Lower Division Spanish and Portuguese Course Descriptions 2006-07
| Spanish 1-3 | Portuguese 1-3 | Spanish 16 A/B | Spanish 25 |
| Spanish 4-5 | Spanish 6 | Portuguese 4-6 |
Required Texts:
Puntos de
Partida, 7th edition. (Text, and Workbook).
Course Description:
The first
year Spanish program at UCSB is designed to introduce students to linguistic
and cultural structures necessary for basic communication in Spanish. The
course is taught entirely in Spanish while the textbook contains explanations
and instructions in English.
Attendance:
Attendance
is mandatory in all Spanish Classes at UCSB. After the third absence, the
student’s grade will be dropped 1% for each absence.
Student Performance:
The student
performance portion of the final grade is based upon attendance, oral participation
in class, and homework.
Cheating and Plagiarism:
All instructors
in the language program for Spanish and Portuguese will follow University
policy concerning cheating and plagiarism, including when evaluating compositions.
If you are unsure of the University’s definition of plagiarism, please
check with your instructor.
Exams:
All of the
exam dates are included in the syllabus. There are NO makeup exams except
under extraordinary circumstances, and those must be approved by the Lower
Division Coordinator. There are four official quizzes in each class, of
which the lowest grade will be dropped.
Grading:
The grading
policy follows. It is important to remember that no grade is “given”. Instead
the student earns points which will be objectively calculated on a 100
point scale. There is no extra credit.
The following
are the cutoff points for each grade:
A+ 98
B+ 88 C+
78 D+
68
A
93 B
83 C
73 D
63
A-
90.0 B- 80.0
C- 70.0
D- 60.0
Grade Breakdown:
Midterm-
25%
Quizzes-
25%
Student Performance-
10%
Compositions-
10%
Final Exam-
30%
Pass/No Pass Option:
Students fulfilling the language requirement are strongly discouraged from
taking Spanish 3 Pass/No Pass. A grade of C or better is required to pass
with this option and no student with a final percentage lower than 73 will
be assigned a grade of Pass.
Spanish 1-3 Basic Grammar
The following descriptions are provided
to help students place whose Spanish study
has either lapsed a considerable amount
of time, or took Spanish in High School and
have missed the placement exam.
Spanish 1:
Present Tense of -ar, -er, ir verbs (including
irregular verbs)
Ser, estar, tener, and haber
Comparatives
Reflexives
Vocabulary: Clothing, Foods, the Family
Spanish 2:
Preterit and Imperfect Tenses (all forms
and uses)
Direct and Indirect Pronouns
Superlatives
Commands
Por and Para
Subjunctive (forms and used with expressions
of influence)
Spanish 3:
Present and Imperfect Subjunctive
Gustar and verbs like Gustar
Perfect Tenses
Future
Conditional
"If" Clauses
Required Texts:
Spanish 4 and
Spanish 5 (Winter and Spring 2007): Bretz, Dvorak, Kirschner. Pasajes
6th Editions (there are three texts): Pasajes: Lengua;
Pasajes: Literatura; Cuaderno de Práctica
Spanish 5 (Fall
06) will use: Bretz, Dvorak, Kirschner. Pasajes 5th Editions (there
are four texts)
Pasajes: Lengua
Pasajes: Literatura
Pasajes: Cultura
Pasajes: Cuaderno de Práctica
Course Description:
The second
year Spanish program at UCSB is designed to enhance student’s oral and
written performance in Spanish. The course is taught entirely in Spanish
while the textbook contains explanations and instructions in English. Students
will be reading numerous texts in Spanish as well as participating in discussions,
writing essays, and examining the more complex structures of the language.
Attendance:
Attendance
is mandatory in all Spanish Classes at UCSB. After the third absence, the
student’s grade will be dropped 1% for each absence.
Student Performance:
The student
performance portion of the final grade is based upon attendance, oral participation
in class, and homework.
Cheating and Plagiarism:
All instructors
in the language program for Spanish and Portuguese will follow University
policy concerning cheating and plagiarism, including when evaluating compositions.
If you are unsure of the University’s definition of plagiarism, please
check with your instructor.
Exams:
All of the
exam dates are included in the syllabus. There are NO makeup exams except
under extraordinary circumstances, and those must be approved by the Lower
Division Coordinator. There are four official quizzes in each class, of
which the lowest grade will be dropped.
Grading:
The grading
policy follows. It is important to remember that no grade is “given”. Instead
the student earns points which will be objectively calculated on a 100
point scale. There is no extra credit.
The following
are the cutoff points for each grade:
A+ 98
B+ 88 C+
78 D+ 68
A
93 B
83 C
73 D 63
A-
90.0 B- 80.0
C- 70.0 D-
60.0
Grade Breakdown:
Midterm-
25%
Quizzes-
25%
Student Performance-
10%
Compositions-
10%
Final Exam-
30%
Possible Spanish Majors: Intermediate Spanish classes are designed to present the tools necessary for learning Spanish. Students do not automatically become either fluent or proficient by completing this program as language acquisition must occur outside of the classroom. Students hoping to become proficient and/or major or minor in Spanish are strongly encouraged to participate in an Education Abroad or Immersion program.
Fall 06 and Winter
07:
Bretz, Dvorak,
Kirschner. Pasajes 5th Editions (there are four texts)
Pasajes: Lengua
Pasajes: Literatura
Pasajes: Cultura
Pasajes: Cuaderno
de Práctica
Spring 07:
Pasajes
6th Editions : Pasajes: Lengua; Cuaderno de Práctica
El cuento: Arte y análisis (Friedman) published by Prentice
Hall.
Course Description:
The second
year Spanish program at UCSB is designed to enhance student’s oral and
written performance in Spanish. The course is taught entirely in Spanish
while the textbook contains explanations and instructions in English. Students
will be reading numerous texts in Spanish as well as participating in discussions,
writing essays, and examining the more complex structures of the language.
Attendance:
Attendance
is mandatory in all Spanish Classes at UCSB. After the third absence, the
student’s grade will be dropped 1% for each absence.
Student Performance:
The student
performance portion of the final grade is based upon attendance, oral participation
in class, and homework.
Cheating and Plagiarism:
All instructors
in the language program for Spanish and Portuguese will follow University
policy concerning cheating and plagiarism, including when evaluating compositions.
If you are unsure of the University’s definition of plagiarism, please
check with your instructor.
Exams:
All of the
exam dates are included in the syllabus. There are NO makeup exams except
under extraordinary circumstances, and those must be approved by the Lower
Division Coordinator. There are four official quizzes in each class, of
which the lowest grade will be dropped.
Grading:
The grading
policy follows. It is important to remember that no grade is “given”. Instead
the student earns points which will be objectively calculated on a 100
point scale. There is no extra credit.
The following
are the cutoff points for each grade:
A+ 98
B+ 88 C+
78 D+ 68
A
93 B
83 C
73 D 63
A-
90.0 B- 80.0
C- 70.0 D-
60.0
Grade Breakdown:
Midterm-
25%
Quizzes-
25%
Student Performance-
10%
Compositions-
10%
Final Exam-
30%
Possible Spanish
Majors: Intermediate Spanish classes are designed to present the tools
necessary for learning Spanish. Students do not automatically become either
fluent or proficient by completing this program as language acquisition
must occur outside of the classroom. Students hoping to become proficient
and/or major or minor in Spanish are strongly encouraged to participate
in an Education Abroad or Immersion program.
Required Texts:
Portugal: Língua e Cultura. Caderno de Trabalho.
Recommended Text: Ana Ganho and Timothy McGovern. Using Portuguese. A Guide to Contemporary Usage. Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Course Description:
The first
year Portuguese program at UCSB is designed to introduce students to linguistic
and cultural structures necessary for basic communication in Portuguese.
The course is taught entirely in Portuguese while the textbook contains
explanations and instructions in English.
Attendance:
Attendance
is mandatory in all Portuguese Classes at UCSB. After the third absence,
the student’s grade will be dropped 1% for each absence.
Student Performance:
The student
performance portion of the final grade is based upon attendance, oral participation
in class, and homework.
Cheating and Plagiarism:
All instructors
in the language program for Spanish and Portuguese will follow University
policy concerning cheating and plagiarism, including when evaluating compositions.
If you are unsure of the University’s definition of plagiarism, please
check with your instructor.
Exams:
All of the
exam dates are included in the syllabus. There are NO makeup exams except
under extraordinary circumstances, and those must be approved by the Lower
Division Coordinator. There are four official quizzes in each class, of
which the lowest grade will be dropped.
Grading:
The grading
policy follows. It is important to remember that no grade is “given”. Instead
the student earns points which will be objectively calculated on a 100
point scale. There is no extra credit.
The following
are the cutoff points for each grade:
A+ 98
B+ 88 C+
78 D+ 68
A
93 B
83 C
73 D
63
A-
90.0 B- 80.0 C-
70.0 D- 60.0
Grade Breakdown:
Midterm-
25%
Quizzes-
25%
Student Performance-
10%
Compositions-
10%
Final Exam-
30%
Course Description:
The second year Portuguese program
at UCSB is designed to enhance student’s oral and written performance in
Portuguese. The course is taught entirely in Portuguese while the textbook
contains explanations and instructions in English. Students will be reading
numerous texts in Portuguese as well as participating in discussions, writing
essays, and examining the more complex structures of the language.
Attendance:
Attendance is mandatory in all Portuguese
Classes at UCSB. After the third absence, the student’s grade will be dropped
1% for each absence.
Student Performance:
The student performance portion
of the final grade is based upon attendance, oral participation in class,
and homework.
Cheating and Plagiarism:
All instructors in the language
program for Spanish and Portuguese will follow University policy concerning
cheating and plagiarism, including when evaluating compositions. If you
are unsure of the University’s definition of plagiarism, please check with
your instructor.
Exams:
All of the exam dates are included
in the syllabus. There are NO makeup exams except under extraordinary circumstances,
and those must be approved by the Lower Division Coordinator. There are
four official quizzes in each class, of which the lowest grade will be
dropped.
Grading:
The grading policy follows. It is
important to remember that no grade is “given”. Instead the student earns
points which will be objectively calculated on a 100 point scale. There
is no extra credit.
The following are the cutoff points
for each grade:
A+ 98 B+
88 C+ 78 D+ 68
A 93 B
83 C 73 D
63
A- 90.0 B-
80.0 C- 70.0 D- 60.0
Grade Breakdown:
Midterm-
25%
Quizzes-
25%
Student Performance- 10%
Compositions-
10%
Final Exam-
30%
Students in Portuguese language are invited to request information concerning the Portuguese Major and Minor Programs at UCSB.
Texts: Marqués, Sara.
La lengua que heredamos (3ra edición).
Varona-Lacey, Gladys M. Contemporary
Latin American Literature
Course Description:
Spanish 16 is designed for speakers of
Spanish who wish to improve their command of the formal variant of the
language. The course will focus on advanced grammar, writing styles, reading
skills, and vocabulary building. Special attention will be paid to those
aspects of the language which native speakers in the United States find
most problematic. Literary readings will give students preparation for
continuation in the major or minor.
Attendance:
Attendance is mandatory in all
Spanish classes at UCSB. After the third absence, the student’s grade will
be lowered 1% for each absence.
Student Performance:
The student performance portion
of the grade is based upon attendance, participation in class, and homework.
Cheating and Plagiarism:
All instructors in the language
program in Spanish and Portuguese will follow University policy concerning
cheating and plagiarism, including in the evaluation of compositions. If
you are unsure of the University’s definition of plagiarism, please see
your instructor.
Exams:
There are NO makeup exams except
under extraordinary circumstances, and those must be approved by the lower
division coordinator.
Compositions:
Students will turn in a composition
every week (either a first or final draft). No late compositions will be
accepted.
Grading:
The grading scale follows. It is
important to remember that no grade is “given”. Instead, the student earns
points which will be objectively calculated on a 100 point scale. There
is no extra credit.
The following are the cutoff points for each grade:
A+ 98 B+ 88 C+ 78 D+
68
A 93 B 83 C 73
D 63
A- 90 B- 80 C 70 D-
60
Grade breakdown:
Final Exam 30%
Student Performance 10%
Compositions 35%
Partial Exams (4) 25%
Texts: Ronald E. Batchelor.
A Student Grammar of Spanish published by Cambridge UP.
Course Reader available in AS Notes.
Course Description:
Spanish 25 is required for all Upper Division
Spanish courses. The course will focus on advanced grammar, writing styles,
reading skills, and vocabulary building. Literary readings will give students
preparation for continuation in the major or minor while grammatical structures
which still plague advanced students will be emphasized..
Attendance:
Attendance is mandatory in all
Spanish classes at UCSB. After the third absence, the student’s grade will
be lowered 1% for each absence.
Student Performance:
The student performance portion
of the grade is based upon attendance, participation in class, and homework.
Cheating and Plagiarism:
All instructors in the language
program in Spanish and Portuguese will follow University policy concerning
cheating and plagiarism, including in the evaluation of compositions. If
you are unsure of the University’s definition of plagiarism, please see
your instructor.
Exams:
There are NO makeup exams except
under extraordinary circumstances, and those must be approved by the lower
division coordinator.
Compositions:
Students will turn in 3 compositions
(of two drafts each). No late compositions will be accepted.
Grading:
The grading scale follows. It is
important to remember that no grade is “given”. Instead, the student earns
points which will be objectively calculated on a 100 point scale. There
is no extra credit.
The following are the cutoff points for each grade:
A+ 98 B+ 88 C+ 78 D+
68
A 93 B 83 C 73
D 63
A- 90 B- 80 C 70 D-
60
Grade breakdown:
Final Exam 20%
Student Performance 10%
Compositions 35%
Partial Exams (3) 35%