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Upon successful completion of this course…
1. The student will be able to demonstrate novice high level of oral proficiency according to ACTFL
guidelines.
2. The student will be able to participate in basic conversations using learned material to handle simple
needs and express everyday courtesies.
3. The student will be able to demonstrate the ability to
4. The student will be able to greet others, introduce themselves, handle basic social situations and talk
about a variety of topics of common interest.
5. The student will be able to describe their physical characteristics as well as those of others.
6. The student will be able to apply reading and writing skills at a commensurate level.
Textbook
Name: Claro que si
Edition: 7th
ISBN: 9781133879848
Author: Caycedo Garner, Rusch, Dominguez
Publisher: Cengage
Objectives include attaining at least a novice high level of oral proficiency according to ACTFL guidelines. This means students will have the ability to participate in basic conversations using learned material to handle simple needs and express everyday courtesies. Students will begin to talk about themselves and their preferences, activities and interests in present and past time. Students will learn to greet others, introduce themselves, handle basic social situations and talk about a variety of topics of common interest. In addition, students will be able to describe their physical characteristics as well as those of others. The focus of this course will be to foster spontaneous and creative use of the language. Reading and writing skills at a commensurate level will be developed and practiced.
Tentative Schedule
Subject to change during the semester. Adequate notice of changes will be given.
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Capítulo Preliminar: Bienvenidos al mundo hispano
Las Presentaciones, p. 4
Los saludos y las despedidas, p. 6-7
Tarea para la próxima clase (homework for next class):
Take CAPE test. You will need an invitation to take this test. It will come in an email but PLEASE NOTE, the email will NOT be from me but rather an administrator. The subject heading will read: Spanish Reading/Grammar Test has been added to your dashboard.
Read and sign the syllabus
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El alfabeto p. 10
Acentuación, p. 12-13
Tarea para la próxima clase: Estudien los números, p. 20
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Capítulo Uno: ¿Quién es?
Mi video blog #1, p. 18
Actividad 1-2 p. 18-19
Los números, p. 20-21
Las nacionalidades, p. 22
Tarea para la próxima clase: Estudien el vocabulario p. 42-43 y el alfabeto. Vocabulary Quiz #1
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Vocabulary Quiz #1
Vocab exercises
Subject Pronouns p. 24
Tres verbos: llamarse, ser, tener, p. 24-26
septiembre
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Las ocupaciones p. 30
The verb Hacer
Act. 21-22 p. 30-31
Ver: Mis padres y amigos, p. 32
Act. 24-26 p. 32-33
More subject pronouns, p. 34-35
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Singular and plural forms of occupations, p. 35
Asking questions and negating, p. 37
Review capítulo 1 p. 42
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Capítulo Dos: ¿Te Gusta?
Una visita a Puerto Rico, Act. 1-3 p. 46-47
El vocabulario p. 48
Definite Articles p. 50-51
Likes and Dislikes: El verbo gustar p. 52-53
Tarea para la próxima clase: Estudien el vocabulario p. 74-75. Vocab Quiz #2
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Vocabulary Quiz #2
Vocab exercises
More work with gustar p. 54
Expressing possession with de p. 55
Possessive adjectives, p. 55
Act. 16-19 p. 56-57
Tarea para la próxima clase: Estudien los días de la semana y las expresiones de tiempo p. 63
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Acciones p. 62-63
Los días de la semana y Expresiones de tiempo, p. 63
Planes para la República Dominicana y Panamá, p. 66
Actividades 29-31 p. 66-67
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More work with gustar, p. 68
Tener que... and Ir a... p. 69
Act. 34-37 p. 69-70
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More work with gustar
More work with tener que …and Ir a…
Tarea para la próxima clase: Examen #1
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Examen #1
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Capítulo Tres: ¿Qué haces hoy?
Una entrevista en playa Jacó
Act. 1-2 p. 78
Estar + en + place p. 82
The Present Indicative, p. 83-86
Tarea para la próxima clase: Estudien el vocabulario p. 104-105. Vocab quiz #3
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Vocabulary Quiz #3
Vocab exercises
More work with the Present indicative
Tarea para la próxima clase: Estudien los verbos irregulares p. 86
- Check out this GREAT site: conjuguemos.com to practice conjugating verbs
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Dice game
Act. 16-17 p. 87
30 El físico y la personalidad: Ser + adjetivo, p.91
Las emociones y los estados: Estar + adjetivo, p. 92
octubre
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More Ser vs. Estar with adjectives, p. 96-97
Hay familias…y…hay familias, Act. 31-32 p. 94
Agreement /Position of adjectives p. 96
Actividades p. 98-99
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Present Indicative
Livelingua.com/conjugation
Actividad comunicativa: Español en pareja Act. #7
Tarea para la próxima clase: Estudien el vocabulario p. 136-137. Vocab Quiz #4
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Vocabulary Quiz #4
Vocab exercises
Communicative activities
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Capítulo Cuatro: Un día típico
Mi día típico, p. 108. Act. 1-4, p. 108-109
Las partes del cuerpo p. 110
Acciones reflexivas, p. 112-114
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More work with reflexive verbs, p. 112-114
The Personal a, p. 116
Tarea para la próxima clase: Estudien los números, p. 172
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More work with reflexive verbs
Actividad comunicativa: Act. 11 libro #1 En parejas
Tarea para la próxima clase: Conjugation quiz #1
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Conjugation quiz #1
More work with reflexive verbs
Tarea para la próxima clase: Estudien los meses, las estaciones y el tiempo p. 122-123
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Los meses, las estaciones y el tiempo p. 122-123
Las vacaciones p. 126-127
Saber vs. Conocer p. 128-130
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Review months, seasons, the weather p. 122-123
Actividad comunicativa: Español en parejas # 10
Pointing Out: Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns, p. 131-132
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More work with Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns
Review for test #2
Tarea para la próxima clase: Examen #2
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Examen #2
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Actividades comunicativas
noviembre
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Actividades comunicativas
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Capítulo Cinco: Los planes y las compras
¿Que hacemos hoy? Act. 1-4, p. 140-141
La hora, los minutos y los segundos, p. 142-143
Tarea para la próxima clase: Estudien el vocabulario p. 166-167. Vocab quiz
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Vocab Quiz #5
Las sensaciones (Tener expressions) p. 144
Stem-changing verbs p. 145-146
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More work with stem-changing verbs
Vocab exercises
Actividad comunicativa: Español en parejas # 8
Tarea para la próxima clase: Estudien Por vs. Para p. 160. Estudien el vocabulario p. 155
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More work with stem-changing verbs
El desfile de moda p. 158
Act. 31-32 p. 158
Por vs. Para p. 160
Ser en and Estar en p. 161-162
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More work with stem-changing verbs
Por vs. Para p. 160
Ser en and Estar en p. 161-162
Tarea para la próxima clase: Estudien el vocabulario p. 200-201. Vocab Quiz #6
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Capítulo Seis: Ayer y hoy
Vocabulary Quiz #6
El padre de Julieta p. 170
Act. 1-2 p. 170-171
Las preposiciones de lugar p. 174
More work with stem-changing verbs
Tarea para la próxima clase: Conjugation Quiz #2: Stem-Changing verbs
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Conjugation Quiz #2
Talking About the Past: The Preterite p. 176-177
Ir/ser and hacer p. 176
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More on the Preterite
Prepositions and prepositional pronouns p. 180-181
Hace expressions, p. 179
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Dice game
More work with prepositions and prepositional pronouns
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Indirect Object Pronouns p. 193-194
Tarea para la próxima clase: Estudien para el conjugation quiz #3: The Preterite
diciembre
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Conjugation quiz #3
More work with Indirect Object Pronouns
Using Affirmative and Negative Words p.195-197
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More work with indirect object pronoun and using Affirmative and Negative Words
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Oral Interviews
Take CAPE test. You must have CAPE score to do the oral interview
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Oral Interviews
Take CAPE test. You must have CAPE score to do the oral interview.
See syllabuas
The grading scale will be as follows:
In computing grades, I’ll use the following numerical equivalents for the eleven letter grades:
A 4.00 (94-100) B 3.00 (84-86) C 2.00 (74-76) D 1.00 (60-66)
A- 3.67 (90-93) B- 2.67 (80-83) C- 1.67 (70-73) F 00 (below 60)
B+ 3.33 (87-89) C+ 2.33 (77-79) D+ 1.33 (67-69)
Instructor Course Policies
Classroom attendance is taken every day and is required. The Department allows only three unexcused absences. For every absence over three, one point will be taken from your final average. Excessive absences may result in failure. Do not come to class late. Class will always start on time. Arriving late on 3 occasions = one absence. Arriving late on the day of a vocab quiz (late = after the 3rd word of the quiz is given) means you will receive a 0% for the quiz. See the current Student Handbook for the college’s Attendance policy especially as it pertains to excused absences
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Institutional and Program-Level Policies
All exams will follow the Final Exam Schedule. Students scheduled to take three or more final examinations on one day may request to arrange their examination schedule, so no more than two exams occur on one day.
Requests for early or late exams are considered only under extreme circumstances. Prior to the exam period, the student must file a written request on the Early/Late Exam Form available in the Student One Stop Center, Academic Records, and on the WC portal. The form must be signed by the Instructor and the Academic Dean, approving the alternate exam time. This process must be completed prior to the scheduled exam period.
Undergraduate: FA26 Final Exam Schedule
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