Spanish Syllabus

Instructor: Tara Sanchez

VUB Summer 2002

 This is an introductory class in Spanishl

 Below, I list

 the goals of the class (what you should learn)

 the requirements of the class (what you must do in order to pass)

 my expectations of you (what you need to do to act like a college student)

 and other important things that you need to know about this class.

Goals of this class:

1. students will learn basic Spanish vocabulary.

2. students will learn basic Spanish conversational skills.

3. students will learn to conjugate Spanish verbs in the present tense.

Requirements of the class:

1. you must complete all assignments, both oral and written.

2. you must participate in class in the form of asking questions, commenting, taking notes, paying
attention, supporting other students.

My expectations of you:

1. you must complete all assignments on time.

2. you must come to class on time-this means, be sitting in your seat with your coat off and
notebook and pen ready at the time when class is scheduled to start.

3. you must come to every class prepared -this means, having done all assignments and readings,
with all supplies (like pen and paper), and ready to participate.

4. you must not ask questions at inappropriate times.

[what does this mean? do not misunderstand-ALL questions are legitimate. NO question is "too dumb."
However, you are not 3 years old and you cannot yell out questions whenever you want. RAISE YOUR
HAND and I will call on you when I finish my thought. If I say, "Any questions?", that's a good time for a
question. If your question is unrelated to that day's class, wait until the end of class. If you are afraid
you'll forget the question, write it down.]

# you must be considerate of other classmates. You can disagree, but don't insult.

Your grade-your grade in my class will be composed of the following:

Mid-term 1 20%
Mid-term 2 20%
Final Exam 20%
Quizzes 20%
Class participation 20%

How to contact me: tsanchez@babel.ling.upenn.edu

This is my e-mail address. E-mail is the only way you can contact me, so I suggest you learn to do this
ASAP. You should let me know 24 hours in advance if you will be late to class, absent from class, late
with an assignment, whatever.

Below, you will find the class schedule and assignment due dates. This is SUPERimportant. Do NOT lose
this syllabus!

Date of Class Class Topic Assignment Due Preparation

May 15 introductions

course description

Spanish in the World

May 22 sounds of Spanish QUIZ #1 DUE!!! don't forget to practice

for 15 minutes each
Greetings, Common Phrases
day!

May 29 Noun Phrases, Adjective

Placement, Pronouns

June 5 NO CLASS DUE TO VUB GRADUATION!!

June 12 MID-TERM 1 STUDY GUIDE HERE

June 19 Conjugating -ar verbs

June 26 Conjugating -er and -ir verbs QUIZ #2 DUE!!!

July 3 Conjugating ser and estar

 July 10 Practicing with Verbs QUIZ #3 DUE!!! STUDY GUIDE HERE

July 17 MID-TERM 2

July 24 Vocabulary STUDY GUIDE coming

Building, Sentence soon...
Building,
Direct Object Pronouns

July 31 FINAL EXAM QUIZ #4 DUE!!!!

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