Welcome to an excellent Spanish program at North!

¡Bienvenidos a un excelente programa de español en el Norte!

Spanish 202 Winter 2008

Classroom : IB 3325

Mon & Wed 5:30-7:40 pm

INSTRUCTOR: Cristina Czyzewski Zahajko
OFFICE: IB 2309A
Office Hours: 5:00-5:25 pm M.W
12:00-12:50pm M.T.W.Th (perferably 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 Ass202Winter.HTM

TUTORING CENTER - language learning assistance:

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

TEXTBOOKS:
>Al Corriente- Curso intermedio de español. - Cuarta edición , Blake/ Pagani/Ramos/Marks - MCgraw Hill (Companion Web Site - http://www.mhhe.com/alcorriente
>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 La Opinión or Sea Latino.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Spanish 202 is the 2nd segment of the intermediate level.
Completion of the 100 series (101-3) and Spa 201 or instructor's permission is required.

In this segment students learn about HISPANIC CULTURE, ART, LITERATURE and CURRENT EVENTS while reviewing and expanding on the grammatical structures introduced in the first level. Spa 202 focuses on highlights from
different Spanish speaking countries. The course is conducted entirely in Spanish and students are expected to have knowledge of all verbal and other grammatical structures.

In Spa 201 there was a great emphasis on reviewing the structures of the present tense. In Spa 202 the greater emphasis will be given to all of the past tenses. In addition, students will continue with the introduction to practical business terminology began in Spa 201, and used in import/export, transportation, stock market and other transactions.

All four elements of language learning , i.e., reading, writing, speaking and listening are equally emphasized in the classroom interaction.

The communicative skills are measured by:

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

COURSE OUTCOMES / LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

A) Based on General Education ( North Seattle Community College)(2006)

A Definition of General Education

In accordance with the mission of North Seattle Community College , 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 202 students will

+ have continued improving their writing skills and style in Spanish. They will be replacing basic vocabulary with more idiomatic formations

+ have used and practiced all of the grammatical structures, but thoroughly reviewed and expanded on the past tenses, commands and the object pronouns

+ have been introduced to cultural, artistic, literary, geographic, historic, economic, etc., highlights of most of the Spanish- speaking countries and regions

+ have knowledge of important current events in the Hispanic world and know how to find them with multimedia resources

+ be aware of local activities in our Hispanic community.

COURSE OUTLINE:

Grammatical structures, vocabulary idioms, written assignments and or drills will be taken from Horizontes and Spanish for Business and Finance.

(completion of written assignments from both books is mandatory to receive credit for this course)

I. Suggested notebook Organization:

A. Classroom notes

B. 1. List of homework assignments
2. Homework with page and exercise numbers

C. Verbs
1. Regular
2. Irregular
3. With Prepositions

D. Vocabulary
1. Nouns
a. Masculine
b. Feminine

2. Adjectives

E.   Idiomatic Formations

II.Suggested sitting organization .

In order to have more effective conversational practices, students are asked to rotate their seating arrangement in the classroom each meeting day. This will enable them to mix and interact with students of all levels.

GRADING SYSTEM:

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

Class presentation: On the first week of the term, students will randomly draw the name of a Spanish-speaking country/region and will be scheduled to make a 2-page 15-minute presentation followed by a brief question-and-answer session. (PLEASE KEEP TWO DOUBLE- SPACED PAGES ONLY - STUDENTS WHO GET Argentina, Perú, México and Spain could have 3 pages ) (This presentation needs to specifically address the 10 elements listed on the syllabus below) (*). 50 points

*Each presentation must contain:

1. Geographical highlights, i.e. longest river, highest mountain.
2. Historical background
3. Population, ethnic distribution, etc.
4. Major economic activity, i.e. import, export.
5. Environmental protection consciousness.

6. Political structure, government in power, etc.
7. Major literary, artistic and other national figures.
8. Current event - (No more than a year old).
9. Regional reports of human interest

10. A simple regional recipe.

I. Students will randomly draw the dates for their presentation

II. Students will turn in :

a. The 2- page written (no less no more) presentation at least a class day before its delivery.

b. A list of new vocabulary to be corrected by the instructor and then distributed to all students by the presenter, with illustrations and attachments, the class day before the oral delivery. The vocabulary must be handed in to the instructor for correcting 3 days prior to the presentation.

The vocabulary list must be presented in the following manner:

(Spanish) - (English)
A) Sustantivos

* masculino
* femenino

B) Verbos
They should always be listed in the infinitive forms, showing stem changes or other irregularities in parenthesis, i.e. volar (ue) = to fly

C) Expresiones Idiomáticas i.e., hablar sin ton ni son

P.S. Include in the vocabulary list any words or expressions that you had to look up in the dictionary, any pertinent illustrations are greatly encouraged.

III. The presentation should be limited to 15 minutes to allow a 5 minute question-and-answer session.

NOTE: All of the above elements will be reflected in the grade, i.e.

+ the vocabulary list turned in neatly and on time.
+a well-structured written presentation - corrected before the delivery ONLY BY THE INSTRUCTOR
+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.

        directly derived from attendance, i.e. 5:30-7:40pm MW.)
           homework - turned in or reviewed in class on the day that it is due.
           Pronunciation. Class participation. Reading Skills.
         Comprehension and structure. Overall oral proficiency. 100 points

VERY IMPORTANT: Class attendance is mandatory and the key element in grading class participation. If the student foresees more than THREE HOURS of absenteeism during the quarter, s/he must discuss the circumstances with the instructor.

CURRENT EVENTS: Each student will make a 5- minute 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).
                                                                                                           10 points

LOCAL ACTIVITIES: On the day in which the current event was 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 something is going on and HOW MUCH it costs.

GUEST SPEAKERS: There will be three sets of questions required from the students to interview guest speakers. Eeach 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. (THIS POINTS ARE VERY IMPORTANT, AS THEY ARE CONSIDERED QUIZ GRADE)             30 points

Exams 200 points

1. A 2-page typewritten essay due on Wednesday, FEB. 21

(Using the 3 forms of the past tense reviewed during this term (imperfect, preterite, and past perfect) students will write in Spanish "Mi cuento favorito" o " La historia favorita - de mi niñez" 100 points

2. Final 100 points

a) Cultural and literary segment . A selection of questions about the presentations (it may be a take-home) . Students will select and write in essay form, 3 pages about 2 of the four topics given, based on the presentations and other classroom discussions,

b) Grammatical segment . A series of question-and-answers and translations based on the grammatical structures reviewed during the quarter. (MOSTLY THE PAST TENSES)

Total : 390 points

Other Credits:

* Perfect attendance (from 5:30-7:40pm M.W) effective from the day the student joins the class. 10 points

*     Extra credit from the selection following:   To a maximum of 10 points

        --   5 min. skit (turn in a written draft to be corrected before oral presentation).
        --   Presentation of a grammatical point and class drill.
        --   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. magazines, films, radio, TV., internet, 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)

-- Correcting Spa 102 exams, 3 times this quarter

+ --Peer tutoring. Working with another student 5 times for at least 1 hour each time.
* 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.

* Borderline students may be granted up to: 3 points

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Exams: Wed. Feb 20 ( At-home essay)

Mon. March 17 (Cultural segment)

Wed. March 19 (Grammatical segment)

Holidays (Mondays): January 21 (Dr. MLKing's Birthday) and February 18 (President's Day).

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 AL MUNDO HISPANO!