Spanish 2090 Essay
Fall 2012 Spanish 2090 Intermediate Coordinator: Mary K. Redmond
Office: 423A Morrill Hall e-mail: mkr4@cornell.edu (607) 255-6502
Course Description This is a 4 credit intermediate course that develops accurate and idiomatic oral and written expression in a cultural context. Students achieve a higher level of syntactical and lexical competence through reading and discussing essays and literary texts and viewing films. Particular emphasis is on writing academic essays with peer/instructor feedback. Classes are in Spanish and the language is actively used in oral presentations and communicative, creative, and critical-thinking activities. Students review grammar structures on their own with clarification …show more content…
or support from the instructor. This course fulfills the A&S foreign language requirement Option 1. After 2090, you may take SPAN 2140, SPAN 2150, SPAN 2170, or SPAN 2190.
Placement Prerequisite: SPAN 1230, or LPS 56–64, or SAT II 590–680, or AP 4 or AP5, CASE Q. Not open to students who have taken SPAN 2000 or SPAN 2070. 4 credits.
•If you registered for COLLT (Cornell On-Line Language Tests) at http://collt.lrc.cornell.edu and were told that you should take the CASE (Cornell Advanced Standing Exam), then take the next available one. Otherwise, register in COLLT before taking the CASE. The online survey identifies your situation and offers an online test or other recommendation. Placement info: http://www.arts.cornell.edu/romance/shared_info/language_placement.html
• The on-line LPS (Language Placement in Spanish Test) is for students who have never taken a course in Spanish at Cornell. Internal language students, follow the standard sequencing of courses.
• If you have taken a course at Cornell and have since done significant work with in Spanish, equivalent to an additional course, you need to request a proctored test.
• The on-line LPS takes 60 minutes and you get the results immediately so you know which level to register for.
• Follow the placement guidelines, regardless of how long ago you took Spanish. • If you have an AP4, AP5, or a 65 LPS score, take the CASE exam Monday, Aug 20th 9:00 am or Monday, Aug 27th 5:00 pm in Morrill Hall 106.
The test itself lasts 60 minutes. Registration Students add or drop on-line as space permits. Wait lists will consist of those attending class. After 2-3 days the registration system will be closed and those on the wait list will be added if space opens up. In that case, give the coordinator a paper Add/Drop form to stamp. Get it from and return it to your college registrar. Even if you are NOT registered in 2090, attend for 3-4 days and do all coursework. You should get a back-up course in case you can’t take Spanish this term.
Textbooks/Materials Enfoques: Textbook and access to the Supersite Plus 3rd Edition by Blanco & Colbert.
Buy directly from the book company: Cornell custom page www.vistahigherlearning.com/store/cornell.htm
It is also available at the Cornell Store or Kraftfees. When you sign into the Supersite, register in the correct section because the WebSAM exercises are sent electronically to your section instructor. If you change sections, you must re-register in the correct section on the Supersite as well as change your course
registration.
Instructors & Classes
Section Code Days Time Classroom Instructor e-mail
102 6478 MWF 9:05-9:55 URH 302 Hasbun, Rodrigo rah298
103 6479 MWF 9:05-9:55 URH 260 Curran, Edward ejc95
104 6480 MWF 9:05-9:55 MCG 366 Vázquez, Félix fsv4
105 6481 MWF 10:10-11:00 MCG 366 Vázquez, Félix fsv4
106 6482 MWF 10:10-11:00 MCG 145 Redmond, Mary K. mkr4
107 6483 MWF 11:15-12:05 MCG 145 Redmond, Mary K. mkr4
108 6484 MWF 11:15-12:05 URH 302 Reyes-Cubides,Will reyescw@mit.edu
109 6485 MWF 12:20-1:10 GSH G20 Vega, Facundo fhv3
110 6486 MWF 12:20-1:10 MLT 230 Mann, Julie jam338
111 6487 MWF 1:25-2:15 MLT 230 Mann, Julie jam338
112 6488 MWF 1:25-2:15 URH 498 Aquirre-Pérez, Fernando fa44
113 6489 MWF 2:30-3:20 URH 260 Aquirre-Pérez, Fernando fa44
Grading
Preparation(Quizzes) | Participation | Essays | Oral | Homework(WebSAM) | Exams | Final | 10% | 10% | 25% | 10% | 10% | 25% | 10% |
Websites 1. Course information, extra resources and announcements are on the Cornell website: http://lrc.cornell.edu/spanish/span2090/Welcome user name and password: span2090 2. Every student needs access to the Supersite Plus: enfoques.vhlcentral.com It has resources for independent use and materials we discuss in class: movies, cultural videos, audio recordings of the readings, textbook audio, homework, lab manual audio, extra readings, grammar exercises, verb practice, vocabulary flash cards and cultural information.
Assignments, Learning Tips, Course Policies There are daily assignments to prepare, quizzes, compositions, readings, oral presentations, movies and exams. See the course webpage for information on how to take advantage of the materials, course policies and how to do assignments. No auditors are allowed.
Spanish is used in class to practice the vocabulary and structures of the language and to discuss culture and literature. Many activities require you to work in pairs and small groups to exchange information. Coming to class well prepared is essential to your learning. All the materials assigned for class should be done in advance. Read the syllabus to know what to prepare before class. Attendance is mandatory. Your instructor will not lecture about grammar, but rather prepare exercises and activities that will elicit and encourage speaking Spanish. Daily preparation is essential in a second-language class. You will need to spend 2 hours reviewing what was covered in class and preparing for the next class.
Learning Goals Students who successfully complete 2090 will be able to:
• Speak and write in all time frames including the use of the subjunctive and indicative
• Understand main ideas, details and the voice of a range of authentic materials on cultural topics
• Read and analyze short stories and magazine articles
• Write essays on familiar, cultural and literary topics
• Use complex and idiomatic vocabulary
• Narrate and describe in paragraph-length connected discourse
• Use a variety of study techniques to improve their language learning
• Demonstrate the ability to speak in connected discourse and give planned oral presentations español 2090 PROGRAMA I otoño 2012 Clase | Fecha | Para leer, estudiar, preparar | Libro de texto | Estructura | Manualde lab | 1 Lec 2 | miércoles22 de agosto | Introducción al curso | | | | 2 | viernes24 de agosto | Pronombres od, oi“El toreo:¿Cultura o tortura?” | 42-4554-5775-78 write 1, 2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3 | lunes27 de agosto | Gustar, Los verbos reflexivosEspíritu deportivoPresentación individual | 58-6566-69 write 1, 2 | 2.22.3 | 2.22.3Pronuncia | 4 Lec 3 | miércoles29 deagosto | El pretérito, El imperfectoAdiós mamáPresentación individual | 94-97, 98-101106-109 write 1, 2 | 3.13.2 | | 5 | viernes31de agosto | Los usos del pretérito y el imperfecto“Autorretrato”Presentación individual | 102-105111-114 write 1, 2, 3 | 3.3 | | | lunes3 de sep | No hay clase. Día feriado. | | | | 6 | miércoles5 de sep | “El arte de la vida diaria” El pretérito y el imperfecto repaso Presentación individual | 115-118 write 1, 2, 3 p. A20 3.3 write (back of textbook) | | 3.3 Pronuncia | 7 | viernes7 de sep | Ensayo 1 en clase | | | | 8 | lunes 10 desep | Examen I (lecciones 2 y 3) | | | | El programa para los próximos capítulos estará en la página del curso antes del Examen 1.
Office: 423A Morrill Hall e-mail: mkr4@cornell.edu (607) 255-6502
Course Description This is a 4 credit intermediate course that develops accurate and idiomatic oral and written expression in a cultural context. Students achieve a higher level of syntactical and lexical competence through reading and discussing essays and literary texts and viewing films. Particular emphasis is on writing academic essays with peer/instructor feedback. Classes are in Spanish and the language is actively used in oral presentations and communicative, creative, and critical-thinking activities. Students review grammar structures on their own with clarification …show more content…
or support from the instructor. This course fulfills the A&S foreign language requirement Option 1. After 2090, you may take SPAN 2140, SPAN 2150, SPAN 2170, or SPAN 2190.
Placement Prerequisite: SPAN 1230, or LPS 56–64, or SAT II 590–680, or AP 4 or AP5, CASE Q. Not open to students who have taken SPAN 2000 or SPAN 2070. 4 credits.
•If you registered for COLLT (Cornell On-Line Language Tests) at http://collt.lrc.cornell.edu and were told that you should take the CASE (Cornell Advanced Standing Exam), then take the next available one. Otherwise, register in COLLT before taking the CASE. The online survey identifies your situation and offers an online test or other recommendation. Placement info: http://www.arts.cornell.edu/romance/shared_info/language_placement.html
• The on-line LPS (Language Placement in Spanish Test) is for students who have never taken a course in Spanish at Cornell. Internal language students, follow the standard sequencing of courses.
• If you have taken a course at Cornell and have since done significant work with in Spanish, equivalent to an additional course, you need to request a proctored test.
• The on-line LPS takes 60 minutes and you get the results immediately so you know which level to register for.
• Follow the placement guidelines, regardless of how long ago you took Spanish. • If you have an AP4, AP5, or a 65 LPS score, take the CASE exam Monday, Aug 20th 9:00 am or Monday, Aug 27th 5:00 pm in Morrill Hall 106.
The test itself lasts 60 minutes. Registration Students add or drop on-line as space permits. Wait lists will consist of those attending class. After 2-3 days the registration system will be closed and those on the wait list will be added if space opens up. In that case, give the coordinator a paper Add/Drop form to stamp. Get it from and return it to your college registrar. Even if you are NOT registered in 2090, attend for 3-4 days and do all coursework. You should get a back-up course in case you can’t take Spanish this term.
Textbooks/Materials Enfoques: Textbook and access to the Supersite Plus 3rd Edition by Blanco & Colbert.
Buy directly from the book company: Cornell custom page www.vistahigherlearning.com/store/cornell.htm
It is also available at the Cornell Store or Kraftfees. When you sign into the Supersite, register in the correct section because the WebSAM exercises are sent electronically to your section instructor. If you change sections, you must re-register in the correct section on the Supersite as well as change your course
registration.
Instructors & Classes
Section Code Days Time Classroom Instructor e-mail
102 6478 MWF 9:05-9:55 URH 302 Hasbun, Rodrigo rah298
103 6479 MWF 9:05-9:55 URH 260 Curran, Edward ejc95
104 6480 MWF 9:05-9:55 MCG 366 Vázquez, Félix fsv4
105 6481 MWF 10:10-11:00 MCG 366 Vázquez, Félix fsv4
106 6482 MWF 10:10-11:00 MCG 145 Redmond, Mary K. mkr4
107 6483 MWF 11:15-12:05 MCG 145 Redmond, Mary K. mkr4
108 6484 MWF 11:15-12:05 URH 302 Reyes-Cubides,Will reyescw@mit.edu
109 6485 MWF 12:20-1:10 GSH G20 Vega, Facundo fhv3
110 6486 MWF 12:20-1:10 MLT 230 Mann, Julie jam338
111 6487 MWF 1:25-2:15 MLT 230 Mann, Julie jam338
112 6488 MWF 1:25-2:15 URH 498 Aquirre-Pérez, Fernando fa44
113 6489 MWF 2:30-3:20 URH 260 Aquirre-Pérez, Fernando fa44
Grading
Preparation(Quizzes) | Participation | Essays | Oral | Homework(WebSAM) | Exams | Final | 10% | 10% | 25% | 10% | 10% | 25% | 10% |
Websites 1. Course information, extra resources and announcements are on the Cornell website: http://lrc.cornell.edu/spanish/span2090/Welcome user name and password: span2090 2. Every student needs access to the Supersite Plus: enfoques.vhlcentral.com It has resources for independent use and materials we discuss in class: movies, cultural videos, audio recordings of the readings, textbook audio, homework, lab manual audio, extra readings, grammar exercises, verb practice, vocabulary flash cards and cultural information.
Assignments, Learning Tips, Course Policies There are daily assignments to prepare, quizzes, compositions, readings, oral presentations, movies and exams. See the course webpage for information on how to take advantage of the materials, course policies and how to do assignments. No auditors are allowed.
Spanish is used in class to practice the vocabulary and structures of the language and to discuss culture and literature. Many activities require you to work in pairs and small groups to exchange information. Coming to class well prepared is essential to your learning. All the materials assigned for class should be done in advance. Read the syllabus to know what to prepare before class. Attendance is mandatory. Your instructor will not lecture about grammar, but rather prepare exercises and activities that will elicit and encourage speaking Spanish. Daily preparation is essential in a second-language class. You will need to spend 2 hours reviewing what was covered in class and preparing for the next class.
Learning Goals Students who successfully complete 2090 will be able to:
• Speak and write in all time frames including the use of the subjunctive and indicative
• Understand main ideas, details and the voice of a range of authentic materials on cultural topics
• Read and analyze short stories and magazine articles
• Write essays on familiar, cultural and literary topics
• Use complex and idiomatic vocabulary
• Narrate and describe in paragraph-length connected discourse
• Use a variety of study techniques to improve their language learning
• Demonstrate the ability to speak in connected discourse and give planned oral presentations español 2090 PROGRAMA I otoño 2012 Clase | Fecha | Para leer, estudiar, preparar | Libro de texto | Estructura | Manualde lab | 1 Lec 2 | miércoles22 de agosto | Introducción al curso | | | | 2 | viernes24 de agosto | Pronombres od, oi“El toreo:¿Cultura o tortura?” | 42-4554-5775-78 write 1, 2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3 | lunes27 de agosto | Gustar, Los verbos reflexivosEspíritu deportivoPresentación individual | 58-6566-69 write 1, 2 | 2.22.3 | 2.22.3Pronuncia | 4 Lec 3 | miércoles29 deagosto | El pretérito, El imperfectoAdiós mamáPresentación individual | 94-97, 98-101106-109 write 1, 2 | 3.13.2 | | 5 | viernes31de agosto | Los usos del pretérito y el imperfecto“Autorretrato”Presentación individual | 102-105111-114 write 1, 2, 3 | 3.3 | | | lunes3 de sep | No hay clase. Día feriado. | | | | 6 | miércoles5 de sep | “El arte de la vida diaria” El pretérito y el imperfecto repaso Presentación individual | 115-118 write 1, 2, 3 p. A20 3.3 write (back of textbook) | | 3.3 Pronuncia | 7 | viernes7 de sep | Ensayo 1 en clase | | | | 8 | lunes 10 desep | Examen I (lecciones 2 y 3) | | | | El programa para los próximos capítulos estará en la página del curso antes del Examen 1.