Spanish 140A-section 302 – Elementary Spanish
Summer 2003
Class meets: Monday to Friday
Times: 8:40 a.m.—noon (M—R) & 8:40 a.m.—10:50 a.m. (F)
Room: Faner 2073
Prof. Albuixech
Office: Faner 2025
Telephone / e-mail:453-5432 / albuixel@siu.edu
Office Hours: M, T, W: 12:00 p.m.—1:00 p.m.
http://mypage.siu.edu/albuixel/
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES
DAY
8:40—9:40a.m.
9:50—10:50 a.m.
11:00—12:00 p.m.
Mon 9 June
Introducción
Lec. Preliminar
Lec. Preliminar
Tue 10
Lec. Preliminar
Lec. Preliminar
Lec.1
Wed 11
Lec.1
Lec.1
Lec.1
Thu 12
Lec.1
Lec.1
Lec.1
Fri 13
Lec.2
EXAM-1
No class
Mon 16
Lec.2
Lec.2
Lec.2
Tue 17
Lec.2
Lec.2
Lec.2
Wed 18
Lec.3
Lec.3
Lec.3
Thu 19
Lec.3
Lec.3
Lec.3
Fri 20
Lec.3
EXAM-2
No class
Mon 23
Lec.4
Lec.4
Lec.4
Tue 24
Lec.4
Lec.4
Lec.4
Wed 25
Lec.4
Lec.5
Lec.5
Thu 26
Lec.5
Lec.5
Lec.5
Fri 27
Lec.5
EXAM-3
No class
Mon 30(Interviews start)
Lec.6
Lec.6
Lec.6
Tue 1 July (Interviews)
Lec.6
Lec.6
Lec.6
Wed 2 (Interviews)
Lec.7
Lec.7
Lec.7
Thu 3
EXAM-4
EXAM-4
No class
Fri 4 July
Legal Holiday
Legal Holiday
Legal Holiday
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Course Description
Spanish 140A--Elementary Spanish. The basic skills of listening, speaking, reading, &
writing. No previous knowledge required.
Course Objectives
By the end of Spanish 140a, you should be able to do the following in terms of each
language skill:
1.
Listening: Understand Spanish spoken at a slower than normal pace, understand
some Spanish spoken directly to you at a normal pace and dealing with familiar topics.
Generally, you will understand the gist and principal facts, but not necessarily all the
words and finer details.
2.
Speaking: Handle greetings, introductions, ask and answer questions on a
variety of everyday topics, describe people and places, narrate events in the present and
have some ability to narrate events in the past; participate in short conversations, and
create with the language. You will be understandable to most native speakers of
Spanish.
3.
Reading: Read almost any simple, culturally nonspecific Spanish text and also be
able to profit from reading materials written for native speakers of Spanish.
4.
Writing: Develop writing skills similar to your speaking skills in terms of ability to
describe, narrate in the present and past, and so on.
5.
Culture: Acquire elementary historic and cultural knowledge about the Spanish-
speaking world and its peoples.
Required Books
1.
¡Hola, amigos! (Fifth edition)—Jarvis, Lebredo, & Mena-Ayllón
2.
¡Hola, amigos!: Workbook/Lab Manual/Video Manual—Jarvis, Lebredo
Course Requirements
Attendance: Regular attendance is expected. You are allowed a total of 4 unexcused
absences; that is, four hours—NOT four days. Each unexcused absence thereafter will
result in a 1% deduction from your final grade.
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Preparation and Participation: You are expected to be always prepared to participate
actively in the classroom activities, which may range from answering questions and
writing on the chalkboard to presenting short dialogues—you cannot participate if you
are absent. (Worth 10% of the final grade).
NOTE: You are strongly advised to keep me informed of any difficulties you may be
experiencing during the term. These include illnesses and personal crises which might
prevent you from attending, participating, or performing well in class.
Written homework: There will be several written homework assignments. Each one will
be due on the day for which it is assigned—LATE ONES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
(Worth 10% of the final grade).
Quizzes: You will have 4 pop quizzes. Each will be worth 2.5% of your final grade and
will be on the material covered since the exam prior to that quiz. (Worth 10% of final
grade).
Exams: You will have 3 one-hour exams and 1 two-hour exam (the last exam). Each
exam will be worth 15% of your final grade and be on the material covered during that
week—about 12 hours of instruction. (Worth 60% of the final grade).
Oral Exam: Near the end of the course you will have a 10-minute oral interview with me
during which your overall oral/aural proficiency in Spanish will be assessed. Further
details will be discussed later. (Worth 10% of your final grade).
Lab attendance: You are required to spend a minimum of 45 minutes per Lección in the
Language Media Center (LMC). This is part of the homework grade. LMC is in Faner
1125; Hours: M-R 8a.m.-8p.m., F 8a.m.-4p.m.
NOTE: Students who quit attending this class and do not officially withdraw (from the
course) before the drop deadline will receive an “F” as final grade.
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Grading
In summary, the course grade will be computed as follows:
Grading Scale:
PREPARATION & PARTICIPATION
10%
90-100%
=A
WRITTEN HOMEWORK (# ?) + LAB
10%
80-89%
=B
EXAMS (4 X 15)
60%
70-79%
=C
QUIZZES (4 X 2.5)
10%
60-69%
=D
ORAL EXAM
10%
0-59%
=F
TOTAL
100%
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Spanish 140A Oral Interview
During the Entrevista explanations in English are unnecessary. Our purpose is to
determine the degree to which you are able to use the Spanish language to negotiate
meaning in a real situation. By the end of the course you should be able to perform AT
LEAST the following basic tasks:
1. Handle greetings;
2. Request and give information concerning names and phone numbers;
3. Describe your surroundings in simple terms;
4. Request and give correct time;
5. Discuss month, season;
6. Discuss the courses you and/or others are taking;
7. Arrange payment of tuition;
8. Give and request information regarding origins and place of residence;
9. Discuss plans and activities (using present of different verbs, tener que +
infinitive, ir a + infinitive);
10. Talk about what you like and dislike to do;
11. Talk about how you feel (i.e. estoy bien, mal, cansado/a, ...; tengo calor, sed, ...);
12. Talk about your age (i.e. tengo veinte años);
13. Extend, accept, and decline invitations;
14. Handle informal social situations such as parties;
15. Make comparisons
16. Open an account and cash checks at the bank;
17. Mail letters and buy stamps at the post office;
18. Shop for clothing and shoes, and discuss sizes, styles, and colors;
19. Discuss past actions and events
You will be graded on:
Communication
50%
(degree to which we understand each other)
Vocabulary
20%
(your knowledge of the expected vocabulary)
Accuracy
10%
(grammatical agreement in your sentences)
Fluency
10%
(your ability to verbalize your ideas smoothly)
Pronunciation
10%
(clarity and coherence of your speech)
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Spanish 140A
Summer 2003
Prof. Albuixech
The following “Calendarios” are tentative.
CALENDARIO – Lecciones preliminar y 1
Monday, June 9
1st hour:
2nd hour:
3rd hour:
Introduction
Dialogues & Vocabulary (pp. 2-4)
Notas culturales & The Alphabet (pp. 5-6)
Tuesday, June 10
1st hour:
2nd hour:
3rd hour:
Days of the week (p. 7)
Numbers 0-10 & Colors (pp. 8-9)
Dialogues & Vocabulary (pp. 12-16)
Wednesday, June 11
1st hour:
2nd hour:
3rd hour:
Notas culturales & Pronunciación (pp. 17-18)
Gender & Plural of nouns (pp. 18-20)
Definite and Indefinite Articles (pp. 20-21)
Thursday, June 12
1st hour:
2nd hour:
3rd hour:
Subject pronouns & Present indicative of ser (pp. 22-24)
Forms of adjectives and agreement (pp. 25-26)
Numbers 11-100 & «Y ahora, ¿qué?» (pp. 26-29)
Friday, June 13
1st hour:
2nd hour:
Dialogues & Vocabulary (pp. 30-35); Review
EXAM 1
Remember that you will have a pop quiz anytime during the week. This means you
need to study daily!
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CALENDARIO – Lecciones 2 y 3
Monday, June 16
Tuesday, June 17
1st hour:
2nd hour:
3rd hour:
Notas culturales, Pronunciación, Present
Indicative of –ar verbs (pp. 36-40)
Interrogative & negative sentences (pp. 40-42)
Possessive adjectives (pp. 43-45)
1st hour:
2nd hour:
3rd hour:
Gender of nouns, II (pp. 45-46)
Telling time (pp. 46-49)
Months & seasons, “Y ahora, ¿qué?” (pp. 49-53)
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Wednesday, June 18
1st hour:
2nd hour:
3rd hour:
Thursday, June 19
Friday, June 20
1st hour:
2nd hour:
Dialogues, Vocabulary, Notas culturales,
Pronunciación (pp. 54-60)
Present indicative of –er and –ir verbs (pp. 60-62)
Review of present indicative of regular verbs;
Possession with de (pp. 62-64)
3rd hour:
Present indicative of tener and venir (pp. 64-65)
Use of tener que + infinitivo, Expressions with
tener (pp. 65-67)
Numbers over 200, “Y ahora, ¿qué?” (pp. 67-72)
1st hour:
2nd hour:
Review of Lecciones 2 y 3
EXAMEN 2
Remember that you will have a pop quiz anytime during the week. This means you
need to study daily!
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CALENDARIO—Lecciones 4 y 5
Lunes, 23 de junio
1a hora:
2a hora:
3a hora:
Diálogos, vocabulario, notas culturales (pp. 80-86)
Pronunciación, Adjetivos y pronombres
demonstrativos (pp. 86-89)
La a personal (pp. 89-90)
Martes, 24 de junio
1a hora:
2a hora:
3a hora:
Contracciones al y del (pp. 90-91)
Presente de indicativo de ir, dar y estar (pp. 92-93)
Ir a + Infinitivo (pp. 93-94)
Miércoles, 25 de junio
1a hora:
2a hora:
3a hora:
Saber vs. conocer, “Y ahora, ¿qué?” (pp. 94-97)
Diálogos, Vocabulario, Notas culturales (pp. 98-103)
Pronunciación, Presente progresivo (estar +
gerundio) (pp. 103-105)
Jueves, 26 de junio
1a hora:
2a hora:
3a hora:
Usos de ser y estar (pp. 106-109)
Stem-changing verbs: e > ei (pp. 109-111)
El comparativo y el superlativo, Los pronombres
como objeto de preposiciones (pp. 111-115)
Viernes, 27 de junio
1a hora:
2a hora:
Repaso (review) de lecciones 4 y 5
EXAMEN 3
Remember that you will have a pop quiz anytime during the week. This means you need to
study daily!
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CALENDARIO—Lecciones 6 y 7
Lunes, 30 de junio*
1a hora:
2a hora:
3a hora:
Diálogos, Vocabulario, Notas culturales,
Pronunciación (pp. 126-131)
Stem-changing verbs: o>ue (pp. 131-133)
Stem-changing verbs: e>i (pp. 133-134)
Martes, 1o de julio*
1a hora:
2a hora:
3a hora:
Pronombres de objeto directo (pp. 134-137)
Expresiones afirmativas y negativas (pp. 138-140)
Hace . . . que, “Y ahora, ¿qué?” (pp. 140-145)
Miércoles, 2 de julio*
1a hora:
Diálogos, Vocab., Notas culturales, Pronunciación
(pp. 146-152)
Pretérito de verbos regulares, Pretérito de ser, ir y
dar (pp. 152-156)
Pronombres de objeto indirecto, Gustar
(pp. 156-162)
2a hora:
3a hora:
Jueves, 3 de julio
1a hora:
2a hora:
EXAMEN 4
EXAMEN 4
Remember that you will have a pop quiz anytime during the week. This means you need to
study daily!
* There will be Oral Interviews during these days.
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