Texts
Required: Jarvis, Ana C. & Raquel Lebredo. Entre nosotros. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2001. Textbook and Workbook.
Recommended: Spanish-English Dictionary
Course description
The course is designed to further develop skills already learned, as well as to introduce grammatical concepts of a more
complex nature. Its aim is to enhance students oral and written performance in Spanish. The course is taught entirely in Spanish
while the textbook contains eplanations and instructions in English. Students will be reading numerous texts in Spanish as
well as participating in discussions, writing compositions, and examining the more complex structures of the language.
Attendance
Attendance is mandatory. Students who are more than 10 minutes late to class will be counted as absent. There are no excused
absences. After the fourth absence, the student's grade will be dropped 1% for each absence. No exceptions.
Student Performance
The student performance portion of the final grade is based upon attendance, oral participation in class, and homework.
Course requirements
-There will be five quizzes, out of which the lowest grade will be dropped. There will be one midterm and one final exam.
-All of the exam dates are included in the syllabus. There are NO makeup exams under any circumstances.
-Homework will be assigned during each class period and is due on the following class meeting. Homework will come from
the workbook/laboratory manual and language lab archives. The student is responsible for any missed homework assignments.
No late homework will be accepted.
-Students will do one oral presentation on a cultural topic approved by the instructor.
-Two compositions will be assigned, one before the midterm exam and one before the final.
-Students must always come prepared to class; students must do all the readings and homework, bring to class: textbook,
paper (notebook) and writing utensils.
-Cell phones, pagers, computers, and any other electronic devices must be turned OFF during class. No exceptions. Students
not complying with this policy will be asked to leave the classroom and will be marked absent and lose 1% of his/her participation
grade, each time.
Grading
The grading policy follows. It is important to remember that no grade is given. Instead the student earns points that
will be objectively calculated on a 100-point scale. there is no extra credit.
Quizzes
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20%
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Performance
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10%
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Midterm Exam
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20%
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Final Exam
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20%
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Compositions
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20%
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Oral Presentation
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10%
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Película "Todo sobre mi madre"
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Statement of Cheating, Plagiarism, and Academic Honesty:
University policy will be strictly adhered to and absolutely no academic impropriety will be tolerated. Students are
encouraged to study together and critique each other's work. However, students found discovered to be cheating during exams,
students who do not do their own work on papers, or students who fail to adequately give credit to the source for ideas that
are not their own will receive an automatic "E" on that assignment and may be subject to dismissal from the class
with a course grade of "E." Intellectual integrity is an important component of the academic process. Consult
the current Student Handbook for the parameters and consequences of academic dishonesty. The Student Handbook can be accessed
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Click on the links below to access a weekly syllabus, assigments, worksheets, etc.
Spanish 4 Syllabus
Review worksheets
Answers-Presente perfecto & Pluscuamperfecto
Usos de ser y estar
Handouts
Subjuntivo
Map of Spanish Speaking Countries

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