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SPA 104: Intermediate SPANISH II
FALL 2014
INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
INSTRUCTOR:
OFFICE:
OFFICE HOURS:
SPA104 - COURSE SCHEDULE
FALL 2014
Dates Lesson Topics Homework (due by
11:59 p.m. before the
next class)
Wednesday-
September 3
Course overview
Syllabus
MySpanishLab
Introduction to the course
Overview of Syllabus &
My Spanish Lab
Placement questionnaire
Print syllabus from
Website & read
in detail
Review sheet
Study the present
tense, pages 8-10
¡Conectémonos!
Vocabulario,
páginas 2-5
Friday-
September 5
Syllabus
Review of the present tense
¡Conectémonos! Vocabulary
Discussing social networks
and their impact on
society
Activities with the
present tense
Review sheet
Videoblog: El
proyecto de
Mauricio, video on
MSL and pages 113-
114
Study the
subjunctive,
páginas 90-92
Somos lo que somos
vocabulary pages
138-141
Think about the
questions on page
25 to prepare for the
writing workshop
WEEK #2
Monday-
September 8
• Videoblog: El proyecto de
Mauricio
Taller de escritura: Tu
página personal
Review of the subjunctive
Somos lo que somos
vocabulary, primera parte
Vas a escribir una página
personal para una red
social.
Review of the subjunctive
Talking about personality &
routines
Study pages
146-148
Wednesday-
September 10
• Somos lo que somos vocabulary,
1st part
Reflexive constructions
Reciprocal actions
CONT. Talking about
personality & routines
Constructions where the
subject performs and
receives the actions
Expressing reciprocal
actions
Study for Quiz
#1:
Imágenes: Las dos
Fridas, (reading and
activities 4-46 &
4-47, page 165
MSL
Friday-
September 12
• CONT. Reflexive constructions /
Reciprocal
actions
• Quiz 1
• Imágenes: Las dos Fridas
• Cont. Constructions
where the subject
performs and receives the
actions / Expressing
reciprocal actions
Quiz 1
Image activities
Study pages: second
section of
vocabulary
154-155; Present
perfect
159-160
Tarea # 1
MSL
WEEK #3
Monday-
September 15
Somos lo que somos vocabulary,
2nd part
Present perfect indicative &
subjunctive
Talking about styles of
communication &
relationships with friends
& family
Talking about what has
happened
Study Future perfect
and Pluperfect pages
162-163
MSL
Wednesday-
September 17
• CONT. Somos lo que somos
vocabulary, segunda parte
CONT. Present perfect indicative
& subjunctive
Future perfect &
pluperfect tenses
• CONT. Talking about styles
of communication &
relationships with friends
& family
CONT.Talking about
what has happened
Making predictions &
describing what has
happened before, or will
have happened by
sometime in the future
Tarea # 2
Reading: Julia
de Burgos pages
166-167
MSL
Friday-
September 19
• CONT. Future perfect
&
pluperfect
tenses
A leer: A Julia de Burgos
CONT. Making
predictions & describing
what has happened
before, or will have
happened by sometime
in the future
Activities with the
reading: A Julia de
Burgos
Videoblog: Los
tatuajes y la
expression
personal,video on
MSL and
page 151
Reading:
Comparaciones
pages 152
MSL
WEEK #4
Monday-
September 22
Videoblog: Los tatuajes y
la expression personal
Reading: Comparaciones: La
expresión personal y la
movida madrileña
Video activities
Reading activities
Study for Quiz
#2:
Prepare for writing
activity by writing
your profile, page
169
MSL
Wednesday-
September 24
Quiz #2
Writing workshop
Quiz#2
Un perfil, post writing
activities
Review the
preterit and
imperfect tenses,
pages
34-46, 54-57,
213
Study pages: first
section of
vocabulary pages
206-209;
MSL
Friday-
September 26
Review of preterit and imperfect
Preterit vs. Imperfect
Todos somos uno vocabulary, 1st
part
Activities with the preterit
and imperfect tenses
Study pages: 1st part
of vocabulary 206-
209; Hacer and
Desde in time
expression pages
217-218
MSL
WEEK # 5
Monday-
September 29
CONT. Todos somos
uno vocabulary, 1st
part
Hacer and desde in
time expressions
• CONT. Discussing changes
in attitudes toward race,
ethnicity, gender,
language, and religion
• Comparing the past with
the present
• Expressing how long an
action has been going on
& how long ago an action
happened.
Tarea # 3:
Continue studying
vocabulary and
grammar
Videoblog: La
identitad cultural y
lingüística,video
on MSL and
page 221
MSL
Wednesday
- October 1
CONT. Todos somos
uno vocabulary, 1st
part
CONT. Hacer and desde in
time expressions
Videoblog: La identitad
cultural y lingüística
Continue reviewing
vocabulary and grammar
Video activities
Tarea # 4:
Prepare for
Writing sample
1, directions
will be given by
instructor
Ritmos page
223
MSL
Friday-
October
3
Writing Sample # 1
Ritmos, Bandera de manos
Writing Sample #1
Song activities
Study pages: 2nd
part of vocabulary
pages 224-225; Por
and Para pages 229-
231;
Uses of se with
impersonal and
passive
constructions page
236
MSL
WEEK #6
Monday-
October
6
Todos somos uno vocabulary,
2nd
part
Por and para
Uses of se with impersonal
and passive constructions
Discussing race, gender,
and cultural identity
Answering the questions
why? And What for?
Sharing ideas that promote
positive behavior
Expressing ideas without
attributing them to
anyone
Continue studying
vocabulary and
grammar
Reading: Tú me
quieres blanca
(Alfonsina Storni)
pages
240-242
MSL
Wednesday
- October 8
Todos somos uno vocabulary,
2nd
part
Por and para
Uses of se with impersonal
and passive constructions
Reading: Tú me quieres blanca
(Alfonsina Storni)
Review for exam # 1
Continue with vocabulary
and grammar
Reading activities
Review for exam #1
Study for exam
MSL
Friday-
October 10
EXAM #1: preliminary, 4 & 6 EXAM #1: preliminary, 4
& 6
Study pages: 1st
part of vocabulary
pages
246-249;
Imperfect
subjunctive pages
253-254
MSL
WEEK #7
Monday-
October 13
NO CLASS-
COLUMBUS DAY
Wednesday-
October 15
Cuerpo sano, mente sana
vocabulary, 1st part
Imperfect subjunctive
Talking about foods &
their preparation
• Describing food & family
traditions
• Using the subjunctive
when the point of
reference is in the past
• Continue studying
vocabulary
and grammar
• Videoblog: Delicioso,
fresco y
saludable,video
on MSL and page
257
• Tarea # 5
• MSL
Friday-
October 17
• CONT. Cuerpo sano, mente
sana vocabulary, 1st part
• CONT. Imperfect
• Videoblog: Delicioso, fresco y
saludable
• Continue with
vocabulary and
grammar
• Video activities
• Study pages: 2nd part
of vocabulary pages
260-261; Conditional
pages 267-268; The
indicative or
subjunctive in si
clauses pages 270-
271
• MSL
WEEK #8
Monday- October 20
Cuerpo sano, mente sana
vocabulary, 2nd part
Conditional
The indicative or subjunctive en si clauses
Talking about nutrition
and health
Expressing what you
would do or would have
done
Discussing hypothetical
situations
Continue
studying
vocabulary and
grammar
Study for QUIZ # 3:
Imperfect
subjunctive MSL
Wednesday- October 22
QUIZ # 3: : Imperfect Subjunctive
CONT. Cuerpo sano, mente
sana vocabulary, 2nd part
CONT. Conditional
CONT. The indicative or
subjunctive en si clauses
Quiz 3
Continue with vocabulary and
grammar
Ritmos: Ojalá que llueva
café and page 259.
Repaso: present
subjunctive or
indicative with
adjective
clauses pages
178-179;
Repaso: Tú
commands
pages 196-197
Tarea # 6
MSL
Friday-
October 24
Repaso: present subjunctive or
indicative with adjective
clauses
Repaso: Tú commands
Ritmos: Ojalá que llueva
café
Using the present
subjunctive or indicative
with adjective clauses
Giving informal
commands
Video activities
• Study pages: 1st part of
vocabulary pages
284-287; Pluperfect
subjunctive pages
292-293;
Conditional perfect
and si clauses in the
past pages 295-296
MSL
WEEK #9
Monday-
October 27
Buscándonos la vida
vocabulary, 1st part
Pluperfect subjunctive
Discussing career choices
and the interview process
Understanding the training
and skills required for
different careers and
professions
Talking about past
actions and events
Continue
studying
vocabulary and
gramar
Tarea # 7
MSL
Wednesday- October 29
CONT. Buscándonos la vida st
vocabulary, 1 part CONT. Pluperfect subjunctive
Conditional perfect and si clauses in the past • Repaso: Si clauses • Repaso: Subjunctive &
indicative with adverbial clauses
• Oral assessment (in class preparation)
Continue with vocabulary and grammar from the previous class
Reporting on hypothetical events and conditions in the past
Oral assessment (in class preparation)
• Repaso: Si clauses pages 279-271; Repaso: Subjunctive & indicative with adverbial clauses pages 181-182
Work on oral assessment projects
MSL
Friday- October 31
• CONT. Conditional perfect and si clauses in the past
• Repaso: Si clauses • Repaso: Subjunctive &
indicative with adverbial clauses
• Oral assessment (in class preparation)
CONT. Reporting on hypothetical events and conditions in the past
• Repaso: Discussing hypothetical situations
• Repaso: Using the subjunctive is adverbial clauses
• Oral assessment (in class preparation)
Work on oral assessment projects
Study pages: 2nd part of vocabulary pages 302- 303; The relative pronouns que, quien, and lo que, and the relative adjective cuyola(s) pages 309- 310; The relative pronouns el/la cual and los/las cuales pages 314
MSL
WEEK #10
Monday-
November 3
Oral assessment
presentations
Oral assessment
presentations
Tarea #8:
Study pages: 2nd part
of vocabulary pages
302-
303; The relative
pronouns que, quien,
and lo que, and the
relative adjective
cuyola(s) pages 309-
310; The relative
pronouns el/la cual
and los/las cuales
pages 314
Videoblog: ¿Trabajar
para vivir or vivir
para trabajar?,video
on
MSL and page 299
MSL
Wednesday-
November 5
Buscándonos la vida
vocabulary, 2nd part
The relative pronouns que,
quien, and lo que, and the
relative adjective cuyola(s)
The relative pronouns el/la
cual and los/las cuales
Videoblog: ¿Trabajar para
vivir or vivir para trabajar?
Talking about finances
Debating national and
international economic
issues
Expressing attitudes,
wishes, feelings,
emotions, and doubts
about past events
Clarifying information
Video activities
Continue
studying
vocabulary and
gramar
Reading: Fiebre de
Lotto (José O.
Alvarez) pages 318-
320
MSL
Friday-
November 7
CONT. Buscándonos la vida
vocabulary, 2nd part
CONT. The relative pronouns
que, quien, and lo que, and
the relative adjective
cuyola(s)
CONT. The relative
pronouns el/la cual and
los/las cuales
Reading: Fiebre de Lotto
(José O. Alvarez)
Continue with vocabulary
and grammar from the
previous class
Reading activities
Study for exam
MSL
WEEK #11
Monday-
November 10
EXAM #2: Chapters 7 & 8 EXAM #2: Chapters 7 &
8
Study pages: 1st part
of vocabulary pages
324-327; Uses of
definite and indefinite
articles pages 345-
347; Uses of the
infinitive and present
participle (gerund)
pages 349-350
Videoblog: Los juegos
olímpicos del 2012,
video on MSL and
page 337
MSL
Wednesday-
November 12
NO CLASS-
TUESDAY CLASSES MEET
Friday-
November 14
¡A pasarlo bien! vocabulary,
1st part
La guía del ocio
Uses of definite and indefinite
articles
Uses of the infinitive and
present participle (gerund)
Videoblog: Los juegos
olímpicos del 2012
Talking about what you
do for fun and leisure
Giving your opinion about
pastimes
Different uses of articles
Using the gerund
Video activities
Tarea # 9:
Study pages: 2nd part
of vocabulary pages
340-341; Uses of
definite and indefinite
articles pages 345-
347; Uses of the
infinitive and present
participle (gerund)
pages 349-350
Reading: Este
domingo (María
Milán) pages 354-356
MSL
WEEK #12
Monday-
November 17
¡A pasarlo bien! vocabulary,
2nd part
CONT. Uses of definite and
indefinite articles
CONT. Uses of the infinitive
and present participle
(gerund)
Reading: Este domingo (María
Milán)
Talking about what you
do for fun and leisure
Giving your opinion about
pastimes
Continue with grammar
from the previous class
Video activities
Study for quiz 4
Study pages: 1st
part of vocabulary
pages
360-363; Se for
unplanned events
pages 369-370;
The passive voice
page
381
MSL
Wednesday-
November 19
Quiz 4
Mañana es hoy vocabulary, 1st
part
Se for unplanned events
Quiz 4
Talking about the 21st
Century, its
achievements and
challenges
Making excuses
Speculating about how life
will be in the future
Continue
studying
vocabulary and
gramar
Study pages: The
passive voice
page
381
Ritmos: Oleada
(Julieta Venegas)
page
375
MSL
Friday-
November 21
CONT. Mañana es hoy
vocabulary, 1st part
CONT. Se for unplanned
events
The passive voice
Ritmos: Oleada (Julieta
Venegas)
Continue with grammar
from the previous class
Song activities
• Study pages: 2nd part
of
vocabulary pages 376-
377; Verbs that
require a
preposition before
an infinitive pages
384-386
Videoblog: El futuro
de la educación,
video on MSL and
page 373
MSL
WEEK #13
Monday- November 24
Mañana es hoy vocabulary, 2nd part
Verbs that require a preposition before an infinitive
Videoblog: El futuro de la educación
Discussing scientific and technological advances of the 21st century
Expressing opinions about the present and future state of the world
Practicing with verbs that require prepositions
Video activities
Tarea # 10: Continue
studying vocabulary and gramar
Comparaciones: Atlantis y la educación global page 374
MSL
Cont. that require prepositions Video activities
Cont. educación global page 374 MSL
Wednesday- November 26
CONT. Mañana es hoy vocabulary, 2nd part
CONT. Verbs that require a preposition before an infinitive
• Comparaciones: Atlantis y la educación global
Continue with grammar from the previous class
Reading activities
Continue studying vocabulary and grammar
Reading: La asamblea medica (Adela Gonzáles Frías) pages 390-392
MSL
Friday- November 28
NO CLASS- THANKSGIVING BREAK
WEEK #14
Monday- December 1
CONT. Mañana es hoy
completion of chapter
Reading: La asamblea médica (Adela Gonzáles Frías)
Continue with grammar from the previous class
Reading and writing activities
Prepare for debate with group members, page 372
MSL
Wednesday- December 3
• Mañana es hoy, class debate • Mañana es hoy, class debate
Prepare for Writing sample 2, subject to prepare for will be announced by instructor
MSL
Friday- December 5
Writing sample # 2 Writing sample # 2 MSL
WEEK #15
Monday- December 8
Last day of class Final Exam Date to be announced
REPASO PARA EXAMEN FINAL
REPASO PARA EXAMEN FINAL
Tuesday- December 9
Reading Day
Wednesday- December 10
Reading Day
