Departamento de español y portugués, UCSB
Español IV, Primavera 2012
www.spanport.ucsb.edu/languageprogram
Required texts:
Instructor:
Correo-e:
Office:
Pérez-Gironés & Adán-Lifante. MÁS, Español intermedio.
(textbook and Centro access key for the online workbook)1
Semana
1
Lunes
2 abril
Introducción
Martes
3 abril
Capítulo 1
Miércoles
4 abril
Capítulo 1
Jueves
5 abril
Capítulo 1
2
9 abril
Capítulo 1
10 abril
Capítulo 1
11 abril
Capítulo 1
12 abril
Capítulo 1
3
16 abril
Capítulo 1
17 abril
Capítulo 1
19 abril
EXAMEN 1
4
23 abril
Capítulo 2
24 abril
Capítulo 2
18 abril
Taller de
redacción
25 abril
Capítulo 2
5
30 abril
Capítulo 2
1 mayo
Capítulo 2
2 mayo
Capítulo 2
3 mayo
Capítulo 2
6
7 mayo
Capítulo 2
8 mayo
EXAMEN 2
10 mayo
Capítulo 3
7
14 mayo
Capítulo 3
15 mayo
Capítulo 3
9 mayo
Taller de
redacción
16 mayo
Capítulo 3
8
21 mayo
Capítulo 3
22 mayo
Capítulo 3
24 mayo
EXAMEN 3
9
Feriado
29 mayo
Capítulo 4
23 mayo
Taller de
redacción
30 mayo
Capítulo 4
10
4 junio
Capítulo 4
5 junio
Capítulo 4
6 junio
Capítulo 4
7 junio
Repaso
Final exam:
1
26 abril
Capítulo 2
17 mayo
Capítulo 3
31 mayo
Capítulo 4
Saturday, June 9th, 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
No other finals may be scheduled to conflict with language finals.
Keep in mind this date in planning your work schedule, travels, and other
personal activities.
A textbook copy can be rented from chegg.com (textbook ISBN: 007338531x).
If you buy a new textbook from the bookstore, the two components (textbook and workbook access key) will likely
come in the same package. If you buy a used book or choose to rent it, you will have to purchase the access code for
the workbook separately at www.mhcentro.com.
Departamento de español y portugués, UCSB
Español IV, Primavera 2012
www.spanport.ucsb.edu/languageprogram
Required texts:
FECHA
abril
2
Capítulo 1
3
4
5
9
10
11
12
16
17
18
19
Capítulo 2
23
24
25
26
mayo
30
1
2
3
7
8
9
Capítulo 3
10
2
Instructor:
Correo-e:
Despacho:
Pérez-Gironés & Adán-Lifante. MÁS, Español intermedio.
(textbook and Centro access key for the online workbook)2
MÁS (libro de texto)
Presentación / Ejercicio diagnóstico
PREPARACIÓN PARA LA
PRÓXIMA CLASE (Your
instructor may assign additional
homework.)
De entrada: Minilectura
Minilectura y Cortometraje
Palabras: Los rasgos físicos y la personalidad
Cultura 1; Introducción presente de indicativo
Estudiar: Palabras
Leer: Cultura p. 8
Estudiar Estructura 1
Estructura 1: El presente de indicativo
Tiempos progresivos / Gerundio vs. infinitivo
Estructura 2: Cómo se expresa to be
Estructura 2: Cómo se expresa to be
Estudiar Estructura 2
Estructura 3: Comparaciones
Cultura 2 / Lectura
Taller de redacción
EXAMEN 1
Leer: Cultura p. 26
Preparar Lectura
Cortometraje / Introducción a Palabras
Entregar Redacción 1, 1ª versión
Palabras: las religiones, la política…
Cultura / Introducción a Estructura 4
Estructura 4: Los pronombres de OD y OI
Estudiar: Palabras
Estructura 5: Los pronombres de OD y OI
Estructura 5: Los reflexivos
Estructura 6: Gustar y otros verbos similares
Cultura / Introducción a la lectura
Estudiar Estructura 5
Estudiar Estructura 6
Leer: Cultura p. 58
Preparar Lectura
Lectura: Cabra sola / Reflexiones
EXAMEN 2
Taller de redacción
Estudiar: Palabras
Palabras: El parentesco y los días importantes
Estudiar: Estructura 3
Estudiar: Palabras
Leer: Cultura p. 44
Estudiar Estructura 4
Estudiar Estructura 5
Leer: Cultura p. 71
Estudiar: Estructura 7
A textbook copy can be rented from chegg.com (textbook ISBN: 007338531x).
If you buy a new textbook from the bookstore, the two components (textbook and workbook access key) will likely come in the same
package. If you buy a used book or choose to rent it, you will have to purchase the access code for the workbook separately at
www.mhcentro.com.
14
15
16
17
Cultura: Los apellidos; Estructura 7: El pretérito
Entregar Redacción 2, 1ª versión
Estructura 8: El imperfecto
Estructura 9: Cómo se combinan
Estructura 9: Cómo se combinan
21
22
23
24
Cultura: La familia / Introducción a la lectura
Lectura: Los dos reyes y los dos laberintos
Taller de redacción
EXAMEN 3
28
Capítulo 4
29
30
31
junio
4
5
6
7
9
Estudiar: Estructura 8
Estudiar: Estructura 9
Estudiar: Estructura 9
Leer: Cultura p. 85
Preparar Lectura, pp. 86-87
Feriado
Minilectura y Cortometraje
Entregar Redacción 3, 1ª versión
Palabras: Las profesiones y el trabajo
Estructura 10: El se accidental
Estudiar: Palabras
Estructura 10: El se accidental
Estructura 11: El presente perfecto
Estructura 12: El pluscuamperfecto
Repaso final
Estudiar: Estructura 11
Estudiar: Estructura 12
Estudiar: Estructura 10
EXAMEN FINAL 8:00-11:00 AM
No Make-up exam policy: No make-up exams will be given for personal events, including weddings,
graduations, interviews, etc. No other finals may be scheduled to conflict with language finals.
Keep in mind this date in planning your work schedule, travels, and other personal activities.
Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Spanish 4
Required texts:
Pérez-Gironés & Adán-Lifante. MÁS, Español intermedio.
(textbook and Centro access key for the online workbook)
Course Description: The second year Spanish program at UCSB is designed to help students consolidate
their basic knowledge of Spanish while developing the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading
and writing. The course reviews some of the materials presented in the first-year Spanish language
courses and introduces additional vocabulary, functional phrases and grammar structures with
emphasis on real communication in meaningful cultural contexts. All readings are authentic and include
newspaper and magazine selections, essays by important writers or political figures, and literary short
stories and poetry.
By the end of the semester you will have learned vocabulary to allow for basic communication on topics
including physical appearance and personality, religion, politics, university life, social relations, family
relationships, and work and professions. The major grammar points covered to support communication
on these topics are present tense of regular, irregular and stem-changing verbs, reflexive verbs,
comparison structures, the uses of ser, estar, and haber, verbs like gustar, indirect and direct object
pronouns, and several past tenses such as the preterit of regular and irregular verbs, the imperfect tense,
how to use the preterit and imperfect together, the present perfect and the past perfect.
Attendance: Due to the nature of language learning in general, class attendance is mandatory since it is
absolutely critical for developing communicative abilities in Spanish. At the same time, it is understood
that events such as illness, weddings, funerals, job interviews, etc. may prevent your attendance.
Therefore, you will be allowed a total of three unexcused absences during the quarter. These are not
free days, so plan accordingly.
Starting with the fourth unexcused absence, regardless of the reasons for the first three, ONE
percentage point will be subtracted from the final calculated course grade for every additional
absence. Late arrivals and early departures may also count as absences. BE PROMPT!
Official documented excuses include verifiable doctors’ notes and/or hospital bills and university
sponsored and official athletic excuses. A note that does not meet the above stated requirements is not an
official excuse.
Participation: Your in-class participation involves a number of variables, including, but not limited to,
the following:
• Your use of Spanish in the classroom
• Your participation in all class activities
• Your cooperation during group and pair-work
• Your respect and attitude toward the instructor and your peers
Since the class requires active participation, ABSOLUTELY NO TEXT MESSAGING OR USE OF CELL
PHONES OR MP3 PLAYERS is permitted during class. Doing so will affect your participation grade.
Workbook: The online Cuaderno de práctica offers additional practice with vocabulary, grammar,
listening comprehension, and writing, to be done by students outside of class. In order to have access to
the Cuaderno de práctica you will need a Centro Access Key (usually packaged with your textbook). Go to
the Centro site (www.mhcentro.com) and create an account. In order to enroll in your course you will
need a course code that will be provided to you by your instructor during the first week of classes. You
will best reinforce what you learn in class by completing the online workbook exercises immediately
after each class. All the assigned activities in the Cuaderno de práctica are due the day announced by your
instructor (usually the day of the corresponding chapter test).
Compositions: There will be three short compositions, with two drafts each. These compositions should
be typed, double-spaced, and 350-400 words long. Accent marks and Spanish special characters must
be typed too. Compositions that do not meet these requirements will not be graded. The first draft of
each composition will count for 60% of the grade; the second (final) draft will count for 40% of the grade:
the two scores combined constitute the final grade for that particular composition. The first and final
drafts cannot be exactly alike. If no rewriting is done by the student, no credit will be given for the final
draft. No help may be obtained outside of class (friends, more proficient speakers or former instructors).
If you would like feedback on your writing assignments, you must use the Campus Learning Assistance
Services (CLAS). If you use this tutorial service, request the yellow confirmation card from your tutor
and attach it to your assignment when you turn it in. The compositions are due the day indicated on the
syllabus. No compositions will be accepted late.
Cheating and Plagiarism: All instructors in the Spanish and Portuguese language program will follow
University policy concerning cheating and plagiarism, including when evaluating compositions. The
following practices, among others, are considered instances of plagiarism:
• copying and pasting from outside references or electronic sources
• paraphrasing or translating without acknowledging the source
• using online translators in any capacity (e.g. not even as dictionaries)
• getting revising/rewriting help from more advanced speakers other than the tutors at CLAS or
your instructor
All instructors in the Spanish and Portuguese department are professionals trained in language teaching
and linguistic competence. They can EASILY recognize work that is not your own. Know what
plagiarism is: ignorance will not excuse the offense. If you have any questions about plagiarism, please
ask your instructor and consult the Academic Conduct guidelines by Judicial Affairs:
http://judicialaffairs.sa.ucsb.edu/AcademicIntegrity.aspx. You are allowed to use an online dictionary
(not online translators) such as wordreference.com. The only acceptable revision help is with the
Campus Learning Assistance Services (CLAS). Please take a moment to see when composition drafts are
due so that you can schedule to meet with a CLAS tutor for revising help.
Testing and grading: All of the exam dates are included in the syllabus. There are NO makeup exams
except under extraordinary circumstances. The final exam will be cumulative and will include a final
composition.
The grading policy follows. It is important to remember that no grade is “given”. Instead
students earn points, which will be objectively calculated on a 100-point scale. There is no extra credit.
The following are the cutoff points for each grade:
A+ 98
B+ 88
C+ 78
D+ 68
A 93
B
83
C
73
D
63
A- 90
B- 80
C70
D- 60
Grade Breakdown:
Exams: 3@ 15% each
Online Workbook (Centro)
Compositions 3 @ 5% each
Active participation
Final exam
45%
5%
15%
5%
30% (comprehensive)
Possible Spanish Majors: Intermediate Spanish classes are designed to present the tools necessary for
learning Spanish. Students do not automatically become either fluent or proficient by completing this
program as language acquisition must occur outside of the classroom. Students hoping to become
proficient and/or major or minor in Spanish should participate in an Education Abroad Program.