Prerequisite:

101-102 or 121, or permission of department.

 

Course Objectives:

This course aims to help students acquire communication skills in both oral and written Spanish through the interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational modes. Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:

  1. COMPREHEND spoken Spanish with enough ability to grasp the main idea and some supporting details in short conversations, both spontaneous and taped, that relate to daily life and represent authentic situations.
  2. SPEAK Spanish well enough to have short conversations with native speakers about a variety of topics employing present, past and future time.
  3. READ AND UNDERSTAND the main idea and details from newspaper articles, classified ads, and brief segments taken from various forms of literature that touch on many different topics.
  4. WRITE essays that vary in length (no more than 2 pages) on topics that relate to personal situations and experiences as well as more general topics that deal with world events and situations that occur in daily life.

Note:

Synopses are intended to give students a general overview of the courses. Instructors will provide students with additional course-specific information , including attendance/make-up policies, assignment/test scheduling and instructor contact information in the syllabus to be distributed the first day of classes. Textbooks for courses are subject to change. Please speak with or email your instructor for textbook information before purchasing.

Required course materials:

  • DICHO Y HECHO: EN VIVO By Potowski, Sobral & Dawson (Edition 9th/ En vivo 2013 Publisher: Wiley & Sons), ISBN: 9781118970188
  • Sakai’s Spanish course page; https://sakai.rutgers.edu/portal
  • A good bilingual dictionary such as The University of Chicago Spanish Dictionary , Oxford New Spanish Dictionary or Harper Collins Spanish Dictionary

 

Grade Evaluation:

**Please note that this course includes 2 hourly exams, and a final exam, all scheduled according to University regulations. The course adheres to a strict attendance policy (details on full syllabus).

 

GRADE DISTRIBUTION

Percentage

GRADING SCALE

Preparation (3 quizzes) and participation

25%

A         92%-100%

Oral group project

13%

B+       87%- 91%

MySpanishLab

12%

B         82%- 86%

Written Assignments (2)

20%

C+       77%- 81%

First Hourly Exam

10%

C         70% -76%

Second Hourly Exam

10%

D         60% -69%

Final Exam

10%

F          0%     -59%