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COURSE SYLLABUS: SPAN& 221 (Fall 2008)

INSTRUCTOR: Cristina Czyzewski Zahajko
OFFICE: IB 2309A
Office Hours: 5:00-5:25 pm M.W
12:00-12:50am M.T.W.Th (preferably by appt.)

Telephone: (206) 528-4539
Fax: (206) 527- 3784

E - mail: czahajko@sccd.ctc.edu

Web page: http://facweb.northseattle.edu/czahajko/

* for homework - go to Ass221Fall.htm

TUTORING CENTER - language learning assistance:

http://www.northseattle.edu/services/loft/h_langs.htm

TEXTBOOKS:
>Horizontes - Repaso y conversación Quinta Edición (Spanish Edition) Gilman/ Levy-Konesky - Wileey - (Companion Web Site - www.wiley.com/college/gilman
>Spanish for Business & Finance - Jarvis Lebredo, 7th Ed. HOUGHTON (Student Website - http://www.college.hmco.com/students)

OTHER MATERIAL:
>At least one current Spanish language newspaper, such as Sea Latino

>See attached list for presentation topics .

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Spanish 201 is the first segment of the intermediate level. Completion of the 100 series or instructor's permission is required. Students learn about HISPANIC CULTURE, ART, LITERATURE and CURREN EVENTS while reviewing the grammatical structures covered in the 101-3 level.

Students are also introduced to PRACTICAL BUSINESS TERMINOLOGY (in Spanish) used in import/export, transportation, stock market and other commercial transactions.

The course is conducted entirely in Spanish and students are expected to have knowledge of verbal and other grammatical structures.

The communicative skills are measured by:

+ class participation (regular attendance is crucial)
+ class presentations
+ preparation of material for classroom dialogues
+ interviews and discussions with guest speakers
+ conversation, class drills and interviews with fellow classmates

COURSE OUTCOMES / LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

A) Based on General Education ( NSCC)(2006)

A Definition of General Education

In accordance with the mission of N S C C , the college community affirms the place of general education in all programs. 

General education provides the non-specialized portion of students' education, emphasizing attitudes necessary to function as a citizen and life-long learner, skills required for college level inquiry and competence, and knowledge that demonstrates awareness of the complex world in which we live.

Attitudes

To help students achieve the outcomes of general education, certain attitudes should pervade the entire culture of NSCC and encourage faculty, staff and students to:

•  Recognize the value of intellectual inquiry, personal responsibility, and ethical behavior.

•  Discover the interdisciplinary nature of knowledge.

•  Demonstrate a willingness to learn from many cultures, persons, methods, and viewpoints.

•  Be actively involved in the community.

•  Find joy in the process of self-discovery, in expressing oneself creatively, and in life­long learning.

Skills

General education will provide introduction and practice in the ability to think critically, to use quantitative reasoning, to write, to demonstrate information literacy, to use computer skills, to work in groups, and to deal with diversity. 

This course will satisfy the following:

Outcome 1. Think critically in reading and writing .

Outcome 3. Discover, develop, and communicate one's own creative and critical ideas in writing and to respond in effective writing to the spoken, written, and visual ideas of others.

Outcome 4. Access, evaluate, and apply information from a variety of sources and a variety of contexts.

Outcome 6. Work and communicate effectively in groups.

Outcome 7. Deal constructively with information, ideas, and emotions associated with such issues of diversity and conflict as culture, ethnicity, race, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, and abilities.

Outcome 8. Understand major ideas, values, beliefs, and experiences that have shaped human history and cultures.

Outcome 9. Understand artistic expression as an essential human and cultural phenomenon.

Outcome 11. Understand the nature of the individual and the relationship between the self and the community.

Outcome 12. Understand the United States as a multicultural society.

Outcome 13. Understand the elements of a global society.

B) Specifically:

By the end of Spa 201 students will:
+ have greatly improved their writing skills in Spanish. They will have replaced basic vocabulary with more sophisticated language expressions.
+ have used and practiced all grammatical structures, but thoroughly reviewed and expanded on the present and the simple past tenses, and on the adjective formations.

+have been introduced to most of the outstanding literary and artistic Hispanic works as well as to the Hispanic Nobel laureates.
+ have knowledge of important current events in the Hispanic world and know how to find them.
+ be aware of local activities in our Hispanic community.

COURSE OUTLINE:
Grammatical structures, vocabulary, idioms, written assignments and oral drills will be taken from >Al Corriente-

Preliminary Chapter-3

and Spanish for Business and Finance Preliminary - chapter 4

#1.  A notebook with 5 divisions is ideal for this course:  

GRADING SYSTEM: The final grade will be based on the total number of points earned during the quarter. The maximum of 390 will be computed as follows:

GLOBAL ISSUES 1
Class presentation: Each student is expected to make a 15-minute cultural presentation (no more than 2 double- spaced word-processed pages) followed by a 5-minute question-and-answer session. The subjects must be either taken from the list attached to this syllabus or related to the Hispanic culture, Art and Literatureand approved by the instructor. (BECAUSE THIS COURSE TRANSFERS AS INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH/HISPANIC LITERATURE, WE NEED TO COVER ALL PERIODS OF OF ITS DEVELOPMENT - therefore, the instructor may not allow some suggestions that will heavily shift the balance into one period, i.e., XX or XXI century) . 50 points

+ The instructor will schedule the presentations.
+ All presentations (vocabulary too) must be corrected by the instructor before delivery.

NOTE: THE WRITTEN PRESENTATION WILL BE GRADED, SO NO OTHER PERSON CAN READ/CORRECT/EDIT it BEFORE THE INSTRUCTOR SEES IT.

It must be listed in this manner Spanish-English

+ The vocabulary must be handed in to the instructor for correcting 3 week days before the presentation. NOTE: All of these elements will be reflected in the grade:

-- the vocabulary list turned in neatly and on time.
-- a well- structured written-presentation - corrected by the instructor before hand.
-- selection of audio/visual aids.
-- oral presentation-pronunciation,etc.

Class Participation:A student will receive up to 100 points for his/her participation in class. The instructor’s criteria will be based on discussion of written and oral assignments, pronunciation, reading techniques, preparation of questions for classroom dialogues and class attendance:

25%     Directly derived from attendance for the full class period each day.    
75%     Based on class participation

Homework - turned in or reviewed in class on the day that it is due.

Attendance 
Comprehension and structure.  Overall oral proficiency.  
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VERY IMPORTANT:

Attendance is mandatory and the key element in grading class participation. If the student foresees more than one day of absenteeism during the quarter, s/he must discuss the circumstances with the instructor.

GLOBAL ISSUES 2

Current events: Each student will make a 5-minute oral commentary on a current event related to the Hispanic Culture. The subjects will not be preassigned and students are encouraged to check for Hispanic community events, films, presentations, speakers, programs, concerts, dances, etc. A brief review of events attended by the student and/or commentaries on media releases will also be acceptable. (This does not have to be written) IT MUST BE PRESENTED IN STUDENT'S OWN WORDS; NOT READ. 10 points
Internet Resources
CNN en Español
The Latino On-line News Network (LATNN.com)
Washington State Commission on Hispanic Affairs

Local Activities :

GLOBAL ISSUES 3
On the day in which the current event is presented, the same student will announce between one and 3 local activities in the Hispanic Community. This is a simple report of WHAT, WHEN, WHY, WHERE something is going on and HOW MUCH it costs.
La Voz newspaper / Sea latino

GLOBAL ISSUES 4

Guest speakers:
There will be three sets of questions required from the students to interview guest speakers. Each set will be worth 10 points. If we should not have 3 speakers, there will be another written assignment required to turn in to compensate for the 10 points. (THESE POINTS ARE VERY IMPORTANT, AS THEY ARE CONSIDERED QUIZ GRADES) - 30 points
Exams 200 points
1.   A 2-page typewritten essay due on Wednesday, Nov. 12 (Using all verbal formations in the present tense) on the topic 'REFLEXIONES SOBRE MI VIDA EN/Y EL SIGLO XXI" 100points

2. Final consisting of 2 parts: Total 100 points

a) A selection of questions about the presentations.
b) A question-and-answer segment and a translation using the grammatical structures reviewed during the quarter.

Total 390 points

Other Credits:
> Perfect attendance (from 5:30-7:45 pm Mo. & Wed) effective from the day the student joins the class 10 points
> Extra credit from the following selection: To a max. of 10 points-

Original skit, song, poem ( 5 min.) ( a written draft must be turned in and corrected before oral presentation).
- Presentation of a grammatical point and class drill (in Spanish). Original summary of a grammatical point to be used in class as study guide.
- Presentation on how to use or operate something (-full explanation given in Spanish).
- Written presentation of vocabulary and its application- from sources outside of the textbook--i.e. Internet, magazines, films, radio, TV., etc.
- Meeting of study groups--students must obtain a standard form to record the 5 meetings.

- Working at the Loft with Spanish multimedia material (Sign-up form required) or on the Internet, i.e., ancillary material to textbook
- Correcting Spa 101 exams, 3 times this quarter

> Service Learning. Students may get 5 points

for working as volunteers in a Spanish-speaking helping capacity. Students must work at least 5 hours. They must present a) documentation signed by the supervisor of the program b) a brief report 10 sentences in Spanish about the project.

* Spanish Conversation. Students may get 5 points for participating in 5 different conversation hours (5 x 1 hour or 10 x 1/2 hour) (Sign-up form must be obtained from the instructor and turned in with verfication of attendance) 5 points
*>Borderline students may be granted up to: 3 points

DATES TO REMEMBER
Exams:
Wed. Nov. 12 (At home essay) (ACCEPTED ONLY ON THIS DAY)

Final

MON. Dec. 8., 5:30pm (Final )(grammar portion)
WED. Dec 3 (Literary topics take-home portion of final exam)

GRADE BREAKDOWN
The Seattle Community Colleges use a numerical grading system. Numerical grades may be considered equivalent to letter grades as follow:

                        A                        94-100                  3.9-4.0                         (367-390)
                        A-                       91-93                    3.5-3.8      Excellent    (355-366)
                        B+                      88-90                    3.2-3.4                         (343-354)
                        B                        84-87                    2.9-3.1       High        (328-342)
                        B-                       81-83                    2.5-2.8                         (316-327)
                        C+                      78-80                    2.2-2.4                         (304-315)
                        C                        74-77                    1.9-2.1     Average       (289-303)
                        C-                       71-73                    1.5-1.8                         (277-288)
                        D+                      66-70                    1.2-1.4                         (257-276)
                        D                        60-65                    0.9-1.1    Minimum      (234-256)
                        D-                       55-59                    0.7-0.8                         (215-233)
                        E                                                       0.0 Unsatisfactory  (214 and below)

Students cannot receive a grade of W (withdraw) after the eighth week of classes.  If you need to withdraw from this class for any reason, please do so before the final day of the eighth week.

¡BIENVENIDOS Y BUENA SUERTE!(*_*)!

TEMAS DE COMPOSICIÓN

CULTURAS INDÍGENAS:
Aztecas, Mayas y otras civilizaciones indígenas de Méjico y Centroamérica
Incas (Perú) y otras partes de la región andina.
Otros grupos indígenas: Mesquitos (Nicaragua), Cuna (Panamá), Tainos (Puerto Rico / Cuba), Aymará (Bolivia) etc.
Otros grupos étnicos; el gaucho (Argentina), el llanero (Venezuela)
El problema actual en Méjico con los Mayas debido al tratado internacional N.A.F.T.A. / El tratado de C.A.F.T.A
ESPAÑA
La dominación árabe durante 8 siglos. Influencia arábe en la cultura española.

PAÍSES HISPANOHABLANTES
Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Colombia, Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, España, Guatemala,
Honduras, Méjico, Nicaragua. Panamá, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Perú, República Dominicana, Venezuela, Uruguay.
HISPANOS EN LOS E.E.U.U.
Mejicanoamericanos, cubanoamericanos, puertorriqueños, otros.
PREMIOS NOBEL ENTRE LOS HISPANOHABLANTES
LITERATURA(España)
José Echegaray Carlos S. Lamas
Jacinto Benavente
Juan Ramón Jiménez
Camilo J. Cela
Vicente Aleixandre
(Chile)
Gabriela Mistral {Primera persona latinoamericana en ganar este galardón}Pablo Neruda

(Guatemala) Miguel Angel Asturias

(Méjico) Octavio Paz

PAZ

(Argentina)

Carlos S. LamasAdolfo Equivel

(Costa Rica) Oscar Arias (Guatemala) Rigoberta Menchú

NOVELA
Algunos autores importantes: Cervantes , Ana M. Matute (España), Carlos Fuentes, Elena Poniatowski, Laura Esquivel (Méjico), Isabel Allende (Chile), Vargas Llosa, Ciro Alegría (Perú), Jorge Luis Borges (Argentina) etc.
POESÍA
Luis Pales Matos (Puerto Rico) – La infuencia africana en el español del Caribe.
Afonsina Sarni (Argentina) La madre soltera en la sociedad hispanoamericana.
José Hernández (Argentina) la persecución del gaucho (indiocriollo)
Rigoberta Menchú (Guatemala) La explotación del indígena en Centroamérica.
Rubén Darío (Nicaragua) El modernismo.
García Lorca (España) Poesía gitana
Etc. etc.
MÚSICA
Influencias africanas en el Caribe- Salsa, merengue, Cumbia, Cha-Cha
Rumba, etc.
Influencias árabes y gitanas en España. El flamenco, etc.
Influencias indígenas, regionales y extranjeras – Mariachi, Norteña, Tango, Música clásica.
Músicos - Andrés Segovia. Pablo Casals, etc.
Cantantes – Carlos Gardel, Julio Iglesias, Enrique Iglesias, Santana, Plácido Domingo, Linda Ronstad, etc.
HISTORIA
Época pre-colombina.
Época colonial.
Revoluciones del siglo XIX
Revoluciones del siglo XX – Pancho Villa y Emiliano Zapata (Méjico)
Fidel Castro y Che Guevara (Cuba), Che Guevara (Bolivia)
Juan y Eva Perón (Argentina), Augusto Sandino (Nicaragua), Marcos y los zapatistas(Méjico), El Arzobispo
Romero (El Salvador)

RELIGIÓN
El catolicismo.
La Santería.
Otras religiones y prácticasCOMIDA
Regional
OTROS TEMAS
Don Quijote de La Mancha y sus proverbios. Importancia universal del mito de Eva Perón, etc.