CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO
Department of World Languages and Literatures
SPANISH 101-06
Professor: Carmen Jany
College Spanish I
Fall quarter 2009
Class days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Time: 12:00-1:10pm
Classroom: UH-242
Office: UH-201.36
Tel. 909-537-7386*; cjany@csusb.edu
Hours: M 5:45-7pm; W 1:15-4pm, & by appt.
*the best way to reach me is via e-mail
¡BIENVENIDOS!
Course Goals and Content
Spanish 101 is the first-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 and the other two courses is to develop proficiency in Spanish. Students are
expected to learn to use Spanish for communication in real, meaningful situations, in addition to
developing an understanding of basic grammatical concepts and an appreciation of Spanish culture.
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 101:
Dos Mundos en Breve (2009, 4th ed.) Tracy Terrell, Magdalena Andrade, Jeanne Egasse, and Elías
Miguel Muñoz. Boston: McGraw-Hill; & accompanying Quia Online Workbook/Laboratory Manual
(Centro). ISBN: 0077377508
Please note: Your instructor will give you registration instructions to sign up for his/her particular
course in Centro, the online package. If you have any questions regarding the online package, please
consult the Help section located on every page throughout the site or call Tech Support at 1-877282-4400 Ext 2, 9am-5pm Pacific. You may also access http://www.mhcentro.com/support for help.
Your instructor can NOT provide technical assistance!
Course content by chapter
Chapters covered in SPANISH 101: Paso A – Chapter 3
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Paso A: La clase y los estudiantes
 Colors
 Numbers 0-39
 Naming and Describing: The Verbs llamarse and llevar
 Spelling: The Spanish Alphabet
 Identifying People and Things: Subject Pronouns and the Verb ser
 Identifying People and Things: Gender
 Responding to Instructions: Commands
Paso B: Las descripciones
 Addressing Others: Informal and Polite you (tú/usted)
 Expressing Existence: Hay
 Describing People and Things: Negation
 Identifying People and Things: Plural Forms
 Describing People and Things: Adjective-Noun Agreement
Paso C: Mi familia y mis amigos
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Numbers 10-100
Expressing Possession: The Verbs tener and ser de(l)
Expressing Possession: Possessive Adjectives
Describing People: Adjectives of Nationality
Talking about Habitual Actions: Present Tense of Regular –ar Verbs
Chapter 1: Los datos personales y las actividades
 Counting: Numbers 100-1000 and Dates
 Talking about Habitual Actions: Present Tense of Regular –er, –ir Verbs
 Asking Questions: Question Formation
 Telling Time: Hours and Minutes
 Expressing Likes and Dislikes: gustar + Infinitive
Chapter 2: Mis planes y preferencias
 Expressing Future Plans: ir + a + Infinitive
 Sequencing: Ordinal Adjectives
 Stating Preferences and Desires: preferir and querer + Infinitive
 Describing the Weather: Common Expressions
 Pointing Out People and Objects: Demonstrative Adjectives
Chapter 3: Los lugares y las actividades
 Talking about Location: estar + en, ir + al / a la
 Talking about Habitual Actions: Present Tense of Regular Verbs
 Using irregular verbs: hacer, salir, jugar
 Asking and Answering Questions
 Describing Origin and Location: ser de / estar en
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IMPORTANT
BE AWARE that, overall, at least 25 % of your grade will be based on your LISTENING
COMPREHENSION and ORAL PRODUCTION skills!!!
Using the Dos Mundosen Breve Text and 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
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 (within the CENTRO website)
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.
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Additional Online Material
Each chapter contains additional online listening and other activities, such as grammar tutorials,
videos, interactive verb charts, etc. 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 with your login:
www.mhcentro.com
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 into 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. If your instructor does not schedule an orientation for the entire class, 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 online
http://flan.csusb.edu/MLC/mlc_home.htm before you go. Lab opening hours vary and are posted
at the door of the lab.
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. An attendance sheet will be passed around for you to sign
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 to class, 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.
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Exams
There will be four chapter quizzes, a midterm exam, and a final (cumulative) exam. Each exam will
include listening comprehension, vocabulary, grammar, reading, and writing. There are NO
make-ups for the exams or quizzes. The final exam will test all the material covered throughout each
course. You must take the final exam during the regularly scheduled exam time. Midterm and Final
exams are NOT given early or late.
Oral presentation/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 (per group) 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 ipods, cell phones, and other electronic devices while in the classroom.
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 and have a meeting with him/her. If you still need more assistance with your
issue, you should then contact the Chair of the Department of World Languages and Literatures.
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Grading
Homework (QUIA & lab activities, 10% each)
Class work, participation, and attendance
Chapter quizzes (4)
Oral presentation/exam
Midterm exam
Final exam
20%
10%
20%
10 %
20%
20%
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
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.
clase
universidad
información
grupo
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 or other
material 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 2009 TENTATIVE COURSE CALENDAR
QUIA refers to the online workbook in Centro!
CAPÍTULOS
SEMANA 0
Viernes, 25 de septiembre
Introducción al curso
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Lunes, 28 de septiembre
Los nombres y el verbo llamarse
Spelling: The Spanish Alphabet
Paso A
Miércoles, 30 de septiembre Los colores y la ropa
Numbers 0-39
Paso A
Viernes, 2 de octubre
Paso A
Los mandatos en clase
Identifying people and things (subject pronouns; gender)
Review: Paso A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SEMANA 2
Lunes, 5 de octubre
Hablando con otros (tú/usted)
Las cosas en el salón de clase
Paso B
QUIA: PASO A
Miércoles, 7 de octubre
El cuerpo humano
Describing & identifying people and things (plural, negation, adjectives)
La descripción de las personas
Paso B
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Viernes, 9 de octubre
Review: Paso B
Quiz #1 (covering Paso A+ B!)
QUIA: PASO B
La familia
Paso C
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Lunes, 12 de octubre
Numbers 10-100
Los idiomas y las nacionalidades
Expressing age (verbo tener)
Paso C
Miércoles, 14 de octubre
Expressing possession (verbo tener; possessive adjectives)
Present tense of regular –ar verbs
Review: Paso C
Paso C
Viernes, 16 de octubre
Quiz #2 (Paso C)
Paso C/1
Las fechas y los cumpeaños
QUIA: PASO C
Datos personales
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SEMANA 4
Lunes, 19 de octubre
Counting 100-1000
La misión personal de Rogberta Menchú
La hora
1
Miércoles, 21 de octubre
Present tense of regular -er, -ir verbs
Los viajes en autos
Las actividades favoritas y los deportes
1
Viernes, 23 de octubre
Frida y Diego
Las actividades favoritas y los deportes
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SEMANA 5
Lunes, 26 de octubre
Asking questions
Expressing likes and dislikes (verb gustar)
Review: Cap 1
Miércoles, 28 de octubre
Quiz #3 (Chapter 1)
Los planes
Expressing future with ir + a + infinitive
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1/2
QUIA: CAP 1
Viernes, 30 de octubre
Online Activity in Centro (no class meeting!) – see Blackboard!
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SEMANA 6
Lunes, 2 de noviembre
Review: Expressing future with ir + a + infinitive
Sequencing: Ordinal adjectives
Las clases
2
9
Miércoles, 4 de noviembre
La primera universidad
Las preferencias y los deseos (preferir and querer)
Frank Guajardo: un maestro que abre puertas
2
Viernes, 6 de noviembre
El tiempo
Demonstrative adjectives
2
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Lunes, 9 de noviembre
Lectura: “La música andina”
Repaso: Paso A-Chapter 2
2
Miércoles, 11 de noviembre Veteran’s Day – campus closed/no class!
Viernes, 13 de noviembre
EXAMEN DE MEDIO TRIMESTRE (midterm)
Paso A-Chapter 2
QUIA: CAP 2
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Lunes, 16 de noviembre
Los lugares (estar, ir +a)
Antonio Gaudí, gran arquitecto
3
Miércoles, 18 de noviembre Present tense of regular verbs
Video: Yabla (Centro)
3
Viernes, 20 de noviembre
Irregular verbs: hacer, salir, jugar
El cine de México y de España
3
Las actividades diarias
Asking and answering questions
3
(Oral exams this week)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SEMANA 9
Lunes, 23 de noviembre
Miércoles, 25 de noviembre Las tres comidas
Describing origin and location (ser de/estar en)
3
Viernes, 27 de noviembre Thanksgiving weekend – campus closed/no class!
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SEMANA 10
Lunes, 30 de noviembre
State Budget Closure Day – no class!
Miércoles, 2 de diciembre
Review: Chapter 3
Quiz #4 (Chapter 3)
3
QUIA: CAP 3
10
Viernes, 4 de diciembre
Lectura: La presencia vital de los hispanos
Escribir ensayo sobre el tema
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Lunes, 7 de diciembre
Review for final
Miércoles, 9 de diciembre
EXAMEN FINAL 12:00-1:50pm (final)
¡Buena suerte!
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