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UNIVERSIDAD INTERAMERICANA - COSTA
RICA |
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200 (PE-200/C200R) |
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TEACHING PHILOSOPHY |
The
Universidad Interamericana teaching philosophy
is to integrate each of the four skills:
reading, writing, listening, and speaking
through task-based activities and link them
to real-world, contemporary topics in order
to provide a global perspective of the Spanish
language. In addition, practical life skills
and learning strategies are taught in a
student-centered, Spanish-only environment.
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COURSE
GUIDELINES |
1.
This course is taught in Spanish and it
is mandatory that students communicate in
Spanish in the classroom.
2. Classes start on time. Arriving more
than 10 minutes late is equivalent to being
tardy. Three tardies equals one absence.
Students who arrive more than 30 minutes
late are marked absent. A student who accumulates
three (3) or more absences fails the course
unless he/she makes up the missed classes.
A student must attend make-up classes at
his/her level or at a higher level. All
missed classes must be made up within one
week of the missed class. All make ups must
be done before the last two classes. All
make ups must be done before the last two
classes. A professor has the right, but
not the obligation to make special arrangements
to make up missed time when there is an
extraordinary case.
3. Homework assignments and all other assignments
must be handed in on the due date.
4. Quizzes and Exams must be taken on the
assigned date and will only be made up in
case of emergencies. If an emergency occurs,
it is the student’s responsibility
to communicate with the professor and make
arrangements. There is a 10,000 colon charge
for make-up tests/activities which require
the professor’s presence; said fee
may be waived by the academic direction
in the case of documented emergencies.
5. The course evaluation consists of a class
project (20%), an oral exam (20%), a mid-term
exam (25%),
a final exam (25%), and in-class oral grade
(10%). Course evaluation may vary. In said
cases, students are informed of the variation
within the first two class sessions. |
COURSE DESCRIPTION |
This
course continues to develop on the skills
acquired in Español 100, but students
begin to work with more advanced communicative
goals. This course is appropriate
for strong students who have completed one
semester of strong high school Spanish or
a partial semester of strong university
level Spanish. Material seen in
this class is at the A-1 to A-2 level of
the Common European Framework. |
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COURSE GOALS |
General course
goals for the four areas of language are listed
in the table shown below
| Listening |
Reading |
Given a task,
the student is able to extract specific
needed information from a normal conversation.
The student recognizes a variety of
simple ways to express communication
breakdowns. |
Given a simple
written text, the student is able
to extract needed information about
who, what, where, when, and why. The
student is also able to use simple
maps and tables for a variety of purposes. |
| Speaking |
Writing |
The student is
able to talk about personal likes/dislikes,
as well as making simple physical
descriptions. The student can also
make and respond appropriately to
a variety of requests. |
The student is
able to fill out simple informational
forms for a variety of purposes. When
required, the student can accurately
copy simple directions needed for
a given task. Brief personal information
can be relayed in written form. |
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REQUIRED TEXT |
En
acción 1 student book. enCLAVE ELE,
2005. A different, but similar text may
be substituted according to the criteria
of the Universidad Interamericana.
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