Spanish 203 Spring 2008

CLASSROOM: IB 3325 (5:30-7:45pm Mo and Wed)

INSTRUCTOR: Cristina Czyzewski Zahajko
OFFICE: IB 2309A
Office Hours: 5:00-5:25 pm M.W
12:00-12:50pm 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 Ass203Spring.HTM

TUTORING CENTER - language learning assistance:

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

TEXTBOOKS:        Rosaura A Las Diez, Marco Denevi , Al Corriente - Curso intermedio de español , 4ta Ed., Blake/González/Ramos/Marks -

for additional practice exercises see this web site

htp://www.mhhe.com/alcorriente

COURSE DESCRIPTION:   Spanish 203 is the third segment of the 2nd-year series  which strongly emphasizes oral and written communication. Students continue learning about Hispanic Cultures, Art, Literature and Current Events while reviewing and expanding on the grammatical structures introduced in the first level. This process is done through oral presentations, classroom discussions, reading and writing essays. Students also read and discuss a hispanic novel.

While in Spa 201 there was a great emphasis on reviewing the different structures of the present tense and   in Spa 202  on reviewing all of the past tenses,   in Spa 203 the emphasis is on reviewing all of the subjunctive mood , the future tenses and the conditional mood.

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

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

Communicative skills are measured by:

• class participation (regular attendance is crucial)

• oral 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)(2005)

Definition of General Education

... 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 General Education outcomes:

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 13. Understand the elements of a global society.

B) Specifically:

            By the end of  the Spa 201-3 series students will:

+ be able to communicate in Spanish with ease.

+ be able to teach Spanish grammatical structures and conversation at basic levels.

+ have done major stylistic  improvements in their writing skills,be able to use many idiomatic expressions and have expanded  on the knowledge of  the grammatical structures, i.e., by  understanding family of words, adjective formations in lieu of noun forms, etc.

+ know the main cultural, artistic, geographic, historic, economic,  etc. Hispanic highlights and be familiarized with authors and artists.

+ have thoroughly read, discussed and written about,  a Hispanic novel. Feel confortable about reading on their own, novels  and short stories in Spanish. 

+ know about important current events in the Hispanic world and know how to search for them with multimedia resources.  Be able to read  newspaper articles on their own.

+ be aware of local activities in our Hispanic community and be able to participate in them and interact in Spanish.  

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Regular attendance, punctuality and participation.

An average of five hour of homework per week,.

COURSE OUTLINE:  

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:

There will be 2 brief-oral presentations made during the course of the quarter.  Each of them will be followed by a question-and-answer segment.

1.             A 15- minute discussion of an assigned Exercise. D (Topics for discussion) from Rosaura.

(This will be done in pairs (or larger groups), if possible, and each student will be graded separately).     50 points

2.            A 2-5 minute oral presentation of a current event in the Hispanic

world.                                              10 points

The dates will be preassigned and there will be no written requirements in conjunction with these presentations.  Students are encouraged to speak without notes.

NOTE:The grade will be based on:

•  structure

• pronunciation

• clarity

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.  5:30-7:45 M.W.pm daily.

*   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 .   

Quizes:  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 other written assignments required to turn in to compensate for each 10 points. 30 points

Final Exam:            Consisting of three parts:                                                 200 points

 1. A brief 100-point essay-due Wed.  5/28 on Rosaura a  Las  Diez.

  2.  A choice of topics about the presentations and the Rosaura a  Las  Diez written in essay form (75 points).

 3. A question-and-answer segment based on the grammatical structures reviewed during the quarter (25 points).

Total:                                                                                                               390 points

Other Credits:

a)  *        Perfect attendance (from 5:30-7:45 pm M.W.)                                      10 points

b) Extra credit from the selection following:  to a max of                                    10 points

 --       5-minute 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, Inrternet TV, etc..

--         Meeting of study groups (students must obtain a standard   form to record the 5 meetings)

c)* 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.

d)          Borderline students may be granted up to:        3 points

PROGRAMA DE ROSAURA A LAS DIEZ

*   1)   Desarrollo de un personaje

2)         “        “    “   hilo temático (i.e.,detectivesco, romántico, social, psicológico, etc.)

DATES TO REMEMBER:

(Your 2 individualized dates for  Rosaura… and Current Events)

Essay on Rosaura…Wed. May 28

Final Exam (Literary topics - take home) Mon. June 9

Final Exam (Grammatical - based on "Rosaura a las 10") Wed June 11 - (5:30pm)(in-class)

Holidays:      Monday , May 26 (Memorial 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 HISPANICO!