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TR 9:00AM-10:15AM
Professor:
Esperanza Román Mendoza
Telephone:
993-1232
E-mail:
eromanme
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Department of Modern and Classical
Languages
George Mason University
Office: Thompson
235A
Office hours:
T10:30-11:15AM; W7:30-8:00PM and by appointment
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Course description
SPAN 300, a decisive course to begin studying Spanish at an
advanced level, has been designed for students who have completed two
years of instruction in Spanish (or can demonstrate an equivalent
level of proficiency) and plan to continue studying the language.
This section will be using WebCT as online teaching tool.
Objectives
- To develop reading skills in Spanish so that students can
understand all different kinds of texts and interact with other
readers about their content.
- To learn how to use different types of reference material,
such as dictionaries and encyclopedias, in both printed and
digital formats.
- To incorporate the reading abilities learned during the course
into class discussions, daily conversations and creative
endeavors.
Materials
- Long, Villar & Meuser. Hacia la literatura. New
York: John Wiley & Sons, 1998.
- The Oxford Spanish Dictionary. New International Edition.
Spanish-English/English-Spanish. Oxford: Oxford University
Press, 1996 (Please do not purchase any other dictionary).
- Selection of readings prepared for the course.
- E-mail account and experience in using it. If you are not
familiarized with e-mail, STAR, UCIS, and the university libraries
offer free workshops on how to use PINE and other Internet-related
applications.
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
discussions, presentations and activities provide the kind of
interaction in Spanish that you cannot get at home. For this reason,
there is no substitution for attendance. You are expected to attend
all classes and be on time. If you arrive late you are being
disruptive and you may also miss some important information given at
the beginning, which cannot be repeated every time a student is late.
Make sure you get the phone number of at least two classmates:
You are responsible for all material covered in class. Keep in
mind that irregular attendance will severely affect your
learning process and, consequently, your final grade in this
course. If you have to miss a class, you have to notify your
instructor ahead of time (either by e-mail or a written notice left
in mail box). In case of an emergency, you are expected to let your
instructor know about it as soon as possible.
Assessment
The progress made by students in this class will be evaluated by
the following criteria:
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1. Participation and class preparation:
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15%
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2. Tests:
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40%
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3. Paper:
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10%
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4. Class presentation
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20%
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5. Portfolio:
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15%
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1. Participation and class preparation
Participation means active involvement in the class. Students are
encouraged to contribute in class discussions and are expected to
speak only Spanish. The participation grade includes:
- attendance
- your contribution in Spanish in regular class sessions, in
group activities and in electronic discussions,
- the grades of all collected assignments,
- your cooperation and leadership in group and pair work, and
- your respect and attitude towards your peers and the class.
In order for you to actively participate
in class, you need to read the material assigned for each class and
do the activities assigned by the instructor. Assignments will be
collected regularly. Homework submitted for a grade has to be typed
double-spaced. Late assignments will not be collected.
2. Tests
There will be two written tests in this course: a midterm and a
final exam. These exams will evaluate the students’ ability to
interact with a text using the strategies discussed in class. The
midterm exam will be administered on Thursday, March 1st,
2001. The final exam will be administered on Tuesday, May
8th at 7:30 am.
3. Paper
Students will submit a paper on a semantic field assigned by the
instructor. The first draft of the paper is due on Thursday, March
15th. The final version will be handed and posted on the
WWW in class on Tuesday, March 27th. More details on the
paper in class.
4. Group presentation
The group presentations will be based on a selection of texts.
There will be two separate grades for the presentations: the first
one will be based on the oral performance of each student. The second
grade will be based on the content presented by the group. More
details in class.
5. Portfolio
Students will compile a portfolio in which they will include all
their homework, the materials used for the presentations, and a
collection of different kinds of texts according to the text taxonomy
seen during the course. More details in class. The portfolio will be
turned in on Thursday, April 26th, 2001.
HONOR CODE: Exams, presentations and assignments must be
done independently. Consult the GMU Honor Code for information.
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Programa
provisional SPAN 300 - Semestre de primavera de 2001
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Fecha
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En clase
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Tarea
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Martes 16 ene.
Jueves 18 ene.
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Introducción al curso,
materiales
Niveles de lenguaje.
Cómo leer diferentes textos. Visita al laboratorio de
lenguas, T227
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Activar cuenta de correo
electrónico.
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Martes 23 ene.
Jueves 25 ene.
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El lenguaje
humorístico
Textos periodísticos.
Visita al laboratorio de lenguas, T227
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Leer y hacer ej.
EcoHumor (p. 137), Grafitis en un bar
de estibadores (p. 87), El restaurante (p.72)
Leer texto periodístico
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Martes 30 ene.
Jueves 1 feb.
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Textos administrativos. El
lenguaje comercial y las cartas de negocios.
El lenguaje científico.
Distribución campos semánticos
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Preparar texto comercial
Leer texto científico
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Martes 6 feb.
Jueves 8 feb.
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El lenguaje de los medios de
comunicación
El lenguaje popular y los
medios de comunicación
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Leer y hacer ej.
Afiche conmemorativo… (p.
161)
Leer y hacer ej.
Fallo positivo (p.177) y La cruzada
contra el SIDA (p. 183)
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Martes 13 feb.
Jueves 15 feb.
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Otras formas del lenguaje
popular
Introducción a la
poesía
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Leer y hacer ej.
Adivinanzas y trabalenguas (p. 189;
p. 193)
Leer y hacer ej. Oda
al Tomate (p.79)
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Martes 20 feb.
Jueves 22 feb.
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El lenguaje
poético
El lenguaje y el problema de la
representación y de la identidad. Bilingüismo y
los hispanos en EEUU.
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Leer y hacer ej. La
aurora (p. 120)
Leer y hacer ej.
Bilingual sestina (p. 10)
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Martes 27 feb.
Jueves 1 mar.
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Introducción a la
biografía
Examen parcial
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Leer y hacer ej.
Cuando era puertorriqueña (p.
17)
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Martes 13 mar.
Jueves 15 mar.
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Introducción a la
ficción. Formar grupos para las present.
Visita a la biblioteca
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Leer y hacer ej. Como
agua para chocolate (p. 63).
Entregar el borrador del trabajo de los
campos
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Martes 20 mar.
Jueves 22 mar.
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El cuento literario.
Devolución de borradores
Visita a la biblioteca
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Leer y hacer ej.
Continuidad de los parques.(p.142)
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Martes 27 mar.
Jueves 29 mar.
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El cuento de hadas
El mito
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Leer y hacer ej. La
bella durmiente (p. 195) Entregar
versión final del trabajo.
Leer y hacer ej.
Origen del río Amazonas (p. 216)
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Martes 3 abr.
Jueves 5 abr
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Presentaciones en grupo
Presentaciones en grupo
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Ejercicios sobre las presentaciones
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Martes 10 abr.
Jueves 12 abr.
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Presentaciones en grupo
Presentaciones en grupo
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Ejercicios sobre las presentaciones
Ejercicios sobre las presentaciones
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Martes 17 abr.
Jueves 19 abr.
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Presentaciones en grupo
Presentaciones en grupo
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Ejercicios sobre las presentaciones
Ejercicios sobre las presentaciones
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Martes 24 abr.
Jueves 26 abr.
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Presentaciones en grupo
Repaso
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Ejercicios sobre las presentaciones
Entregar portfolio
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Martes 8 mayo.
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EXAMEN FINAL (7:30 am -10:15
am)
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