive/unexcused absences in the first two weeks of the quarter
will be dropped from the class by the instructor. Be aware of the Census date!
As a large amount of material is covered in each class, it is important that you attend every
class and engage actively in the class activities. Attendance will be taken during each class. After one
absence, each additional absence will lower your grade in the Attendance category by 4%.
Also, please avoid being late and do not sleep in class. If you miss more than ½ of a class period,
you will be counted absent for that day. Being late or leaving early may also count as an absence.
Participation
Class participation is a vital part of your language learning experience and an important percentage
of your grade in this course. You can maximize your participation grade by: (1) coming to class
prepared and ready to participate on a regular basis; (2) consistently interacting in Spanish with your
professor and classmates. No gum-chewing, food, or drinks allowed in the classroom.
Exams
There will be three quizzes, a midterm exam, and a final (cumulative) exam. Each exam will include
listening comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, reading, and writing. There will be NO make-ups for
the exams or quizzes. The final exam will test all the materials covered throughout the course. You
must take the final exam during the regularly scheduled exam time. Midterm and Final exams are
NOT given early or late.
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Oral Presentation and Exam
Each student will give an individual oral presentation as part of a group presentation during the
second half of the course. The group of 2-3 students is expected to present about a topic of their
choice, previous approval by the instructor, for 5 to 10 minutes, without reading from a paper or a
screen. The group must also turn in a summary of 1-2 pages to the instructor. In addition, each
student will be tested individually by asking and answering a series of oral questions. The oral
presentation and exam will be scheduled during regular office hours.
Academic Honesty
Students are expected to maintain high standards at CSUSB. Cheating is not tolerated on either exams
or homework. Anyone caught cheating, copying from others, or allowing others to copy their work is
subject to receiving an “F”.
Extra Credit
Your instructor may give you an extra credit opportunity. The activities for extra credit are
established solely by your instructor and only account for up to 5 % of the grade. They do not raise
your grade from a C to a B. Your instructor is not in any obligation of giving you extra credit.
Classroom Courtesy
Please turn off all pagers and cell phones while in the classroom. Texting during the class is not
allowed, and you may be asked to leave as a result.
Students with disabilities
If you are in need of an accommodation for a disability in order to fully participate in this class, you
must inform the instructor as soon as possible, and also contact the Services to Students with
Disabilities Office at UH-183, tel. (909) 537-5238.
Conflict Resolution
If you are not in agreement with your instructor’s policies, grades, or practices, you must contact
him/her first, by making an appointment during your instructor’s office hours. If after meeting with
your instructor you are still not satisfied or need further advice, you may contact the Spanish Lower
Division Coordinator, Prof. Arturo Fernández-Gibert, and have a meeting with him. If you still need
more assistance, you should then contact the Chair, Prof. Terri Nelson.
Grading
Workbook (including lab activities)
Class work, Participation, and Attendance
Online Activities & Quizzes
Chapter quizzes (3)
Oral presentation
Midterm exam
Final exam
10%
10%
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15%
10 %
20%
25%
100%
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All grades will be calculated based on the following scale:
93%-100% = A
83%-86% = B
73%-76% = C
90%-92% = A80%-82% = B70%-72% = C87%-89% = B+
77%-79% = C+
67%-69% = D+
63%-66% = D
60%-62% = D59% and under = F
Placement
ALL students who are not currently in our lower division classes (101, 102, 150, 155) must go
through the placement process/placement test prior to or during the first week of classes.
Students already in the lower division system, please bring a copy of your MyCoyote grade to
the class you are entering showing you have completed the prerequisite.
How to study Spanish
Learning Spanish, like learning to play the piano or to play tennis, requires daily practice. Your ability
to understand and to communicate in Spanish will increase each day if you are willing to use the
language. Take advantage of every minute you are in the classroom. Do not be afraid to make
mistakes when speaking. Relax, mistakes are a normal part of the learning process! The following
suggestions/recommendations will help you to study Spanish.
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PRACTICE EVERY DAY. In class, make every effort to use what you already know.
Outside of class, practice what you are learning with others. Repeated use of Spanish will help
you internalize the language.
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Learn to MAKE INTELLIGENT GUESSES. Spanish has hundreds of cognates, words that
look or sound very much like their English equivalents. Learn to recognize and use them. For
example, what do the following mean in English?
Repita.
universidad
grupo
clase
información
conversación
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EXPERIMENT to find your own learning style. Use what works best for you! Some
possibilities are: say words aloud as you study them, make vocabulary cards with Spanish on
one side and English translations or a picture on the other, write the answers to all textbook
exercises, look at pictures in magazines or newspapers and try to describe them in Spanish.
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ORGANIZE YOUR STUDY TIME. When planning your schedule, decide on a certain time
to study Spanish each day and stick to it. If you miss a day, make it up! It is much easier to
master the material in small segments each day, rather than trying to study an entire chapter in
only a few hours.
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PARTICIPATE! Create learning opportunities for yourself. Don’t wait to be called on or until
someone else in class takes the initiative. Be proactive.
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DON’T PANIC because you don’t know a particular word. Chances are that you understand
most of the basic idea anyway. Listen to what you do understand and guess at the unknown.
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Draw on your own life’s experience. Consider the context and TRY TO ANTICIPATE what
you will hear or read. For example, if talking about McDonald’s, what would you expect the
following to mean: hamburguesa, lechuga, tomate, mayonesa, mostaza, salsa de tomate, cebolla.
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STUDY WITH ONE OR MORE PARTNERS. Practice speaking and listening with one or
more classmates; write to each other using the structures or vocabulary being studied, read out
loud to each other from the book or workbook; dictate sections of the readings to each other.
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VISIT YOUR INSTRUCTOR DURING OFFICE HOURS. Your instructor is ready and
willing to help you by explaining material you don’t understand, by providing extra practice
with the material, and by giving you useful advice on how to achieve mastery of the material.
¡Buena suerte con el español!
FALL 2008 TENTATIVE COURSE CALENDAR
CAPÍTULOS/TAREAS (Homework)
SEMANA 1
Lunes, 29 de septiembre
Introducción al curso (Course introduction, Syllabus)
Presentaciones (Getting to know each other)
Repaso: Capítulos 1-4
Las actividades en la clase de español
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Miércoles, 1 de octubre
Indicate to Whom Something Is Said: Ind. Obj. Prons. with Verbs of Informing 5
Las habilidades (Abilities)
Expressing Abilities: saber and poder + Infinitive
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Lunes, 6 de octubre
Miércoles, 8 de octubre
Expressing Actions in Progress: Present Progressive
Expressing Obligation and Duty: tener que, deber, necesitar, hay que, es necesario
La lengua: El Español de hoy
Las actividads futuras (Future Activities)
Expressing Plans and Desires: pensar, quisiera, me gustaría, tener ganas de
En Resumen (Summarizing Chapter 5)
Spanish-Speaking Countries
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SEMANA 3
Lunes, 13 de octubre
Quiz #1 (Capítulo 5)
DEADLINE CAPÍTULO 5
El vecindario y la casa (Neighborhood and House)
5/6
Making comparisons: of inequality: más/menos; of equality: tan/tanto
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Miércoles, 15 de octubre
Las actividades en casa (Activities at Home)
Talking about Past Actions: Preterite of Regular Verbs (Part I)
La historia de las mascotas
Las costumbres
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SEMANA 4
Lunes, 20 de octubre
Knowing People, Places, and Facts: conocer and saber
Las actividades con los amigos
Repaso: Preterite of Regular Verbs (Part I)
Miércoles, 22 de octubre
Las presentaciones (Presentations)
Personal Direct Object Pronouns
Las ciudades hispanas (Hispanic Cities)
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SEMANA 5
Lunes, 27 de octubre
Quiz #2 (Chapter 6)
DEADLINE CAPITULO 6
Talking about Past Actions: Preterite of Regular Verbs (Part II)
6/7
Miércoles, 29 de octubre
Mis experiencias (My Experiences)
Relating more about the Past: Verbs with Irregular Preterite Forms
La independencia de Sudamérica
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SEMANA 6
Lunes, 3 de noviembre
Las experiencias con los demás (Experiences with others)
Relating more about the Past: Stem-Changing Verbs in the Preterite
Personal Indirect Object Pronouns with decir
Miércoles, 5 de noviembre Hablando del pasado (Talking about the Past)
Expressing ago: hacer + Time
Repaso: Chapter 7
Machu Picchu: Un viaje por el tiempo
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SEMANA 7
Lunes, 10 de noviembre
EXAMEN DE MEDIO TRIMESTRE (midterm)
Chapter 5-Chapter 7
DEADLINE CAPITULO 7
Miércoles, 12 de noviembre Las comidas, las bebidas y la nutrición (Food, Drinks, Nutrition)
Impersonal Direct Object pronouns: lo, la, los, las
Expressing Likes: The Verbs gustar and encantar
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Lunes, 17 de noviembre
La compra y la preparación de la comida (Food preparation)
Making Negative Statements and Questions: no, never
Expressing one or you: The Impersonal se
Miércoles, 19 de noviembre Los restaurantes (Restaurants)
Present-Tense and Preterite Forms of pedir and servir
Repaso: Capítulo 8
Las región andina y las comidas
Presentaciones orales (4-5 grupos)
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SEMANA 9
Lunes, 24 de noviembre
Quiz #3 (Chapter 8)
8/9
La familia y los parientes (Family)
DEADLINE CAPITULO 8
Describing Family Relationships:
The Reciprocal Reflexive Verbs parecerse and llevarse bien
Miércoles, 26 de noviembre La niñez (Childhood)
Expressing for, from, and to whom: Prepositions + Pronouns
Saying What You Used to Do: The Imperfect Tense
Presentaciones orales (4-5 grupos)
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SEMANA 10
Lunes, 1 de diciembre
La juventud (Adolescence)
Describing the Past: The Imperfect and Preterite of “State” Verbs
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Miércoles, 3 de diciembre
La vida diaria : Los chicos de la calle
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Saying What You Were Going to Do: The Imperfect of ir + a + Infinitive
Carlos Santana
DEADLINE CAPITULO 9
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¡Buena suerte!
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