NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY
 Department of Modern Languages
 Spanish 202, Intermediate Spanish*
 Course Outline for Fall 1998
[SPA 202 Second-Year Spanish. Designed to consolidate and increase basic skills: comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing. Expansion of vocabulary and cultural awareness. The class is conducted entirely in Spanish (NAU Undergraduate Catalog, 1997-99)]

Sequence Number                    Course/Section                Meeting Time                         Days                                 Place
29404                                            SPA 202-3                        11:30-12:20                            M, T, W, TH                     23-209
10165                                            SPA 202-4                         3:00  -  3:50                            M, T, W, TH                    23-209

 Final Exam for Section 3: December 9, 10:00-12:00
 Final Exam for Section 4: December 8,   3:00-  5:00  

Instructor:  Edward Waters Hood                                        Phone:  523-9635
Office:  BAA 213                                                                    e-mail:  Edward.Hood@nau.edu

Office Hours: Monday through Wednesday, 4-5 PM.
Required Texts:

Copeland, Kite, Sandstedt. Conversación y repaso. 6th edition. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston.
Copeland, Kite, Sandstedt. Civilización y cultura. 6th edition. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston.
Copeland, Kite, Sandstedt. Literatura y arte. 6th edition. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston.
Copeland, Kite, Sandstedt. Manual de laboratorio y ejercicios con actividades creativas. 6th edition. Holt, Rinehart, and Winston.

Recommended:  

 A good Spanish/English, English/Spanish dictionary (American Heritage Larousse)
 501 Spanish Verbs, C. Kendris. 

* This text is available at my web page:  http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~ewh/
At this site,  find many links with Spanish-language newspapers, magazines, and radio broadcasts.

Course Goal:

 Spanish 202 is the culmination of the lower-division sequence in Spanish. Its purpose is to reinforce what you have learned in the previous three semesters and to advance your speaking, reading, writing, and listening skills in preparation for Spanish 300-level course work.

Course Objectives:  

Oral Proficiency: To be able to ask and answer questions and participate in conversations on a range of topics and beyond immediate survival needs. To begin developing the ability to narrate and describe past events with a series of interrelated sentences.

Listening Comprehension: To develop listening skills 1) so that the above task can be performed in conversation with a sympathetic native speaker; and 2) to be able to understand the teacher presentations on a variety of subjects.

 Writing: To improve skills in creative and analytical writing, to expand active vocabulary and use of grammar structures.

 Reading: To expand passive vocabulary and to be able to read Spanish using structures and vocabulary common in everyday speech involving a wide range of topics.

Culture: To increase understanding of the cultural variety and richness of the Hispanic world through readings in Conversación y repaso, Civilización y cultura, Literatura y arte, discussions, instructor and student presentations, and other class activities.


Plan de Instruction:  

 In class:   Oral activities and drills; Group discussions; Role playing; Instructor presentations; Oral presentations; Two written compositions; Exams and quizzes.

Outside of class:   Reading, writing, preparation for class; Study in groups when feasible; Write and revise 2 compositions; Language laboratory activities; Interviews with the professor. 


Examinations:  

Written 50 minute unit tests at regular intervals.
Frequent verb/grammar quizzes
One 20 minute oral group presentation (four or five students per group) which will be related to the units of the textbook
2 oral/dialogue test (1) personal presentation, in groups of four;  (2) Ten minute dialogue discussion on a theme from the course, in pairs during reading week.
Comprehensive Final Exam. 

Compositions:  

The topics for the compositions will be provided by the instructor. Each composition will require a re-write  in order to receive a grade. The compositions must be in the following format to receive credit:

 1) typed;
 2) double spaced;
 3) in 12 pt. font;
 4) with top, bottom, and side margins of one inch.

The content, vocabulary, grammar, and presentation of the compositions will be evaluated in each composition. Any sources copied verbatim must be enclosed in quotes and properly identified.


Grading: 
All work will receive a numerical rating on a ten point scale: 9.0-10.0= A; 8.0-8.9= B; 7.0-7.9= C; 6.0-6.9= D; 9-5.9= F.

Individual assignments shall be weighted as follows:

10%-----Preparation and participation
10%-----2 Compositions with re-writes
25%-----4 Chapter Exams
10%-----1 group presentation
10%-----1 oral / dialogue tests
10%-----2 in-class compositions
25%-----Final comprehensive exam (including oral presentation)
100%---Total
 


Student Responsibilities:

Preparation for class: Language learning is an ongoing, cumulative process. To make progress you must study and practice daily. Most of the work in the classroom will be oral. Therefore, you must study the assigned material ahead of time so that you can participate. 

Attendance and Assignments:

Since your progress in Spanish depends on daily work and practice, plan to prepare all assignments and attend all classes. If you should miss a class for any reason, you are responsible for getting the assignments from another student or from the instructor and for completing the work on time. NO MAKE UP of tests, quizzes, or homework will be allowed under any circumstances. If you are absent, the work due on that date will have to be handed to the instructor by someone else the day this it is due. 

NOTE:   The Department of Modern Languages Attendance Policy states that if a student misses more than one week (four classes for a Monday through Thursday class) during the semester, his or her final grade must be lowered one letter grade. Subsequent absences will further lower the final grade. 

CLEP Exams: If you have placed in Spanish 202 with the Departmental Placement Exam and have not previously received college credit for Spanish 101, 102, and 201, you may wish to attempt to gain credit by examination for those courses. Contact NAU Counseling and Testing (523-2261) for information. Note, you must register for the exams and pay any  fees no later than the middle of the semester in which you are enrolled in 202. 

Academic Dishonesty: The Department of Modern Languages strictly enforces the university's policies on academic dishonesty. Specific action will be taken against individuals caught cheating on tests or quizzes. Any form of plagiarism on any writing (compositions, writing assignments) will be sanctioned. Sanctions for individuals found guilty in matters of academic dishonesty could include receiving an "F" for the course, and, for a repeat offender, expulsion from the university.