SPA 103: Intermediate Spanish I

FALL 2014

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

INSTRUCTOR:

OFFICE:

OFFICE HOURS:

SPA103 - COURSE SCHEDULE

FALL 2014

Dates Lesson Topics Homework (due by

11:59 p.m. before the

next class)

Wednesday-

September

3

“A conocernos un poco”

Actividades comunicativas

¡Pura vida! Episodios 1-5

Introduction to the

course

Overview of Syllabus

& My Spanish Lab

Placement

questionnaire

Print Syllabus

from Website

& read in

detail

Review sheet

Friday-

September

5

Syllabus

Repaso: El Presente del

Subjuntivo (pg. 302-303)

Actividades

comunicativas y

mecánicas en contexto

¡Pura vida! Episodio 6

Trying to influence

another person

Video activities

Review sheet

WEEK #2

Monday-

September

8

The subjunctive to

express influence (pg.

306)

Actividades

comunicativas y

mecánicas en contexto

¡Pura vida! Episodio 7

Giving advice

Video activities

Study pages 320-

321

Wednesday-

September

10

Vocabulary I: En el

consultorio médico

(pg.320-

321)

¡Pura vida! Episodio 8

Review

Video activities

MySpanishLab

(MSL)

Friday-

September

12

Review: Formal

Commands (pg. 324)

¡Pura vida! Episodio 9

Requesting that

others do

something

Video activities

Study page 327

Tarea # 1

MSL

WEEK #3

Monday-

September

15

The Subjunctive to

express feelings and

emotions (pg.

327)

Actividades

comunicativas y

mecánicas en contexto

Expressing emotions MSL

Reading: Mi

experiencia:

LA

MEDICINA

TRADICIONA

L EN

BOLIVIA (pg.

330)

Wednesday-

September

17

Reading activities

Vocabulary Part II:

Los alimentos (pg.

333)

“Conversaciones”

Letras y sonidos:

The consonants “r”

& “rr” (pg.337)

Temas culturales

Talking about how to

stay fit

Study page 337

Tarea # 2

MSL

Friday-

September

19

The Subjunctive to

express doubt and

denial (pg.337)

Actividades

comunicativas y

mecánicas en contexto

Expressing your

opinions and beliefs

about something

MSL

WEEK #4

Monday-

September

22

CONT. Subjunctive

Reading:

Panoramas: Bolivia

y Paraguay:

riquezas por

descubrir (pg. 344)

Expressing doubts

Temas culturales

Study for

Quiz

#1:

Subjunctive

MSL

¡Pura vida!

Episodio 10

Wednesday-

September

24

Quiz #1

Writing activity:

Un artículo sobre la

salud (pg. 348)

Pura vida! Episodio 10

Quiz#1

Writing workshop

Video activities

MSL

Friday-

September

26

Capítulo 11: ¿Para

qué profesión te

preparas?

Vocabulary Part I:

Los oficios y las

profesiones (pg. 353)

“Conversaciones”

Describing

professions and

occupations using

work-related

terms

Talking about the

advantages of

different

professions

Study pg.356

MSL

WEEK # 5

Monday-

September

29

CONT. Vocabulary

Tú Commands (pg. 356)

Giving and following

instructions from a

friend

Tarea # 3:

commands

MSL

Wednesday-

October 1

The Subjunctive and

the indicative with

adverbial

conjunctions (pg. 359)

Actividades

comunicativas y

mecánicas en contexto

Talking about future

plans

Tarea # 4:

Adverbial

clauses

MSL

Friday-

October 3

CONT.

adverbial

conjunctio

ns

Reading: Los

empleos y las

recomendaciones.

Pg.364

Debate sobre las

recomendaciones

Study for

Quiz # 2:

Vocabulary I

& II

MSL

WEEK #6

Monday-

October 6

Vocabulary Part II: En

busca de empleo (pg. 366)

“Conversaciones”

QUIZ # 2

Reading &

responding to want

ads

MSL

Letras y

sonidos:

“b” & “v” (pg.

368)

Wednesday-

October 8

The Subjunctive

with indefinite

people and things

(pg. 370)

Describing existing

and nonexistent

people and things

Tarea # 5:

curriculum

vitae

MSL

Reading: “No

hay que

complicar la

felicidad”

(Marco

Denevi,

Argentina)

(pg. 378).

Prepararse

para

Writing

sample 1

Friday-

October 10

Writing Sample # 1:

Una carta de

presentación para

solicitar trabajo

Review for exam # 1

Writing a

business letter

MSL

WEEK #7

Monday- October 13

NO CLASS- COLUMBUS DAY

Wednesday- October 15

EXAM # 1 (chapters 10 &11)

MSL ¡Pura vida!

Episodio 11

Friday- October 17

Capítulo 12: El futuro es tuyo

Vocabulary Part I: La computadora y otros aparatos electrónicos

“Conversaciones”

Discussing Technology Study page 391 MSL

WEEK #8

Monday-

October 20

The Past Participle (pg.

391)

Using the Past

participle to describe

people and things

Tarea # 6:

past

participle

Study for QUIZ #

3

MSL

Wednesday-

October 22

QUIZ # 3: Past participle

The Present perfect

indicative (pg.

394)

Mi música: Maná “¿Dónde

jugarán

los niños?

Talking about

what has

happened

Audio

MSL

Reading: Mi

experiencia:

La

tecnología y

el futuro (pg.

398)

¡Pura vida!

episodio 12

Friday-

October 24

Vocabulary Part II: El

medio

ambiente (pg. 401)

“Conversaciones”:

¡Pura Vida!

Episodio 12

Letras y sonidos: The

Consonants “t” & “d”

(pg. 402)

Talking about

the

environment

Video activities

Read

“Apocalípsis”

MSL

WEEK #9

Monday- October 27

The Future Tense (pg. 404)

Actividades comunicativas Reading: Apocalípsis (Marco

Denevi, Argentina)

Talking about what will happen

Tarea # 7: future

& conditional

MSL

Wednesday- October 29

The Conditional Tense (pg. 407)

Writing activity: El medio ambiente (p. 416).

Discussing what you or others would do

Writing workshop

MSL Reading: Mi

experiencia: El. Pais, voz de (cont.)

(cont.) la democracia

(pg. 434).

WEEK #10

Monday-

November 3

The Imperfect

Subjunctive (pg.

424)

Actividades

comunicativas y

mecánicas en

contexto

Talking about

requests or

uncertainty in

the past

Tarea #8:

imperfect

subjunctive

MSL

Wednesday-

November 5

CONT. Imperfect

Subjunctive

Long-form possessive

adjectives and

pronouns (pg. 430

Oral

assessment (in

class

preparation)

Emphasizing

possession and

avoiding repetition

MSL

Friday-

November 7

Vocabulary Part II:El

cine, el

teatro y la

televisión(pg.436)

“conversaciones”

Oral

assessment (in

class

preparation)

Discussing

television shows,

movies, and

entertainment

MSL

Letras y

Sonidos: The

Consonants

“y”, “l”, and

the Sequence

“ll” (pg. 438)

WEEK #11

Monday-

November

10

Oral assessment (in

class presentation)

MSL

Quiz # 4: On

line: Imperfect

subjunctive

Wednesday-

November

12

NO CLASS-

TUESDAY’S CLASS MEETS

Study page 441

MSL

Friday-

November

14

Si clauses (pg.441)

Actividades

comunicativas

Hypothesizing

Tarea #

9: if

clauses

MSL

WEEK #12

Monday-

November

17

Reading:

Panoramas:

La herencia

cultural de

España (pg.

446)

¡Pura vida!

Episodio 13

Review for

Exam # 2

Temas culturales

Repaso

MSL

Wednesday-

November

19

EXAM # 2 (chapters 12

&13)

MSL

Friday-

November

21

Capítulo 14: Seamos

cultos

Vocabulario Parte I:

La música y el baile

(pg. 454).

“Conversaciones”

Talking about music, art,

and dance

MSL

WEEK #13

Monday-

November

24

Hacer in time expressions

(pg. 458)

Expressing how

long something

has been going on

or how long ago it

happened

MSL

Tarea # 10:

reading

Wednesday-

November

26

Nosotros commands

(pg.463)

Reading

Inviting others to

do something

Reading

comprehension

activities

MSL

Prepare for

Writing sample

# 2

Read:Nuestro

mundo: El arte

moderno

hispano

(pg.476)

Friday-

November

28

NO CLASS-

THANKSGI

VING

BREAK

WEEK #14

Monday-

December 1

Writing sample # 2

In class writing

MSL

Wednesday-

December 3

Vocabulario parte II:

La moda, Elegancia

total (pg.468)

“conversaciones”

Talking about

fashion

MSL

Friday-

December 5

The pluperfect

indicative (pg.

472)

Talking about

what had

happened before

another past action

or

event

MSL

WEEK #15

Monday-

December 8

Last day of

class

Final Exam

Date to be

announced

REPASO PARA EXAMEN

FINAL

Tuesday-

December 9

Reading Day

Wednesday-

December

10

Reading Day