Download Spanish 1412 Professor: Kate Funkhouser

Spanish 1412
Professor: Kate Funkhouser
Textbooks:
Terrell, Tracy D., et al. Dos mundos. 7th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2010.
Terrell, Tracy D., et al. Dos mundos: cuaderno de actividades 7th ed. New
York: McGraw-Hill, 2010.
Evaluation
5 chapter exams
Daily preparation and participation
Workbook (Dos mundos)
Homework, in-class assignments
70% of final grade
10% of final grade
5% of final grade
15% of final grade
Week One: Introduction to the course. “Chapter V.” Review from Spanish 1411. Information
about Venezuela. Saber and poder.
Week Two: Review. Careers and job activities. The present progressive. Expressing obligation
and duty.
Week Three: Review. Future activities. Indirect object pronouns and student activities.
Readings. Review for exam.
Week Four: Exam over “Chapter V.” Workbook pages (121-137). Begin “Chapter VI.”
Information about Costa Rica. Vocabulary about and descriptions of houses and neighborhoods.
Comparisons.
Week Five: Continue practice with comparisons. Household activities Saber and conocer.
Readings.
Week Six: Review. Direct object pronouns. Introductions. Review for exam.
Week Seven: Exam over “Chapter VI.” Workbook pages (143-157). “Chapter VII.”
Information about Argentina. The preterite tense. Regular and irregular verbs.
Week Eight: Continued practice with the preterite tense. Readings.
Week Nine: Review. Indirect object pronouns with decir. Hace and time constructions. The
present, future and past tenses. Review for exam. Workbook pages (165-182).
Week Ten: Exam over “Chapter VII.” “Chapter VIII.” Information about Honduras. Food
vocabulary. Discussions over likes and dislikes and nutrition. Vocabulary about the table setting.
Week Eleven: Review. Personal and impersonal direct object pronouns. The verbs gustar and
encantar. Negatives. Readings.
Week Twelve: Review. The impersonal se. Stem-changing verbs like pedir and servir. Review
Exam over “Chapter VIII.” Workbook pages (191-206).
Week Thirteen: “Chapter IX.” Information about Bolivia. Vocabulary about the family.
Thanksgiving Holiday.
Week Fourteen: Sharing information about families. The imperfect. Readings.
Week Fifteen: Review. The verbs parecerse and llevarse. Prepositions and pronouns.
Readings. Review for exam.
Week Sixteen: Exam over “Chapter IX.” Workbook pages (215-229).
LEARNING OUTCOMES FOR SPANISH 1412
BEGINNING SPANISH II
1. Write using present tense verb forms in writing and conversation
Assessment: Oral and written exams and short essays
2. Write using preterite tense verb forms (regular and irregular)
Assessment: Exam questions, paragraphs and short essays
3. Write using the imperfect to describe what they used to do
Assessment: Exam questions, paragraphs and short essays
4. Read cultural passages and answer questions in Spanish
Assessment: Exam sections
5. Understand spoken Spanish at a level appropriate to the class
Assessment: Oral exams, oral component of written
6. Use present tense, past tense and imperfect verb forms in conversation.
Assessment: Oral exams and/or classroom activities