Contact Instructors: HERE
 
 

Course Description:

SPN 1150, Intensive Spanish, is a one semester course designed for students who have had two years of high school Spanish, or the equivalent,* but do not feel prepared to go directly into SPN 1121, Elementary Spanish, or SPN 2200, Intermediate Spanish.  The course reviews all the material presented in SPN 1120  and covers the material in SPN 1121 in one semester.  The course emphasizes the four communicative skills of listening, reading, speaking, and writing in a culturally authentic context.  Basic grammar skills are also introduced.  Students will make oral presentations, read short texts, and write brief compositions in Spanish. Laboratory assignments will be completed outside of class.
 

Required Course Materials:

Harcourt-Brace Publishers:     Dímelo Tú, Third edition     text and workbook,  Cuaderno y guia para cursos acelerados.
Target packet--Video Activities Packet

Optional:     Harcourt-Brace CD ROM--Encuentros--May be purchased at bookstore

It is highly recommended that the student also purchase a good English-Spanish dictionary.
 

Objectives:

In this course you will expand your knowledge of the culture, history, and daily lives of the Spanish-speaking peoples of the world. By the semester's end you will be able to read, write, and speak Spanish on a basic level. You will also learn to identify current and past contributions made by Spanish-speaking peoples to world literature, art, music, science and commerce.
 

Attendance:

In order for you to meet these objectives it will be necessary for you to attend class and language lab when they meet. Class meets five days per week with the instructor. You will be allowed up to four (4) unexcused absences with no questions asked. Excused absences are the following: participation in a scheduled event as a member of a university-sponsored athletic/scholastic team (official absence form required); religious holidays; accident or illness (accident report or FSU health center/doctor's note required); or a death in the immediate family.

***Students are responsible for making up all work missed during absences.  Students may not make up graded work for unexcused absences.

*Each unexcused absence after the first four will reduce the final grade number - to be calculated on a scale of 100% - by two (2) percentage points.

*Excuses for absences must be submitted within two (2) weeks of the time of return.
 

Disabled Students:

Students with disabilities needing academic accommodations should register with and provide documentation to the Student Disability Resource Center (SDRC) and bring a letter to the instructor from the SDRC indicating a need for academic accommodations. This should be done the first week of classes. This syllabus and other course materials are available in alternative format upon request.
 

Evaluation:

Except in the case of excused absences or extreme extenuating circumstances the following will be the policy of this class: 1) late assignments will not be accepted, 2) there will be no "make-up's" of quizzes or examinations, 3) no quizzes or exams will be given early. A passing grade for SPN 1150 is C- (70).

The final grade in this course will be determined from the following components:
 

Homework/Participation: 15%  (Includes workbook and video assignment sheets)  Writing/Compositions: 15%  (Includes three major writing assignments)  Speaking/Orals: 15% (Includes three oral presentations)  Quizzes: 25%  Exam I: 15%  Exam II: 15%

Grading Scale: 94-100 A  90-93 A-  87-89 B+  84-86 B  83-80 B-

77-79 C+  74-76 C  70-73 C-  67-69 D+  64-65 D  60-63 D-  00-59 F

Course Director:

Dr. Jo Stepp-Greany     302 Diffenbaugh Building     Telephone: 644-4938
T.A. Office                    001 Dodd Hall                    Telephone: 644-1506

Honors Statement:

The Academic Honor system of Florida State University is based on the premise that each student has the responsibility (1) to uphold the highest standards of academic integrity in the student's own work, (2) to refuse to tolerate violations of academic integrity in the University community, and (3) to foster a high sense of integrity and social responsibility on the part of the University community.

Students are expected to uphold the Academic Honor Code published in The Florida State University Bulletin and the Student Handbook.

• This class meets five (5) days per week, five days per week in the classroom. Laboratory assignments will be completed outside of class.

• Please be aware of the fact that this is a "flexible" syllabus and, due to pedagogical considerations, it may be necessary to modify it during the course of the semester. Any changes, however, will be minimal.

• It is possible that students in this class may be recorded or video taped in the course of the semester for purposes of evaluation of either class assignments or of the teacher.

Week Of: 10-14 de mayo

Clase Text Workbook Special Assignments

Clase 1 Capítulo 1.1 pp. 9-18

Clase 2 Capítulo 1.2

Clase 3 Capítulo 1.3

Clase 4 Capítulo 2.1 pp. 19-29

Clase 5 Capítulo 2.2
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Week Of: 17-21 de mayo

Clase 1 Capítulo 2.3

Clase 2 Quiz, Capítulos 1 y 2

Clase 3 Capítulo 3.1

Clase 4 Capítulo 3.2

Clase 5 Capítulo 3.3 pp. 31-38 Composition 1 due-  refer to pp 119-120, text

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Week Of: 24-28 de mayo

Clase Capítulo Workbook Special Assignments

Clase 1 Capítulo 4.1

Clase 2 Capítulo 4.2

Clase 3 Capítulo 4.2 pp. 39-47 Oral Evaluation 1 due

Clase 4 Capítulo 4.3 Oral Evaluation 1 due

Clase 5 Capítulo 5.1 Oral Evaluation 1 due

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Week Of: 31 de mayo - 4 de junio

Clase Capítulo Special Assignments

Clase 1 Holiday- Memorial Day

Clase 2 Capítulo 5.1

Clase 3 Capítulo 5.2 pp. 49-57

Clase 4 Capítulo 5.3

Clase 5 Quiz, Capítulos 3, 4, y 5 _____________________________________________________________________________________

Week Of: 7-11 de junio

Clase 1 Capítulo 6.1 pp. 59-67

Clase 2 Capítulo 6.2

Clase 3 Capítulo 6.3

Clase 4 Capítulo 6.3

Clase 5 Capítulo 7.1 pp. 69-77

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Week Of: 14-18 de junio

Clase Capítulo Workbook Special Assignments

Clase 1 Capítulo 7.1

Clase 2 Capítulo 7.2

Clase 3 Capítulo 7.3

Clase 4 Capítulo 7.3

Clase 5 Exam I, Capítulos 1-7

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Week Of: 21-25 de junio

Clase Capítulo Workbook Special Assignments

Clase 1 Capítulo 8.1 pp. 79-86

Clase 2 Capítulo 8.2 Composition 2 due

Clase 3 Capítulo 8.3 p. 233, text

Clase 4 Capítulo 8.3

Clase 5 Capítulo 9.1 pp. 87-95

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Week Of:  28 de junio - 2 de julio

Clase 1 Capítulo 9.2

Clase 2 Capítulo 9.3 Oral Evaluation 2 due

Clase 3 Capítulo 9.3 Oral Evaluation 2 due

Clase 4 Capítulo 10.1 pp. 97-105 Oral Evaluation 2 due

Clase 5 Capítulo 10.2
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Week Of: 5-9 de julio

Clase Capítulo Special Assignments

Clase 1 Holiday, 4th of July

Clase 2 Capítulo 10.3

Clase 3 Capítulo 10.3

Clase 4 Quiz, Capítulos 8, 9, y 10

Clase 5 Capítulo 11.1 pp. 107-115

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Week Of: 12-16 de julio

Clase 1 Capítulo 11.2

Clase 2 Capítulo 11.3

Clase 3 Capítulo 11.3

Clase 4 Capítulo 12.1 pp. 117-126 Composition 3 due

Clase 5 Capítulo 12.2 pp. 372-374, text _____________________________________________________________________________________

Week Of: 19-23 de julio

Clase Capítulo Workbook Special Assignments

Clase 1 Capítulo 12.2

Clase 2 Capítulo 12.3 Oral Evaluation 3 due

Clase 3 Capítulo 13.1 pp. 127-135 Oral Evaluation 3 due

Clase 4 Capítulo 13.1 Oral Evaluation 3 due

Clase 5 Capítulo 13.2 ____________________________________________________________________________________

Week Of: 26-30 de julio

Clase 1 Capítulo 13.3

Clase 2 Quiz, Capítulos 11, 12 y 13

Clase 3 Capítulo 14.1

Clase 4 Capítulo 14.1

Clase 5 Capítulo 14.2

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Week Of: 2-6 de agosto

Clase 1 Capítulo 14.3

Clase 2 Capítulo 15.1 pp. 137-144

Clase 3 Capítulo 15.1

Clase 4 Repaso

Clase 5 Exam II, Capítulos 8-15

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*Exam II for SPN 1150 is on Friday, 6 August, 1999._________________________________________

NOTE: If any discrepancy is found between this on-line version of the syllabus and the paper version distributed in class, bring
it to the attention of the instructor immediately for clarification and/or correction.
 

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