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MERRIMACK COLLEGE Intermediate Spanish II- Spring 2012  Instructor: Mellissia Walles, M.A.  SPA2020B MWF 1:00-1:50 & SPA2020A MWF 2:00-2:50 Course Credits: 4 Office Location and Hours: World Language & Cultures Dept. Sullivan 202D Monday 3-4pm, Wednesday and Friday 12:30-1pm or by appointment Contact information: wallesm@merrimack.edu = = =Required Text:= Vistas: Introducción a la lengua española, 3rd ed Blanco & Donley, Vista Higher Learning, Boston, 2008. ISBN-10: 1-60007-104-X ISBN-13: 978-1-60007-104-X [|www.vhldirect.com]

Passcode for Supersite is bound into new textbooks and can be purchased on the Vistas website if you purchased a used copy. Your passcode from last semester should still work but you will need to **switch courses**. Remember that all online activities at Supersite [|www.vistas.vhlcentral.com] are required and graded.

Spanish/English Dictionary

=Suggested:=
 * Quick Study Academic Charts on Spanish grammar, verbs, and/or vocabulary.
 * 501 Spanish Verbs

=Instructional Objectives:= Students will master the following topics: Lección 14: terms to describe city life, daily chores, money and banking, post office, abbreviations, subjunctive in adjective clauses, nosotros commands, past participles as adjectives. Cultural Panorama section: Venezuela

Lección 15: terms to describe health and well-being, exercise and physical activity, nutrition, b vs. v, present perfect tense, past perfect tense, present perfect subjunctive. Cultural Panorama section: Bolivia

Lección 16: terms to describe professions and occupations, the workplace, job interviews, letters y, ll, h, future, future perfect, past subjunctive. Cultural Panorama section: Nicaragua and Dominican Republic

Lección 17: terms to describe the arts, movies, television, common spelling mistakes, conditional, conditional perfect, past perfect subjunctive. Cultural Panorama section: El Salvador and Honduras

Lección 18: terms to describe current events and politics, the media and natural disasters, si clauses, summary of the uses of the subjunctive. Cultural Panorama section: Paraguay and Uruguay

In class, the instructor will introduce new topics and vocabulary. Listening comprehension exercises and other practice exercises will also be done in class. Online exercises and other homework assignments should be completed outside of class when due. Some text exercises will be corrected together in class. If you have questions or difficulties with the topics or assignments, please be sure to ask in class.

Students are required to listen and participate in classroom activities including repeating, answering and asking questions, presentations, and paired or group exercises and games. Success in this course is dependent on attendance as well as lesson preparation at home. For every class, you are to study class notes and complete assignments (including online exercises) to the best of your ability. You should expect to prepare approximately two hours at home for each classroom hour. If you are experiencing difficulties understanding the curriculum material, it is very important that you get extra help as soon as possible. Tutors may be available by contacting the Modern Language Dept. secretary in Sullivan 202. = = =Helpful hints to facilitate your success:=
 * 1) Prepare for class each day and keep up with assignments! You will remember more if you study every day rather than cramming the night before an exam. Also you will be able to participate better in class.
 * 2) Attend every class and participate actively in class.
 * 3) Make an effort to speak Spanish with Spanish speakers, listen to Spanish language radio and TV programs, watch movies in Spanish (often available on DVD settings), and read Spanish language newspapers and magazines.

= Attendance and Make-up Policy: = Regular class attendance is essential in this course and absences will adversely affect your grade. If you cannot attend your scheduled class, you may attend my other Intermediate Spanish class (please let me know in class in order to ensure your attendance credit).

NOTE: If you miss a scheduled quiz, you may request to take it during my office hours before the next class without penalty. After this time, you may take the missed quiz during my office hours; however, your maximum grade will be a 60. If you receive a failing quiz grade on a scheduled quiz day, you may re-take it for an average of the two grades. = = =Academic Integrity Policy:= All students must read, agree to and sign the Merrimack College World Languages & Cultures Class Policies document on the first day of class.

=Grading:=
 * Class Participation** (10%) To earn a top participation grade, you must raise your hand frequently with an answer, question or comment so that the instructor is aware of your input. Choral practice with the class is not enough to secure a good participation grade.


 * Attendance** (10%) Your attendance grade is an A until you have missed three classes, after which your attendance grade will drop to a B. With each increment of three absences, your attendance grade will drop to the next lower grade.


 * Out of class activities** (10%) You must participate in at least ten out of class activities throughout the semester and write 100 words about the experience on your Wikispace. Activities may include the Spanish Table at lunch or dinner, watching Spanish movies, and attending other cultural presentations. A list of approved activities is listed on the Merrimack World Languages webpage. All ten activities must be completed in order to receive credit. No partial credit will be given.


 * Online Supersite Assignments** Homework (20%) You must complete all homework assignments from the textbook which are outlined for the course. After review of the material in class, you must complete the Vistas Supersite assigned activities before the unit quiz in order to receive full credit. It is your responsibility to check the assignments posted on-line and to complete these activities before the unit quiz. Failure to do so will result in a low homework grade.


 * Written Assignments** (20%) Written Assignments include maintaining your Wikispace, keeping a Blog and responding to on-line writing assignments.


 * Quizzes & Oral Presentations** (20%) are weighted equally and will be averaged together.


 * Final Exam/Paper** (10%)