PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Arts and Sciences
SPRING 2006
Course Number and Title:
MLL 356-01 Spanish Conversation II
Department Assignment:
Modern Languages and Literatures
Credit Hours:
Three
Pre-requisite:
MLL 252 and MLL 254
Meets:
11:00 – 11:50 M W
Faculty Member:
Edmée Fernández, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Spanish
Office:
412 Grubbs Hall
Telephone:
(620) 235 – 4678
E-mail:
[email protected]
Textbook:
Fuentes: Conversación y gramática.
3rd edition. (2005)
Course description:
For students who have already taken a third semester Spanish course and wish to increase their
ability in speaking, listening, reading, writing and culture. The textbook uses an integrated skills
approach to intermediate Spanish that develops both receptive and productive skills
simultaneously. The primary objectives of this course are to help students perfect their ability to
listen and to speak Spanish.
Major Topics:
This course promotes listening comprehension and oral communication based on the same topics
that MLL 358 examines. Topics include: A question of identity, Spain: past and present, PreColumbian America, Immigrants in the Spanish-speaking America, Fusion of cultures in the
United States, New Democracies, Our Environment, Let’s Talk about Work, Spanish and SpanishAmerican Art.
Grading:
Examen oral final
(1)
Exámenes de comprensión (2 @ 25 points each)
Charlas con el compañero de conversacióň (13 @ 5 points each)
Eventos especiales (Mesa española, Spanish Club, Internacional Film
Festival (4 @ 5 points each), Cultural Events, etc.)
20
Asignación por capítulo (8 @ 10 points each)
80
Total
50
50
65
265
☺ Examen oral final.
The final oral examination allows students to demonstrate how much their progress in oral
communication by participating in an interview-like exam with the instructor on the dates that
appear on this syllabus. Information on the format for this examinations and other pertinent
information will be available later in the semester.
☺ Exámenes de comprensión oral.
The listening comprehension exams allow students demonstrate their progress in listening
comprehension. Information on the format for this examinations and other pertinent information
will be available later in the semester.
☺ Charlas con el compañero de conversación.
These weekly informal conversation with a native speaker of Spanish provides the student with
an invaluable opportunity to improve his/her oral skills.
Each student has to meet with their conversation partner for half hour every week beginning the
week beginning January 30. The place, day and time will be determined the first week of class.
☺ Eventos especiales.
Attendance to special events allow students to get involved even further in using the language
and experiencing its cultures. You have several events to choose from to meet this requirement
(four events during the semester):
• La mesa espaňola. On Tuesdays beginning January 31 between 12 and 12:50 at the
Gorilla Crossing. You have to participate at least for half hour.
• Spanish Club. This is an activity run by students. The president is Katie Doherty. Officers
of the Spanish Club will be coming to class to tell you about their activities. Watch for
their flyers around Grubbs Hall.
• International Film Festival. This is an activity organized by Alpha Mu Gamma, the Foreign
Language Honorary Society, Tamara Catterson is its president. They will be sending
flyers as soon as they are available.
• Cultural Events. There are usually cultural events pertaining to Spanish in the area
nearby. Take advantage of them to meet this requirement. Watch for flyers in the paper
or on campus.
☺ Asignación por capítulo.
This chapter assignment provides each student an opportunity to work on those aspects or skills
of the language that he/she feels need more work on or simply he/she finds more interesting and
wants to know a little bit more. To complete these assignments the student may use two of the
resources that FUENTES offers: the Multimedia CD-ROM, or the FUENTES Lab Manual. This
assignment is due on the dates shown in this syllabus at class time.
Important dates:
Examinations are tentatively schedules for the following dates:
February 15, Listening comprehension/oral exam.
March 29, Listening comprehension/oral exam.
May 8, Final oral exam.
May 10, Final oral exam.
Chapter assignments are due on the following dates:
2,
February 1
3,
February 8
4,
February 27
5,
March 8
6,
March 29
7,
April 10
8,
April 9
9,
May 3
Kansas Teaching Standards.
This course addresses the following teaching standards as mandated by the Kansas State Board
of Education.
When students take this course, they progress towards meeting state standards required for K –
12 teaching license.
Teaching Standard # 2
The teacher of a foreign language is proficient in the foreign Languages.
Knowledge # 1
The teacher is aware of the levels of proficiency in the basic skills in foreign language and his or
her own level
Knowledge # 2
The teacher understands the importance of maintaining and advancing his or her own skills.
Performance # 1
The teacher demonstrates advanced proficiency in the target language to converse according to
the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Guidelines.
Performance # 2
The teacher initiates, sustains and brings to closure a wide variety of communicative tasks,
including those that require an increased ability to convey meaning with diverse language
strategies due to a complication or an unforeseen turn of events.
Performance # 3
The teacher narrates and describes with paragraph-length connected discourse in the target
language.
Performance # 4
The teacher engages in a variety of formal and informal conversations on practical, social,
professional and abstract topic, using native-like discourse strategies in the target language.
Class Policy:
This class includes numerous activities that require you to engage, explore, explain, elaborate,
and evaluate. You are expected to be involved and stay involved. It is mostly your responsibility
to make this class work to improve your oral skills in Spanish. I set up the activity but you are the
one who has to actually speak and perform it. Each class will add some new dimension to your
oral command of the language. There is no way that a session can really be made up. You are
expected to make a commitment to attend all classes and fully participate in each one of them.
As a preparation for class you are expected to do the homework (tarea) which generally consists
of reading a section of grammar and doing a selected activity. If you must be absent, you should
contact me by my office phone or email preferably ahead of time.
Communication:
Since language is communication, try to get used to participating actively in class. This means
answering when called on, volunteering to speak in front of the class either individually or in
groups. Keep the channels of communication open. If you are having problems keeping up due
to your heavy work schedule or some unexpected situation let me know as soon as possible. Be
cooperative and supportive of your classmates.
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Chapter
Bienvenidos a la clase de Conversación
PROGRAMA TENTATIVO DE CLASE
Fecha
Semana 1
Lunes 23/1
Tema
Nuestras costumbres
Tarea
Ninguna
Miércoles 25/1
Nuestras costumbres
Tarea. Lea: Haga Act 3 p 43.
Semana 2
Lunes 30/1
Espaňa: pasado y presente
Miércoles 1/2
Espaňa: pasado y presente
Tarea. Lea: Prepare por
escrito las preguntas de
Actividad 11 p 49
Tarea. Haga Act 5 p 67
Semana 3
Lunes 6/2
Miércoles 8/2
La América precolombina
Tarea. Haga: Act 7 p 70
La América precolombina
Tarea. Haga Act 27 p 85
Semana 4
Lunes 13/2
Miércoles 15/2
La América precolombina
Ninguna
Semana 5
Lunes 20/2
Miércoles 22/2
Llegan los immigrantes
Examen de comprensión
oral/oral.
Tarea. Haga Act 8 p 98
Llegan los immigrantes
Tarea. Haga Act 18 p 104
Llegan los immigrantes
Tarea. Ninguna
Los Estados Unidos: sabrosa
fusión de culturas
Los Estados Unidos: sabrosa
fusión de culturas
Los Estados Unidos: sabrosa
fusión de culturas
Tarea. Haga Act 5 Parte A p
120-121
Tarea. Haga Act 17 p 131.
Semana 8
Lunes 13/3
Nuevas democracias
Tarea. Lea: Haga Act 4 p 149.
Miércoles 15/3
Nuevas democracias
Tarea: ninguna
Semana 20 – 22 de marzo
VACACIONES DE
PRIMAVERA
NI ASIGNACION NI TAREA
!QUE LA PASEN CHEVERE!
Semana 9
Lunes 27/3
Nuevas democracias
Tarea. Ninguna
Miércoles 29/3
Examen de comprensión oral
Tarea. Haga Act 18 p 161
Semana 10
Lunes 03/4
Nuestro medio ambiente
Tarea. Haga act 10 Parte A p
181
Miércoles 5/4
Nuestro medio ambiente
Tarea: Haga Act 15 parte A p
184
Semana 6
Lunes 27/2
Miércoles 1/3
Semana 7
Lunes 6/3
Miércoles 8/3
Tarea. Ninguna
Semana 11
Lunes 10/4
Nuestro medio ambiente
Tarea: Haga Act 20 p 189
Miércoles 12/4
Hablemos de trabajo
Tarea. Haga Act 4 p 203
Semana 12
Lunes 17/4
Hablemos de trabajo
Tarea. Haga act 11 p 207
Miércoles 19/4
Hablemos de trabajo
Tarea. Ninguna
Semana 13
Lunes 24/4
Es una obra de arte
Tarea. Ninguna
Miércoles 26/4
Es una obra de arte
Tarea. Ninguna
Semana 14
Lunes 1/5
Es una obra de arte
Tarea. Ninguna
Miércoles 3/5
Semana 15
Lunes 8/5
Almuerzo en El Charro
Miércoles 10/5
EXAMEN ORAL FINAL
EXAMEN ORAL FINAL