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UNIVERSIDAD INTERAMERICANA - COSTA
RICA |
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600 (PE-600/C600R) |
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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.
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COURSE DESCRIPTION |
This
course continues to develop on the skills
acquired in Español 500, but students
begin to work with more advanced communicative
goals. This course is appropriate
for strong students who have completed five
semesters of strong high school Spanish
or two and a half semesters of strong university
level Spanish. Material seen in
this class is at the B-1 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 |
In standard structured
dialogues, the student is able to
identify both mood and attitude of
participants. Additionally, the student
can now also understand multiple part
non-linear directions. |
The student is
able to demonstrate understanding
of moderately complex charts and tables.
Using electronic sources, he/she is
able to find and compare three sources
on the same topic. The student is
also able to extract important facts
from moderately complex written documents.
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| Speaking |
Writing |
The student is
able to introduce unknown guests to
small known audiences. Additionally,
the student can both make and cancel
formal appointments. The student can
also participate in non-personal conversations
about a variety of concrete topics.
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The student is
able to write moderately complex messages
from voice mail type services. The
student is also able to relay standard
business messages in acceptable written
format. Additionally, the student
can fill-out moderately complex forms
for a variety of purposes. |
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REQUIRED TEXT |
En
acción 2 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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