SPAN306:SpanishinContextII DepartmentofModernandClassicalLanguages GeorgeMasonUniversity Spring2011 TR10:30PM11:45PMRoom:RSCHI201 Office:RSCHI201 Professor:Dr.EsperanzaRomnMendoza Officehours:T12:301:20PMandbyappointment Telephone:9931232 Email:eromanme@gmu.edu Skype:e.roman.mendoza Website:http://mason.gmu.edu/~eromanme/ COURSEDESCRIPTION Spanish306isanintegratedcontentbasedapproachtothestudyofSpanish,designedtopromotestudents'oralandwritten abilities,aswellastheircriticalunderstandingofLatinAmerican,LatinoandSpanishhistoriesandcultures.

s.Coursecomponents include:onlineandofflinevocabularybuildingactivities,grammarreviewandpractice,assignedreadingsinavarietyofgenres, criticalculturalanalysis,inclassdiscussions,writtenessays,andtheviewingoffilms.The3creditcoursewillbeconductedin Spanish.TheprerequisitesforthiscourseareSpanish305,appropriateproficiencylevel 1 ,orpermissionoftheinstructor.Heritage speakerswhowishtomajorinSpanishareencouragedtotakeSPAN315andanothercourseatthe300leveltofulfillthe requirementsfortheprogram. OBJECTIVES TodevelopreadingskillsinSpanishsothatstudentscanunderstanddifferenttypesoftextsandinteractwithotherreaders abouttheircontent,structure,andstyle. ToimprovewritingskillsinSpanishbyproducingtextsontopicsrelatedtoclassdiscussions. Toimprovespeakingproficiencyonavarietyoftopics,withaparticularemphasisonculturaldiscussions. Toenhancelisteningcomprehensionskills. Toexpandstudentsvocabularyinthetargetlanguageandreviewgrammaticalconceptsinordertoimprovetheaccuracy oftheiroralandwrittenexpression. TodevelopacriticalunderstandingofLatinAmerican,LatinoandSpanishculturesbystudyingtheproductsandpracticesof thesecultures. Toincreasestudentssensitivitytotheirowncultures. Toprovidestudentswithtoolsandstrategiesforselflearningandselfassessment. MATERIALS Bretz,Dvorak&Kirchner.Pasajes:Cultura(7thEdition).NewYork:McGrawHill,2009. Bretz,Dvorak&Kirchner.Pasajes:Lengua(7thEdition).NewYork:McGrawHill.2009 AgoodSpanishEnglish/EnglishSpanishdictionary,suchasTheOxfordSpanishDictionaryorCollinsSpanishDictionary (Pleasedonotpurchaseanyotherdictionary). SelectionofreadingspreparedforthecourseanddistributedviaBlackboardorotherelectronicmeans. ASSESSMENT Theprogressmadebystudentsinthisclasswillbeevaluatedaccordingtothefollowingcriteria: Preparationandparticipation,andhomeworkgrades 20% Oralpresentations 10% Reflectivejournal 10% Compositions 20% Exams(MidtermandFinal) 40% Thefinallettergradefortheclasswillbeassignedasfollows: 97+ A+ 87+ B+ 77+ C+ 60+ D 93+ A 83+ B 73+ C 60 F 80+ B 70+ C 90+ A Preparation,participation,andhomeworkgrades Studentsarerequiredtocontributetoallclassdiscussionsandareexpectedtospeakinthetargetlanguage.Inordertoactively participateinclass,studentsneedtoreadthematerialassignedforeachclassanddothehomeworkandclassactivitiesassignedby theinstructor.Occasionally,shorterwritingactivitiesmaybecollectedbytheinstructoratthebeginningofclass.Classactivitieswill
1

StudentswhoareunsureoftheirlevelshouldtaketheplacementexamofferedintheModernandClassicalLanguagesofficeor speaktotheprofessor.

includeavarietyofreadings,briefwritingassignments,andinclassdiscussions.Theremayalsobeoccasionalvocabularyquizzesor minigrammarquizzesthatwillcountasdailygrades.Inaddition,studentswillbeaskedtoprepareoralassignmentsoutsideofclass. Theseoralassignments,whichcountfor10%ofthegrade,areinformalpresentationsaboutcoursetopicsorthe progress/discoveringsmadeinthereflectivejournal.Ifastudentisabsentduringaclassperioddedicatedtooralhomework,they willreceivea0fortheassignment.Studentsthatarrivelatearebeingdisruptiveandmayalsomisssomeimportantinformation givenatthebeginningofclass.Studentsareresponsibleforturninginmaterialforclassthedayitisdueormakingspecial arrangementswhennecessary.Itisimportanttoexchangephoneandemailinformationwithatleasttwoclassmatesintheevent ofanunavoidableabsence. GeorgeMasonUniversityiscommittedtoprovidingequalopportunityandaneducationalandworkenvironmentfreefromany discriminationonthebasisofrace,color,religion,nationalorigin,sex,disability,veteranstatus,sexualorientation,orage.Mutual respectandcivilityofotherswillbeconsideredanessentialcomponentofstudentsparticipationinthisclass. Reflectivejournal Studentswillworkonanelectronicbilingualmultimediajournalthroughoutthesemester.Journalentries(atleasttwoperweek) willdiscussthestudentslearningprocess,resourcesused,challenges,andsuccesses.Connectionswithcoursetopicsandactivities aremandatory.Moredetailsinclass. Compositions Threegradedwrittenassignmentswillbecollectedthroughoutthesemesterwhichwillbecompletedathomeandinclassthrougha peerreviewprocessaswellasadraft/feedback/revisionprocess.Thelengthofwrittenassignmentswillrangefrom500words(at thebeginningofthesemester)to750words(bytheendofthesemester).Thelengthofwrittenassignmentswillbeasfollows: composition1about500words,composition2about600wordsandcomposition3about750words. Pleaseseetheinformation aboutformatforwrittenassignmentsbelow.Studentsmustsubmittheircompositionstotheinstructorinpersonduringclasstime, ormakearrangementstosubmittheassignmentintheofficeofModernandClassicalLanguages,andsubmitanelectroniccopyvia Blackboard.However,yourcompositionwillnotbegradeduntilyouturninahardcopy.Studentsarealsoinformedthatthe programSafeassignwillbeusedforworksubmittedinthiscourse. Presentationofwrittenassignments Allgradedassignmentsmustbetypedaccordingtothefollowingguidelines: UsefontTimesNewRoman12pt.andoneinchmarginsallaround. Includeasaheaderonthefirstpage:name,coursenumber,thedate,andatitle. Oneandahalfspacethetextandusestandard8by11paperandlegibleblackink. Staplemultiplepagesandhandinallpreviousdraftswiththefinalcopy. Ifyouusecitations,besuretousetheproperMLAformatforcitations. Donotplagiarize,usetranslationprograms,orturninworkusedforpreviousclasses. Donotsubmitapaperwithoutaccents.TheappendicesinPasajes:Lprovideasuccinctexplanationofwrittenaccentrules. Whiletypingyourwork,ifyouhaveaPCyoucanuse: =alt+160=alt+129 =alt+130=alt+164 =alt+161=alt+173 =alt+162=alt+168 =alt+163 MacUsers:HolddowntheOptionkey,andwhileholdingitdown,typethelettere;thenreleasethosekeysandtypetheletter thatyouwanttheaccenttoappearon: =Opt+e,thena =Opt+e,thene =Opt+e,thenI =Opt+e,theno =Opt+e,thenu Exams Therewillbeonemidterm(thatwilllastapproximately50minutes)andafinalexam.Theseexamswillcovervocabulary,grammar, andshortessayquestionsrelatedtotopicscoveredineachchapter.Astudyguideandreviewsessionwillbeprovidedforstudents priortoeachexam.Therewillbenomakeupsformissedexams.Ifyouwillnotbepresenttotakeanexambeforehand,please advisetheinstructoratleasttwoweeksaheadoftime.Insomecases,(i.e.familyemergency,illness,universitysponsoredevent, etc.),studentsmaybegiventheoptionofcountingthefollowingexamgradeasamakeupgradeforthemissedexam.Ourfinal examinthiscoursewillbeon:Thursday,May12that10:30am.Thefinalexamwillbecumulative,withalargeemphasisonthe finalchapterscoveredinthecourse.

HONORCODE Exams,presentations,andallwrittenassignmentsmustbedoneindependentlyunlessyourinstructortellsyouotherwise.Consult theGMUHonorCode(http://academicintegrity.gmu.edu/honorcode/)forcompleteinformationanddescription.Pleasenotethat theuseofelectronictranslatorsisstrictlyforbidden.Asmentionedabove,studentscanusetheprogramSafeAssigntoreceive morespecificinformationaboutpropercitationfortheirwrittenassignments. DISABILITYSERVICES Ifyouareastudentwithadisabilityandyouneedacademicaccommodations,pleaseseemeandcontacttheOfficeofDisability Services(ODS)at9932474.AllacademicaccommodationsmustbearrangedthroughODS. http://ods.gmu.edu/ UNIVERSITYPOLICIES The University Catalog, http://catalog.gmu.edu, is the central resource for university policies affecting student, faculty, and staff conductinuniversityaffairs.YouareresponsibleforbeingawareofallpoliciesthataffectyouandyourstudiesatGMU. OTHERUSEFULCAMPUSRESOURCES WritingCenter:http://writingcenter.gmu.edu UniversityLibrariesAskaLibrarian:http://library.gmu.edu/mudge/IM/IMRef.html CareerServices:http://careers.gmu.edu/ CounselingandPsychologicalServices(CAPS):http://caps.gmu.edu Allcellphonesandelectronicdevicesmustbeturnedoffandoutofsightduringclasstime.

Espaol306Primavera2011Calendariodecurso (sujetoacambios) C=LibrodeCultura,L=LibrodeLengua

Fecha Preparacinantesdeclase Semana1 Martes 25/1 C:LeerSomossexistas?yprepararactividadesAyB,pp.104106. Jueves L:Estudiarvocabulariop.173.Estudiarlecciones23y24:Present 27/1 PerfectIndicativeandSubjunctiveyhaceractividades correspondientespp.177180. Semana2 Martes C:PrepararAproximacionesaltextoyleerLamujerenelmundo 1/2 hispano:Elcaminohaciaelfuturo,pp.114118. Jueves L:Estudiarleccin25,UsesofthesubjunctiveAdjectiveclauses 3/2 yhaceractividadescorrespondientespp.184189. Semana3 C:PrepararAproximacionesaltexto,AyBpp.126127, PalabrasyConceptos,A,ByD,pp.128129. Martes 8/2 LeerLosEstadosUnidosenHispanoamrica:Unaperspectiva histrica,pp.130132. C:EstudiarPalabrasyconceptosp.140.LeerMemoriadelfuego yhacercomprensinA,pp.141144. Jueves 10/2 L:Lecciones26,27:Repasodelpretritoydelpresentedel subjuntivo.Haceractividadesdeprcticapp.202204. Semana4 Martes L:Estudiarleccin28:ThePastSubjunctive:Concept;Formsy 15/2 haceractividadescorrespondientes,pp.205208. TemaparalaComposicin1:Cmoestudioespaolfuerade Jueves clase?Puedesayudarteconlasreflexionesquehayasidohaciendo 17/2 entublog.500palabras.Traedoscopiasimpresasaclase.Mini presentacionessobrelacomposicinenparejas. Semana5 Actividadesenclase Introduccinalcurso.Mesadeconversaciny tallerdeescritura. C:Palabrasyconceptos:Lamujerenelmundo hispano L:Hablandodeloquehaocurrido(el pretritoperfecto). C:Bellezaparatuchico Elcaminohaciaelfuturo L:Msprcticaconelsubjuntivo LosEstadosUnidosenHispanoamrica:Una perspectivahistrica,pp.130132. Metasymotivos,pp.134138 UnviajeporLatinoamrica.

AplicacinElpasadodelsubjuntivo. Entregarborradordela Composicin1

Martes 22/2 Jueves 24/2

L:Estudiarleccin28:ThePastSubjunctive:Concept;Formsy haceractividadescorrespondientes,pp.205208. L:Estudiarleccin29,Useofsubjunctiveandindicativein adverbialclausesyhaceractividadescorrespondientes,pp.212 216.Estudiarvocabulariop.199.

AplicacinElpasadodelsubjuntivo.

EntregarlaversinfinaldelaComposicin1. L:Intercambios Enlace(Sondeo)pp.219224.

Semana6 C:LeerPalabrasyconceptosp.152yalartculoPap,quiero hacercomuninpp.152154.HacercomprensinyactividadAp. 154. L:Estudiarleccin31PorandPara,hacerlasactividades correspondientes,pp.238241(prctica,A&BnotC). L:Estudiarvocabulariop.229.EscribiractividadBp.230.Estudiar leccin30TheSubjunctiveinAdverbialClauses:Interdepedence yhacerlasactividadesPrcticap.234yAp.235. LecturaI:Pap,quierohacercomuninLa AmricaLatinaCatlicaRenacepp.152 157. L:PoryPara Debate

Martes 1/3

Jueves 3/3 Semana7 Martes 8/3

Jueves 10/3

C:LeerEntrevistaspp.158161yhacercomprensinA,p.161. C:Entrevistas L:Estudiarleccin32TheProcessSEyhacerlasactividades L:Accionesrecprocas,accionesreflexivas Prcticap.246,AyBpp.246247. LainfluenciamexicanaenlosEstadosUnidos C:EstudiarPalabrasyconceptosp.177. LeerMexicoamericanos:Suhistoriayunaexperienciapersonalpp. 179184.HacercomprensinAyB,pp.184185. Entregarborradordela TemaparalaComposicin2:PasajesCultura,p.158,A.Traedos Composicin2 copiasaclase.600palabras. Vacacionesdeprimavera15demarzoy17demarzo EntregarversinfinaldelaComposicin2. C:Lasexperienciasdeotrosgruposhispanos enEEUU:lospuertorriqueosylos cubanoamericanos. L:Lavozpasiva Lainfluenciahispanahoyenda: Representacionespopulares Repasoparaelexamenparcial

Semana8 Martes L:Estudiarleccin37AandENyhacerlaprcticapp.274276. 22/3 C:LeerLospuertorriqueosyLoscubanoamericanos,pp.187194. CompletaractividadC,p.195(tabladeinformacinsobrelostres Jueves grupos) 24/3 L:Estudiarleccin34:ThePassivevoiceyhacerlasactividades Prctica,AyB,pp.262267. Semana9 L:Estudiarlecciones35y36.Completarlasactividadesde Martes prcticayA,pp.270273. 29/3 Jueves Examenparcial 31/3 Semana10 C:EstudiarPalabrasyconceptosp.202.LeerDecaraalfuturoy hacercomprensinAyB,pp.204205 Martes 5/4 L:Estudiarleccin39:Ifclausesyhaceractividadesdeprctica, AyBpp.299301.Estudiarvocabulariop.289. C:LeerLavidamodernaestdestrozandolastradicionesen Hispanoamrica?yhacerlaactividaddecomprensinA(escribir Jueves unresumendelalectura). 7/4 L:Estudiarleccin40,Comparisonsyhaceractividades correspondientes,pp.303307.

Lacirugaplstica(yotrostemascorrientes).

Mesadeconversacin:Lavidadeayeryla vidadehoy.Cmodescribirasuna existenciatradicional?Quefectostienela tecnologaenlastradiciones?

Semana11 Martes C:LeerViolenciacriminal,p.214222.Preparar2preguntaspara 12/4 compartirconlaclase. Jueves L:Estudiarlecciones42y43yhaceractividadescorrespondientes, 14/4 pp.326331. Semana12 C:LeerAproximacionesaltextoyelartculoLaviolenciapoltica, Martes pp.225230.PrepararactividadesAyBp.231. 19/4 Jueves L:Estudiarleccin45Progressiveforms,haceractividadesde 21/4 prctica,pp.351355. Semana13 Martes Buscarinformacinsobrelaobsolescenciaprogramada. 26/4 TemaparalaComposicin3:Qupapeldesempeala Jueves tecnologaentuvidadiaria?750palabras.Traedoscopiasaclase. 28/4 Semana14 Martes Minipresentacionesoralesbasadasenlacomposicin3. 2/5 Bajarlaguadeestudiarparaelexamenfinal. Jueves Discusinfinal.Autoevaluacin. 5/5 Semana15 Jueves 12/5

C:Elcrimenylaviolenciacriminal

Laviolenciapoltica:Losderechoshumanosen Hispanoamrica. Elprogresivo Vdeo:Comprar,tirar,comprar. Entregarborradordela Composicin3 EntregarlaversinfinaldelaComposicin3. Repaso.

De10:30a1:15.Examenfinal

Aselectionofassignmentsforthisclasswillbeusedforaselfstudyresearchprojectthattheinstructoriscurrentlyconducting aboutherteachingpractices.Thanksforyourcooperation.