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UNIVERSIDAD INTERAMERICANA - COSTA
RICA |
| ESPAÑOL
800 (PE-800/C800R) |
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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 700, but students
begin to work with more advanced communicative
goals. This course is appropriate
for strong students who have completed seven
semesters of strong high school Spanish
or three and a half semesters of strong
university level Spanish. Material
seen in this class is at the B-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 |
The student is
able to adequately interpret extended
warnings and recommendations. Within
familiar contexts, the student can
generally identify fact, opinion,
and attitude of speakers. |
The student is
able to draw conclusions based on
both factual details and inferred
meanings in extended texts, even when
events are not reported sequentially.
Additionally, the student is able
to express ideas found in charts,
graphs etc . . .in various other forms. |
| Speaking |
Writing |
The students
is able to respond appropriately to
expressions of minor physical/mental
discomfort. Furthermore, the student
is able to relay information on established
processes. Additionally, the student
is able to make extended oral presentations
based on research, using simple visual
aids. |
The student is
able to write orderly instructions
based on audio/oral texts. The student
is able to write 3-4 paragraph texts
expressing detailed opinions on concrete
and familiar abstract contexts, telling
stories, and giving explanations. |
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REQUIRED TEXT |
En
acción 3 student book. enCLAVE ELE,
ISBN: 2090343117. A different, but similar
text may be substituted according to the
criteria of the Universidad Interamericana.
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