Spanish (Elementary/Intermediate)
Sample course info
Text books
Spanish 201:
Spanish 201:
- Bretz, Mary Lee, et al. Pasajes: Lengua. 7th edition. McGraw Hill: 2010.
- Bretz, Mary Lee, et al. Pasajes: Cultura. 7th edition. McGraw Hill: 2010.
- Bretz, Mary Lee, et al. Pasajes: Literatura. 7th edition. McGraw Hill: 2010.
- Textbook: ¿Sabías que...? 5th edition by VanPatten, Lee, Ballman, Farley.
- Workbook: Español nivel 100, available at University Book Store.
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Schedules
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Sample Assignments
Fiesta (practice for oral exam) Oral exam |
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Policies
Late Pass
Late work is not allowed, with the following exceptions.
Extra Credit
You can earn up to 2% on your overall grade for attending events for Extra Credit. For each 1%, you must do a minimum of 2 hours of extra work in Spanish.
Late work is not allowed, with the following exceptions.
- If you are sick and can't do your homework on time, bring me a doctor's note, and we'll arrange a new deadline. If you know you'll be absent in advance (e.g. for a trip), discuss what you'll miss with me as soon as possible - arrangements for any potential make-up work must be made before you leave.
- Sometimes unexpected things come up that get in the way of finishing work on time but don't count as excused absences. For this reason, each student has one late pass: you may turn in one day's assignments (MSL, composition steps, etc.) one school day late without penalty, no explanation necessary. Just write "late pass" on your work when you turn it in the next day.
- If your work is finished on time, but you can't get to class to turn it in, you can avoid using your late pass by using the drop box. All parts of the assignment must be turned in at the same time - if you have hand-written parts, scan them or take high-quality pictures. (Your late pass will be applied if parts are missing or if I can't read any part.)
- If you have already used your late pass, subsequent written work will be docked up to 20% for each class day it is late. Subsequent late MSL work will not be graded.
- Anyone can earn back participation points lost due to recent absences (excused or not, within the previous two weeks) by using Spanish during office hours or writing emails or posts in Spanish. See the Extra Credit tab for more details.
Extra Credit
You can earn up to 2% on your overall grade for attending events for Extra Credit. For each 1%, you must do a minimum of 2 hours of extra work in Spanish.
- Attend a Hispanic-themed conference, seminar, concert, performance, or cultural event and write a summary and response in Spanish explaining what you saw and your reaction to it. The event needs to be at least 90 minutes long.
- Events will be worth 1% extra credit each, unless otherwise indicated. Some events (e.g., a performance without an introduction or discussion) may require additional research for full credit. Make sure you understand what you have to do to get credit before you attend!
- Write-up: Responses need to be turned in within a week of doing the activity, in class or via the Dropbox on the Assignments tab. Responses must be in Spanish, typed, double-spaced, and at least 150 words long. They will be graded credit or no credit. The final deadline to turn in any extra credit work is the last class day.
- Attend a bilingual or all-Spanish religious service or club meeting
- Observe or volunteer in a bilingual classroom (K-12)
- Volunteer at a Spanish-language clinic or other social-service situation
- Job-shadow someone who uses Spanish at work (at least while you are there -- that is, they might use a lot of English in their job, but make sure you observe them at a time when they expect to use mostly Spanish). If they want to explain things to you as they work, ask them to do so in Spanish.
- Converse in Spanish with a native speaker (e.g. found via the links below). You need to log 90 mins of conversation in Spanish for each write-up, but this doesn't have to be all at once.
- Organize/attend a Spanish movie night. There must be at least 3 students from our class, the movie must be primarily in Spanish (subtitles are ok), you must have a 15-minute+ group discussion in Spanish after the show, and you should each do a little outside research (something about the story, director, cultural/historical context, etc.). I recommend you run your plan by me beforehand to make sure you're doing everything expected to get credit.
Resources
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Grammar Worksheets/Activities (en espanol)
Feel free to copy/modify for your own use. Email me for any missing keys. Gustar etc. ("like" and similar verbs)
Ser & estar ("to be")
Mandatos (commands)
Pronombres (object pronouns)
Reflexivos & Se impersonal
Preterito & Imperfecto (past tenses)
Subjuntivo del presente
Subjuntivo del pasado
Mas gramatica (more/misc grammar)
Pronunciacion
Peliculas (movies)
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Links/Tips
Spanish-English Dictionary: http://www.wordreference.com/
Sounds of Speech (pronunciation animations): soundsofspeech.uiowa.edu/index.html
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