State University of New York at New Paltz

SPANISH Spring 2015

Intermediate Spanish 201
Sec. 03
3 credit-GE

Instructor: Luz Porras Office Hours:

Office: OM 205 M 3:30- 4:30
Email: porrasl@newpaltz.edu R 3:30- 4:30
W 12:30- 1:15
or by appointment
Hora de conversación
or
5:00 to 6:00
I. Purpose of the Course and Course Description: This course is
intended to improve language proficiency in each of the four basic
language skills, reading, and writing, speaking and listening. It is also
intended to increase understanding of both your own and other cultures
through the study of cultural practices throughout the Hispanic world.
II. Course Objectives By the end of Spanish 201 you should achieve
Intermediate-Low proficiency in each of the four language areas
according to the ACTFL guidelines. These abilities are as follows:
1. Speaking: You will be able to communicate at an intermediate level of
Spanish to talk about yourself and family members, ask and answer
questions and participate in simple conversations. You should be able
to talk about events in the past and present
2. Listening: You will be able to understand sentence-length
statements on a variety of topics, including basic personal background
and needs, social conventions and somewhat more complex tasks, such
as lodging, transportation, and shopping.
3. Reading: You will be able to interpret and discuss literature and film
at an intermediate level.
to read consistently simple, connected texts dealing with a variety of
basic and social needs. Examples may include short, straightforward
descriptions of persons, places, and things written for a wide audience.
4. Writing: You will be able to meet a number of practical writing
needs, which include short, simple letters and essays. Content involves
personal preferences, daily routine, everyday events, and other topics
grounded in personal experience. You will be able to write about both the
past and present.
5. Culture: You will be able to analyze a variety of high and low
Hispanic cultural texts and artifacts, including short literary texts, songs,
paintings and objects from daily life. You will be able to situate them in a
broader cultural context and compare them to expressions of your own
culture. Through these skills you will be able to better mediate cultural
difference and understand how value systems are shaped by language.

III. Topics
You will learn to communicate efficiently and correctly about the
following topics: Relaciones personales, la ciudad, medios de
comunicacion, la familia
IV. Text:

Blanco, José A. and C. Cecilia Tocaimaza-Hatch, with contributing writer Próspero N.

García, IMAGINA: español sin barreras 3e. Vista Higher Learning, 2013.

Additional Resources: IMAGINA Supersite vhlcentral.com, and Student Activities

Manual / WebSAM

Recommended:
A good bilingual Spanish-English dictionary

V. Other Resources:
1 BlackBoard, through which I will communicate with you often.

VI. Course Assignments

Exams:

There will be 3 chapter exams and a final exam covering all four chapters. There will
be no exam make-ups without prior arrangement.

Homework:

Workbook/Lab Manual or WebSAM (WebSAM tab of Supersite): There are

workbook and lab manual assignments that correspond to the text assignments
for each lesson. You must complete all the exercises for each lesson.

Supersite: Supersite activities: Any assigned activities from the Supersite

(specifically the Practice and Assessment tabs, not including the WebSAM).
Supersite activities are to be done in preparation for the section taught in the
next class. This is done in order to consolidate your understanding so you are
better prepared to participate in class discussions.

Composition: There will be two compositions. Compositions will be

based on the following criteria: Content 30%, Vocabulary 30%, Grammar
30%, and Mechanics 10%
VII. Policies for Evaluation/Grading & Attendance
Participation: Active participation is expected every time the class meets. If you
miss class without an official excused absence, or if you come to class and do not
participate, you will lose 100% of your participation grade (5% of your final grade).
Your grade will be calculated according to the following formula:

Class Participation 10%

Homework & workbook 25
Compositions 5%
Exams (3) 45%
Final 15

Grading Scale

Outstanding work receives an A; outstanding work far exceeds what is expected

(superior).
A = 93 A- = 90
Excellent work receives a B; excellent work exceeds what is expected (above
average).
B+ = 87 B = 83 B- = 80
Good work receives a C; good work basically meets expectations (average).
C+ = 77 C = 73 C- = 70
Acceptable work receives a D; acceptable work is not particularly good, but is
not failing (below average).
D+ = 67 D = 63 D- = 60
Unacceptable work receives an F; unacceptable work demonstrates poor effort
and/or understanding (failing).

F = 59 and below

VIII. Class participation and attendance: You will actively contribute to

class and group discussions both by asking and by answering questions; it also
means that you will willingly engage in class activities and that you will always
use the language of the course, i.e., Spanish. All students are expected to attend
every day and arrive on time. Absence from class will affect your grade, as will
tardies, early departures, and regularly entering and leaving the room while
class is in session

Campus wide Policy Statements

I. ADA and Academic Integrity

It is the policy of SUNY New Paltz to provide reasonable accommodation
for qualified individuals with disabilities. Federal law (Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990) established the rights of individuals with disabilities. SUNY New
Paltz shall comply with all applicable federal laws and regulations
regarding reasonable accommodations needed to provide equal
opportunity to qualified individuals with disabilities.
Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of honesty in
their college work. Cheating, forgery, and plagiarism are serious
offenses, and students found guilty of any form of academic dishonesty
are subject to disciplinary action.
II. POLICIES REGARDING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Any student who will need classroom and/or testing accommodations
based on the impact of a disability should contact the Disability Resource
Center, Student Union, Room 210, 845-257-3020. The DRC will provide
an Accommodation Memo for your instructors
Verifying the need for accommodations. Students are encouraged to
request accommodations as close to the beginning of the semester as
possible

III. Information on electronic SEIs

You are responsible for completing the Student Evaluation of Instruction
(SEI) for this
Course and for all your courses with an enrollment of five (5) or more
students. I value your feedback and use it to improve my teaching and
planning.

Class Schedule* Spring 2015

Date In class: Due:

R 01/22 Intro to the course. Package review.
* Get your book and enroll
in Supersite!
M 01/26 Review correction. Unit 1 pp 2-3 Leer las relaciones personales
p.4. Preparación p.6

* Get your book and enroll

in Supersite!
R 01/29 Las relaciones personales, págs. 4-5. Leer: Sueña. Estados
Unidos, págs. 12-15.
Cortometraje: Momentos de Estación, págs. 6-11 Estructuras, págs. 18-19

M 02/02 ¿Qué aprendiste?, pág. 16. Leer: Preparación, pág. 31

Práctica, págs. 20-1Ser & Estar.
Práctica, págs.24-5, Práctica: Luna de miel
Gustar, págs. 28-9. Síntesis, pág. 30
R 02/05 Discutir la lectura: Corriente Latina.
Análisis, pág. 34.
Corriente Latina, págs.32-3
Leer: Ser & estar pág.22-3
Repasar el Capítulo 1
M 02/09 Repaso. Estudiar

R 02/12 Leer: En la ciudad, pág. 42

EXAMEN UNIDAD 1 y Preparación 44
M 02/16 En la ciudad, págs. 42-3. Leer: México, págs. 50-3
Cortometraje: Adiós Mamá, págs. 44-49
R 02/19 ¿Qué aprendiste? Pág. 54. Leer: Estructuras: The
En pantalla, pág. 55 preterite, págs. 56-7 y The
Imperfect, págs. 60-1
M 02/23 Práctica, págs. 58-9 y Práctica, págs. 62-3 Leer: Estructuras: The
preterite vs. the imperfect,
págs. 64-5
R 02/26 Práctica, pág. 66. Comunicación, pág. 67 Leer: La ciudad es mía,
pág. 68 y Preparación, pág.
73
M 03/02 Síntesis, pág. 68 Leer y hacer: Historia del
Preparación, pág. 73 Lobo Feroz
R 03/05 Corregir Lobo Feroz
Preparación para la Composición 1 (la narración) Estudiar
M 03/09 EXAMEN UNIDAD 2 Leer: Los medios de
comunicación, pág. 80 y
Entregar Composición 1 Preparación pág. 82

R 03/12 Cortometraje: Encrucijada, págs. 82-7 Leer: El Caribe, págs. 88-

91
M 03/16 NO CLASSES
R 03/19 NO CLASSES

M 03/23 Leer: El Caribe, págs. 88-91¿Qué aprendiste? , Práctica, pág. 97

pág. 92 Comunicación, págs. 98-9
Leer: Estructuras: The subjunctive in noun clause, Hoja Trabajo Subjuntivo
págs. 94-6

R 03/26 Corregir Trabajo Subjuntivo Hoja de Trabajo Object

Leer: Estructuras. pronouns.
Object pronouns, págs. 100-1
M 03/30 Corregir hoja de trabajo. Leer: Estructuras:
Hoja de trabajo email. Commands, págs. 104-5
Práctica, pág. 102
Comunicación, págs. 103
R 04/02 Leer: Estructuras: Commands, págs. 104-5 Hoja de Trabajo de
Práctica, pág. 106 Commands.

M 04/06 Corregir Hoja de Trabajo de Commands. Leer:

Comunicación, págs. 107
 Síntesis, pág. 108
R 04/09 Comunicación, págs. 107 Hacer ejercicios de repaso.
Síntesis, pág. 108

M 04/13 Repaso Unidad 3 Estudiar

R 04/16 EXAMEN UNIDAD 3 Leer: En familia, pág. 120

Entregar composición 2 Preparación, págs. 122-3

M 04/20 Ver: Cortometraje: El rincón de Venezuela Leer: Análisis, págs. 126-7

Práctica, pág. 121

R 04/23 Discusión de El rincón de Venezuela Leer: Estructuras: Reflexive

Estructuras: The subjunctive in adjective clauses, verbs, págs. 138-9
págs. 134-5 Práctica, pág. 136 y Comunicación,
pág. 137

M 04/27 Práctica y Comunicación (reflexive verbs), págs. Leer Por and Para, págs.
140-1 142-3

R 04/30 Práctica y Comunicación (por and para), págs. Síntesis, pág. 146.
144-5 Leer 148-49.

M 05/04 Repaso unidad 4

Estudiar
W 05/06 Last Day to submit your Electronic SEI
R 05/11 Final Exam

10:15AM 12:15PM
12:15 PM 12:15 PM

*Schedule is subject to change at instructor’s discretion. You are responsible for attending class or
contacting a reliable source to find out what these changes are.