Fall 2009 Spanish
103: Advanced Spanish Grammar
MWF 1:00-1:50 (Section
1) (Course Call #85630)
Mariposa 2030
Dr. Edward Baranowski
Office:
2039 Mariposa Hall
Phone: (916) 278-6336
Office hours: Tuesdays
3:30-5:00, Thursdays 2:00-3:30, or by appointment for other times.
E-mail: ebaranowski@csus.edu
Personal Webpage:
http://www.csus.edu/indiv/b/baranowski
Department of
Foreign Languages Webpage: http://www.csus.edu/fl/
Course Materials
1. (Required) Manual de Gramática (4th ed.), Eleanor
Dozier and Zulma Iguina. Thomson-Heinle, 2008.
2. Atajo Writing
Assistant Software for Spanish.
Recommended
texts:
A good dictionary and 501 Spanish Verbs
(6th ed.), Christopher Kendris. Barrons: 2007.
Catalog description
Study of the specific components
of Spanish grammar with particular emphasis on the Spanish verbal system, the
subjunctive, and other problematic aspects of grammar. Will be of particular
interest to those planning to teach Spanish as well as to the Spanish-speaking
students. Note: SPAN 047 strongly recommended. Prerequisite:
SPAN 002B or equivalent. 3 units.
Method of instruction:
This course is conducted entirely
in Spanish using the following elements and techniques.
Student Learning Objectives/Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of
this course, students will have dramatically reinforced their knowledge of
Spanish grammar, including in particular:
In this course students will also become more familiar
with grammatical terminology and will be expected to supply a grammatical form
when requested (e.g., the present subjunctive of correr). In order to give
students an opportunity to relate meaning to form (i.e., to understand why a
particular structure is used in a given context), writing activities will be
assigned throughout the semester.
Course components
All quizzes will be unannounced
and given at the beginning of class. The two lowest scores—including quizzes
missed due to tardiness or absences—will be dropped.
General Class Policies
This class requires your
participation and attendance is mandatory. You are allowed to miss THREE classes for the entire semester
and need not justify these absences to the instructor. Starting with the fourth
absence, however, you will lose one point from your attendance and
participation grade for each day that you miss and your overall grade may be
affected. If you are absent three times or less the entire semester, you will
receive ten out of ten points. However, if you were absent seven times, you
would lose four points off your participation grade and final grade for the
course, receiving six of ten points.
For information on the university’s policy regarding academic honesty, go to:
http://www.csus.edu/admbus/umanual/UMA00150.htm
For information concerning plagiarism, go to:
http://library.csus.edu/content2.asp?pageID=353
Please be on time! More
importantly, please turn off all cell phones, pagers, iPods, laptops and any
other electronic devices before entering the classroom. No laptops may be used during class.
Grading scale
The following grading scale
will be used for this course:
|
100-93=A |
82-80=B- |
69-67=D+ |
|
92-90=A- |
79-77=C+ |
66-64=D |
|
89-87=B+ |
76-73=C |
63-60=D- |
|
86-83=B |
72-70=C- |
59 and below=F |
Scores are rounded up or
down, i.e., 82.5 will be considered an 83, but 82.25 will be an 82. Incorrect
use of accent marks will be worth a quarter-point on exams. Note: Exams must be taken when
scheduled—there are no make-up exams.
Group Work
Working with
other students is an extremely effective means of studying and not everyone in
the group needs to be at the same proficiency level. Get together with other students to practice
conversation or to help each other understand the grammar explanations. Make
sure, however, that you do not simply copy another student’s work and turn it
in as your own.
Students with Disabilities
If you have a disability and
require accommodations, you need to provide disability documentation to SSWD,
Lassen Hall 1008, (916) 278-6955. Please discuss your accommodation needs with
me after class or during my office hours early in the semester.
Important Dates:
Last day to drop on My Sac State for all semester classes: Friday, September 11th. (Students must obtain a signed Drop Petition with attached supporting statement and documentation for September 14th-25th.)
Last day to add with an Add Permit for all semester classes:
Friday, September 11th.
(Students must obtain a signed Add Petition with attached supporting statement and documentation for September 14th-25th.)
Last day to add/drop at department offices with approved
petition: Friday, September 25th.
(No adds after this day except under extreme circumstances as approved by the Chair and Dean.)
IMPORTANT:
If you feel you need to be drilled more extensively in grammar, you may wish to
consider meeting with a tutor on a weekly basis in Mariposa Hall. This is a free tutorial service available to
students of foreign languages. A list of tutors and available times will be
posted in the office of the Department of Foreign Languages in Mariposa 2051
and on the Department of Foreign Languages web page by the second week of the semester. It is the responsibility of the student to
seek any extra assistance that is needed for success in this class. (http://www.csus.edu/fl/tutors.htm)
CSU Employee Furloughs
(2009-2010) – Impact on Classes
This year across this campus and around the CSU system some
class days will be cancelled due to furloughs.
A furlough is mandatory un-paid time off, and this academic year faculty
and staff on each CSU campus are being “furloughed” for two days per month.
These cancelled class days are marked on the calendar below and it is important
to recognize that they are not
holidays. Instead, they are concrete examples of how massive state budget
cuts have consequences both for you as students and for me as a faculty member.
In all, all faculty salaries have been cut 9.23% in exchange for our working
two fewer days each month.
The CSU has suffered chronic underfunding for at least 10
years. This year the budget cuts are the worst in the history of our university
system — $584 million or 20% of our budget.
The CSU administration is attempting to deal with these
cuts through substantial increases in your student fees, elimination of some
classes, and lay-offs of faculty and other university employees. In addition to
paying higher tuition, you will be affected by reduced services and classes.
The library will have shorter hours and many campus support services will be
decreased or eliminated. It will also be more difficult to get signatures to
meet deadlines. Classes you need may have been cut from the class schedule or
are full. Please be prepared for all of this.
Spanish 103 Tentative Course Calendar
|
Day |
Material and pages to be read before class,
w/corresponding exercises. |
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Week 1 |
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8/31 |
Introduction/Syllabification
and Stress. |
|
9/2 |
Syllabification and Stress,
Chap. 1, p.17-27;74 (See footnote). Ex.
1.14-1.36. |
|
9/4 |
Syllabification and Stress
(Cont.) |
|
Week 2 |
|
|
9/7 |
Labor Day |
|
9/9 |
The Simple Present
vs. the Present Progressive ,
Chap. 5, p.160-165; Chap 6, p. 188-189; 203. Ex. 5.1-5.8, 6.1 |
|
9/11 |
The Simple Present vs. the
Present Progressive (Cont.) |
|
Week 3 |
|
|
9/14 |
Preterite and Imperfect,
Chap. 5, p.165-168; Chap.6, p. 189-197. |
|
9/16 |
Preterite and Imperfect
(Cont.) Ex. 5.13-5.16, 6.4-6.6,
6.8-6.12, 6.16 |
|
9/18 |
Preterite and Imperfect
(Cont.) |
|
Week 4 |
|
|
9/21 |
Past participle and
compound tenses, Chap.5, p.185-186; Chap. 6, p. 198-202. |
|
9/23 |
Past participle and
compound tenses (Cont.): Indicative. Ex.
5.59-5.61, 6.13-6.15 |
|
9/25 |
Exam 1 |
|
Week 5 |
|
|
9/28 |
Indicative-Subjunctive
(Present) Chap. 1, p.6-12; Chap. 5, p.173-176. Ex. 1.5-1.9, 5.28-5.33 |
|
9/30 |
Indicative-Subjunctive
(Nominal Clauses) Chap. 6, p.212-222. Ex.
6.29-6.32 |
|
10/2 |
Indicative-Subjunctive
(Nominal Clauses) (Cont.) |
|
Week 6 |
|
|
10/5 |
Indicative-Subjunctive (Adjectival
Clauses) Chap. 6, p.222-223. Ex. 6.38 |
|
10/7 |
Indicative-Subjunctive (Adjectival
Clauses) (Cont.) |
|
10/9 |
Indicative-Subjunctive (Adverbial
Clauses) Chap. 6, p.224-227. Ex.
6.40-6.41 |
|
Week 7 |
|
|
10/12 |
Indicative-Subjunctive (Adverbial
Clauses)(Cont.) |
|
10/14 |
Indicative-Subjunctive (Adverbial
Clauses)(Cont.) |
|
10/16 |
Furlough Day—No class |
|
Week 8 |
|
|
10/19 |
Indicative-Subjunctive (Past)
Chap.5, p.176. Ex. 5.34-5.35 |
|
10/21 |
Indicative-Subjunctive (Past)(Cont.) |
|
10/23 |
Furlough Day—No class |
|
Week 9 |
|
|
10/26 |
Exam 2: Indicative-Subjunctive |
|
10/28 |
Future and Conditional,
Chap. 5, p.170-172. Chap. 6, p.208-212 |
|
10/30 |
Future and Conditional
(Cont.) |
|
Week 10 |
|
|
11/2 |
Sequence of Tenses, Chap.
6, p.228-242. Ex. 6.43-6.46, 6.52,
6.55, 6.57, 6.58, 6.59 |
|
11/4 |
Sequence of Tenses (Cont.) |
|
11/6 |
Ser/estar/haber/hacer/tener, Chap. 7., p.267-286. Ex. 7.1-7.10, 7.12-7.16, 7.18, 7.20 |
|
Week 11 |
|
|
11/9 |
Ser/estar/haber/hacer/tener (Cont.) |
|
11/11 |
Ser/estar/haber/hacer/tener (Cont.) |
|
11/13 |
Ser/estar/haber/hacer/tener (Cont.) |
|
Week 12 |
|
|
11/16 |
Exam 3 |
|
11/18 |
Nouns, Chap. 2, p.29-38. Ex. 2.2, 2.4-2.8 |
|
11/20 |
Adjectives, Chap. 2,
p.45-53. Ex. 2.14-2.21 |
|
Week 13 |
|
|
11/23 |
Comparisons, Chap. 2,
p.53-57. Ex. 2.22-2.23. |
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11/25 |
Furlough Day—No class |
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11/27 |
Thanksgiving Holiday |
|
Week 14 |
|
|
11/30 |
Pronouns, Chap. 3, p.59-78 |
|
12/2 |
Furlough Day—No class |
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12/4 |
Pronouns (Cont.) Ex. 3.2-3.17 |
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Week 15 |
|
|
12/7 |
Reflexive Pronouns,
p.78-83, 252-260. Ex. 3.18-3.25
More pronouns, p.84-88. Ex. 3.27-3.29 Relative
Pronouns, p.103-109 Ex. 3.40-3.42 |
|
12/9 |
Prepositions, Chap. 4,
p.112-133. Ex. 4.2-4.21 |
|
12/11 |
Prepositions
(Cont.)/Articles, Chap. 2, p. 39-45. Ex.
2.9-2.15 |
Final Exam: Monday, December 14th,
12:45-2:45