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SPAN201 - Second-Year Spanish
COURSE DESCRIPTION Intensive oral and written exercises designed to help the student acquire an accurate and fluent use of Spanish. Selections
from representative authors are studied.
Credit Course
Total Credits - 4
Lecture - 4
COURSE TEXT AND REFERENCES To be decided.
COURSE FOCUS Students advance via active use of the language.
EVALUATION INFORMATION Quizzes: 10%
Homework:10%
Exam 1: 20%
Exam 2: 20%
Oral participation and performance 20%
Final Exams, oral and written: 20%
50 minute absence: -5% Absences may be made up with written work.
STUDENT EXPECTATIONS DISABILITIES STATEMENT - Persons having questions about or requests for special needs and accommodation should
contact the Coordinator of Special Needs at Blue Mountain Community College, 2411 N.W. Carden Pendleton OR 97801,
Phone 541-278-5931 or TDD 541-278-2174. Contact should be made 72 hours in advance of the event.
(*designates a CRUCIAL goal)
Course Learning Outcomes:
1A
The student will spell irregular conjugated forms of most preterite verbs.
2A
The student will identify the antecedents of object pronouns.
*3A
The student will form sentences with clitic pronouns.
4A
The student will use reflexive verbs in the English sense of "each other".
5A
The student will utilize inverted-order sentence forms.
6A
The student will utilize reflexive verbs in the English sense of "to become".
*7A
The student will create sentences with pronouns that are objects of prepositions.
*8A
The student will make comparisons and explain implications thereof.
9A
The student will read passages which contain verbs in formal future.
10A The student will put together words in irregular future.
*11A The student will form sentences which contain verbs in formal future.
12A The student will spell words with distinguishing accent marks.
13A The student will spell words with accent marks used to strengthen weak vowels.
14A The student will explain the difference between the preterite and imperfect
verb aspects.
15A The student will read passages which combine preterite and imperfect verbs.
*16A The student will write sentences which contain verbs in preterite and imperfect.
*17A The student will narrate an extended series of events in past.
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*18A
*19A
20A
21A
*22A
23A
*24A
25A
*25A
26A
27A
28A
29A
*30A
*30A
*31A
The student will backflush sentences with emphatic object pronouns.
The student will listen to a Spanish soap opera or movie.
The student will read passages which contain verbs in present perfect.
The student will put together irregular past participles.
The student will write sentences which contain verbs in present perfect.
The student will utilize the "false passive".
The student will summarize a short story.
The student will request a room in a hotel, specifying preferences.
The student will choose and order a meal in a restaurant.
The student will perform operations related to a bus, train, or plane ride from
scheduling to final arrival.
The student will interview native Spanish- speaking person.
The student will argue a simple point of view.
The student will act out a team-created drama in Spanish.
The student will present a written work on a theme related to the Spanishspeaking world.
The student will present orally to class on a subject related to Spanish-speaking
world.
The student will speak in an oral interview.
Performance Objectives:
16A The student will write sentences which contain verbs in preterite and imperfect. Performance will be
satisfactory if and the writing is/are consistent with established and correct usage.
Applies to the following goal(s):
1A
14A
15A
16A
17A
20A
21A
22A
23A
spell irregular conjugated forms of most preterite verbs
explain the difference between the preterite and imperfect verb aspects
read passages which combine preterite and imperfect verbs
write sentences which contain verbs in preterite and imperfect
narrate an extended series of events in past
read passages which contain verbs in present perfect
put together irregular past participles
write sentences which contain verbs in present perfect
utilize the "false passive"
25A The student will perform tasks needed for travel to a Spanish-speaking country. Performance will be
satisfactory if student accomplishes mission without recourse to English.
Applies to the following goal(s):
25A choose and order a meal in a restaurant
25A request a room in a hotel, specifying preferences
26A perform operations related to a bus, train, or plane ride from scheduling to final arrival
24A The student will write extended discourse. Performance will be satisfactory if appropriate format is
followed, purpose is achieved, and writing contains no more than 30% errors in grammatical points
emphasized.
Applies to the following goal(s):
24A summarize a short story
28A argue a simple point of view
30A present a written work on a theme related to the Spanish-speaking world
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31A The student will speak in an oral interview. Performance will be satisfactory if student performs at an
minimum of Intermediate Low as defined by the American Council for the Teaching of Foreign
Languages.
Applies to the following goal(s):
31A speak in an oral interview
11A The student will form sentences which contain verbs in formal future. Performance will be
satisfactory if usage conforms to established Spanish grammatical conventions.
Applies to the following goal(s):
9A read passages which contain verbs in formal future
10A put together words in irregular future
11A form sentences which contain verbs in formal future
29A The student will present and participate orally in structured situations. Performance will be
satisfactory if story or arguments have logical sequence and content and are comprehensible to a
native speaker accustomed to dealing with foreigners.
Applies to the following goal(s):
8A
19A
27A
29A
30A
make comparisons and explain implications thereof
listen to a Spanish soap opera or movie
interview native Spanish- speaking person
act out a team-created drama in Spanish
present orally to class on a subject related to Spanish-speaking world
7A The student will write sentences which contain object pronouns. Performance will be satisfactory if
and the writing is/are consistent with established usage in Spanish.
Applies to the following goal(s):
2A
3A
4A
5A
6A
7A
18A
identify the antecedents of object pronouns
form sentences with clitic pronouns
use reflexive verbs in the English sense of "each other"
utilize inverted-order sentence forms
utilize reflexive verbs in the English sense of "to become"
create sentences with pronouns that are objects of prepositions
backflush sentences with emphatic object pronouns
13A The student will demonstrate mastery of included orthographic conventions. Performance will be
satisfactory if test answers conform to established norms of Spanish orthography and written work
incorporates them.
Applies to the following goal(s):
12A spell words with distinguishing accent marks
13A spell words with accent marks used to strengthen weak vowels
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