First Year > Spanlang 2A: Autumn Calendar
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Welcome to Spanlang 2A! 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, www.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 encourage you to use your Spanish in real-life situations, which is, after all, the endgame of learning another language! Compositions: You will write one (1) composition of 2-3 pages (typed and double-spaced in size 12 font) this quarter on an assigned topic 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: La salud y memoria colectiva
Objectives for Week One:
Interpersonal: Understand key details recounted in memories of important events Understand key details of others' opinions and expressions of agreement and disagreement Presentational:
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Week 2 |
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THEME: De viaje
Objectives for Week Two:
Interpersonal:
Interpretive:
Presentational:
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Week 4 |
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THEME: El mundo tecnológico
Objectives for Week Four:
Interpersonal:
Interpretive:
Presentational:
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Week 5 |
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THEME: Un idioma comúnObjectives for Week Five:
Interpersonal:
Interpretive:
Presentational:
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Week 6 |
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THEME: Mucho sabor
Objectives for Week Six:
Interpersonal:
Interpretive: Presentational: Revise my legend (2-3 pages) with attention to descriptive vocabulary, connectors, and other narrative elements
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Week 7 |
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THEME: El compromiso social
Objectives for Week Seven:
Interpersonal:
Interpretive: Presentational: Edit my legend for errors based on what we've learned in class
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Week 8 |
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THEME: El futuro por delante
Objectives for Week Eight:
Interpersonal:
Interpretive: Presentational: Prepare a rehearsed oral report based on your first composition
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Week 9 |
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THEME: Nuevos retosObjectives for Week Nine:
Interpersonal:
Interpretive: Presentational: Prepare a rehearsed oral report based on your first composition
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Week 10: End-Quarter Period |
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THEME: Repaso y presentaciones oralesObjectives for Week 10:
Interpersonal:
Interpretive: Presentational: Present a rehearsed oral report based on your first composition
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