Elementary Spanish II

Harvard University Extension School
SPAN E-2 Elementary Spanish II
Mondays and Wednesdays 5:30-7:30 pm: Fall, 2015
A team-taught course by Professors Renjilian-Burgy and Vetterling
Joy Renjilian-Burgy, Associate Professor of Spanish, Wellesley College
Tel: 781-283-2400 // email: joy.renjilianburgy@wellesley.edu
Mary-Anne Vetterling, Associate Dean & Professor of Spanish, Regis College
Tel: 781-768-7458 // email: MAV@regiscollege.edu
This course broadens students' knowledge of Hispanic cultures through the study of linguistic
tenses, sentence patterns and expanded vocabulary. Classes stress oral communication and are
complemented by written exercises on language and culture done at home. Prerequisite: SPAN E1b, E-1, or the equivalent. (4 credits)
►Text: Jarvis, Lebredo, Mena-Ayllón. ¿Cómo se dice? 10th edition. Boston: Heinle, Cengage
Learning, 2013. Special custom edition available at the Harvard Coop,
►¿Cómo se dice? Online Student Activities Manual (via iLrn at Heinle Learning Center)
Attendance
Attendance is mandatory. More than three absences from class will adversely affect your progress
and your final grade. Credit students must take all exams on dates indicated.
Guidelines
Before coming to class, students are required to study grammatical structures as well as memorize
the vocabulary corresponding to each lesson. In class, students will participate individually and in
groups/pairs. Students are required to complete all the assigned activities in the Online Student
Activities Manual (iLrn) that correspond to the chapters covered in class, as instructed.
Exams
There will be 5 exams corresponding to the chapters studied this semester. There will be oral
presentations in October and December. There will also be one final oral exam and one final
written exam on all material covered during the semester. No make-ups are given for written and
oral exams. Make-ups for the final exam are approved and administered through the Registrar’s
Office (see Catalogue). No early finals are allowed.
Assignments
Students will type homework assignments and compositions (computer) to be submitted on the
day indicated on the syllabus. Students must also complete their Online Student Activities
Manuals by the days indicated. Additional homework will be assigned in class by the instructors.
NB: Completion of Online Student Activities Manual (iLrn)assignments for each chapter is
worth 9 points on your final grade!
Grades
Oral work:
50% (class participation and oral exams and presentations)
Written work: 50% (homework, student activities manual, in-class exercises, exams,
compositions).
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School Policies:
1. Disability services are handled through the Registrar's office.
The Extension School is committed to providing an accessible academic community. The
Disability Services Office offers a variety of accommodations and services to students
with documented disabilities. Please visit www.extension.harvard.edu/resourcespolicies/resources/disability-services-accessibility for more information.
2. Any cases of suspected cheating or plagiarism should be brought to the attention of
Assistant Dean of Student's attention, Shirley Greene (shirley_greene@harvard.edu).
You are responsible for understanding Harvard Extension School policies on academic
integrity (www.extension.harvard.edu/resources-policies/student-conduct/academicintegrity) and how to use sources responsibly. Not knowing the rules, misunderstanding
the rules, running out of time, submitting "the wrong draft", or being overwhelmed with
multiple demands are not acceptable excuses. There are no excuses for failure to uphold
academic integrity. To support your learning about academic citation rules, please visit
the Harvard Extension School Tips to Avoid Plagiarism
(www.extension.harvard.edu/resources-policies/resources/tips-avoid-plagiarism), where
you'll find links to the Harvard Guide to Using Sources and two, free, online 15-minute
tutorials to test your knowledge of academic citation policy. The tutorials are anonymous
open-learning tools.
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NOTE: What you need to prepare for class is listed by the date on which it is due. Homework (Tarea) will
be assigned in class, according to the interests and needs of the students. This syllabus is subject to change.
L= lunes/Monday // M= miércoles/Wednesday // iLrn = Online Student Activities Manual.
Programa:
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31 de agosto
L Introducción
Lec. 10. p. 282-293; cultura; ejercicios
2 de septiembre M Lec. 10, p. 294-301; cultura; ejercicios; iLrn Manual & Tarea:
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7 de septiembre L NO HAY CLASE: DÍA DE LABOR
9 de septiembre
M
Lec. 11, p. 310-320; cultura; ejercicios; iLrn Manual & Tarea:
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14 de septiembre L Lec. 11, p. 321-327; cultura; ejercicios; iLrn Manual & Tarea:
16 de septiembre M EXAMEN sobre las Lecciones 10-11; iLrn Manual & Tarea:
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21 de septiembre
L
Lec. 12, p. 336-347; cultura; ejercicios; iLrn Manual & Tarea:
23 de septiembre
M
Lec. 12, p. 348-353; cultura; ejercicios; iLrn Manual & Tarea:
COMPOSICIÓN
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28 de septiembre L Lec. 13, p. 362-372; cultura; ejercicios; iLrn Manual & Tarea:
30 de septiembre
M
Lec. 13, p. 373-377; cultura; ejercicios; iLrn Manual & Tarea:
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5 de octubre
L
EXAMEN sobre las Lecciones 12-13; iLrn Manual & Tarea:
7 de octubre
M
Lec. 14, p. 388-397; cultura; ejercicios; iLrn Manual & Tarea:
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12 de octubre
L
NO HAY CLASE: DÍA DE LA RAZA
14 de octubre
M
Lec. 14, p. 398-407; cultura; ejercicios; iLrn Manual & Tarea:
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19 de octubre
L
Lec. 15, p. 418-429; cultura; ejercicios; iLrn Manual & Tarea:
21 de octubre
M
Lec. 15. p. 430-435; cultura; ejercicios; iLrn Manual & Tarea:
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26 de octubre
L
PRESENTACIONES ORALES Y PELÍCULA
28 de octubre
M
EXAMEN sobre las Lecciones 14-15; iLrn Manual & Tarea:
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2 de noviembre L Lec. 16, p. 444-455; cultura; ejercicios; iLrn Manual & Tarea:
4 de noviembre
M
Lec. 16, p. 456-459; cultura; ejercicios; iLrn Manual & Tarea:
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9 de noviembre L Lec. 17, p. 470-481; cultura; ejercicios; iLrn Manual & Tarea:
11 de noviembre
M
Lec. 17, p. 482-487; cultura; ejercicios; iLrn Manual & Tarea:
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16 de noviembre L EXAMEN sobre las Lecciones 16-17; iLrn Manual & Tarea:
18 de noviembre M PELÍCULA Y ACTIVIDADES
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23 de noviembre L Lec. 18, p. 498-513; cultura; ejercicios; iLrn Manual & Tarea:
PELÍCULA Y ACTIVIDADES
25 de noviembre M NO HAY CLASE: ACCIÓN DE GRACIAS
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30 de noviembre L Lec. 18, p. 498-513; cultura; ejercicios; iLrn Manual & Tarea:
2 de diciembre
M
EXAMEN sobre la
Lección 18; iLrn Manual & Tarea:
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7 de diciembre L PRESENTACIONES ORALES, PELÍCULA Y ACTIVIDAD
REPASO y PRÁCTICA
9 de diciembre
M
PRESENTACIONES ORALES, PELÍCULA Y ACTIVIDAD
REPASO y PRÁCTICA
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14 de diciembre L EXAMEN FINAL ORAL individual y en grupos
16 de diciembre
M
EXAMEN FINAL ESCRITO / COMPOSICIÓN
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