Course coordinator/supervisor : Joyce L. S. Bruhn de Garavito
Phone: 661 2111 Ext. 85864
Office: UC 154
Office hours: Mondays 12:00-13:00, or by appointment
E-mail: joycebg@uwo.ca

REQUIRED MATERIALS
Ascarrunz Gilman, G., Levy-Konesky, N. & Dagget, K. (2006). Nuevos Horizontes. Wiley
a good bilingual dictionary (Spanish/English)

COURSE DESCRIPTION AND OBJECTIVES
Intensive Intermediate Spanish 2200 (formelly 020/200) provides students who already possess a knowledge of basic grammatical structures with more advanced training in the Spanish language. The primary emphasis is on effective oral and written expression, so as to permit students who have completed this course to communicate their ideas and opinions with clarity in a variety of academic and social settings. The companion readings in Hispanic literature and culture are designed to familiarize the students with the human and intellectual contexts of the Spanish language, and to provide examples of authentic contemporary usage. Classes are conducted in Spanish.

PREREQUISITES
Upon beginning this course you should be able to: handle survival situations, maintain a conversation in daily life context (about weather, daily routine, relationships, student life, news, etc.), relate past experiences, give and ask for information, express feelings and opinions, describe a person, a thing or an event in the present and the past. You should also have some idea about Hispanic culture.

LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon completing this course you should be able to:

Oral Comprehension:
understand the main ideas of connected discourse on a variety of topics beyond the immediacy of the situation

Oral Production:
express yourself clearly and fluently using comprehensible pronunciation and intonation patterns
express likes and dislikes, describe people and places, narrate and describe in the past, express wishes and desires, talk about unrealized and anticipated actions and states, give directions, make suggestions, requests and hypotheses
report speech, express and defend opinions and ideas

Reading Comprehension
understand authentic documents such as cultural texts, newspaper articles and fiction.

Written Expression
produce two-page descriptive, narrative and argumentative pieces of writing
generate coherent form and content
compose complex sentences using proper logical connectors and relative pronouns.

Grammar
control the verb and pronoun systems
follow the sequence of tenses
master the rules of gender, number and agreement

Vocabulary
effectively use a more precise and varied vocabulary to communicate fine shades of meaning and details
expand your passive vocabulary

Culture
express yourself according to social circumstances
develop awareness of similarities and differences between your culture and those of Hispanic origin
develop an understanding and appreciation of the wealth of social, intellectual, artistic, historical and political values and manifestations of Hispanic Culture
appreciate and analyze samples of Hispanic literature

IN CLASS ACTIVITIES

Conversation and practice in class and in the conversation lab
Free and guided discussions
Grammar reviewing and grammar practice
Vocabulary enrichment
Individual and group work
Oral presentations
Obtaining information from the Web

REQUIRED WORK AT HOME

This course requires a minimum of one hour homework for every class hour.

Computer work (WebCT including Wimba, and other)
Daily homework (grammar, vocabulary and short composition assignments)
Review of the grammar explanations in the textbook before coming to class
Read assigned texts and prepare comprehension exercises before coming to class
Compositions (4, drafts and final copies, between 400 and 500 words)
Preparation for in class tests (4) and final exam
Continuous reinforcement of new vocabulary and structure
Awareness of mistakes and initiation for self-correction in oral and written production
Research and documentation on cultural topics

CLASS MANAGEMENT

Students are expected to come to class regularly and attendance will be strictly monitored.

Because attendance is so important in language courses, any student who, in the opinion of the course coordinator, is absent too frequently from class or laboratory periods in any course, will be reported to the Dean (after due warning has been given). On the recommendation of the Department concerned, and with the permission of the Dean, the student will be debarred from taking the regular examination in the course (see UWO Academic Calendar).

Absenteeism: Students seeking academic accommodation on medical grounds for any missed tests, exams, participation components and/or assignments must apply to the Academic Counseling office of their home Faculty and provide documentation. Academic accommodation cannot be granted by the instructor or department.
UWO's Policy on Accommodation for Medical Illness: (https://studentservices.uwo.ca/secure/index.cfm)

Downloadable Student Medical Certificate (SMC): https://studentservices.uwo.ca under the Medical Documentation heading

Work (homework, quizzes, compositions, oral presentations) should be done on time. No late assignments are allowed unless a valid reason is provided.

It is important to prepare readings before coming to class because there will be activities and discussions based on them. There will also be a quiz on each reading.

Students must write two versions for each composition. Your instructor will correct the first draft following a correction grid which students will receive. There will be suggestions on how to improve the content, the organization and the grammar. The student should re-write the composition implementing the suggested changes and hand in both versions, the original and the corrected. If you fail to hand in the corrected copy you may lose 20% of your mark.

The Lab hour will consist of a variety of activities leading to oral proficiency and increased vocabulary, including visits to Spanish sites, movies, and conversation.

Oral assignments will use the Wimba component of WebCT.

On WebCT you will find copies of the PowerPoints used in class, important dates, correction of the tests, etc. You will also be able to complete oral assignments given to you by your instructor using a subsystem of WebCT referred to as Wimba. The address for WebCT is http://webct.uwo.ca/. In order to access WebCT you must have a UWO account. To log on the system will ask you to give your account name and your secret password.

Testing and exams: There are four in-class tests in the course of the year, plus a final exam. The grade of the best three in-class tests will count towards the final mark. However, students must attend all evaluations unless exceptional circumstances exist (medical reasons only). If a problem arises, students are expected to contact their instructor before the exam or assignment is due. (Students who miss a test or in-class composition without a valid reason will receive a 0 which will count towards the final grade.). There will be no make-up tests in this course.

Cheating. It is the obligation of all students to inform themselves of the University's regulations on plagiarism and academic honesty. Students are expressly forbidden to have their compositions corrected by native speakers or any other person. If an instructor believes that a composition is not entirely the work of the student who has submitted it, the instructor may request that the student rewrite the composition in his/her presence. If the composition is unmistakably the work of another person, or if the student is suspected of any type of plagiarism or cheating, the student will be reported to the Undergraduate Chair of the department, who will determine the penalty.

Prerequisite: Spanish 1030, 1030W/X or Grade 12U Spanish or the former OAC Spanish or the former Spanish 002 or 002w/x with a minimum standing of 60%, or permission of the Department.
Antirequisite: Spanish 2222E, 2223, 2223W/X or the former Spanish 020, 020w/x, 022E, 023, or 023w/x.

Please Note: You are responsible for ensuring that you have successfully completed all course prerequisites (or have special permission from your Dean to waive the prerequisite) and that you have not taken an antirequisite course. If you are not eligible for the course, you may be removed from it at any time, and it will be deleted from your record. In addition, you will receive no adjustment to your fees. These decisions cannot be appealed.

Plagiarism: Plagiarism is a major academic offense (see Scholastic Offense Policy in the Western Academic Calendar). Plagiarism is the inclusion of someone else's verbatim or paraphrased text in one's own written work without immediate reference. Verbatim text must be surrounded by quotation marks or indented if it is longer than four lines. A reference must follow right after borrowed material (usually the author's name and page number). Without immediate reference to borrowed material, a list of sources at the end of a written assignment does not protect a writer against the possible charge of plagiarism. The University of Western Ontario uses a plagiarism-checking site called Turnitin.com.

EVALUATION
F. Evaluation
Labs (participation, preparation, etc.) 10%
Assignments (oral and written), participation, etc. 8%
Quizzes (around 5) 5%
3 (out of 4) tests (grammar, oral comprehension and compositions 30%
2 oral presentations 5%
4 compositions (home ) 12%
Final exam 30%
Total 100%

PLAN DE CURSO

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