New York University in Buenos Aires

New York University in Buenos Aires
Department of Spanish
Intensive Elementary Spanish
SPAN-UA 9010.002
Instructors:
Guadalupe Molina: Mon Tue
[email protected]
Inda Dinerstein: Wed Thur
[email protected]
Fall 2011 (Aug.- Dec.)
Mon to Thu 11.15 am– 1.15 pm
Room: TBA
Office hours (Faculty Room)
Guadalupe: Tuesday 10 –11 am
Inda: Thursday 10-11 am
1. Course Description
Course objectives
Intensive Elementary Spanish is designed for students with no previous knowledge of
Spanish and consists of four classes per week. The class meets Monday through Thursday
for 120 minutes each day. Our immediate and ultimate goal is communication in Spanish,
which is emphasized in all our classroom activities by using all four language skills:
listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Attendance Policy
NYU Buenos Aires has a strict policy about course attendance. No unexcused absences
are permitted.
Students should contact their class teachers to catch up on missed work but should NOT
approach them for excused absences.
Absences due to illness must be discussed with the Assistant Director for Academics
Affairs, María Pirovano Peña within one week of your return to class. A doctor note
excusing your absence is mandatory. If students get sick on an exam day, they must let
the Assistant Director for Academic Affairs know in advance about this, and they
must see a doctor the same day in order to have their absence excursed.
Absence requests for non-illness purposes must be discussed with the Assistant Director
for Academics Affairs, María Pirovano Peña prior to the date(s) in question.
Intensive Language Courses: unexcused absences will be penalized by deducting 1.5%
from the student’s final course mark.
Students who had perfect attendance during the semester and full filled all the course
requirements, i.e. class participation, met all the deadlines, etc. will get extra points
equivalent to the 2 % of the final grade.
Students are responsible for making up any work missed due to absence.
NYU BA also expects students to arrive to class promptly (both at the beginning and
after any breaks) and to remain for the duration of the class. Three late arrivals or earlier
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departures (10 minutes after the starting time or before the ending time) will be
considered one absence.
Each class has a duration of two hours. Missing one class represents one absence.
Please note that for classes involving a field trip or other external visit, transportation
difficulties are never grounds for an excused absence. It is the student’s responsibility to
arrive at an agreed meeting point in a punctual and timely fashion.
Holidays’ make up classes are mandatory as regular scheduled classes.
Textbooks
Puntos de Partida 8th ed. by Knorre et al.; Workbook (selection)
Class participation is a key element in language learning, and is also a very
important factor in your grade. If you are absent, you cannot participate and your
grade will be lowered.
Regardless of the nature of their absences, students will be held responsible for all
work missed as well as for that which is due the following class (including
preparation for exams). This means that if you are absent, it is your responsibility to
show your instructor the homework due on the day(s) that you missed as well as the
one due on the day you are in class.
Participation and preparation refer to your attendance and contribution to class activities.
Participation means voluntary contribution to the class—do not wait to be asked. Your
contributions should be informed and reflect the fact that you have studied the material.
The grade will also respond to questions such as: Do you take part in the various
exercises? Do you attempt to correct your own errors when using the language? Do you
consistently speak Spanish in class? English is not allowed in this course.
Classes will be conducted in Spanish. You are required to bring to every class the
Puntos de Partida textbook and workbook. Since there will be little formal
presentation of the grammar in class, students are expected to read each lesson
carefully, learn the vocabulary for each chapter and do the grammar exercises listed
in the course schedule as homework before coming to class. The instructor will be
counting on this, and his/her main job will be to clarify doubts, exceptions and difficult
cases. There will be a large amount of homework and preparation each day, so make
sure to keep up with all assignments. You will have to spend a minimum of 2 hours per
day in order to keep up with the fast pace of the class.
Assignments
WORKBOOK:
Workbook assignments will be checked for completion on a daily basis. The exercises in
the workbook should be self-corrected in a contrasting ink color using the key. Note
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that for some of the exercises, answers are not included in the key.
MI DIARIO:
At the end of each chapter in the Workbook there is an exercise called “Mi Diario”(My
Diary- MD). You will have to turn in 8 “Mi Diario”(MD) entries. A typical entry should
be at least 150 words, except for the very first chapters. The first one is done in class, the
others should be typed and double-spaced. Late or incomplete homework will NOT be
credited. You will turn in the second version of your assignment the day after your
instructor reviews, comments, and returns the first version of “Mi diario” to you. You'll
find the instructions on each MD in Blackboard.
BLACKBOARD HOMEWORK:
Occasionally, students will be provided with additional homework uploaded on the
Blackboard of the course. Blackboard homework should be printed and prepared for
the dates marked on the course schedule, and it will be checked in class.
QUIZZES:
A five-minute quiz will be administered occasionally, generally to test verb forms. Quiz
days are marked on the course schedule, but your instructor may assign additional ones as
she sees fit. No make-up quizzes will be given, but one will be dropped.
SITUACIONES:
These are short dialogues that you will write and perform with a partner in front of the
class. You will be assigned a situation, and you and your partner will write a skit to be
performed during class. It is usually very entertaining.
2. Examinations
There will be eight in-class tests during the semester. No make-up tests will be given. Be
sure to attend class on the day of the test. There will be one midterm exam on the date
stated on the course schedule and one final comprehensive exam after the last week of
class.
Midterm or final Exam dates cannot be changed under any circumstance.
Unexcused absences from exams are not permitted and will result in failure of the exam.
If you are granted an excused absence from examination (with authorization, as above),
your instructors will decide how you will make-up it. Written work due in class must be
submitted during the class time to the professor.
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3. Final grading
The final grade will be determined as follows:
Participation and preparation
Homework
Mi Diario
Quizzes
Situaciones
Tests
Midterms
Final Exam
20%
15%
15%
5%
5%
20%
10%
10%
The final grade will be assigned according to the following scale.
100-93
92-90
89-87
86-83
82-80
79-77
A
AB+
76-73
72-70
69-67
B
BC+
C
CD+
66-60
59-0
D
F
4. Tutoring
Spanish Tutoring Sessions are mandatory for all students who get a B- or below in any
written or oral work.
Professors will let the students know when they need to take Spanish tutoring sessions.
They also will inform the Language Coordinator Prof. Silvia Luppino.
Spanish Tutors will decide the frequency and quantity of sessions needed by each
student.
Students must enroll in the tutoring sessions with Prof. Silvia Luppino on the third floor.
Absences should be informed via email the day before in order to allow other students to
use the tutoring services.
5. Blackboard
This course has been designed with an NYU Blackboard site. It is imperative that all
students get an NYU e-mail account, so all can access the Blackboard. In order to access
the Web page for Intensive Intermediate Spanish, please do as follows:
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Log-in NYU home ( HYPERLINK "http://home.nyu.edu/"http://home.nyu.edu)
Click on ACADEMICS (upper right hand corner of the screen)
See under CLASSES. All classes that you take that use a blackboard will appear
under this heading. Just click on Intensive Intermediate Spanish to enter into the
sites.
6. Syllabus
Key:
(All pages that must be read and completed are specified in parenthesis)
Sections of the textbook:
V: Vocabulario
P: Pronunciación
G: Gramática
UPT: Un poco de todo
Other assignments:
WB: Workbook
SM: Supplementary Materials
BB: Blackboard
MD: Mi Diario (en BB)
TBB: Tarea Blackboard
(Schedule is subject to change; any alterations will be announced in advance)
Semana
Lunes
Martes
Miércoles
Jueves
1
29 de agosto al
1 de septiembre
Introducción
al curso
Ante todo –
primera parte
(2-9)
Ante todo:
segunda parte
(14-19)
Números
Gustos y
preferencias.
La hora.
CH 1. En la
universi-dad
(24- 37)
V: En la clase.
P: Diphthongs
and Linking
G1: Singular
nouns: gender
and articles
G2: Plural
nouns: gender
CH 1. En la
universidad
(38-49)
G3: Subject
pronouns;
Present Tense
of –ar;
Negation
G4: YES/NO
Questions
UPT
Saludos y
expresiones de
cortesía.
El alfabeto
español
Resumen (22)
WB: 5
Viernes
(Make-up
days)
5
Las vocales
Cognados.
Audio
Semana
2
5 al 8 de
septiembre
and articles
SM: 4-5
WB: 11-12
SM: 9
Lunes
Martes
Miércoles
TEST 1 (Ante
todo, CH 1)
CH 2. (72-87)
VERB QUIZ
1 (Presente
regular)
CH2. La
familia. (5871)
V: La familia,
números del
31 al 100,
expresar la
edad.
Numeración
de teléfonos en
Argentina
G6: Presente
del verbo SER,
usos.
G7: Expresar
posesión,
adjetivos
posesivos.
G8: Presente
de verbos de la
2º y 3º
conjugación (er, -ir).
UPT
G5:
Describing.
Adjectives:
Gender,
Number and
Position.
Resumen:
90-91
CH 3. De
compras (96 –
110)
Resumen:
52-53
MD 1: Ante
todo en clase
WB: 20.
SM: 10/ 12
Jueves
Viernes
(Make-up
days)
CH 3. (111119)
G10: Tener,
venir, preferir,
querer, poder
G11: Ir, Ir + a
+ Infinitive
UPT
V: La ropa.
G9:
Demostrative
Adjectives and
Pronouns
Situación:
Compra (en
clase)
Resumen: 122123
BB: Contenidos culturales. La ropa
tradicional de
Argentina.
Actividades
WB: 44 -45
MD 2
SM: 40
WB: 2526/29A
WB: 47/51
SM: 26/28
SM: 44
3
12 al 15 de
septiembre
TEST 2 (CH
2, CH 3)
CH 4. En casa
(128-135)
V: ¿Qué día es
hoy? / Los
muebles y la
casa
Lectura BB
WB: 56-57
CH 4. (136146)
G12: Hacer,
Oír, Poner,
Salir, Traer
and Ver
G13: Present
Tense of Stemchanging
Verbs
SM: 55/ 57/
58
VERB QUIZ
2 (Presente
irregular)
CH 4. (147153)
G14:
Reflexive
Pronouns
UPT
Resumen: 156157
Audio BB
TBB:
Entrevista
CH 5. Las
estaciones y el
tiempo (162173)
V: El tiempo /
Los meses y
las estaciones
del año / Las
preposiciones
G15: Present
Progressive
TBB:
Entrevista
MD 3
WB: 69-70
6
Semana
4
19 al 22 de
septiembre
Lunes
CH 5.
(175-189)
G16: ¿Ser o
Estar?
G17:
Describing
Comparisons
UPT
Resumen:
192-193
WB: 75/81/82
SM: 75-77
Martes
TEST 3 (CH
4, CH 5)
CH 6. ¿Qué le
gusta comer?
(198-206)
V: La comida /
¿Qué sabe
usted y a quién
conoce?
WB: 68
SM: 59-60
Miércoles
CH 6.
(207-216)
G18: Direct
Object
Pronouns
G19:
Indefinite and
Negative
Words
Audio
WB: 87
Jueves
Viernes
(Make-up
days)
CH 6. (217223)
G20: Formal
Commands
Resumen:
226-227
BB: La
comida en
Argentina.
Actividad
SM: 90-92
BB: En la
verdulería
Comprensión
auditiva
SM: 88
Juego de
roles:
En el
restaurante
MD 4
5
26 al 29 de
septiembre
CH 7.
De vacaciones
(232-244)
V: De viaje
P: g, gu and j
G21: Indirect
Object
Pronouns;
dar and decir
Lectura: La
costa
de Bs As
CH 7. (2
45-257)
G22:
Expressing
Likes and
Dislikes:
gustar
G23: Preterite
of Regular
Verbs and of
dar, hacer, ir,
ser
UPT
TEST 4 (CH
6, CH 7)
CH 8. Los
días festivos
(264-270)
V: La fiesta /
Emociones y
condiciones
SM: 124
SM: 93-96
CH 8 (271274)
G24: Irregular
Preterites
Lectura:
Feriados en
Argentina: Día
de la Memoria,
Revolución de
Mayo
SM: 126-127
Resumen: 260261
SM: 108/109
Audio
WB:105
Semana
Lunes
SM: 112-115
Martes
Miércoles
Jueves
Viernes
7
(Make-up
days)
6
3 al 6 de
octubre
CH 8. (275283)
G25: Preterite
of Stemchanging verbs
G26: Double
Object
Pronouns
UPT
Actividad
preparación
para la salida:
Artistas
argentinos
REVIEW
CH 1-8
MIDTERM
SALIDA
(Museo Xul
Solar)
Resumen: 286287
WB: 124A125
Fall Break: 10 al 16 de octubre
7
17 al 20 de
octubre
CH 9. El
tiempo libre
(292-304)
V:
Pasatiempos /
Quehaceres
domésticos
G27:
Imperfect of
Regular and
Irregular
Verbs
SM: 128/ 131
CH 9. (305315)
G28:
Superlatives
G29:
Summary of
Interrogative
Words
UPT
Audio:
Canción
“El oso”
CH 10. La
salud (320334)
V: La salud y
el bienestar /
En el
consultorio
G30: Using the
Preterite and
Imperfect
WB: 142/
143B
SM:157
Resumen: 314315
REVIEW
CH1-CH8
WB: 129-130
B/136
SM:141-143/
144
Semana
8
24 a 27 de
Lunes
CH 11.
Presiones de
la vida
Martes
CH 11. (367373)
G35: Por vs.
CH 10. (342343)
UPT
Using the
Preterite and
Imperfect
BB
Lectura BB:
Hábitos
relacionados
con la salud en
Argentina
TBB:
Encuesta
Resumen: 346347
SM:159/
160
MD 5
Miércoles
Revisión Test
5
Jueves
Viernes
(Make-up
days)
TEST 5 (CH
9,10, CH 11)
8
octubre
moderna
(352-366)
V
G33: Hace
G34: Se for
unexpected
events
Para
UPT
WB: 158/161
SM: 175/179E
Resumen: 376377
CH 12. La
calidad de la
vida
(382-388)
V
WB: 163 D
WB: 172-173
SM: 171-173
9
31 de octubre al
3 de noviembre
CH 12. (389393)
G36: Tú
commands
WB: 174
CH 12. (400405)
G38: Use of
the
Subjunctive:
Influence
UPT
SALIDA
Barrio de
Once
FIELD TRIP
CH 13. (430435)
G41: The
Subjunctive: A
Summary
Revisión
Subjuntivo
SM: 185-187
Resumen: 408409
CH 12. (394399)
Present
Subjunctive
10
7 al 11 de
noviembre
CH 13. El
arte y la
cultura
(414-425)
V
G39: Use of
the
Subjunctive:
Emotion
WB: 188-189
VERB QUIZ
3 (Mandatos
informales)
SM: 189-191
MD 6
VERB QUIZ
4 (Subjuntivo
presente)
CH 13. (426429)
G40: Use of
the
Subjunctive:
Doubt / Denial
WB: 190/ 191
C
Semana
11
14 al 18 de
noviembre
Lunes
CH 14. (457459)
G43: Present
Perfect
Indicative
Lectura BB:
Martes
CH 15. La
vida social y
afectiva
(472-481)
V, P
G44:
Subjunctive
after
TEST 6 (CH
12, CH 13)
Resumen: 438439
SM: 205-207
Miércoles
Jueves
CH 15. (482487)
G45:
Subjunctive
after
Conjunctions
of
Contingency
Revisión
Subjuntivo
Lectura BB:
“Las parejas
jóvenes en
Argentina”
Make up day
(Field trip)
CH 14. La
naturaleza y el
medio
ambiente
(444-456)
V, P
G42: Past
Participle Used
as an Adjective
WB: 202
SM: 222-223
Viernes
(Make-up
days)
Make up day
(Feriado 28 de
noviembre)
CH 16.
¿Trabajar
para vivir o
vivir para
9
“La casa de las
botellas de
plástico”
nonexistent
and Indefinite
Antecedents
Resumen:
466-467
MD 7
and Purpose
UPT
TEST 7 (CH
14, CH 15)
Resumen: 490
trabajar?
(494-507)
V
G46: Future
Verb Forms
WB: 216-217
WB: 215
WB: 223/228
WB: 208
SM: 230/233
SM: 234/237
SALIDA
Plaza de
Mayo
CH 17. En la
actualidad
(522-528)
CH 17. En la
actualidad
(536-539)
BB: Lectura
“La mayoría
de edad en
Argentina”
G49: Stressed
Possessives
UPT
Resumen: 542543
WB: 239/243
SM: 264
SM: 246
12
VERB QUIZ
5 (Futuro)
21 a 24 de
noviembre
CH 16. (508513)
G47:
Subjunctive
and Indicative
after
Conjunctions
of Time
Revisión
actividades
salida
Resumen: 516517
Preparación
salida
MD 8
WB: 234-235
SM: 248-250
CH 18. En el
extranjero
(546-557)
V, P
G50:
Conditional
Verb Forms
Resumen: 566567
WB: 253
SM: 272
Semana
13
Lunes
FERIADO
29 de
noviembre a 2
de diciembre
14
REVIEW
Martes
Revisión Test
8
Miércoles
TEST 8
(CH 16, CH
17, CH 18)
BB: Titulares
con diarios
argentinos
Actividad
SITUACIONES
(preparación)
REVIEW
REVIEW
Jueves
SITUACIONES
Viernes
(Make-up
days)
Make-up
(Feriado 8 de
diciembre)
Actividad a
designar
FERIADO
5 al 7 de
diciembre
1
15
12 al 15 de
diciembre
EXAMEN FINAL
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