CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES
CIBS
José A. Caraballo
Beginning Spanish (Non-Credit)
Wehner Bldg. Room(TBA)
Fall 2014; September 15th to Nov. 5th
Phone: (979) 693-8335 (h) (979) 219-1135 (c)
caraballo@tamu.edu
http://maysblogs.tamu.edu.spanish/
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides
comprehensive civil rights protection for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this
legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that
provides for reasonable accommodation for their disabilities, if you believe that you have a disability
requiring an accommodation contact the Department of Disability Services at 845-1637.
Textos
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Nassi, Levy. First Year Spanish. 315 Hudson Street, NY: Amsco School
Publications. 2010. ISBN: 978-1-56765-814-9 (Call Texas Aggieland Bookstore at
(979) 696-3118; 2307 Texas Avenue South, Ste.C. College Station, Texas. 77840,
GM/Textbook Manager John Abinajm,
Student Responsibilities
This class is a crash course in how to approach foreign language learning. Unlike the college courses,
there will not be extensive grammatical lectures. This class will concentrate in oral practice. The students
will be required to practice conversation out of the classroom. Do not expect become bilingual by this
course. I will be providing weekly handouts and exercises from the workbook/textbook, which will be
discussed and used in oral practice in class.
Electronic Communication
Communication outside the classroom will be conducted through e-mail and the BlOG. I will be
sending class handouts practice quizzes & information about upcoming events (such as cultural
events) Therefore, you must check these weekly. The blog link is the following:
http://maysblogs.tamu.edu/spanish/
Other Information
If interested in extra written practice; Please feel free to navigate through last semester material in the
Blog. A weekly journal with basic sentences related to vocabulary to individuals jobs and majors will be
encouraged. A completion certificate will be issued to students with less than 2 absences.
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Course Outline: September 15th to October 5th (M & MW)
Week
Day
Class Objectives
1
M/W
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Introduction of students and program course.
“English is a crazy Language” & International Blunders (blog)
Presentación de estudiantes en español
2.
M/W
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Pruebita # 1; Vocales & alfabeto en español
Cognados & Cognados falsos; Practica oral (blog)
Practica oral de vocabulario nuevo
3.
M/W
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Pruebita # 2; Gender of nouns; Nouns and Definite articles.(blog)
Indefinite articles & plurality (blog)
Plural of nouns (blog) Also check Chapter 17, Págs. 135-146
Descriptive adjectives (blog) also check Chapter 20 Pages. 187-195
4.
M/W
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Pruebita # 3; Infinitives Workbook Pages. 4, 13 & 18 + (blog)
Chapter 1 & 2 Present tense of AR, ER & IR Verbs Pags.3-21
Ejercicios from workbook & Preguntas con ar, er & ir (blog)
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Pruebita # 4; Chapter 3, 4 & 5 Stem Changing verbs
o to ue verbs, e-ie verbs e-I verbs Págs. 22-33 + (blog)
Ejercicios y preguntas con verbos que cambian from workbook &
(blog)
5.
M/W
6.
M/W
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Pruebita # 5; Chapter 6 & 7 irregular verbs. Pags.34-51 +
Ejercicios y preguntas (workbook) con verbos irregulares + (blog).
7.
M/W
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Pruebita # 6; Chapter 8 Ser & Estar (to be) Pages. 52-61
Ejercicios con ser & estar workbook & (blog)
Preguntas con ser & estar (blog)
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Pruebita # 7; Chapter 15 Expressions with TENER (to be) Pages.
115-117; Ejercicios con Ser, Estar & Tener (blog)
Preguntas con ser, estar 7 tener (blog)
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M/W
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FIESTITA DE LA CLASE
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