SPAN 2312 0810 - INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II

Introduction

Syllabus - Span 2312.810

Course Syllabus

Course Name & Number: SPAN 2312 Intermediate Spanish II

Semester & Year: Spring 2020

Course Description: The consolidation of skills acquired at the introductory level. Further development of proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing. Emphasis on comprehension, appreciation, and interpretation of the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world.

Instructor’s Name: Melissa Caddy

Instructor’s Office #: Room 406, Valley View High School

Email address: mcaddy@nctc.edu / mcaddy@vvisd.net

Office Phone #: 940-726-3522 x170

Office Hours: before and after school

Textbooks &Materials Required: The majority of the works we will discuss are available online free of charge, but around mid-semester you will watch the movie También la lluvia in class.

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Technology Requirements

Screen Size

• A minimum of 1024x600. That is the average size of a netbook.

Operating Systems

• Windows XP SP3 and newer

• Mac OSX 10.6 and newer

• Linux - ChromeOS

Mobile OS Native App Support

• iOS 5 and newer

• Android 2.3 and newer

Computer Speed and Processor

• Use a computer 5 years old or newer when possible

• 1GB of RAM

• 2GHz processor

Internet Speed

• Along with compatibility and web standards, Canvas has been carefully crafted to accommodate low bandwidth environments.

• Minimum of 512kbps

Screen Readers (if needed)

• The latest versions of JAWS and VoiceOver

Canvas Tech Support: (940) 668-3335 use this number during office hours if you need immediate support, but it is preferred that you submit a ticket

Minimum Technical Skills

In order to succeed in this course, you must be able to

write, send, and receive emails
navigate the internet to find information and access online learning components
navigate and use Canvas
upload content via the internet
record yourself using a webcam and microphone
compose, edit, format and spell check documents using a word processor

Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete SPAN 2312 will meet the following learning outcomes:

1. Summarize authentic spoken discourse produced by Spanish speakers of diverse origins.

2. Produce Spanish comprehensible to native speakers using complex grammatical structures to communicate analytical and interpretive information in both impromptu and prepared speech.

3. Demonstrate increasing comprehension of authentic written texts in a variety of genres.

4. Write evaluations and critiques at a high intermediate level using complex grammatical structures.

5. Formulate cohesive paragraphs and essays.

6. Interpret cultural practices and products of the Spanish speaking world drawing on authentic materials including literature and the visual arts.

Core Objectives

Foundational Component Area: Language, Philosophy, and Culture

Critical Thinking Skills (CT)- to include creative thinking, innovation, inquiry, and analysis, evaluation and synthesis of information
Communication Skills (COM)- to include effective development, interpretation and expression of ideas through written, oral, and visual communication
Social Responsibility (SR)- to include intercultural competency, knowledge of civic responsibility, and the ability to engage effectively in regional, national, and global communities
Personal Responsibility (PR)- to include the ability to connect choices, actions, and consequences to ethical decision-making

Grading Policy & Procedures

In general, I do not offer extra credit. However, at the end of the semester, I apply standard rounding to everyone. An 89.44 will remain a B, but an 89.45 will round up to an A.

Presentaciones de investigación25%

Composiciones 30%

Preguntas orales impromptu30%

Tarea15%

90-100% A

80-89% B

70-79% C

60-69% D

0-59%

Presentaciones de investigación

These will be frequent, short presentations based on topics related to the cultural, historical or social context of the materials being discussed. You will receive a rubric and detailed information about these as they come up in the semester.

Composiciones

These will be analyses of text. You will receive a rubric and detailed instructions for each composition.

Preguntas orales impromptu

Part of the goals for this level is to evaluate non-practiced speaking. You will receive a topic related to the materials being discussed, a brief time to organize your thoughts, and then must speak about the assigned topic for the required length of time. You will not know the topic beforehand because this must be impromptu speaking.

Tarea y Asistencia

These activities will be used to give you practice speaking, writing, or completing the kind of work you will do on heavier weighted assignments.

Scholastic Integrity

Scholastic dishonesty shall include, but not be limited to cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion. See Student Handbook “Student Rights & Responsibilities: Student Conduct [FLB- (LOCAL)]” #18.

Disciplinary Actions [Student Handbook, #5] “When cheating, collusion, or plagiarism has occurred beyond any reasonable doubt, the instructor may give the student or students involved an “F” on a particular assignment or in the course. [See Scholastic Dishonesty FLB (Local)] The instructor shall make a written report of the incident and of the planned action to his Department Chair. The Department Chair shall report the incident and action to appropriate instructional dean who shall review the case, notify the student and, if necessary, take further action. This may involve either probation or suspension of the student or students in question. If such disciplinary action is deemed necessary, the Dean of Student Services shall be notified, and the action shall be taken through that office.”

Plagiarism, which should be avoided at all costs, includes the following student actions:

Turning in someone else's ideas, opinions, theories, or work as your own;
Unintentionally or inadvertently turning in someone else's ideas, opinions, theories, or work as your own as the result of failing to document sources both internally and in the Works Cited;
Copying words, ideas, or images from someone without giving credit; Failing to put a quotation in quotations marks;
Giving incorrect information about the source of information, quotations, or images;
Changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit;
Copying so many words, ideas, or images from a source that it makes up the majority of the student's work, whether or not the student gives credit.

The NCTC Student Handbook can be found here

Attendance and Late Work Policy

In general, late work will not receive credit unless you have contacted me for an emergency.

ADA Statement

North Central Texas College does not discriminate on the basis of disability for admission or access to its programs. The College is committed to providing equal access to its students with disabilities by providing appropriate accommodations; a variety of services and resources are made available through the ACCESS Department. Students are responsible for notifying the ACCESS Department of their need for assistance. Students with documented disabilities, such as mobility impairment, hearing or visual impairment, learning, and/or psychological disorders are eligible for services.

Disability Accommodations

The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) provides accommodations for students who have a documented disability. A disability is anything that can interfere with learning, such as a learning disability, psychological challenge, physical illness, or injury. Accommodations may include extra time on tests, tests in a distraction-reduced environment, volunteer note taker in class, etc.

On the Corinth Campus, go to room 170 or call 940-498-6207. On the Gainesville Campus, go to room 110 in the Administration Building (100) or call 940-668-4209. Students on the Bowie, Graham, Flower Mound, and online campuses should call 940-668-4209 to arrange for an intake appointment with OSD.

North Central Texas College is on record as being committed to both the spirit and letter of federal equal opportunity legislation, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, ADA Amendments Act of 2009, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-112).

EEOC Statement

North Central Texas College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, or disability in the employment or the provision of services.

Grade input

I try to get work graded and back to you by the next week, but remember that the standard grade turn-around is two weeks.

Tobacco-Free Campus

NCTC restricts the use of all tobacco products including cigarettes, cigars, pipes, electronic cigarettes, and smokeless tobacco on campus property. NCTC is aware that tobacco use influences underage students, accumulates unsightly tobacco litter, and interferes with assuring clean air for all who come to NCTC. NCTC recognizes the health hazards of tobacco use and of exposure to second hand smoke. Information on a tobacco cessation program is available for students, faculty, staff who wish to stop using tobacco products. We would like to "thank you" for your help in making our campuses Tobacco-Free. For questions or concerns, please contact the Office of Vice President of Student Services at 940-668-4240.

Course Calendar

			En clase	Tarea
		Unidad 1	LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 CO CT, COM, PR Identify characteristics of Mexican Spanish Summarize videos in Spanish Present about a cultural or historical aspect of Mexico Summarize and critique an authentic text
Week 1	Jan. 21-23	Día 1	El acento mexicano e introducción a la historia mexicana "México lindo" Lectura sobre la educación	Hacer la tarea y en un párrafo describe por qué te interesa el español y lo que esperas mejorar en esta clase.
Week 2	Jan. 28	Día 2	La historia mexicana (pre-colombina y colonial) "Primera carta de relación" de Cortés "Grandeza mexicana" de Balbuena "Hombres necios" de Sor Juana	Hacer la tarea y en un párrafo describir algo que te sorprendió de la clase hoy. Empezar a preparar tu presentación.
Week 2	Jan. 30	Día 3	La historia mexicana (independencia y revolución) "Chac Mool" de Fuentes	Hacer la discusión sobre "Chac Mool" Subir tu presentación
Week 3	Feb. 4	Día 4	La historia mexicana (moderna) Las presentaciones	Hacer la tarea y en un párrafo describir algunas cosas que aprendiste de la historia mexicana que te sorprendieron.
Week 3	Feb. 6	Día 5	Empezar "El censo" de Carballido	Hacer la tarea y escribir un párrafo sobre lo que harás durante este fin de semana o lo que harías durante un fin de semana ideal. Empezar a pensar en tu tema para la Compocisión #1
Week 4	Feb. 11	Día 6	Continuar "El censo"	Hacer la tarea y escribir un párrafo para comparar lo que sabías de México antes de este semestre y lo que aprendiste ahora y también reflexionar acerca de cómo eso afecta tu percepción de México Empezar a pensar en tu tema para la Compocisión #1
Week 4	Feb. 13	Día 7	Terminar "El Censo" Ver la obra "El censo"	Hacer la discusión sobre "El Censo" Preparar el primer borrador de la Composición #1
		Unidad 2:	LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 LO CT, COM, SR Read authentic texts Summarize spoken Spanish Analyze and critique authentic materials Present cultural information about South America Identify characteristics of the Argentine accent
Week 5	Feb. 18	Día 1	Introducción a la historia y el acento de Argentina Leer sobre el mate y la educación	Escoger tu tema para la presentación sobre Argentina
Week 5	Feb. 20	Día 2	Empezar "Casa tomada" de Julio Cortázar	Subir la versión final de la Composición #1 Preparar tu presentación Hacer la actividad de comprensión
Week 6	Feb. 25	Día 3	Terminar "Casa tomada"	Hacer la práctica para la pregunta impromptu #1 Subir tu presentación Hacer la actividad de comprensión Hacer la discusión de "Casa tomada"
Week 6	Feb. 27	Día 4	Presentaciones --Argentina	Hacer la tarea y resumir ideas interesantes que recuerdas de la clase.
Week 7	March 3	Día 5	Introducción a la historia de Chile Lectura sobre la educación Empezar la obra "Una mariposa blanca" de Roepke	Comprensión del artículo Hacer la actividad de comprensión
Week 7	March 5	Día 6	Terminar "Una mariposa blanca" Discusión	Escoger tu tema para la presentación sobre Bolivia Hacer la discusión sobre "Una mariposa blanca" Hacer la actividad de comprensión
Week 8	March 10	Día 7	Pregunta impromptu #1 (Casa tomada y Una mariposa blanca)
Week 8	March 12	Día 8	Empezar "El delantal blanco" de Sergio Vodanović	Hacer la tarea y describir lo que te gusta hacer cuando estás de vacaciones. Hacer la actividad de comprensión Preparar tu presentación
Week 9	March 24	Día 9	Continuar "El delantal blanco"	Hacer la tarea y reflexionar sobre los problemas sociales de “El delantal blanco” en comparación con los problemas de tu país. Hacer la actividad de comprensión Preparar tu presentación
Week 9	March 26	Día 10	Terminar y discutir "El delantal blanco"	Hacer la a discusión de "El delantal blanco" Hacer la actividad de comprensión Subir tu presentación Hacer la práctica para la Pregunta impromptú #2
Week 10	March 31	Día 11	Presentaciones --Bolivia Lectura sobre la educación	Ver la 1a mitad de "También la lluvia" Examinar el tema de la educación
Week 10	April 2 Last day for W is April 3	Día 12	Discutir la película “También la lluvia” Breve historia de Bolivia Awatiñas	Ver la segunda mitad de "También la lluvia"
Week 11	April 7	Día 13	Pregunta impromptu #2 (El delantal blanco, El Censo, También la lluvia)	Empezar a preparar tu investigación.
	Unidad 3		LO 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 LO CT, COM, SR Read authentic texts Summarize spoken Spanish Analyze and critique authentic materials Present cultural information about the Caribbean area Identify characteristics of Caribbean Spanish
	April 9	Día 1	Introducción a la historia del Caribe Las características del español caribeño	Subir tu investigación.
Week 12	April 14	Día 2	Presentaciones "Latinoamérica"	Hacer la tarea y resumir ideas interesantes que recuerdas de la clase. Escoger tu tema para la presentación sobre España.
Week 12	April 16	Día 3	Introducción a José Martí "Los zapaticos de rosa"	Hacer la tarea y describir a qué país hispano te gustaría visitar y por qué. Preparar tu presentación.
Week 13	April 21	Día 4	Leer "Nuestra América" de José Martí	Subir tu investigación.
	Unidad 4		LO 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 CO CT, COM, SR Identify characteristics of Castilian Spanish Distinguish between Castilian Spanish vs. the other Spanish languages Read authentic texts Summarize spoken Spanish Summarize and critique an authentic text
	April 23	Día 1	Introducción a la historia española Introducción a Cervantes Presentaciones	Hacer la tarea y resumir algunas ideas que recuerdas de la clase hoy. Empezar a pensar en tu tema para la Compocisión #2
Week 14	April 28	Día 2	Leer "La española inglesa" de Cervantes	Hacer la tarea y reflexionar sobre lo que has aprendido este semestre.
Week 14	April 30	Día 3	Continuar "La española inglesa"	Ver la 1a mitad de la película
Week 15	May 5	Día 4	Terminar "La española inglesa"	Ver la 2a mitad de la película
Week 15	May 7	Día 5	Terminar "La española inglesa"	Preparar la 2a composición Discusición, reacciones y preguntas sobre la lectura
Examen final: Vas a compartir las ideas principales de la 2a composición (parte de la nota de la 2a composición) y entregar la composición.

Core Competencies and Learning Outcomes Alignment Chart

CC/LO	Aligned Assignment (e.g., unit, assignment title, or link in Canvas) Note: Can be duplicated so that 1 assignment measure more than 1 CC and LO. CC and LO can be assessed more than 1x/semester. Every CC and LO must be assessed.
CC: Communication	Composition 1, 2 Preguntas impromptu 1, 2
CC: Critical Thinking	Composition 1, 2 Preguntas impromptu 1, 2
CC: Personal Responsibility	Composition 1, 2 Preguntas impromptu 1, 2
CC: Social Responsibility	Composition 1, 2, Pregunta impromptu #1, Cultural presentations (all 5)
LO 1: Summarize authentic spoken discourse produced by Spanish speakers of diverse origins.	Tarea—resúmenes (1-3)
LO 2: Produce Spanish comprehensible to native speakers using complex grammatical structures to communicate analytical and interpretive information in both impromptu and prepared speech.	Preguntas impromptu 1, 2, Composition 2, Cultural presentations (all 5)
LO 3: Demonstrate increasing comprehension of authentic written texts in a variety of genres.	Composition 1, 2 Preguntas impromptu 1, 2
LO 4: Write evaluations and critiques at a high intermediate level using complex grammatical structures.	Composition 1, 2, Discusiones: Casa tomada, El Delantal blanco, Una Mariposa blanca
LO 5: Formulate cohesive paragraphs and essays.	Composition 1, 2, Discusiones: Casa tomada, El Delantal blanco, Una Mariposa blanca
LO 6: Interpret cultural practices and products of the Spanish speaking world drawing on authentic materials including literature and the visual arts.	Preguntas impromptu 1, 2, Presentaciones culturales (all 5)