First Year > Spanlang 1A: Winter Calendar
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Welcome to Spanlang 1A! As part of the Stanford Language Center, the Spanish language program aims to enable students "live, work, study, and research in a different country." You are about to embark upon the first step of this journey. This course calendar is a tool designed to help you navigate a demanding yet rewarding course that will produce noticeable results toward the mission of the Language Center. Required text: Cuadrado et al. Protagonistas , 2nd ed., 2018 or 1st ed., 2012. Boston: Vista Higher Learning. Print and Supersite Plus. Available at the Stanford Bookstore, on reserve at Green Library, and at https://vistahigherlearning.com/store/stanford.htm/. Using the Supersite: Learning to speak a language is like learning to play a musical instrument or sport: only by engaging in daily repetition, as with piano scales or batting practice, will you build the essential skills needed to perform language tasks. As such, daily language practice after class, to reinforce the skills introduced there, is essential. The Supersite website that accompanies Protagonistas, vhlcentral.com, provides a wealth of fun and helpful exercises for you to choose from using the Practice, WebSAM (Student Activities Manual), or vText (Virtual Textbook) options. In order to get you acquainted with the different types of exercises offered, for the first lesson of each quarter of study you'll complete all of the vText exercises, accessible in the vText when you click on the mouse icon. Then, for the rest of the quarter, you'll be asked to complete your Favorite 5 exercises for each lesson. So, for example, in Spanlang 1A, you'll complete all the exercises that accompany the Lección Preliminar, and after that, you'll complete only 5 exercises for each lesson, that is, 5 exercises for Lección 1A, 5 for Lección 1B, and so on. The course calendar that follows includes helpful reminders so that you'll remember to practice daily. Oral Diagnostic Assessments (ODAs) and Written Diagnostic Assessments (WDAs): Periodically throughout the quarter, you will complete oral and written diagnostics using Canvas. Your instructor will announce when these are due. Portfolio Assignments: These assignments are designed to help you make use of your Spanish outside the classroom, in the real world of native Spanish-speakers. Portfolio assignments have an added benefit: completing them is the best way to prepare outside of class for diagnostics and exams. More importantly, portfolio assignments encourage you to use your Spanish in real-life situations, which is, after all, the endgame of learning another language. Composition: You will write Canvas Discussions and one composition (typed and double-spaced in size 12 font) this quarter on assigned topics using the Spanish you have learned. In class, preparation activities will help you feel comfortable about using the Spanish you know to write about your immediate world and local communities. Although you may want to consult an online Spanish-English dictionary occasionally, such as http://www.wordreference.com, your participation in this course requires you to abide by the Honor Code. Therefore, do your own work. Do not consult with others except your instructor. And do not use online-translators such as Google Translate, BabelFish, or SpanishDict, as these cannot teach you to write and merely spoil your writing style. For further information about the program, see http://spanlang.stanford.edu. You'll also want to consult the language learning resources at http://spanlang.stanford.edu/resources. |
Week 1 |
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THEME: ¡Bienvenidas y bienvenidos!
Objectives for Week One:
Interpersonal:
Introduce yourself and greet others Interpretive:
Understand simple and socioculturally appropriate greetings in different contexts in the Spanish-speaking world Presentational: Begin to compose an outline for a brief essay about myself and my activities
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Week 2 |
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THEME: Las ciudades en que vivimos y ¡buen provecho!
Objectives for Week Two:
Interpersonal: Say where I live and work Ask and say where others work and live Talk about my hometown and big cities Talk about foods I eat for different meals Order food in a restaurant Use numbers 100-1000 Interpretive: Understand when others talk about cities Understand simple meal orders Distinguish certain regional differences regarding food names Understand when others express their academic field or major Presentational: Complete my outline for a one-page essay about myself, my personality and my activities Draft a one-page essay about myself, my personality and interests
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Week 3 |
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THEME: Ritmo de vida
Objectives for Week Three:
Interpersonal: Talk about my daily schedule Compare my schedule to that of others Talk about shopping and clothing items Specify items I'd like to purchase Talk about fashion and where clothing items are made Give simple opinions about fashion Talk about fair trade (el comercio justo) Interpretive: Understand when others talk about their daily schedules Understand simple descriptions of clothing items Understand when others talk about clothing items Understand a brief reading on fair trade products Understand when others express their academic field or major Presentational:Revise my essay for content, organization, and academic style
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Week 4 |
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THEME: En el centro commercial y el mercado al aire libre
Objectives for Week Four:
Interpersonal: Talk about different neighborhoods with greater detail Ask and answer a variety of questions about different neighborhoods Talk about likes and dislikes using the verb gustar Talk about whose turn it is using the verb tocar Barter in an open-air market Interpretive: Understand descriptions of homes and neighborhoods Understand bartering exchanges Presentational: Edit my essay for frequent errors
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THEME: La familia y experiencias personalesObjectives for Week Five:
Interpersonal: Talk about memorable experiences, past and present Identify months, days, and years Talk about stages of life Talk about my family Interpretive: Understand when others talk about their experiences Understand dates Presentational: Complete a one-page essay about yourself, your personality and interests
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Week 6 |
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THEME: El ocio y el bienestar
Objectives for Week Six:
Interpersonal: Talk about people and places I know using the verb conocer Talk about what I've done recently Talk about leisure activities Give advice using tener que and ¿Por qué no...? Write an email correspondence Make and discuss travel plans and reservations Talk about how to get somewhere and by what means of transportation Converse on the telephone Interpretive: Understand when others express their familiarity with people and places Understand when others talk about what they've done recently Understand when others talk about leisure activities Understand travel information Understand when others discuss their travel plans Presentational: Brainstorm on a topic of interest to you that intersects with the Spanish-speaking world. Look for a reading or readings on that topic to help you begin to prepare for your final oral presentation at the end of the quarter.
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Week 7 |
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THEME: Experiencias personales y laborales
Objectives for Week Seven:
Interpersonal: Talk about work and professional life Talk about daily habits and routines Talk about what's taking place right now and about ongoing actions Express personal interests and intentions Talk about recent experiences and indicate duration Compare lifestyles and talk about skills Express possibility Ask for and offer help Set appointments with people Interpretive: Understand when others talk about recent experiences
Understand discussions and readings about lifestyles and the workplace Understand when others request or offer help Create a one-page résumé following a model (p. 187) Presentational: Create an outline and working title for the second composition Compose the first draft of the composition
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Week 8 |
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THEME: Emigrantes e inmigrantes
Objectives for Week Eight:
Talk about unidentified people or things Talk about past experiences and indicate duration Express intentions Continue to compare lifestyles Interpretive: Understand when others talk about past experiences Understand when others express intentions Understand when others compare lifestyles Presentational: Revise my essay for content, organization, and academic style
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Week 9 |
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THEME: Etapas de la vidaObjectives for Week Nine:
Interpersonal: Describe habits and situations in the past Compare the past and present Refer to unidentified quantities Talk about how long one has engaged in various activities Identify people and places Give directions Narrate and tell anecdotes in the past Interpretive: Understand when others describe habits and situations in the past Understand when others compare past and present Understand when others give directions Understand key details in narrations and anecdotes Presentational: Edit my composition for errors based on what we've learned in class
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Week 10: End-Quarter Period |
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THEME: Repaso y presentaciones oralesObjectives for Week 10:
Interpersonal: Carry out all interpersonal objectives listed above Interpretive: List ideas in brief oral presentations Briefly summarize short oral presentations Carry out all interpretive objectives listed above (for this week and previous weeks) Presentational: Present a rehearsed oral report Answer questions about prepared presentation topics Ask questions of others following their presentations Carry out all presentational objectives listed above (for this week and previous weeks)
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