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SPAN102: Spanish II
Spanish II
Course Text
Dorwick, Thalia, Ana Maria Perez Girones, Anne Becher, and Casilde Isabelli. Puntos De
Partida, 9th Edition. McGraw-Hill Publishing, 2011. ISBN 9780073385419. ​
[This text is
available as an etextbook at purchase or students may find used, new, or rental copies at ​
this
link​
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Students may wish to purchase a English/Spanish dictionary to help with their studying.
Also Rosetta Stone software will be used to enhance students’ oral and written understanding
of the language (integrated into course interface).
Course Description
Introduction to the Spanish language II. Spanish II prepares students for cross-cultural
communication in the language study through auditory comprehension, somewhat complex
speech production, reading comprehension, and composition.
Course Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to:
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Talk about descriptions and habitual actions in the past
Talk about health and pastimes
Talk about art and culture
Use formal and informal commands
Express requests and desires
Talk about where you live
Talk about the pressures of modern life
Talk about unplanned or unexpected events
Talk about how long ago something happened
Talk about nature and the environment
Describe social and affective relations
Express probability and future or pending actions
Talk about professions
Talk about the news and current events
Express what you ​
would​
do
Express impossible desires
Identify some characteristics of Hispanic countries (history, food, geography, etc.)
Describe some Hispanic customs and traditions and compare them to those of the
United States
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Course Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course. StraighterLine does suggest that students complete
Spanish I (SPAN101) prior to enrolling in this course.
Important Terms
In this course, different terms are used to designate tasks:
● Proctoring: all final exams require proctoring which can be completed conveniently from
your home. A webcam is required.
● Tutoring: memberships include online tutoring for students to access with any
content/subject related questions in the place of faculty. If your tutor is not able to
answer your questions please contact a student advisor.
● Rosetta Stone Levels: this course utilizes Rosetta Stone’s Course software which is
organized by Levels, Units and Lessons. Lessons are interactive and should be used with
a computer equipped with speakers and a microphone.
● Review Activities: A non-graded assignment to assist you in practicing the skills
discussed in a topic.
● Oral Assignment: these will be recorded and submitted for evaluation using a webcam or
cell phone.
● Written Assignments: essays in Spanish submitted for evaluation.
● Graded Exam: A graded online assessment, exams include multiple choice, fill in the
blank and short answer/essay question types.
Course Evaluation Criteria
StraighterLine provides a percentage score and letter grade for each course. See ​
Academic
Questions​
section in FAQ for further details on percentage scores and grading scale. A passing
percentage is​
70%​
or higher.
If you have chosen a Partner College to award credit for this course, your final grade will be
based upon that college's grading scale. Only passing scores will be considered by Partner
Colleges for an award of credit.
There are a total of 1000 points in the course:
Topic
Assessment
Points Available
2
Graded Exam #1
75
4
Graded Exam #2
75
Oral Assignment I
75
4
Graded Midterm Exam
150
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Graded Exam #3
75
7
Graded Exam #4
75
Written Assignment I: Columna de consejos sentimentales
75
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Oral Assignment II
75
Written Assignment II: Mi futuro
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3 Part Graded Final Exam: Written (75), Oral (75), Exam (100)
250
Total
1000
Course Topics and Objectives
Topic
Topic
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El tiempo libre
Subtopics
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Pastimes
Domestic chores
The imperfect
Summary of
interrogative words
Superlatives
Puerto Rico
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Health and well-being
Illnesses and going to
the doctor
The preterite and the
imperfect
Relative pronouns
Reciprocal actions
Venezuela
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Housing and
neighborhoods
Technology
Informal commands
The subjunctive
Influence
Colombia
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The Arts
Ordinals
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La salud
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¡Conectad@s!
El arte y la cultura
Objectives
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To talk about what we do when
we are not studying or working
To talk about the past
To learn more about asking
questions
To express the best or worst of
a group
To learn about a Caribbean
island nation that has a close
relationship with the United
States
To talk about health and
health-related topics
How to use both of these
tenses to talk about the past
To connect ideas within a
sentence
To express actions done to or
for ​
each other
To learn about a South
American country that was
home to Simón Bolívar, the
George Washington of that
continent
To talk about where we live
To talk about how we connect
to the outside world
To give directions and orders
To express subjective actions
and states and to express
influence in complex sentences
To learn about the only South
American country that has
coasts on both the Caribbean
and the Pacific Ocean
To talk about artistic
preferences and talents
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The subjunctive:
Emotion
The subjunctive:
Doubt and denial
The subjunctive: a
summary
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Las presiones de
la vida moderna
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Pressures of student
life
Accidents
Using expressions
with ​
hace…
Accidental ​
se​
: Another
use of ​
se
Por​
or ​
para​
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La naturaleza y el
medio ambiente
La vida social y
afectiva
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Nature versus the City
Cars and driving
The past participle
The present perfect
La Argentina
El Uruguay
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Relationships
The stages of life
Subjunctive after
nonexistent and
indefinite antecedents
Subjunctive after
conjunctions of
contingency and
purpose
El Paraguay
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Professions
The working world
Money matters
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¿Trabajar para
vivir o vivir para
trabajar?
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To express numerical order
To express emotional reactions
in complex sentences
To express uncertainty in
complex sentences
To review all of the uses of the
subjunctive
To learn about two Andean
countries where the influence
of indigenous people is notable
To talk about things that cause
stress, including accidents
To express how long something
has been happening and how
long ago something happened
To express unplanned or
unexpected events
To learn about the contexts in
which these prepositions are
used
To learn about the South
American country that was
home to the vast Inca Empire
To talk about nature and the
environment
To talk about things related to
the automobile
To learn more descriptive
words
To express what you ​
have​
done
To learn about two South
American countries with
impressive natural beauty and
many natural resources
To talk about one’s life
To describe people, places, and
things
To express actions that depend
on each other
To learn about a South
American country that is
largely ​
mestizo​
and bilingual
To talk about all aspects of
work
To talk about aspects of money
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La actualidad
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The future
The subjunctive in
time clauses
Chile
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The news
Government
The past subjunctive
The conditional
España
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management
To express future plans in a
new way
To express pending actions
To learn about a modern South
American country with one of
the continent’s strongest
economies
To talk about current events in
the country and the world
To express past actions and
conditions that require the
subjunctive
To express what you would do
To learn about a European
country in the Iberian
Peninsula that has been a
crossroad of civilizations for
centuries
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