Spanish 209 TR  Spring 1999	Department of Modern and Classical Languages  George Mason University
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Course Description

Spanish 209 is the third and fourth semester of the basic Spanish series. It is designed to include grammar plus listening, speaking, writing and reading skills you need in order to further your study of Spanish. As in all previous courses, in 209 you will learn more about the language and some of the different facets of the Spanish speaking cultures. 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. Jarvis, A. C. and R. Lebredo. Conversemos. Houghton Mifflin Company: Boston, 1999.

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

5 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 third 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 5 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 two 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/s99/209trb.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 209 – Spring 1999 – TR TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Fecha	Lección	Contenido	Gramática
Martes 26/1	Introducción al curso Repaso lecciones 28 y 29		Pres. Subjuntivo
Jueves 28/1	Lecciones 32 y 33	El mundo y su forma; Profesiones y oficios	Pres. Subjuntivo
Martes 2/2	Lecciones 33 y 34	Relaciones sociales	Pretérito Perfecto
Jueves 4/2	Lecciones 34 y 35	Consejos y sugerencias	Subjuntivo
Martes 9/2	Repaso 32-35 - Examen I Lección 37	El dinero	Pretérito de subjuntivo
Jueves 11/2	Lecciones 37 y 38	El dinero; la estructura familiar	Pretérito de subjuntivo
Martes 16/2	Lecciones 39 y 40	Los bienes raíces; Correos y viajes	Pretérito de subjuntivo
Jueves 18/2	Lecciones 40 y 41	Viajes	Condicional
Martes 23/2	Lección 42 - Repaso 37-42	En un restaurante	Condicional
Jueves 25/2	Examen II - Lección 43	En un hotel	Pluscuamperfecto
Martes 2/3	Lecciones 44-45	Deportes; La vida hispana	Pluscuamperfecto; Debería haber…
Jueves 4/3	Lecciones 45-46	Diversiones y pasatiempos	Orac. condicionales
Martes 9/3	Lecciones 47 y 52		Relaciones temporales
Jueves 11/3	Repaso - Examen III
15/3-19/3	Vacaciones de primavera
Martes 23/3	Unidad 1	Nosotros los estudiantes
Jueves 25/3	Unidades 1-2	¡Vamos de viaje!
Martes 30/3	Unidad 2
Jueves ¼	Unidades 2-3	¡Vamos de tiendas!
Martes 6/4	Unidad 3
Jueves 8/4	Unidades 3 y 4	El arte y los artistas
Martes 13/4	Unidad 4
Jueves 15/4	Unidad 5	¿Qué hacemos este fin de semana?
Martes 20/4	Repaso – Examen IV Unidad 6	Es mejor prevenir que curar
Jueves 22/4	Unidades 6 y 7	Atletas y excursionistas
Martes 27/4	Unidad 8
Jueves 29/4	Unidad 9	Cosas de ayer y de hoy
Martes 4/5	Unidades 9	¿Por mar, por aire o por tierra?
Jueves 6/5	Unidad 12; Repaso - Exam V	¡Aquí se habla español!
Exam Week	Examen Oral	Consult schedule of classes for appropriate date and time.