Spanish 201 MWF   Spring 1999	Department of Modern and Classical Languages  George Mason University
Instructor ____________________________________  Phone _______________________________________	Office hours ___________________________________________  E-mail address _________________________________________

Course Description

Spanish 201, the third semester of the basic Spanish sequence prepares you for the work that you will be required to do in Spanish 202. In this course, you will learn more about the Spanish language and you will also continue to develop further all language skills; speaking, listening, writing and reading. Your final grade will be determined as follows:

Class Preparation and Participation 5% or 15%
Graded Assignments 20%
Exams 45%
Oral Presentation 20%
Final Written Exam 10% or 0%

IMPORTANT: Be aware of the fact that learning a foreign language requires your regular class attendance, your undivided attention in class, and at least the same amount of hours of homework per week that you spend in class.

Textbook

1. VanPatten, B., Marks, M. A., and Teschner, R. V. Destinos. Alternate Edition. McGraw-Hill: New York, 1997.

2. VanPatten, B. Destinos. Workbook/Study Guide I and II. McGraw-Hill: New York, 1997

3. Highly recommended: A good Spanish - English dictionary.

4. Additional materials can be found at http://mason.gmu.edu/~eromanme/destinos.htm

Attendance

You must be exposed to Spanish and use Spanish in order to learn it, so you really want to be in class and benefit from it. Class attendance provides the kind of interaction in Spanish that you cannot do at home. For this reason, there is no real substitution for attendance. In addition, you will have to take a final written exam if you miss more than two classes during the semester.

Irregular attendance will severely affect your learning process and, consequently, your final grade in this course. 

In case of non-attendance

Although there is no way to make up for non-participation, starting at your fourth absence you will be required to submit for each absence either a 5 minute tape recorded dialogue with any other person, or a 10 sentence paragraph in Spanish on the subject discussed during the class you missed. These tasks will not be graded, but you will receive an Incomplete if this is not completed.

 

Class Preparation

In order for you to actively participate in class, you have to read the material assigned for each class and prepare the activities assigned by your instructor. These activities can include workbook and textbook activities, and the viewing of videotapes in the lab.

Class Participation

In order to participate, you must be present. You will be graded for this component of the course. It will be based on the quality and quantity of what you say in Spanish in class. The participation grade includes your active contribution in Spanish in regular class sessions, pair work, and small group activities. 

Graded Assignments

These assignments include written compositions, class quizzes, and book exercises. Your instructor will inform you about the specific contents and dates of these assignments.

Exams

There will be 3 exams. All exams are comprehensive and will include all the material covered in class up to the date of the exam. Exams will include listening, grammar, reading, writing and culture sections. There are NO MAKE-UPS for missed tests. Consult your instructor if your absence is fully justified.

Oral Assignments

Your oral performance in Spanish will be evaluated by means of a five-minute oral class presentation and a ten-minute oral interview with your teacher during the exam week. This presentation will last approximately 10 minutes. The class presentation might include a variety of tasks, such as role-plays, description of pictures, answering personal questions, responding to a situation, asking questions, etc. The interview is comprehensive and will include all the material covered in class. More details will be given in class by your instructor.

Final Written Exam

Whether or not you will be required to take the final written exam will depend on your attendance as mentioned above. If you miss more than three classes you will have to sit for the written final to be counted as 10% of your grade, reducing your preparation/participation grade to 5%.

Schedule

A detailed schedule can be found on the WWW at:

http://www.gmu.edu/departments/fld/SPANISH/s99/201mwfb.htm

Grading Scale

A 100-93
A- 92-90
B+ 89-87
B 86-83
B- 82-80
C+ 79-77
C 76-70
D 69-60
F 59-0

HONOR CODE

All written assignments, quizzes and examinations must be done independently. Please read the university catalogue for information regarding the GMU Honor Code.

Last day to drop this class: February 26, 1999

SPANISH 201 – Spring 1999 – MWF TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Fecha	Lección	Contenido	Gramática
Lunes 25/1	Introducción al curso
Miércoles 27/1	Repaso lección 28		Pres. Subjuntivo
Viernes 29/1	Repaso lección 29		Pres. Subjuntivo
Lunes 1/2	Lección 32	El mundo y su forma	Pres. Subjuntivo
Miércoles 3/2	Lección 32
Viernes 5/2	Lección 33	Profesiones y oficios	Pres. Subjuntivo
Lunes 8/2	Lección 33
Miércoles 10/2	Lección 34	Relaciones sociales	Pretérito Perfecto
Viernes 12/2	Lección 34
Lunes 15/2	Lección 34
Miércoles 17/2	Lección 35	Consejos y sugerencias	Subjuntivo
Viernes 19/2	Lección 35
Lunes 22/2	Repaso 32-35
Miércoles 24/2	Examen I
Viernes 26/2	Lección 37	El dinero	Pretérito de subjuntivo
Lunes 1/3	Lección 37
Miércoles 3/3	Lección 38	El dinero; la estructura familiar	Pretérito de subjuntivo
Viernes 5/3	Lección 38
Lunes 8/3	Lección 39	Los bienes raíces	Pretérito de subjuntivo
Miércoles 10/3	Lección 39
Viernes 12/3	Lección 40	Correos y viajes	Condicional
15/3-19/3	Vacaciones de primavera
Lunes 22/3	Lección 40
Miércoles 24/3	Lección 41	Viajes	Condicional
Viernes 26/3	Lección 41
Lunes 29/3	Lección 42	En un restaurante	Condicional
Miércoles 31/3	Lección 42
Viernes 2/4	Repaso 37-42
Lunes 5/4	Examen II
Miércoles 7/4	Lección 43	En un hotel	Pluscuamperfecto
Viernes 9/4	Lección 43
Lunes 12/4	Lección 44	Deportes	Pluscuamperfecto
Miércoles 14/4	Lección 44
Viernes 16/4	Lección 44
Lunes 19/4	Lección 45	La vida hispana	Debería haber…
Miércoles 21/4	Lección 45
Viernes 23/4	Lección 46	Diversiones y pasatiempos	Orac. condicionales
Lunes 26/4	Lección 46
Miércoles 28/4	Lección 47		Relaciones temporales
Viernes 30/4	Lección 47
Lunes 3/5	Lección 51 (repaso)
Miércoles 5/5	Lección 52
Viernes 7/5	Examen III
Exam Week	Examen Oral	Consult schedule of classes for appropriate date and time.