Water Lilies (Monet)
Spanish
for
Winter 2008
T & Th:
9:30>>11:20 @ MUE 153
Instructor: Leon Bensadon
E-mail: lbm@u.washington.edu
Phone: (206) 543-2068
Course Description
This
course is primarily designed for students interested in acquiring a solid
reading knowledge of Spanish, and to facilitate the understanding and
translating of Spanish texts dealing with a variety of disciplines. It thus
employs a more traditional, grammar-based approach, designed to develop basic
reading and translating abilities in Spanish. In order to support these
abilities, students will be introduced to a variety of grammar topics as well
as technical and academic texts from various fields within the Humanities. If
your goal is to prepare for a language exam in your department, please provide
me with as much information as possible about that exam. No prior experience
with Spanish is necessary for SPAN 308. Not open to Spanish majors or
minors. Does not serve as a prerequisite for any higher-level Spanish courses
or fulfill any undergraduate foreign language requirement. Class will be
conducted in English. Auditors are not permitted.
The
Spanish for Reading courses are offered sequentially: 308, winter quarter; 309,
spring quarter. Students who take 308
are also expected to take 309 the following quarter to complete their
requirement. Students who did not take
308 cannot take 309.
The
use of Internet resources will be an important part of this course. Students
will be required to access the instructor’s Web page:
http://faculty.washington.edu/lbm where translation exercises, verb conjugations
and grammar points are posted.
Required Texts
Franco
& Sandberg, Spanish for Reading (Barron’s)
Student
Packet (to be purchased at University
Bookstore,
English-Spanish
Dictionary (Larousse Concise,
"120,000 entries")
Students’ Requirements
Participation: Students will
cover in class, alternatively, translations exercises and grammar points,
therefore daily attendance is crucial for best results and will be an important
part of the grade. Students will
prepare sections to be covered (listed in the syllabus) BEFORE coming to
class.
Quizzes: There will be two
quizzes, usually after each chapter, except before an exam. No make-up quizzes are allowed.
Exams: There will be two exams plus a comprehensive final.
Vocabulary, verb tenses, grammar and readings will be covered. No make-up quizzes or exams are
allowed.
Homework: I will not accept
any late homework nor by e-mail (Attached or not.)
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Grade Distribution
Participation, Attendance & Homework: 15%
In-class readings: 10%
Two Quizzes: 20%
Two exams: 30%
Final Exam: 25%
Syllabus (tentative)
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Week 1
Chapter 1: Numbers, Verb “ser”,
Cognates
Martes 8/1: Course
introduction and students' presentations
Objectives
and requirements. Use of the Web and dictionary
Sections
1--6 (p. 1--10)
Jueves
10/1: Sections
7 >> 11 (p. 10--23)
In-class exercise (“El español” P. p. 79)
Homework
#1: Due next Tuesday:
·
Read Using
the Dictionary (P. pp. 6-9)
·
Do
“Tarea #1” Paquete pp. 62-63
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Week 2
Chapter 2: Adjectives, adverbs, numbers,
comparisons
Martes 15/1: Homework
#1 collected. Sections 12 >>15 (p. 27--40)
Jueves 17/1: Sections 16>> 18 (p. 41--45);
Pasaje pp. 46-47; P p. 80; 1b p.95;
p. 93; 1e p. 97
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Week 3
Chapter 3: Present
Tense, possessive adjectives, ordinal numbers
Martes 22/1: Review of chapters 1 & 2 (p. 36-37)
Quiz #1 (Ch. 1 & 2 + p. 31 on False
Cognates) (page 1/4)
Jueves 24/1: Sections
19>>>24 (p. 49--72)
Homework #2: Due Tuesday:
La cultura maya (P. pp. 64-65)
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Week 4
Chapter 4: Adjectives, estar + past participles
Martes 29/1: Homework #2 collected. Sections 25>>>29 (pp. 73--86)
+ Ejercicios en el Paquete.
Jueves 31/1: Sections 30>>>31 (p. 87-96)
In-class review for Exam 1 (chapters
1—4) (P. pp. 52-53)
Review chapter 4 (P. p. 39)
Homework #3: Due Tuesday: Translate
“Lo importante de la vida en Hispano América y en Estados Unidos”
(P. p. 66)
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Week 5
Chapter 5: Present tense of
irregular verbs, reflexive pronouns
Martes 5/2: Homework #3 collected
EXAM 1
(chapters 1--4 &
Jueves 7/2: Chapter 5: Sections 32>>>37 (pp. 97--122)
Review
chapter 5 (P. p. 40)
Homework #4: Due Tuesday:
Chapter 5 “Verano en la aldea”
(P. p. 67-69)
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Week 6
Chapter 6: Past
participles, relative pronouns, present perfect indicative
Martes 12/2: Homework #4 collected
Chapter 6: Sections
38>>>42 (p. 123--135)
+ Ejercicios de comprensión # 1c & 1g (P. pp. 91--92)
Jueves 14/2: Section
42 (p. 135-140). Review chapter 6 (P.
pp. 41--42)
Quiz #2 (Ch.
5 & 6 + page 3 False Cognates: P. p. 33)
Homework
#5 Due Tuesday: Chapter 6:
“La literatura española” (P. p.70)
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Week 7
Chapter 7: Imperfect
tense, present participle, commands
Martes 19/2: Homework
#5 collected.
In-class
Jueves 21/2: Chapter 7: Sections
43>>>45 (p. 145--161)
In-class
review for Exam 2 (chapters 5—7) (P. p. 54)
Homework
#6 for Tuesday: Translate:“La historia se repite” (P. p.72)
Study: pp. 23-24
(P)
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Week 8
Chapter 8: Preterite
tense, negative words
Martes 26/2: Homework #6 collected.
EXAM 2 (chaps.
5 - 7 &
Jueves 28/2: Chapter 8: Sections 46>>>47
(p. 167-188); p. 77 (P)
Homework due Tuesday:
a) Homework #7 on Chapter 8: Translate exercises & “El padre Las
Casas” pp.
73-75 (P.)
b) Translate “Repaso para
el examen final” (P. pp. 59--60)
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Week 9
Martes
5/3: Homework #7 collected.
Ejercicios de comprensión
en grupos (Artículos revistas)
Jueves 7/3: Ejercicios
de comprensión en grupos (Artículos periódicos)
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Week 10
Martes 12/3: Review chapter 8 (P. pp. 44-47)
Final exam review (chaps. 1-8, Readings & False Cognates)
Jueves 14/3: Final Exam (chaps. 1-8,
Readings & False Cognates)
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